Evening journal., 1913-06-03
LOBBY DOES
NOT BOTHER,
I SENATOR'S SAY
M'Lean and Dillingham; De-
clare No Attempts to In
fluenCe Them Have
Been Made
NELSON REFUSES TO
ANSWER SOCK QUESTION
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, June 3-Determin-
ed to turn its attention TO professed
lobbyists whose names it secured yes
terday. the committee investigating
President Wilson's charge that there
is an "lnsiduous. numerous lobby"
operating against the tariff bill, rushed
matters today
When the morning session opened,
a line OF statesmen. representing
every known brand of politics, We're
awaiting a grill into their personal
notwithstanding their bank accounts
and stockholdings. Prominent among
the waiting witnesses, who lounged
about on chairs and pondered over the
ten questions they had to answer We're
Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock. Of Ne
braska, Democrat; Senator Gore, Ok
lahOma. Democrat; Senator Gronna,
North Dakota, Republican; Senator
Hughes. New Jersey Democrat; Sena-
tor Jackson, Maryland. Republican;
and Senator Ollie James. of Kentucky,
Democrat. The examination Of James
and Hughes was waited with partic-
ular interest, as both men are close
TO the administration and are ardent
supporters Of the present tariff bill.
Senator Mclean, OF Connecticut.
was the first witness today. He ad-
mitted being interested in several
business enterprises, among them the
General Electric Company. in which
he holds 300 shares of stock.
Mclean declared he represented no
persons interested in the tariff bill.
lie named several tobacco. silk and
hardware manufacturers who had
called on him to discuss the various
schedules. Howard b. Cheney, South
/ Manchester, Conn. was one Of these.
/ Cheney was mentioned prominently
yesterday by many Senators, who said
he had approached them TO argue for
a higher duty on silk.
The witness had a detailed list of
his callers. covering most Of the in
dustries. but he swore that none OF
them had attempted TO improperly
influence him on the tariff.
When Chairman Overman reached
the stock question on the list, askinl
witness to define the word lobbyist.
Senator Nelson. Of Minnesota object
} ed strenuously to further delvinl
along that line
J We've had enough Of this stuff,
he declared.
Mclean did not answer the quss
ton.
The witness was closely questioned
by Senator Walsh. of Montana, on
the exact status Of |. ID. Russell, of
New Britain, Conn, whom Mclean
mentioned as one of his conferees
Russell represented a safety lock
company, the witness said. He con-
cluded his testimony with a resume OF
his career from 1890 when he was
elected governor Of Connecticut.
Senator Dillingham;, of Vermont
was next called. He said the only
bill he had ever been interested in
while it's pendency in congress was
that increasing the salary of senator's
For or against it?" demanded Nell
son facetiously.
Dillingham; grinned appreclatively
but refused to commit himself. An
swering the stock question as to the
names of his callers, the Vermopi
senator said he could recall only
Samuel Ullman, New York fur deal
er who protested against a duty on
furs. although he knew there had
been a number of others who came
to talk over tariff duties.
He did produce. however. a volum'
\ inous list Of those from whom he
had received letters bearing on tariff
matters.
Dillingham; said that no one had at
tempted improperly 10 influence his
vote on legislation and that he haC
ue interest. direct OF indirect in any
tariff changes.