The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-25
Cummins Says He Had
No Private Conference
With Mulhall.
WITNESS IS "TIRED
OF THESE DENIALS"
Chief Lobbyist Tells Senate Com
mittee of Money Given to Rep
resentative McDcrmott and
Page and Messengers in
House-No Cross Exam
ination Permitted.

Washington. July 2i-Onc more de-
NAL Of tho allegations Of Martin NJ
Mulhan. former "!obb%!st' for the Ma
iIonal Association OF Manufacturers.
ana one moro serious charge against
men close TO the powers that were In
Washington in tho days when Mulhan
was working as a political agent
marked the progress to-day OF the
Senat" Investigating committee through
his roluninous correspondence.
senator Cummins member of the
lnNeStigaunE committee, declared by
MuIhali TO have taken him into private
conference about public business. de-
MED iatly that he had ever held such
"a conference with Mulhau
Mulhall. in letters and on cross-cy-
animation, sworc that he had paid the
chief pac" OF The House OF Represent
aiivcs. the messenger 20 The Speaker
or the House and the messengers to
the House WAYS and Means Committee
monthly for little jobs they did for
him lie swore, too. that he had given
money To !. II McDcrmott. for eight
years member Of the House from
Illinois when questioned closely b.
Senator Nelson he said that this money
was borrower and never paid back
No Cross-I,nninntion.
y development Of the day Indicated
clearly that the Senate committee does
not intend TO allow the attorneys for
Association
cross examine Mulhau about the
charges he has made against officials
OF that organization. and against for
'n"r members OF Congress and men
high in official life in Washington
Chairman Garrett OF the special
iiousc committee. ,hat is ready to in
Eestratc lobbying. announced to-day.
that Chairman Overman. OF the sen
ate committee, had promised 10 turn
over Mu!hall 10 his committee Mon
day The profcssed National Associa-
ron or ManufactureCs field agent will
not get through the Identification and
explanation OF his correspondence with
, the oycrman committee before to.nor-
row night at the rate Of progress made
to-day and the associations la awyers
could hardly make an impression upon
him on saturday II the Senate commit
tee SITS that dav.
Another feature OF the day was the
activity OF Senator Nelson. Republ!-
can member OF the committee, who
heretofore has allowed his Democratic
colleagues TO conduct the Mulhall
branch OF tho inquiry almost at Will
senator Nelson to-day searched Mul-
halls memory FOR particulars OF many
expense accounts and other matters
brought into the llmei!ght in the let
ters
Mulhall swore that his first visit
10 McDermott was when he was visit
Ing every member OF Congress he could
possibly see about tarln commission
BIZ Ia the summer OF 1909 Az that
time. he found McDcrmo;t IAN uncouth
politician Later. II, the same year,
he Swore he was Introduced TO l. H.
McMiohacls, chief page o: the House.
and Mcpcrmotts confidential secre-
tary"
ON Monthly Salary.
II. testified thar AIcMicnaels and
Percy Neal. messenger 10 the Speaker
OF the House. and Harry Parker. mes
sengcr 10 the Ways and Means Com
rnittce, were put on monthly salary
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