New-York tribune., 1913-06-19
SENATORS NOW AFTER
THE LAWYERS LOBBY
Judge Lovett's Charges That
He Was Approached by It
Will Be Investigated.
MORE SUGAR LETTERS READ
Committee Also Looks Into the
Activities of the Men Who
Urged Abolition of All
Sugar Duties.
From The Tribune Bureau.1


Washington. June lS.-By a Senate reso-
luton the lobby investigating committee
vas instructed to-day to investigate the
charges made by Judge r. s. Lovett
president Of the Union Pacific Railroad
that he had been approached by ennis
saries representing parties purporting 10
exert great influence with Congress and
i'm other places" Judge Lovett will be
asked 10 name the emissaries and point
out the trail Of the alleged lawyers
lobby" which proposed to lead the Union
and Southern Pacific out Of the difficult
ties that beset their path in obeying the
dissolution mandate Of the Supreme
Court.
THE committee investigating the lob
by" said Senator Norris. who offered the
resolution widening the scope OF the in
auiry. is particularly fitted for making
this investigation. The charges apply d.
rectly 10 members OF Congress and gov
ernment officials who have TO do with the
suit now pending in the Supreme Court.
II these persons have influence with mem
bers of the Cabinet or Of Congress 1t
seems TO me IL is the worst the most
dishonest and the most disreputable KIND
of lobbying. 1t is something the Senate
cannot pass over lightly"
Senator Overman. chairman Of the in
vestigating committee, said that If the
scope Of the investigation was to be
widened additional time must be given to
the committee 10 do its work There are
lobbies galore" he observed, "and it will
take a long time to investigate all Of
them
Ordered Without Objection.
The Norris resolution met with no OBJ
lection. Senator Gallinger expressed some
miseivings as TO the advisabiity OF eX-
tending the lobby investigation beyond
its present limits. but was quite willing
10 have the charges of Judge Lovett looked
into. Perhaps it's well to let the dance
go merrily on" he said. Very likely
another newspaper tomorrow will pub
lish an interview stating that some other
lobby in Washington will do something
for somebody
senator Works also frowned on the
idea that newspaper statements should
be taken seriously. but neither he nor
Senator Gallinger opposed the resolution
While the Senate was adding 10 their
labors, the members Of the lobby com
mittee we're delving into the mass Of cor
respondence taken from the offices Of the
beet sugar lobby" including letters writ
ten and received by II. T. OXnard and
Truman c. Palmer At the outset Of to-
dav's session Messrs Palmer and Oxnard
Objected
reading Of correspo ldence previous to Tn,
present session of Congress, on the grounc
that it was beyond the scope of the reso'
luton. The committee refused TO heed
the objection.
4 mass Of letters disclosing the wide
range Of the campaign carried on by tbs
beet sugar representatives in 1906 and
1907. and disclosing efforts to bring infu-
ence to bear on many prominent men
were put into the record. Or. Wiley
Senator Newlands ex-Speaker Cannon
and others were referred 70, and the Taf
campaign. which was regarded as offer
ing opportunities for promoting the pro
lection Of domestic sugar. was discussed
in the correspondence.
Regarding vacancies in the Philippine
Committee" wrote Mr. Oxnard TO Mr.
Palmer on August I, 1901 1T is true tina
nothing can be done until next winter, bu
I spoke 10 Foster and Newlands The tolC
me he was 0. n and asked them to appl,
h. for the vacancies made by the Idaho anC
&aTennessee Senator's"
w Might Have Been Wiley.
Another letter. written in Washington OF
october !, 1907, but without signature
read as follows:
The thought suggested itself TO me ths
II Muskogee ! would deliver an addres
under the caption The Department an
he Secretary Of Agriculture. and in
would show what the department ha
done for the American people during tn
asst ten years. / am led TO the though
from the fact that Pinchot, Newell and
dozen others from the department are q