New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-22
MULHALL SAYS LOBBY
RAN HOUSE COMMITTEE
Representative Gardner Named
Sub-BodieS on Labor as We
Wished" He Asserts.
"EMERY CHOSE THE MEN,
HE Made Up the List of Those
Who Were to Handle the
Eight Hour Bill" De-
clares the Witness.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington. Aug 2i.-After a week 8
rest. made necessary by nervous break
down. Colonel Martin NJ. Mulhall, onetiine
| lobbyist for the National Association or
Manufacturers, resumed his story before
the House lobby investigating committee
late to-day. The witness made a few
serious accusations against public men,
hut he was mainly interesting because OF
his picturesque description Of his rela-
tons with Representative James I. Nc
Dermott. of Illinois Democrat
Colonel Mulhall bore out the testimony
Of !. H. McMichael that Representative
McDermott was always broke" With a
wealth OF detail he related how he. the
colonel had been made the goat at
numerous beer parties arranged by Nc
Dermott and McMichael at a Washington
rathskeller: how he always separated his
money before letting McDermott catch
sight OF the entire roll. and how McDer-
mott was always promising to pay, with
out coming across"
Celebrating upon the charges made be-
fore the Senate committee Colonel Null
hall told the surprised House investi-
gators that the National Association or
Manufacturers dictated the appointment
OF the subcommittee OF the House Com
mittee on Labor In the 6lst Congress.
MuIhaII Accuses Gardner.
John j. Gardner. of New Jersey, was
chairman OF the labor committee, and he
named the sub committee as we wished.
said the witness THE list Of the sub
committee was made mp I'm the office OF
James Emery. general counsel OF the
manufacturers association. and took Z
10 Gardner Emery Was especially inter-
ested IN the subcommittee which woGld
handle the eight-hour bill. and he made
up that subcommittee personally"
do you mean TO tell me-" asked Mr..
Cline. OF Indiana. that your association
ever welded such influence that IL could
name the subcommittee Of the Commit
tee on Labor
That is right" said Colonel Mulhall.
while Mr.. Emery snecrcd. Mulhall also
claimed 10 have pulled the wires and pre-
vented the Republican members from at
tending a meeting Of the fun labor com
mittee when h. wanted 10 break
quorum.
Representative Willis. % ohio. ques-
tened the witness sharply about his state
ments In regard 10 the makeup Of the
Judiciary Committee % the House In
leos-'10 Mulhall swore that through the
efforts ~ former Representative James f..
Watson Two men were taken from that
committee and two others. Representatives
Vreeland. Of New York. and Bannon. OF
Ohio. given their places.
MulhaII Claims Control.
The record shows. raid Mr Wills.
that Banron went on that committee IN
1905. and that Mr. Vrceland never served
on II while he was I'm Congress" Mu.hall
said hn might have been mistaken about
the names or the dates but that he was
sure the National Association OF Manu-
facturers could control the selection Of
men on the committee
Representative Bon Johnson. OF Ken
lucky. told the lobby investigators to-day
that the passage OF the federal loan
shark law was marked with daily threats
against his NE lie introduced an am
davit by former capital policeman. who
swore that another policeman claimed 10
have followed Johnson three nights 10
Kill him
The Senate lobby committee will resume
it's hearings tomorrow. with Henry g.
Mills. former head 81 the National Tariff
Commission. on the stand. II Is tho in
t"ntion of the committee 10 sit until the
National Association OF Manufacturers
officials have presented their side, and
then adjourn until after the tariff bin
has been passed. When this legislation Is
out Of the way the committee Will sum
mon Mr.. Gompers and a number of other
Federation Of Labor officials TO tell what
they know about lobbying
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