Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-07-09
LOBBY QUIZ MAY PROVE
TO Be A BOOMERANG
Unexpected Angles of Inquiry
Disturbs Administration.
Republicans Now Insist on Thorough
Exposition Also of Methods in
Pushing Tariff Bill.

Washington, July An unexpect-
ed phase of the lobby inquiry which
has developed here is causing great
uneasiness in administration circles.
Where is it all going to end When
ne touched the button which started
the machinery in motion, the presi-
dent opened the flood gates which it
is almost impossible now to control.
Intended primarily to vindicate the
administration position on the tariff
and show the protection lobby at
Work, the investigation has spread
beyond all calculation. The Lamar
affair has thrown cloud over the
Democratic investigation of the steel
trust as we'll as the money trust in.
quiry, and the Mulhall charges have
drawn into the maelstrom, or will,
it is feared, as many Democratic
victims as Republicans. And then,
up looms the impending. wide weep.
ing Henry investigation growing out
of the Mulhall charges. Nobody is
safe any more.
MAY MERGE INQUIRIES.
1t has been practically agreed
among the senate and house leaders
that when the Henry resolution gets
started, and the resolution providing
for it will be reported to the house
tomorrow, the two committee will sit
together and make a single investiga-
tion. And a prominent Republican
senator said to the International News
Service correspondent today The is of
the progressive wing of RepubIi-
canism):
I am going to insist upon wide
open, far reaching investigation
which shall spare nobody: by which
I mean that since we are going to the
bottom of things shall insist upon
full exposition of the methods which
are being used to force the tariff bill
through, even If we have to request
the president Of the United States to
appear before the committee There
have been many rumors that sena tors.
especially, are being forced to support
this bill against the wishes of their
constituents; and that patronage is
being used to influence votes If
that is so, we ought to know about it.
| think it will be desirable, also to
learn not only what influences prompt
ed the AldTich financial bill but what
interests have promoted the financial
bill the administration is now espous-
ing.
DEMOCRATS FEAR REACTION.
With the Republicans in this frame
of mind, there is much excitement
ahead. 1t does not seem to be ex-
aggerating the situation to say that
there are Democratic fears that the
investigation may prove boomerang
Senators Reed and Walsh Of the
senate committee, spent the day going
over the Mulhall letters. Tomorrow
the house will take up the Henry
resolution.
A meeting of the house rule COM
mittee was held today at which the
spirit which is now behind the new
investigation came we'll to TIE front.
Representative Mann and Progressive
Leader Murdoch, both enthusiastically
agreed to support the Democrats in
every move that is made to make the
investigation as far, reaching as is
possible.
It is probable that committee of
seven will be- provided for in the
Henry resolution and it will get to
work as soon as possible. The predic-
tion is freely made that one of the
immediate results of the Henry resolu-
tion will be the institution of i'm.
parchment proceedings against at least
one member of the house.