Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-30
A Lobbyist to Give Evidence
MULHALL PROMISES SENSATION.
 AL TESTIMONY.
SPENT OVER $2o0,0Oo
Former Representative of National As- sociaton of Manufacturers Involves consressmen in His Statement.

Washington June 29.-Further sen- sations in the senate's lobby investi- gation were foreshadowed today, when 1t became known that a subpoena had been served upon Martin M MulhaH of Baltimore reported to have been for many years the active field agent and lobbyist of the National Association of ManufactuFers.''
 MulhaII Willing to Testify.
 The subpoena was ordered by Chair man Overman of the lobby committee after representations had been made to him that MT. Mulhall was willing and able to give the committee i'm portant facts regarding attempts to influence Legislation, to elect or defeat candidates for congress, and to con- trol the makeup of committee of con- gross. A sergeant at arms of the sen ate served the subpoena. upon Mr. Null hall late last night in Washington.
 Names Subservient Congressman.
 The nature and extent of the dis closures that are expected were out lined in an article published today under the sworn signature of Mr. Mu1- hall. in the New York World and the Chicago Tribune. The statement pur- ports to be MT. Mulhalrs personal his tory as the representative from 1903 to 1912, of the National Association of Manufactures and bristles with the names of congressman whom he al- leges were "subServient'' or who were punished for their opposition to leg 1slation favored by the association Thousands Spent to Elect Congressman
 Allegations that he had helped to defeat congressman who opposed the interests of the manufacturers; that his organization had spent thousands of dollars to elect congressmen expect ed to be sympathetic to their in fuences; that he had aided in secur- ing favorable members on congress sional committees that handled labor legislation; and that his associates had used great efforts to secure the estab- lishment of a federal tariff commits sion in 1908, as a means of delaying tariff revision, are contained in the long article under Mr. NulhalPs name
 Committee to Go to Bottom.
 The facts alleged in the striking story of legislative lobbying and polit- ioal campaign, were not laid before Chairman Overman prior to their pub lication. He declared today, however, that the story was so circumstantial in its detail that he expected the com nlittee to go to the bottom of the al- legations, and to uncover any new angle of "insidious lobbying" or per nicious" political campaigning that might be disclosed.
 Even Page Boys Involved.
 The Mulhall article named many former and present members of con- gress who were alleged to have been active agents in support of legislation desired by the National Association of Manufacturers. It specified employees of congress who had been retained to secure information; and alleged that even the page boys of the house of rep resentatives were used to pick up fn- formation about proposed legislation. The writer said he had spent over $200,000 in his lobbying work; that he had conducted state and congressional campaigns. helped to break up laboE unions. and had personal knowledge of the extent to which influence exerted by his associates had swayed 1egtsla- tors and Legislation.
 Chief Lobbyist to Be Summoned.
 Senator OverInan declared tonight subpoenas would also be issued for James A. Emery, representative of the National Manufacturers association at Washington. whom the MuIhau article designatss as chief lobbyist" for the association at Washington and for former Congressman James E. Watson of Indiana, referred to in the Null hall statement as an inside lobbyist" for members of the manufacturers association who were leading the fight for a tariff commission in 1908. He said the committee would determine at a meeting Monday. July 2, as to the summoning of other congressman or former congressman and officials of the National Association of Man ufacturers.
 To Ask for More Power.
 Lobby investigation has gone far beyond it's original scope" said Chair man Overrnan today. and l do not see any course for us to pursue but to ask for more power from the senate and to go into every phase of the remark able situation that has been devel- ored.''