The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-10
Clark Appoints Committee
to Plan Sweeping Probe
of the Situation
PROMPTED LARGELY
BY MULHALL CHARGES
Senate Committee Continues Investi-
CATION of Manipulations of Sugar
Interests-Witnesse for In
vestigation Are Arriving

washingtAn. July "a lobby investiga-
tion of extraordinary scope was author
lied by the House today to supplement
the Senate probe already under way. With
the adoption of the Henry investigation
resolution. special committee of seven
members was appointed by Speaker Clark.
with Representative Garrett of Tennessee.
as chairman. The committee will meet
tomorrow to make plans for the institu-
ton of the probe.
While the House investigation was
prompted largely by the allegations OF
Col. M. NJ. Mulhall, regarding the legisla-
tive activities of the National Association
of Manufacturers. the resolution as final
ly adopted so enlarged the scope of the
inquiry that all efforts to control MEM
bers of the House, or to influence legis
lation by any person or organization will
be subject to the inqulsitorial power OF
the committee.
Those appointed with Chairman Garrett
are Representatives Cline of Indiana, Rus
sell of Missouri Roddenberry of Georgia.
democrats; Willis of Ohio and Stafford
of Wisconsin, republicans, and Represent
ative Nolan of California, progressive;
Representatives Cline, Willis and Stafford
are out of town, but probably will re-
| turn. Chairman Garrett expects to begin
| hearings on Monday.
Senate Probe Continues
! The special Senate committee today con-
tinued its inquiry into the activities of
lobbyists concerned with the sugar and
wood schedules of the tariff bill The
| committee has not begun it's probe of the
Mulhal charges, although of the cor
respondence and documentary proof has
been classified and arranged for use.
Many of the witnesses summoned in the
MulhaH charges already are in Washing
ton. Among them are several former
members of Congress and the officers of
the National Association of Maaufac-
turers Tho latter have asked Senator
| present members OF Congress. among
them former Speaker Cannon. former
Senator Aldrich, for Representative Wat
son of Indiana and others mentioned by
Mulhan Those witnesses undoubtedly
viii be wanted by both the Senate and
House committees Printed copies of the
Mulhall correspondence have been pre-
pared for the House inauisltors. The reso-
luton adopted by the House provides that
all of the hearings of the committee shall
be open TO the public.
Levy Heads Opposition
The fight against the resolution was led
by Representative Levy, VINO opposed
particularly the reipsertion of provision
ALLOWING the committee to employ coun-
sell This was done by a vote of lo2 u
104
In the debate Representative McDer-
mott of Illinois, made a statement de-
nouncing the use of his name in the Null
hall letters.
ION Sunday, June 29." said Mr. Me-
Dermott, an article appeared in the
press of the country in which M. M. Null
hall accused me of being in the way of
the National Association of Manufaotu-
rers This is unjust and an outrageous
falsehood. | never received a cent fro.n
anybody belonging to this association. [
have always cast fny vote on the side of
TABOR and my votes will show this fact 1
am willing 10 let ;ny record speak for II
self with my people. | am ready to so
before any committee at any time AMI
trust this investigation will be most thor
ough. The results In my case will shew
a deep laid conspiracy against me by
Mulhall and others
william whitman of Boston, former
president of the National Association of
Wood Manufacturers, was on the stand
much of the day before the Senate coni-l
mttee. Mr. Whitman told about his in
terest In Tariff legislation beginning In
1873. He got only so far as the Ding
ley bill in 1897 wien the committee ad-
journed. Whitman said he had been es-
recially active at the dime the Dingley
bill was before the House ways ard
means committee. At the suggestion of
Chairman Dngley he said he had tried
to get the wool growers and manufactu-
rers to get together ON a wool duty THAI
would be agreeable to all. Senator Reed
tried to make him admit that the duties
4a ted .o1 In, h.
Never Got What He Wanted
Il never got what l wanted" insisted
the witness.
lations with Senators Aldrich. Allison
and Plat OF Connecticut and with Rep
fesentative Clifton r. Breckenridge of Ar
fansas. Senator Allison, he said. he knew
best of all the men the ways and
means of finance committees of Congress.
He talked with these men about the wool
industry and made suggestions to then1.
He did not attempt to write wool sehed-
ules.
Whitman produced m,re than 100 lot
ters and kilograms that passed between
himself and S. ~ d. North in 1896. and
1897 when North was secretary of the
association. and also a clerk for ma
jority members Of the Senate finance
committee, Senator Reed read many OF
the letters INTO the record, although they
had been brought out here in the Senate
and elsewhere. They show North's r.
lations with Whitman while he was
working for members of the finance com
inittee Whitman promised to produce
more correspondence, mentioning other
public men tomorrow. They may be made
public.
! A. D. Baldwin of Cleveland, an attor-
neg. before the Senate lobby committee.
testified thar in Washington. talking to
congressman about the sugar tariff, he
represented Alexander & Baldwin of New
York and received $50 day.
| A. S. Smith of Tennlle, Ga, president
| of the state branch of the Farmers union.
was questioned about a meeting of COM
mttee of the National Farmers union al
New Orleans last spring. at which
scheme TO increase the consumption of
cotton was to be discussed.
! lie testified that his expenses there
were paid by Il. d. Bowen. president Of
the Texas branch of the union.
! President Barrett of the national organ
/ izat1on was not present. H. II. Moblev
of Prairie Grove. Ark, president of the
State Farmers union. said he at the