The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
Tells of His Activities Against Late Senator MCComas, Whose Friend He Claimed to Be--Senate Committee Will Turn Papers Over 10 House
 When Finished
 With Them

Washington, July 12-Under sub poena to appear at the same hour be- fore two separate Congressional com niftees in session as to the alleged lobbying activities of the National As sociation of Manufacturers today faced the result of a, clash of authority be- tween the Senate and House investiga- tors.
 The Senate body insisted that it had prior rights in the examination of Mul- hall, who began his testimony last night. As the Senate subpoea an tedated that issued by the House com rnittee. and the witness was in the custody of Senate deputy sergeant at arms, the upper House was in a posi- ton to enforce it's ultinatuu1.
 When the Senate Committee met 1t was provided with a mass Of cores pondence and documents dealing with the alleged MulhaII charges.
 Both committees met at o'clock Then MulhaH and H. McMichael ap- peared at the Senate conmtttee room and were placed under guard of an assistant sergeant at arms. The House committee. minus its expected witnesses, went into an executive ses- sion to plan further action The sen ate committed, fearful of furtner at tempts by the House to get hold or M41lbau or his voluminous lobbying correspondence, held a, short executive session and issued ironclad instruc- tfonz to the officers of the Senate that any attempt by the House to take the witness must be resisted
 While the Senate committee retlreu far ifs executive conference three em- nIoves from the sergeant at arms or Ace three Senate clerks and page hoy kept guard over the original ana duplicate papers on the committee ld hIe and watched the witnesses 10 pre-
 
 vent the serving or any douSe poenas upon them .z
 MIJI7all finally resumed the stano and took up the identification of ms letters. which he began at last nlshI session. Before he could begin, how ever. James A. Emery, counsel TOT tne National Association of Manu1acCures roade a formal request upon the com Toi++ee for the right of the association to be represented by an attorney Rob ert R. McCarter, former attorney gem era1 of New Jersey, was presented as the attorney.
 Chairman Overman said the com rntttee would decide later whether MT. McCarter should have the general privilege of an attorney for the as- sociation.
 Mulhan identified more letters showing his relations with Marshall Gushing, a former secretary of the as- sociation of Manufacturers. He testi-
  Cushing that he was to receive $100 a week and $40 week for expenses for general field work and lobby work in Washington His arrange 1 ment with Gushing began in the sum mer of 1904 and he understood it to | be permanent although he had noth- 1 ing in writing to bind the association |
 Mulha1I testified further of how he worked to defeat the late Senator Me Comas of Maryland, although he posed as the Senator's friend. He said he had received five hundred letters from
 'I turned them over to Carl M [ Downs. secretary to McComas, he added.
 DO you mean you delivered these | letters against McComas to his secre- | tary?" demanded Senator Reed.
 ECarl M. Downs was in the pay of | Cushing replied the witness, who went on to explain that he quarreled with Cushing because he was buying l out the secretary of a senator.
 "A letter to Senator Foraker, Sept | 19, 1904 referred to a suggestion that | Mu1ha1l go to Rhode Island to help Senator AIdrich in his campaign. He testified he went later at the request of AIdrich.
 ''He asked me to get into touch with labor men there, to get their support '' Mulhall resented any implication that 1O 1Ael0 IA4O0 IO Q1e1y d QOQD10 game on the labor men in R%ode Island such as he frankly testified he played on McComas
 .'In 1903 I took Q, paid-up union card and had no further connection with labor unions," he said.
 A letter of introduction for Harry c. Kurten given by the council of All lied Building Trades of Philadelphia, was offered in evidence It was sign ed by Kurten as Secretary Kurten was engaged, MulhaI testified, in the fight against William Hughes, then a Representative and National Senator