Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-09
|lITICIANS WILL Be
CALLED UPON TO DENY
CHARGES OF MULHALL
nnpn, Aldrich and Others
WHO Have Been Assailed
May Testify.
vLf4ALL is NOT WITNESS
appearance at Morning Session
talponed and Cleveland Man
Tells About Sugar Lobby.
uNITED PRESS LEASED wIRE.l
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Washington, July 9.--After a +
eaperate search of the cloak =
oo1as, the house mustered a quo Z
unl this afternoon and voted, 104 +
Q l02, to permit the proposed spe. +
ial house lobby investigating COM +
nittee to employ special counsel =
D probe the charges of Martin M. +
fulhall. This reverses action TAX r
"a earlier in the week. +
THE resolution providing for r
obby probe, Independent of that =
ow ID progress by a senate COM +
piiiee, was passed by tho house +
his afternoon. Speaker Clark then r
ppointed the following members Z
( @ committee to conduct an in =
,es1eation: =
h6presentative Garrett, of Ten. r
essee, chairman; Representatives r
line, of Indiana; Russell, of Mis- r
ouri Rodenberry, of Georgia; r
Stafford, of Wisconsin; Willis, of r
)hio; and Nolan, Of California. +
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Washington, July y,-Attorneys for
the National Association of Manu-
'HIins asked Senator Overman Of
fh Carolina, chairman of the lobby
nittee, today to subpoena forty for
leaders of congress, including for
Speaker Cannon and former Sena-
Aldrich. These men, it was stated,
ID refute testimony which it is anti
tea will be given by Martin M.
hall, of Baltimore, involving the
lciation in certain political deals.
ator Overman declined to issue the
lospas at this time.
hen the senate lobby subcommittee
med its hearings today Chairman
ahRp announced that the appear
e ~ Martin M. Mulhall, of Balti-
3 had been postponed.
ulpall was expected to testify as to
pa3t played by the National Asso-
oq of Manufacturers in certain po-
AZ eampaigns while he was agent of
oraanization.
Sugar Lobbyist Testifies.
ae first witness today was A. D.
sWia, of Cleveland, a member Of the
of Alexander & Baldwin, said to
no largest sugar producers in Ha-
Baldwin testified that he had
4 bore since April in the interest Of
nty on sugar. He said he had re-
cd $50 day and expenses. He ad-
ed that he did not think he earned
much, but said the sugar interests
tea him to stay here.
y he did in Washington, Baldwin
was to call on about twenty sena-
aud write few letters. On cross
iinnbon Baldwin s story remained
iaAially the same as that told by
~ Who have testified regarding
! efiorts to keep sugar off the free
4hlls Of Captured Meeting.
A Smith, president Of the Geor-
Narners' Union, was the next wit.
ne testified that a meeting Of
beads of the various state organi.
fNe of the National Farmers
qu ealled for the ostensible pur.
as Revising a plan for increasing
tqq1hmption Of cotton, was cap
q py the cotton manufacturers and
nfar refiners who transformed the
9fiNg into a conference in opposi-
eR The Underwood tariff bill In.
dos representing the sentiment of
lqNhers, Smith said. the meeting
riea resolut'LonR lenouncing the
a oll.
Win Call Them Later.
explaining his reason in refusing
nlpoena former Speaker Cannon,
atos Aldrich and the others at this
orerman said:
A. Mulhall's story develops these