Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-22
THROWS HIS GAGE
AT FEET Of DAVIS
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would be seasonable to present my views
to the conferees on a Wednesday-and
to my surprise the job was closed on a
Tuesday. Senator Curtis and Senator
Pomerene We're the men l talked to about
the matter most Then l saw l had to
DO something quick. I asked President
Taft for a hearing and he granted it.
Forty or fifty people were there; rep
of labor and representatives
Of the Monday Evening Club were there,
also a representative of the Womans
Welfare Department of the National
Civic Federation
Mr.. Davis said the President was not
informed as to all the details of loan
shark" legislation.
Il told him that the door to small
borrowers is closed under the pro-
posed law" he stated. However, the
bill was signed.
Matter Of Compensation.
The attorney took up the matter of
his compensation, the second two thou
sand dollar fee.
Horning, he said. paid him $500 in
two installments and then asked:
"'What is your full charger
II said $4,000. He said he didn't
think he could get 1T, but told him
what had done was worth it
Horning said she had trouble with
Burnstine and Heidenheimer about the
fee. And Mr.. Davis wrote out a re-
ceipt for $4,000 when it was paid. P.J.
Ryan was to be compensated. as he
had done some work on the House side
and because the pawnbrokers would
not raise the cash Mr.. Davis let it be
rsl 1t 4
lar fec.
There was n difference of opinion be-
tween Heidenheimer and Horning as to
the fee of $4,000 last Tuesday morn
ing. when Heidenheimcr declared to MIR.
Davis:
'.Horning couldn't have given you
$4,000: the fund did not hold that
much
Il told him that l did not know any,
thing about their bookkeeping. said Mr.
Davis. Il got the cash. That is all
know
Mr. Davis referred to the hiring of de-
tectives.
Il never heard of such thing, and if
j had / would have dropped the matter
that moment That is not my way"
Chairman Garrett asked If any prom
Uses were made concerning campaign
funds while the work of the pawnbrokers
was going on
Never said Mr.. Davis
Discusses the Legislation.
Representative Cline led Mr. Davis back
to the legislative history Of the bill, point
ing out that it would have been an I'M
usual situation had the bill gone back to
the committees after conference report
had been made.
1T was fororn hope" said Mr.. Davis.
Representative Cline also seemed to be
s11~ Tnf oh 1a
made any statement which could be in
terpreted as an inclinat ton to veto the
loan shark bill.
He did so, though. said Mr.. Davis.
He was to get further arguments. but
the balance of the Inconvenience were
shown to him to be on the other side.
and he signed the bill"
Representative Russell and Mr.. Davis
fell into a dispute about the last $4,000
fee. Davis had taken that amount given
a receipt for IT, and later had given
p. J. Ryan $500 of it. Representative
Il transaction when the receipt did not
show the $500 transaction.
1T was no ones business. any more
than how ! paid my office force e. Mr.;
Of which l paid Ryan. Now. there Is
no use prolongine this discussion. II
what l did does not meet your approval:
that is your way of looking at 1t. II
that would have been nobody's business.
Mornings Act Questioned.
Representative Russell wanted to know
if 1t wasn't remarkable that "Horning
took a nd-dollar receipt and
then went away with 500 in his hand?"
II can't meet your mind on that"
ut seems" it was stated, that when
Horning paid that $1,000 and then got
500 Of Davis money; Horning had $500
IF / had known that said Davis,
he never would have got my $500. Ii
he had said that he was to give it to
the democratic campaign committee l
would have said, I am the committee !"
Evidence Heard Yesterday Afternoon
Martin N. Mulhall. late lobbyist" for
the National Association Of Manufac-
turers, refreshed by a weeks vacation,
took the stand before the House COM
mittee again yesterday. He repeated
some of his testimony before the Senate
committee relative to efforts to control
committees In Congress which dealt with
labor legislation.
Representative Willis of Ohio questioned
the witness sharply about his statement
in regard to the makeup of the judiciary
committee of the House. Mulhall sWore
resentative James f. Watson two men
were taken from that committee and two
others, Representatives Vreeland Of New
York and Bannon of Ohio, given their
places.
.The record shows" said Mr. Willis,
"that Bannon went on the committee In
1906, and that Mr.. Vreeland never served