El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-12

! crease the tariff rates on cattle
{ and farm products were introduced IN
/ the senate today by senator GrOnna.
Seek to Hasten Tariff Work.
! Democratic leaders in the senate are
! considerably perturbed over the failure
/ to make progress on the tariff bill and
Z for several days informal conferences
/ have been held with Progressive Repub-
iicans and regular Republican leaders In
! the hope that some means to hasten
consideration Of the measure might be
found.
The informal negotiations gave rise
I 10 a rUmor that currency legislation
would not be insisted upon at this spe-
cial session, but this was declared 70
be entirely without foundation insofar
as the views of the president and a
majority Of the Democratic senators
were concerned.
The committee amendment putting
pipe on the free list was sustained by
a vote of Il to II, senators BOrah. Bris-
( tow, Clapp. Crawford, Kenyon, LaE'ol-
lette and Poindexter, Of the minority,
voting with the Democrats
Debate Lead Schedule.
Discussing the lead schedule, senator
Thomas, of Colorado, said that the
American Smelling and Refining com
pany Controlled the lead market and
the majority of the lead mines and that
he was not in favor Of giving any
duty, except such as was necessary for
revenue purposes, TO the product con-
trOlled by that concern Senator Smoot
replied that the American Smelling and
Refining company did not own any of
the lead mines in Utah and that II was
the policy Of that concern not to own
the mines. The ore, senator Thomas
said, had to be sold through the Amer
lean company, however, because 1t con-
trOlled the market.
MY prediction is, however" said SEN
atOr Thomas. that when the American
Smelling and Refining company finds
it necessary to take over the Utah
Fy1,erv Describes RfuIhaIVs Work.
James A Emery, chief representative
of the National Association of Manu-
facturers here, defined to the senate
lobby committee the duties of Martin
NJ Mu1halI, who claimed to ~ that as
sOciatiOu'S lobbyist
''Mulhall kept me supplied with cop
les of bills and public documents in
relation to the work here and got in
formation of the status Of the leglSla-
ton in which we were Interested In
this work he gathered information and
learned the views of members of con-
gress. He made inquiries about hear
ings and requested opportunities for
me to appear" said Emery.
Emery denied fatty that Henry Neal
and Harry Parker, two negro employees
at the capital. were in the pay OF the
manufa cturerS.
NuIhaH swore that for almost a year
Emery gave him each month a 500
check. Of which $50 was to go to Nc
Michael, one time chief page OF the
house, and $50 went to Parker and Neal
Emery denied he ever drew such a
check He declared eMulhaH told him
he had q friend at the capital who could
get the public documents and bills
Later Emery learned the friend was
McMichaeL
Senator Marine presented a petit
ton from Calumet, Mich, asking the
senate to take cOgnizance of labor
troubles there, but on the protest Of
senator Townsend, he withdrew it
New Congressman Takes Seat.
In the house, A c. Hart was sworn
in as representative from the Sixth
New Jersey district
The Republicans took up their fight
to force secretary McAdoo to disclose
proofs of his charge that New York
bankers had conspired to depress the
price of government bonds.
Martin NJ Mulhal resumed testimony
before the house lobbying Investigating
committee
Democratic leader Underwood stated
the currency bill would be taken up
Monday OF Tuesday, if reported by Fri
Glass Defends Currency Bill.
A vigorous defence of the admins
tratiOn currency bill by representative
Glass, one Of its authors, was received
with general applause and support in
the caucus of the Democratic members
Of the house before which the measure
IS to be worked over and its fate de-
termined.
Representative GIass's speech fol-
lowed an unsuccessful attempt by the
''insurgent' Democrats of the banking
and currency committee, to have the
caucus thrown open to the public. Led
by representative Nicely, of Kansas, |
and Ragsdale, of South Carolina, mem
Ders OF the committee. representative |
Henry, Of Texas, and others. the ad- |
Vocates Of open caucus, mustered IS /
votes against 1I9.
Expect Few Changes.
I!ehds Of the administration bill |
pIeulcJ that the caucus will approve |
the measure with few changes. Repre- |