The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-13
HOUSE TO DIsCREDTT
SENATE'S BIG WITNESS

WASHINGTON, July 12.-The un-
| usual spectacle Of house commit
tee producing testimony tending to
discredit the most important witness
of a senate committee. IL the pros
pective development in the double
lobby investigation now going on.
This situation has grown out Of the
refusal Of the senate lobby probers to
permit the special committee OF the
house to examine witnesses already
subpoenaed by the senate committee.
or to let the committee of the lower
house have access to the confden-
tial print of the Mulhall evidence.
that the senate committee has had
printed.
Being blocked in their efforts to
start their inquiry with the examt-
nation Of Mulhall. and failing to get
copies of the documentary evidence,
which he submitted to the senate
committee in support of his state
ments, the house committee has di-
rected its attention to other witnesses.
who are understood to be In posi-
ton to give evidence which may do
much to discredit Mulhalrs disclo-
sures.
Summon Wife's Parents.
Acting on tip given to the house
committee today, Eubpoenas were is
sued for Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Sprin-
ger, of Baltimore the father and
mother OF MulhalTs present wife.
They are to appear before the
house committee on Tuesday or
Wednesday of next week. and II the
expressions of several members OF the
house committee are taken as guide.
the examination of these two wit
nesses will be interesting.
Upon meeting in executive sessi on
at o'clock this morning the house
com mittee made a request on the
senate investigators through letter
| from Representative Carrot for the
! privilege Of examining such witnesses
as are not being used by the senate
committee, while Mulhall occupies the
stand. Having requested reply from
Senator Overman. by 3 o'clock, the
house committee recessed until that
time, and then met to learn what
! consideration had been given to fts
request The substance of Senator
| Overman's reply was that the senate
committee proposed to hold on to
everything 1t had, but that il would
give courteous consideration to any
request from the house committee for
any specific witness.
Discordant Note.
| . There was. but one distinctly dis
cordant note In this interchange OF
correspondence between the two com
mittees Chairman Garrett, Of the
house committee, said in his letter
| that one McMichael. after being serv-
ed with a subpoena by the sergeant.
alarms of the house. to appear be-
/ fore the house committee. had been
advised by the senate committee. or
one of it's members. to disregard that
subpoena.
If the senate committee proposes
| to protect witnesses against a house
subpoena" wrote Mr.. Garrett, "our
committee will be seriously embar-
raised and handicapped"
| Senator Overman stated In his re-
! ply that the senate committee was nj
/ the opinion that it's witnesses should
| remain in the committee room so as
to he able TO take the stand wher
called He indicated that he had nc
knowledge of any advice given tc
! McMichael
! 1t is significant that James A, EN-.
cry. counsel for the n. A. NJ, by
whom Mulhali was formerly EN-
ployed. today offered the house com
/ mittee list of forty names who might
| he called as witnesses.