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company were other industries in
which Senator Bacon said he had
some interest
II don't believe any of them are
affected by any of this legislation"
he said II am sure want no duty
on sewer pipe"
]. F. McMurray, an attorney of
McAlester, Okla, prominently iden-
titled with Indian legislation, has a
contract with the Cherokee Indians
for the sale of s35,0OO,0O0 worth of
land for which he Is to receive ten
per cent. There is a movement in
Congress now to annul his contracts.
Senator Bacon said he had not tried
to influence members of the Senate
except in a general way to urge a
reduction of tariff on articles of gen.
eral use.
at have not listened to single
man or heard a single argument on
this tariff BILL" he said. II have re-
ceived a great many letters and cir
culars.
II have seen very much less effort
to influence legislation in this bill
than in previous ones. 1t doesn't
compare with the consideration of the
Payne-Aldrich bill in that respect"
Senator Bacon concluded by TESTIFY
ing he had heard there are two
sugar" organizations in Washington
one for free sugar and the other
! against it.
Senator Bankhead was called but
| did not respond Senator Borah took
the stand mo" was his answer to
all the questions as to whether he
was interested in any industry, or
represented professionally any indus
try affected by the tariff.
II retired from my profession when
/ entered the Senate" he said. The
senator was a lawyer.
Harry Day and a Mr.. Mccarthy. OF
Idaho, he said, had talked to him
about lead Frank ]. Hagenbarth
and DIR. Mcclure, officials of the
Wool Growers Association. in regard
to wool, and several men from Loui-
siana in regard to sugar, The names
of the latter he could not remember.
Senator Borah,s Denial.
| Senator Borah said no one had at
| tempted improperly to influence him,
and he had no knowledge of the use
of money. He told the lead and sugar
men he thought the bill would pass
as written, and it was not worth
while to spend time in discussing it.
Il do not consider the men who
called upon me lobbyists. he added.
They were all men legitimately rep
resenting Industries which they be-
] H. cd I'll odH
he had seen mo lobbyists" at this
| session.
Ibid you see them at former ses-
sions?" asked Senator Reed.
I'VE all make up our minds about
certain men that we believe are try
ing to influence legislation, he
said.
Pressed for names, Senator Borah
said he had regarded the man men,
toned by Senator Ashurst," as in<
terested in securing certain Indian
legislation.
BradIey's Life Insurance.
Senator Bradley testified he was
not financially interested in the tar
iff bill, though he had life insurance
policy which he believed would not
come under the income tax feature
The only man who talked with him
was Sid B. Reading, of Little Rock
Ark, who wanted to know If the in.
come tax would apply to life insur
ance policies.
Senator Brandegee declared he ha(
no interest in any concern manufac
turing or handling anything affectet
by the tariff; no professional connec
ton with others affected in the leg
islation and had not attempted to in
fiuence other senators in behalf o
any certain interests.
OF those who had called on him
Senator Brandegree recalled Henry
Hall, of willimantic, Conn.,, thread
manufacturer; w. w. Skiddy, O
; Stamford, and Cheney Brothers, sill
manufacturers, of South Manchester
Mass. These and others, he said. hat
argued, that reduced duties woul'
ruin their business. The senate
J knew of no improper use of money o
, influence; knew of no lobbyist and o
: no expenditures of money to main
: tain a lobby.
Senator Bristow gave a list o
nearly a dozen men who called o.
him.
at is my duty to hear all views
! and get all the information l can,
said he.
f. c. Lowry, of New York, "a
? employee Of the Federal Sugar Com
J pany," saw him In favor of FIRE
sugar. H. C. Oxnard, of New Yorl
! saw him in favor of tariff on sugar
A. d. Baldwin, of Honolulu; julie
| Godchaux and E. F. Dickinson, c
| Louisiana, also saw him in regard t
, the sugar S. w. Mcclure, of Sal
} Lake City, come to his Office In re
I gard to wool. Henry Lassen, {
/ Wichita, Kan, a miller. asked &c
an equalizing of the wheat and fiou