Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-12
Begins Recital to Senate
Body of Work for Man
ufaCturers.
PAPERS SURRENDERED
House Committee Attempts to
Secure Presence of Witness
al the Same Time.

Washington, D. c., July 12.-With
Martin NJ. Mulhall, one time Chief lob
byist of the National Association Of
Manufacturers, as their p-ise, the sen
ate ard house investigators today con
tinued their contest for tile first tes.
timony from the star witness. The
senate won.
Surrounded by guards to ward off
subpoena service from the house, Null
hall continued his story before the
senate committee reciting the fight
he alleges the manufacturers financed
TO beat Representative Hughes OF
New Jersey. now a senator, to reflect
Senator Aldrich and to reelect former
Representative Littlefield of Maine.
Mulhall talked of the inside work"
and outside work" of George Souiers,
bookkeeper for the American Fedora
tion of Labor. whom he charged with
becoming paid sppforthe manufactur-
ers and Carroll Downes, private secre-
tary to former Senator McComas of
Maryland, whom he alleged was TAX
ing money from the Manufacturers
association when IL was trying TO beat
McComas because OF his eight-hour
labor bills.
Mulhalrs testimony may cover sew
eral days. The house committee,
meanwhile foiled in its attempts to
get The first testimony from Mulhall.
made a formal demand on the senate
committee Tor a list of its witnesses,
and planned to meet later today to dis
cuss further action.
Washington, D.-G.-IlIIyy.- 12-Undet
subpoenaes to appear at the same hour
before two separate congressional!
committees in session at distant ends
OF the capitol, Martin NJ. Mulhall faced
puGzling situation today.
The tangle was the result of
clash of authority between the sen.
ate and house investigating commit.
tees. The senate insisted Il had prior
rights in the examination of Mulhall,
who began his testimony last night.
AS the senate subpoena antedated
that issued by the house committee
the witness was in custody of the
senate's deputy sergeant-at-arms. and
I'm the upper house was in position to
enforce its ultimatum. Both commit
tees met at . o'clock. Mulhall and
j. H. McMichael appeared in the sen
ate committee room and were placed
under guard.
The house committee, minus its eX-
peCted witnesses. went into executive
session TO plan further action.
WITNESSES GUARDED.
The senate committee. fearful of
further attempts or tho house to get
hold of Mulhall or his vo!uminous
lobbying" correspondence, held a
short executive session, and issued
ironclad instructions to the officers
OF the senate that any attempt of
the house TO take the witness must be
resisted While the senate committee
retired for its executive session three
employees of the sergeant-atarm's Of
Ice, three senate clerks ald a "pag2'
kept guard over the original and
duplicate papers on the committee ia
BILE. and watched witnesses to pre-
vent the serving of any house sub
poenas upon them. Senator Reed call
ed the lO-year-old page boy and said:
Here. boy, keep watch on those pa
pers If anybody 'tries to get them,
shoot him"
MILHAIL RESI- MES.
Mulhall finally resumed the stand.
taking up Identification Of his letter
which he began at last nights session.
James \. Emery, counsel for the
National Association of Manufacturers,
made formal request for the right of
the association to be represented by
an attorney. Robert McCarter. former
attorney general of New Jersey, was
presented as the attorney. The com
mittee will decide later whether Nc
Carter is TO have general privileges
as attorney for the association.
Mulhall identified more letters show
ing his relations with Marshall Cush-
ing. secretary of the Association of
Manufacturers. He testified he had an
understanding with Gushing that he
was TO receive 500 a week and $40
week expenses for general field
Lnd lobby work in Washington" The
arrangement with Cushing began in
the summer Of 1904. He understood
II woS 10 be permanent. although
there was nothing in writing to bind
the association.
WORKS AGAINST McCOMAS.
Mulhall testified further how he
worked to defeat the late Senator
McComas Of Maryland, although he
posed as the senator's friend. He sad
he received 500 letters from CUSHING
directed against McComas.
turned them over to Carl NJ.