Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-14
REED AND NELSON CLASH WHEN
FORMER QUESTIONS wiTMEss'
MANNER.
MINNESOTA SENATOR SITS
APART FROM INvEsrioAToRs
Printing clsrk Tsstifiss About Order 70
Print Anti.frss Sugar Literature
Mailed Broadcast Under Frankins
Privilege Of Senator Lodss-sems.
one "Monksysd" With Orders.

Washington. June 14.-John II. Car
roll, Of st. Louis, attorney for the
Hill system Of railroads. in the lobby
investigation. testified today that his
only tariff activity was the filing of a
brief for the Great Northern and Bur-
linston roads dealing with cresota oil.
Il want to say that the so-called Hin
railroads have no one in Washington
trying to influence legislation said
he Mr.. Carroll added that James J.
Hill and possibly other officials Of the
Hill roads had been In Washington re-
Gently but that they did not come In
connection with legislation.
Anselm Void, the senate printing
clerk. testified about the order for
printing Sugar at Glance" In anti
free sugar argument. prepared by Tru-
man G. Palmer. representing beet sugar
interests. and circulated free in the
malls by hundreds Of thousands of
copies under the franking privilege OF
Senator Lodge. The committee has de-
veloped testimony on whether Palmer
was permitted to change the document
after the senate had ordered It printed.
Wold told Of the procedure Of printing
public document and turning to Sem
ator Overman referred to Q previous
conversation about tho incident, and
added, IT told you then somebody had
been monleying with orders here and
still think So"
Senators In Tilt.
Void could not throw much light on
the situation and other senate employees
may be called. When F. r. Hathaway,
of the Michigan Beet Sugar Company,
took the stand. hostilitieS broke out
again between Senator Reed and sena-
tor Nelson. Reed insisted on having
the witness answer one way and ftha
witness An AnsMeE1n1 Azot1,els
Chairman Overman sided with aenAA6s
Reed and Senator Nelson With thesWit-
ness. The Minnesota senator finally
quilted his place sat the committee table
and took q seat with the audience.
oxnard Admits Spending Much.
Henry T. Oxnard. the millionaire
vice president Of tho American Beet
Sugar Company. testified today before
the senate lobby committee. that he
estimated that he had spent on an av-
erage Of $4,000 q year IN Washington
for the last three years In behalf OF
the beet sugar industry. }s
He declared not . cent had been
spent illegally. Each year when at
homo in Washington he declared he
came to the capitol to watch legisla-
ton and to see his friends among the
senators.
Senator Reed demanded that the
witness give the names Of senator's
who were his friends.
Most all the senators.' replied Mr.
Oxnard.
You need not include me in that
list" replied Senator Reed.
well. Z cali Senator Overman one
Of my friends. and Senator Cummins
there-I don't know SO much about
Senator Nelson" said tho Witness.
Senator Overman promptly asked Afr,
Oxnard II he had ever called on him
at his office or house OF II he (Over-
mani had ever attended any Of sMr.
Oxnard's entertainments. Mr.. Oxnard
replied in the negative.
The committee adjourned until Mon
day without finishing the examination.