The Washington times., 1913-07-12
HOUSE PROBE HELD
UP BY UPPER BODY
Senate Guards Witnesses Which
Its Committee Holds by
Priority of Subpoena.

ChecknIated by the Senate commit
tee, which refuses to surrender either
Colonel Mulhall or the papers" al
alleged to support his charges, the
House lobby investigating committee
held rather futile and exasperatinc
session today.
Neither Colonel Mulhall nor J. H.
McMichael. alleged "spy" OF the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
showed up at the session Of the
House committee, which convened at
o'clock. The Senate committee met
simultaneously and the colonel was
on the stand at the opposite end of
the Capitol.
The House probers were at first in
dignant that young McMichael had
not appeared and threatened to find
out why. 1t was later ascertained
that both McMichael and Mulhall are
under virtual guard before the Over
der prior subpoena, by that body, the
House investiga tors are in a rather
helpless state
Wants Witnesses Loaned.
Chairman Garrett will make an
other effort this afternoon to have
the Senate committee loan" to the
House Investigators such witnesses
as are not now being used by the
Senate committee.
The entire situation is regarded as
both serious and amusing at the
Capitol and indications now are that
the House committee cannot get down
to work for several days. The COM
mittee will hold another executive
session, which may be an indigna-
o'clock
There is a diplomatic correspondence
In progress today between the two COM
mlttees, the House finding itself in the
Sttltuoe OF having to ask the Senate for
faVors. In the correspondence Chair
man Garrett and Chairman Overman
talks OF harmony" in the two investi-
cations and yet between the lines there
is revealed a decided sparring for ad-
vantage. Mr.. Garrett hopes, for in
stance, that the Senate committee will
not block the progress of the House
committee by declining to allow replies
10 the subpoenas issued by the Garrett
board for witnesses who are wanted by
both committees.
Wants Refusal In Record.
At the brief session Of the House COM
mittee this morning, CONGRESSMAN Staf-
ford suggested that "the record ought
to show that the chairman of our COM
mittee asked the Senate committee for
certain prints of the MulhalI papers and
that the Senate committee declined to
furnish this print
Yes, and the record should also
show" added Congressman Willis,
that, after the House committee met
yesterday afternoon, the Senate COM
mitee began to show unusual activity.
meeting at an unheardof early hour
today" This will be fully set forth in
the House record.
James A. Emery, counsel forthe Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
after making his statement before the
Senate committee. made a statement
before the Garrett committee this af-
ternoon. Mr.. Emery said the associa-
tion was eager and willing to CO.
operate with both investigating bodies
and he hoped the investigation would
proceed rapidly.
II presume this is to be a quasi ju-
dicial inquiry, and not an omnibus
prosecution on the indictment of a scan.
dal-monger." said Mr.. Emery. The COM
mittee will take up later Mr.. Emery's
request that counsel for the association
shall be permitted to interrogate wit
nesses before the House probers.