The Calumet news., 1913-06-02
IDENTITY LOBBYISTS SOUGHT
Effort to Be Made TO Ascertain
II Members Have Personal
interest in Tariff
HOUSE COMMITTEE SELECTED

Washington, June g.--Ip the search
for d tariff lobby, with the Senate
Judiciary sub-committce holding open
hearings, every senator was prepared
today to answer series Of eleven
questions. which constituted grill
ing 10 determine whether he had any
personal interest in the tariff, or 9TH
er legislation, and TO find out what
PERSONS have approached him in ef-
forts to influence his action on s ched-
ale of tie tariff bill
II has been estimated that hundreds
of men interested i'm manufacturing or
ether business affected by the tariff,
have been in Washington the last few
weeks and many senators claim it will
be impossible go remember all the
persons who have called upon them
to make an appeal for changes.
A schedule has been prepared linn
iting the questioning Of each senator
10 fifteen minutes. and providing for
gcssious Of the committee until 10
o'clock each night.
Before the committee met. OVerman
and Reed went 20 the white house and
Lad "a long conference with the presi-
dent. Both declined 10 talk of the vis-
It, hut the president told inquirers ne
had made suggestions which would be
developed ia the course uf the inquiry.
Before the hearing opened some
newspaper photographers ordered the
committee members around In a busi
ress-lite way while pictures We're TAX
en- Bacon and AshuTst moved aside.
Il don't care 20 get into such pic
ture." said Bacon.
No improper Influences.
Senator Ashurst. the first called,
testified he was not Interested direct
ly, or financially in the production OF
manufactures or the sale Of articles
mentioned in tho tariff bill.
The committee then made It's first ef-
fort TO secure a list of the so-called
lobbyists" or persons who talked
with senator's" about the tariff bill
Ashurst said he had not kept record
of those who talked 10 him but was
prepared 10 give the names of all he
could remember The first was VIII
liam Kottner of California who ask
cd him go find out whether there could
be any further reduction in the tariff
on lemons and fruits. The senator
asked Chairman simmons of the fl
nance committee, and the latter said
hc thopght the Underwood rates would
stand
AL,
wanted II distinctly understood that in
asking the question ] was not urging
that the tariff be not reduced
A My. Mcclure, representing western
sheep men, and a Mr.. Tomlinson, REP
tesentug cattlemen. Ashurst said, call
ef on rim 10 show that the sheep and
cattle business would be hurt by the
bill
Nothing improper was said 10 me by
thosc men, and what they did every
American citizen has Tho right TO do
talk 10 their senator about their bust
ness affairs" said he No one. be de-
clored had t1cd 80 Improperly in
ancnce his action
Several men had tsll-rd 20 him about
wool. Iced and Sucar. bu' no one had
attemntrd to improperly Influence him
IIo hl1 ma EuoUln6se ot the uFe Of
,ao,vy IIc told The lead oud sugar
mvp ho thought the hi,l would pass
as written aud that Il was not worth
, while 10 spend the time discussing N.
y do not consider the men called up
on mo as lobbyists" he added They
were lcsitimately representing indus
trics thcy believed 20 be affected"
Senator Porah remarked he had seen
mo lobbyists" this session He said
he regarded "a man named 10y Ash
urst" rs interested in securing certain
Indian legislation.
Senator Bradley testified he was not
! financially Interested In the tariff bill.
The only man who talked to him was
sid Darling. Of little Rock. Ark, who
wanted 60 know it the income tax will
apply TO Hfe insurance policies.
Brandarce followed Bradley. He had
no interest in any concern manufac-
turing or handling anything affected
bv The tariN. Manufacturers and
some others he said, h66 called upon
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