The Detroit times., 1913-06-04
ling Line OF Senators, Repre-
a lsenting All Parties, Face a
Grilling by Committee
Es of PrObers
MANY CONFESS THEY
OWN LITTLE PROPERTY
BEING a Senator Not Conducive
to Prosperity, According to
Testimony

IA WASHINGTON, June j. he eAls
tence here OF a powerful "scientihc'
E1obby made up, rot OF paid agents
but OF the heads OF big business inter
ests. who personally impress theii
yiews upon their congressman anc
upon congressional committees, wa:
disclosed at todays session OF the
senatorial committee investigating III
Guences which have been working
against the tariff bill.
Senator Boies Penrose, OF Penn
Ebylvania. ranking minority member oil
Ethe senate finance committee, and Ioi
70 time Aldrich's successor as Repub
Vulcan head OF the finance committee
kbtruck the keynote OF the new lobby
when. in presenting the names OF l7o
*big business men who had protested
kagainst the Democratic tariff TO him.
k}And to other senator's, he said
THE day of the old lobbyists. vino
K1n$ested the corridors of executive
Ech4mbers. is past. Nowadays a sena-
E&on will listen only to the principals
IN. business"
The men in Penroses list. he and
&ot&er witnesses testified. had called
&oSt practically every senator, and had
4ootified before the senate finance COM
1nittee They had been introduced L"
&Hoef0us members by the senators from
E1hoir. districts, witnesses testified, and
Had been taken by the senators into
rconmittee rooms.
AL the senators who testified today,
managed to interpolate tariff views
Into their testimony. The list includ-
AdfSenators Mclean. Connecticut; Dill
ntngham, Vermont; Fletcher. Florida:
aH. New Mexico: Penrose. Pennsyi
Sania, and Gronna, North Dakota.
Senator Mclean. of Connecticut.
MIS- the first witness today. He
admitted being interested In several
huhiness enterprises. among them
&he General Electric company. in
Itch he holds 100 shares OF stock.
THE senator gave his testimony
4ore q small audience.
Mclean declared he represented
~ persons interested In the tariff
~ He named several tobacco, silk
~ hardware manufacturers who
M called on him to discuss the var
G)s schedules. Howard Il. Cheney,
hth Manchester. Conn, a silk man
~ hcturer. was one of these. Cheney
d mentioned prominently yester-
~ by many senators who said he
"a approached them to argue for
A higher duty on silk.
The witness had detailed list OF
= callers. covering most Of the In
0stries, but he swore that none Of
pm had attempted improperly to
III 1uence him on the tariff.
The witness was closely questioned
nf
y = xaot status of I. d. Russell, Of
w Britain. Conn. whom Mclean
bntioned as one OF his conferees.
hssell represented safety lock
&&mpany. the witness said. He con-
lded his testimony with a resume
NJ his career from 1890. when he
e elected governor Of Connecticut.
Senator Dillingham;, Of Vermont.
q next called. He said the only
IA he had ever been interested in
ring Its pendancy in congress was
1T Increasing the salary of sena-
-.
'For or against it?" demanded
bison. facetiously.
DO you regard this round rob-
system Of writing congressman as
-" asked Senator Walsh.
I think the country Is getting
sI1fnformed by such presidents"
&Ae witness answered.
Can you suggest a remedy?'
Il cannot; the people are being led
70 believe that certain measures will
Dr0duce effects that we who are ac-
olainted with legislation know they
pannot produce"
Dillingham; grinned appreciatively,
put refused to commit himself
Answering the question as to the
names OF his callers, the Vermont
senator said he could recall only
0amuel Ullman. New York fur
Nealer, who protested against a duty
On furs. He did produce, however.
A voluminous list OF those from whom
he had received letters bearing on
tariff matters.
The greatest "preasureo ever ex.
orted on him since he entered con-
$gress, Dillingham; continued. seemed
70 be that emanating from some
source opposed to the Owen bill
treating a public health service.
Senator Fletcher. OF Florida, an.
pwered mo" to all the stock cues
lions as TO his interest In any bust.
ness affected by the tariff. or knowl.
edge OF any lobby now working here.
Then he launched into prolonged
and fervent statement, declaring that
bis constituents feared II the pro-
posed duty on Havana cigars was al
lowed to stand the consumer would
be smoking Porto Rican and domes-
nc tobaccos under the impression
zach stun was real Havana.
Fletcher named as his most per-
e3stentI visitors" c. +. Bergman. Of