The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-07-08
HAD "HlGH PUBLIC
MOTIVES" HE SAYS
Wanted to Expose "Streel' and
Aid His Friend Senators are
Pledged to Support
Tariff Bill
Telegram by United Press,


Washington, July S.-Dayid Lemar
the wolf Of Wall street" appeared
before the senate lobby committee TOD
day at his own request to rurther ex-
plain his activity in ilnpersoHating
public men.
Lamar declared his actions always
had been with the most honorable ia
tentions He declared be imperson-
ated Representatives Palmer and Rior.
dan to uncover a base conspiracyH
against his friend, Edward Lauterbach.
saying that as a result hs uncovered
what he started for.
Lamar insisted that his action pledg-
ing the Democratic leaders to the
banking firm Of Morgan & Co. was only'
the usual Wall street game. He.
said one Of his high public motives'
had been to force general reform lnI
Wall street methods and the other toI
get Lauterbach reinstated as Morgan u
attorney.
Lamar was not al domineering as|
on his first appearance. The fact that
he Had been forced to waive lnnziunity|
from prosecution for iinpersonatlon|
may have had some effect.
Lamar was hotly rebuked several
times for personalities. 4 am the onlyl
villain Of Wall street; all others ara|
pure" shouted Lamar at one time. He|
insisted that he devoted most Of hia|
private fortune for nine years to rem.|
edy the wrongs Of The Street
Forty-seven Democratic senatot1|
stood up in the party caucus one byl
one Monday and declared their inten-
tion to vote for the Underwood.sim.|
mons tariff revision bill as finally ap-|
proved by the caucus a few minutes
previously. Two senators, Ransdell
and Thornton OF Louisiana, stated they
would not make such promises because
Of the proposal to place sugar on the
free list in 1916. Senators Hitchcock
Of Nebraska and CuIberson Of Texas
were absent, but both are known tol
be in favor Of the bin. This gives the
Democrats 40 votes for the bill, or a.
slender majority Of one. with the vote
Of the vice president to fall back on
in an emergency.
An absolutely binding resolution waa
not ADOPTED, the poll by indiyiduaIs
being substituted. and that poll
put only on the ground Of personal
promise and was not made binding.
A resolution was adopted, however.
declaring the Underwood-simmons bilE
party measure and urging its undls
vided support without amendment IN
less such should be submitted by lha
committee. Senator Newlands Of Me-
vada cast the only vote against this
resolution, but Senators shafroth of
Colorado, Ransden and Thornton die
not vote.
The resolution was as follows
Resolved. That the tariff agreed ta
by this conference, Ia KS amended
form. is declared to be a party meassfs
and We urge its undivided support -
a duty by Democge.'c senators without
amendment. Provided. however. that
the conference or finance committees
may, after reference or othefw Ise. pre-
pose amendments to the btu
Senator Kern. chairman Of the eau
Gus, Chairman Simmons of the finance
committee, who have fought hard for
the measure. and other administration
leaders expressed entire satisfaction
over the outcome and declared their
confidence that enough xotsY were
personally pledged to assure the pass
age Of the measure with free wool and
lifee sugar included
I Il became at once apparent WAea
the caucus convened that rese|ss
lion which would bind members abaa|
lutely 10 the bin WITHOUT agnendmenf
was distastetul 70 many senators. Iss
resolution, therefore, was modified ace
presented IN the form 81 1 paris dee
(Cpnunued On paKe TWel