The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
SENATE To BEGIN
PROBE OF LOBBY
QUESTION MONDAY
Investigation to Be Con-
Quoted Openly and Sena-
tors Called in Alpha
betical Order

Washington, May S1.-The most search
ing investigation ever undertaken into
the private affairs and business connec-
tions of members of the United States
Senate will be the outgrowth of IT,
lobby investigation which Is qr4
Monday morning before laea rniltsa
of the Senate judiciary CO waste
President Wilson's rece - thsi
a powerful lobby is N9f. saes
action on the tariff fa OASIS
for the investigation Iuaefui pared
tonight by the comm ts ed of
each member of tho nnts ich as
to carry the invest 'n Ode of
tariff matters.
Each senator 4 ifH to tell
under oath whetf Hn Interest
in any matter a. s bill now
before Congress, been be-
fore the Senate a,a srm, and
whether not eFei led to in
fiuence any 9th enA.ar - yote for a
measure in viii uls gtefested. Sub
committee Cha "a -0erIna1 expressed
the opinion ttais ng re questions
would require siatspeui ~ each sen
ator as to an aiir ests he may
have that wo a afag.sc by the tariff,
currency or i.ay hrr is Iation.
Defaiis gomee ions
Many members o4 iae ate are openly
associated with manuta@ uring, trading,
live stock, fr'f 81 fs Ii e corporations
or interests sfa Ah sr questions of
the committt meg .01a will be re-
quired to Civ das eif j. connections in
detail, if the IfIt WrIt affect their
business in an na8 ssaata-s Overman.
Reed Walsh, I rs -aiAs ard ,eson were
selected early oda ne judiciary
committee to sfea F. va iafestigation.
This subcommitl 1ts 4teaaa to sum
mon all member ff ~aaaee begin
ming alphabetical 4at alff1. four SEN
atorS at a time. 4rs nil ut under
oath and required ~ aaff formal
questions and furth que ttaut rgat { NOM
bers may ask.
The first two quo 3fr sah1fitted are
as follows:
Please state whet af NOS sau are
financially interested D. trF 81 = h3etion,
manufacture or sale sHut ftetigig mem
toned in the tariff bill ny other bill
now pending in Congr 5ss' or which has
been considered during your term as SEN
ator; IL so, state fully the nature and ex-
tent of such interest and whether you
ever sought to influence any other SEN
ator as to the duties upon such articles %
Please state whether you represent or
are connected professionally pr otherwise,
directly or indirectly, with any person,
firm, association, corporation or organ
ization which is engaged in the manu-
facture, production or sale of any article
named in the tariff bill now pending in
Congress; If so, state whether you ever
sought to influence any other senator as
to the duties upon such articles?"
The committee will then attempt by
further questions to develop fully the
facts as to the statement that a great
and powerful lobby Is working to Sc
cure special tariff concessions. The
course to be followed in securing Pres
ident wilson's testimony or any state
ments he may have to make has not
yet been determined upon.
Senator Overman tonight issued an
appeal for public aid In the hearings.
I'VE invite the public to give us any
information they may have In regard
to lobby" he said. The committee
wants to go into this matter as thor
oughly as 1t can IL there has been
any lobbying done in Washington in
behalf of any legislation the commit
tee wants to get the fact fully. We will
not consider anonymous communica-
tions"
blocks OF four" Senators Ashurst. Ra
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