South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-05
Resolution Creates Committe
of Seven With UnIimite
Powers and Purse to Cor
duct Sweeping Lobby InveS
tigatiOn.
TO SOUND THE DEPTHS
OF ALLEGED INFLUENCE
Inquiry Board Will Be Instruct
ed to Report to Hous
Whether N. A. M. ControIIe
Votes of Legislators.

WASHINGTON. July 5.-The mo-
sweeping investigation in the histoI
Of the house of representatives is
be made into the charges that lobbie
especially that maintained by the Ns
tional Association Of Manufactured
have improperly influenced legisls
tion and created and defeated nation
al legislators as the ~Sganization
members willed. This was made ceI
tain when the house rules COMMITTEE
unanimously reported Saturday
sweeping inquiry resolution. 1t ere
ates a committee of seven with unlinI
tied powers. an unlimited expense az
count, authority 10 employ outsidI
counsel and get TO the committee a
of the charges recently made. TIL
investigation is 10 be Independent 4
the senate lobby inquiry now IL prod
ress.
The resolution is so framed that thl
efforts of all lobbies. labor. liquoj
banking. manufacturing, etc, Will Il
inquired into and the committee
authorized to do SO during the sessiOI
Of the present congress or during II
recess. 1t is stated by the member1
of the rules committee that under nj
terms of the resolution every activit|
that has been apparent in attemptin|
TO influence legislation. After callln|
attention 10 the publication of tai
MulhaI charges and the necessity th.l
they be inquired into the resolution
provides:
That this committee Of seven sha1
inquire into the charges that the Na|
tional Association Of Manufactured
has improperly Influenced Legislation
IL. E..sr. .1rrra q fns Tral
gressional members and employe|
whose names have been mentioned 4
connection with theae charges.
To Sound Depth OF Influence.
The committee shall inquire intd
and report TO the house upon all natl
ters so alleged concerning said repre|
sentatives. more especially during thi|
and sessions of any previous congress
and whether the y. A NJ. its officers
agents OF members did in fact. reac
and influence members, and whethe1
this activity was confined 70 this u
any previous congress.
The committee shall also inquirl
and report whether money has bee1
used or improper influence eXerted
bv the National Association Of Manu-
! facturers to ACCOMPLISH the defeat fo1
national election of any candidate 70
the house. or whether members o
congress have been employed by thu
association for any improper purpose
Also whether improper influences
have been exerted by this or any othe
/ association, corporation or person. q
I secure the appointment or selection
/ OF any committee Of the house.
1.-THE committee shall also inquir'
whether the National Association %
Manufacturers, or any other agency
| corporation, association, or persoi
does now maintain or has heretofor'
maintained a lobby for the purpose %
influencing legislation fy congress an'
] ascertain and report 30 what exten
and in what manner. X al all. legisla
/ tion has been improperly influenced
/ affected or prevented by reason Of "a
/ existence OF such a lobby
/ Agree on Broad Inquiry.
The democrats and republican
| we're equally agreed on the desira
btIity OF making the inquiry 20 broa'
and sweeping that full and complet
4 knowledge Of the workings Of ever.
conceivable sort Of lobby should %
| secured for the benefit Of the counsr,
! at large.
! The resolution was reported 10 IN
/ house as soon as it met and an agree
! ment was reached whereby it was de
/ hated for an hour after IL was 10 b
\ taken up for general argument. Tn
\ fact that Minority Leader Mann mad
4 no objection 10 its consideration wa
/ accepted as indicating its passage suO
| stantially as reported.