The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-07-17
HOUSE AUTHORIZES
PROBE EXTENSION
RESOLUTION PASSED TO SUP.
PlEMENT LOBBY INQUIRY
NOW UNDER WAY.
SPEAKER NAMES COMMITTEE
seven Members Of House Selected
BY Clark-Witnesses for
MulhaIl Charges
Arrive.

AFflve.
Washington, July 11.--A lobby in
vestigation of extraordinary scope has
just been authorized by the house tc
supplement the senate probe already
under way. With the passage of the
Henry investigation resolution spe
cial committee of seven members was
appointed by Speaker Clark, with
Representative Garrett of Tennessee
as chairman. The committee is max.
ing plans for the institution of the
probe at once.
While the house investigation was
prompted largely by the allegations
of Col. M. H. Mulhall, regarding the
legislative activities of the National
Association of Manufacturers, the
resolution as finally passed so en-
larged the scope of the inquiry that
all efforts to control members of the
house or to influence legislation by
any persons or organization will be
subject to the inquisitorial power of
the committee.
The New Committee.
The speaker appointed with Chair
man Garrett, Representatives Cline of
Indiana; Russell of Missouri; Rod
denberry of Georgia, Democrats:
Willis of Ohio and Stafford of Wis
cons'n, Republicans, and Representa-
tive Nolan of California, Progressive
Chairman Garrett expects to begin
hearings on Monday.
The special senate committee con-
tinued it's inquiry into the activities
of lobbyists concerned with the sugar
and wool schedules of the tariff bill.
The committee has not yet begun it's
probe of the Mulhall charges, although
all of the correspondence and docu-
mentary proof has been classified for
use as soon as the witnesses are
called
Witnesses in Washington.
Many of the witnesses involved in
the Mulhall charges are already in
Washington summoned to take the
stand before the senate committee.
Among those are several former men,
bers of congress and the officers of
the National Association of Manufac-
turers. The latter have asked Sen
ator Overman to call about 40 former
and present members of congress,
among them former Speaker Cannon,
former Senator Aldrich, former Rep.
resentative Watson of Indiana, and
others mentioned by Mulhall These
witnesses undoubtedly will be want.
ed by both the senate and house
committees. Printed copies of the
Mulhall correspondence have been
prepared for the house inquisitors.
The resolution adopted by the
house provides that all of the hear
ings of the committee shall be omen
to the public.
The fight against the resolution was
led by Representative Levy who Oh.
posed principally the reinsertion of
a provision allowing the committee to
employ counsel. This was done bv
vote of lO2 to 1O4.
Denounces Use Of Name,
During the debate Representative
McDermott of Illinois made a state
ment denouncing the use of his name
in the Mulhall letters.
ION Sunday, June 49," said Nc
Dermott. IAN article appeared in the
press of the country in which M, M
Mulhall accused me of being in the
pay of the National Association of
Manufacturers. This is unjust. an
outrageous falsehood. never re-.
ceived cent from anybody belong
ing to this association | have al.
ways cast my vote on the side of Ia.
Dor and my votes will show this fact
l am ready to go before any com.
mittee at any time and trust this in
vestigation will be most thorough
The results in my case will show a
deep laid conspiracy against me by
Mulhall and Others"
Bostonian on Stand.
William Whitman of Boston for.
mer president of the National Assn.
citation of Wool Manufacturers. was
on the stand most of the day before
the senate committee.
Mr. Whitman told about his inter.
est in tariff legislation beginning in
1873. He got as far as the Dins]ev
bill in 1897 when the committee ad.
journed.