El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-15
LOBBY PROBE IS
STILL HOLDING OH
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he told 8IuIhau Of meetings and din
uers held in Emery's home" Mulhall
Z also declared that he had been sent into
1lr. Fairchild's district on three sep
arate occasions at his request.
In a formal statement Mr.. FairchiId
denied he was member of the assO-
citation or an adherenL of the assOci-
alton He said he had never been APP
! preached by any member of the assOci-
alton relative TO legislation pending
before the house Mulhall, Fairchild
said, spent one day in his district in
1906, during his campaign for re-elec-
ton.
He came entirely without request
or pre-arraug cement said the repre-
sentative. 81 did not know at the time
! that he was connected with the Ma
tiOnal Association OF Manufacturers.
supposed he represented one Of the pO-
uucal committee. either national, state
or congressional
MuIhaH Defends Himself.
Mulhall interrupted the investigation
to reply to what he declared, were per
sOnal attacks on his character and his
purpose in the expose
He denied that he had tried to sell
the great mass of papers and letters
which were recently published. and
which now are in the hands of the SEN
ate committee. Later, he said, he pro-
posed to introduce witnesses and let
tiers 20 show that he had been en-
gagged for months in trying to give
away the great file of correspondence
tional association of Manufacturers and
labor leaders and congressman into
prominence
Can save Millions in ArmOr.
Naval experts figures showing that
a government armOr plate foundry cost
ing SS466.00O would save $40 ton
on arUOr or more than q million dol
lars net a year. has been submitted TO
congress by secretary Daniels. The sec
retary's report was sent in response TO
q senate resolution and supplemented
previous statements issued by MIN ad-
vOcating gOTernment-OWned armor
plant.
Millions can be saved either by Oper-
ating q government plant. OF by COM
polling competition among the private
manufactures Nr- Daniels declared
Therefore he asked congress to make
a full, thorough and early iuvesuga-
ton Of the cost Of an armor plate rae
tory and the cost of manufacturing ar
NOR plate in factories owned by con
Germs dependent upon government pa
Reviewing the situation in his re-
port. the secretary said the accepted
plan had been that the Bethlehem. Car
negie and Midvale plants should be
Heated Debate on Currency.
A proposal outlined by secretary Of
the treasury McAdOO in a statement
several days ago. amending the admin
istratiOn currency bill provision for
refundiug two percent circulation
bonds by the issue of three percent
bonds, precipitated heated discussion
by the Democratic members of the cur
rency and banking committee After
three hours frUitless discussion the
committee adjourned with the members
in a rather excited frame Of mind and
the McAdOO proposal still pending.
In statement, chairman Glass said
the plan was designed to clarity the
meaning of the bill as to the DISPOSE
ton to be made of United States two
percent bonds and TO give assurance
to the holders Of such bonds that the
government has no purpose to abrO-
gate the circulation privilege attaching
to the bonds until the end of the 20
year period provided for in the re-
funding process
The McAdOO proposal would write
into the bill the following provision;
so long as any of the said two per-
cent bonds bearing the circulation
privilege are outstanding, they shall be
entitled to all privileges of the three
percent bonds"
Seek To Remove Time Limit
Repeal of the time Limitation ON the
Nreeland-Aldrich emergency currency
law authorizing the issue Of $500. O00.-
OOU emergency currency was proposed
In bill introduced in the senate by
senator Brandage of Connecticut
The Nreeland-AldriCh act. which eX-
pires on June 80, 1914. would be super
seeded by the proposed GIass-Owen
currency bill Senator Brandage's bill
Is proposed for consideration in event
no other currency legislation is en-
acted at this session.
CROCKETT DENIES yTF-TuaTr