The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-04
SOCIAL LOBBYING
MOST |NS|D|OUS
IN WASHINGTON
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registration of lobbyists would be a
good thing.
several Senators let II be known to-
day that they had received by regis
tered mail what purported to he a re-
production OF n letter from the Ameri-
can zane Growers Association of the
united States, sent to members. asking
Tor contributions to fund for the uso
OF a large committee in Washington.
me copy was dated New Orleans. April
Z, 1913. and read as follows:
Dear Sirs: Your association has ,
large committee in Washington now
using every effort possible TO try ana
save the sugar industry
We nave hesitated about calling on
YOU put as we are now overdrawn in
me oank 1t is absolutely necessary
ehat we nave funds at once. and there
lore call on YOU to please send one
half of your subscription, say. : cents
per thousand pounds, on the crop of
1911.
This is very important. and we
would like to have remittances at once.
Yours very truly.
(Signed), CHARLES A. FAREWELL
The copy came in an envelone most
marked Washington. on the back NJ
which In ink was written the name
w. l.. Bass
Office In Washington.
Senator Ransdell who received one
OF the letters. said the American Cane
Growers Association had been in ex-
lstence for ten years or more; that il
maintained an Office IN New Orleans
and conducted an open campaign in
behalf or the sugar producers of Louis
lana. He added that for several weeks
n u n n - Low, L..
a Washington skyscraper, with it's
name over the door
The letter did not appear in the
lobby investigation to day. but it prob
ably will.
Senator Penrose to-day told the spe
ciai senate Committee hunting for the
lobby" that in his sixteen years ex-
perience in Washington ne never had
known of any attempts improperly TO
influence members of Congress He
gave the names of LIS persons who had
called on him since January l. on the
tariff. but declared that none is a lob
byist in the general acceptation of the
term.
It's we'll known that certain inter-
ests have agents here" said the Sena-
tor, and / suppose they are paid sal
aries. They evidently get information
Tor their organiza tions. Their work is
perfectly legitimate. a. far as 1 know.
ME ,o"H experience Is that the lobbyist
is principally thing of the past Con-
gressional committees pay little atten-
ton to them now"
Did Not Fix Rates.
Senator Penrose thought that prob
ably Winthrop l.. Marvin of Boston
repre- senting the wool people" in
Washington. and Senator Reed was in
sistent to learn II Marvin ever had
anything to do with fixing the tariff
on wool. or a'Mr. Brown with the cot
ton tariff. Senator Penrose insisted
the men did nothing more than present
arguments TO Senators and Representa-
tives. and that neither had anything to
do with making the rates OF the Payne
law.
Senator Reed did develop on cross
examination. however, that Mr. Mar
vim al one time was secretary of a
Joint congressional committee to in
vcstigate the merchant marine.
Senator Pcnrose was the liveliest
witness OF the morning session. Other
Senators testified they knew of no un-
due influences, and told of their per-
sonal interests. The list OF IFS names
which Mr. Penrose gave the commit
tee was made up OF manufacturers.
labor leaders attorneys. importers and
others, who feared they would be at
fected by tariff changes.
The steel industry and coal interests
e.
nent representatives in Washington
for many years. Senator Penrose said.
Their custom of keeping representa-
tives in Washington had died out ten
or twelve years ago" He estimated
that not more than 80 per cent as
many persons had come to Washing
ton on tariff business this year as
compared with four years ago. but re-
iterated that the persons here now
were here at previous tariff revisions.
Senator Brady, of Idaho. one OF the
new members, had not finished his tes-
timony when the investigators stopped
last night. and he was ready to pro-
coed to-day. The first days inquiry
had not definitely located the lobby
nor developed the name of any lobby
ist' using improper methods, in the
opinion OF Senators. to influence their
action on the tariff
The audience at to-day's inquiry