The Washington herald., 1913-06-06
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tive Charles B. lands of Indiana; Rob
ert Grain. Baltimore; Truman g. Palmer
Washington. leading figure in the fgh
OF the beet sugar interests against fret
sugar, and Frank C. Lowry, New York
| who conducted a free sugar fight fol
the Committee of wholesale grocers.
| and said to be an employee of the Fedora
Sugar Refining Company.
COTS Good Income.
Senator Con Of West Virginia was tn
| first witness yesterday. He told tn
committee that he was interested Il
coal and oil lands In West Virginia. an,
that both commodities were In som
measure affected by the pending tariff
legislation. Senator Con said that hi
annual income from his interests II
coal lands amounted to $4,000, and tina
he has an interest in oil lands which
brings him about $4,000 a year.
Senator Gore of Oklahoma told II,
committee that he had no interest at
fected by the tariff bill, and had beer
approached IN an improper way by NJ
one.
Senator Sherman of Illinois Is inter.
ested In the effects OF the tariff bill only
In his professional capacity. He said
that he had been improperly approached
by no ons in regard to tariff schedules
Labor Unions Mentioned.
The only improper influence to which
L have been subjected since I became
a Senator" said Senator Sherman. came
from the representatives of the labor
unions had to call them once. ]
have always voted in accordance with
my convictions, and / do not relish
threats OF political extinction from the
representatives of the labor unions
They have endeavored to intimidats
me with threats OF this character for my
attitude with regard to the application
OF the $4,000 item in the sundry civil
bill, upon which Is supported the investi-
CATION OF the Department of Justice OF
infractions of the antitrust law. They
think / should vote to exclude from the
operation OF this department OF the gov.
eminent the labor unions and the asso-
Citations OF farmers"
Senator Shields of Tennessee testified
that he did not think that the represent
atives Of the interests working in Wash.
ington had exercised improper methods
Of campaign.
Senator Smith Of Georgia produced a
list OF several hundred names of persons
who had appeared before the subcom-
mittee OF the Senate Finance Commit
tee OF which he was a member.
smoot's Interests Varied.
Senator Smoot Of Utah related to the
committee his various interests affected
by the tariff bill now pending. They
included interests in cement, the metal
schedules, and the sugar schedule.
Under the agricultural schedule. Sena-
tor Smoot said he was interested by rea-
son of his Canadian connections He
was interested in schedule X through his
ownership of thirty-three shares in the
knight Wooden Company. Of Provo.
Utah, which had cost him S.475. Under
schedule NJ, Senator Smoot was inter-
ested to the extent $4,000 invested in
a newspaper in Salt Lake, which would
be benefited by free paper.
In the course OF Senator Shoots testi-
mony the question OF his interest as a
member OF the Mormon Church in the
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company and the
knight Wooden Mills Company precipi-
tated an acrimonious argument with
Senator Reed. Senator Smoot told the
committee that he was not Influenced by
the church's interest in any OF the prop
critics in question, that he did not con-
slider that membership in a church and
coinCident ownership of property with
an ecclesiastical organization constituted
an interest under the terms of the reso-
luton of inquiry.
Senator Smoot produced circular is
sued by Frank C. Lowry. in which there
were statistics given. which, as above
stated. he charged with inaccuracies. He
also called the committees attention to
the alleged unfairness Of illustrations
produced in the pamphlets.
smith Not "Bothered."
Senator Mark Smith of Arizona had no
affected interests to bother him." he
said, and he represented no one interest
ed in the tariff discussion.
Il think the lobby, as l knew it when
] first came to Congress twenty years
ago, doesn't exist now. There were lob
byists Of both sexes then hanging around
everywhere"
Senator williams of Mississippi has
farm interests in Mississippi and pro-
duces hay and oats and breeds cattle and
horses. He said that he had talked
tariff with hundreds of people whose
names he handed to the committee.
ne also IndI nOes oushl " bc
put on the free list. and the deficiency
of the Underwood bill with regard to
wheat and -four should be corrected by
putting wheat on the free list. Senator
Williams thought that the insurance men
had gone beyond the limit of propriety
in the circular letter which they had
put out.
Senator Nelson asked Senator Williams
II he did not think insurance companies
were trying to stir up scare to re-
lieve themselves.
Il certainly do" said Senator Williams.
Senator williams had a line on the
insidious workings of the tariff lobby.
he thought. He showed the committee
circular letters signed by r. d. Bowen,
of Paris, Texas, which were sent TO the
farmers, and in which 1t was requested
that a letter In strong language should
be sent to Senators urging adequate pro-
lection for the cotton manufacturers, as
free wool and the rapid development of
cotton culture in the Soudan were men
aces to a sustained high price for the
product of American cotton farms.
Senator Shaffroth of Colorado owns a
farming interest near Denver and pro-
duces wheat, oats, apples, and alfalfa
hay. He mentioned having talked with
Rev. C. H. Malone, Of Denver, a Catholic
priest, who is under subpoena to testify
before the committee this week.