The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-12
HOUSE AND SENATE
FIGHT OYER MULHALL
Both Lobby Committees Sub
pPna Him to Testify
This Morning.
SENATOR'S WIN FIRST BOUT
House Tries to Grab Colonel and
the Move Then Is
Chpckmntcd.

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WAsniNdr"N. July ia "Muihaii. Null
hall, who has got the Mulhall?"
This IL the question that was being
asked in Washington tonight as the
result of the sduabble between the
Senate and the House lobby committees
Tor the possession of Col Michael Mar
tin Mulhall as a witness.
Col Mulhall appeared at \ o'clock in
the evening before the Senate com
mittee tn begin his story of the alleged
corrupting influence. exrrtcd by the
National Association of Manufacturers
in legislative channels. The Colonel
continued to testify before the Senate
investigators until II o'clock. when the
committee adjourned for the night. after
Chairman Overman had announced
that Col. Mulhall would report for
further testimony before the committee
at 10 o'clock Tomorrow morning.
Col. Mulhall was just stepping down
from the Senate committees witness
stand when big man with fierce
looking black mustaChe approached
him.
"Col. Mulhall" said this man. Il have
"A subpoena for you from the House to
appear before the House lobby COM
mittee ut 2 O'Clock tomorrow morn,
ing
Mulhali Accepts Subpoena.
Mulhall accepted the subpoena after
the INTRUDER in the Senate committee
room had announced that he was
deputy sergeant at arms OF the House.
The genial countenance Of Senator
Overman turned purple. He spluttered
for a second and turning to his col
lea CUES enga ged in earnest conversation
Then lie said:
This committee will meet at in
stead OF 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
and Col Mulhall will appear here"
This was the elimination Of a squab-
BILE that had been going on all day long
between the newly organized House
committee and the Senate investigators
Under the language Of q Senate
subpoena Col. Mulhaii In TO all intents
and purposes IN the custody Of the
/
completion Of his testimony. This
, custady Is figurative. but Is enforceable
even to the extent Of keeping the
Colonel under guard Of Gordon Of
sergeantat -arms II the Senate should
so wish.
The obvious effect Of the jealousy and
controversy between the two commit:
tees has been to make the situation
/ ludicrous. and II the pulling and haul
ing should continue the entire lobby
, inquiry Is likely to be laughed out II
existence.
Colonel IL Supersttti0us.
| Col. Mulhall had been in Washington
all day. He expressed to the Senate
committee prejudice against being
called TO the stand on Friday-a super
stition. according to the Colonel. that
all would not be well. The Senate
agreed to this and occupied the entire
day with other testimony and was pre-
pared to adjourn at o'clock this eve
ming until tomorrow morning.
| 1.-THE committee will resume its ses-
sion at =. NJ. tonight and Mr.. Null
! hall will please take notice that we want
him to be on hand sair Chairman
Overman.
The reason for Senator Overmans q
quick action was the tip that the House
expected to lay hands on Mulhall before
the Senate got started with him.
This was check No. 1 for the House.
1t insured to the Senate that the much
wanted Mufhall would give his first tes-
( timony before the Senate committee.
But although the Senate committee had
drawn first blood the House investi-
gators decided to get the Jump to-mor-
row morning.
The situation got to he desperate for
the House committee. Here they were
already authorized and instructed to
investigate. and in the hands Of the
Senate committee were the witness and
all Of his documentary evidence. The
only course left to the House was an
early start to circumvent the more de-
liberate Senate and begin their examina-
ton Of the Colonel at 8 o'clock. 1t was
this knowledge, brought to Senator
Overman when the deputy arrived with
a subpoena. that caused him to say:
"Well. we'll keep this witness until
we get through with him."
MuIhaII Fears for HE Life.
Col. Muihall has expressed to his
associates mere IN washington tndt ne
IL fearful for his life. That the Colonel
Ia prepared for eventualities and fears
perhaps rough treatment at the hands
Of some of the men whom his state
ments have injured was evidenced when
the Colonel took his seat In the wit
ness chair tonight. In his right hip
pocket there was q suspicious bulge. II
II was not what II looked to ne II GER
tainly was the largest bunch Of keys
ever carried by plain business man. al
the Colonel styles himself.
Besides the bunch Of keys. Col. Null
hall now has a guardian. The guardian n
Is the tallest. broadest and most able
bodied elevator conductor In the en-
ploy Of the Senate He Ii 6 feet
inches tall. weighs 220 pounds. and
the Colonel does not let him out Of his
sight. He has been especially dele
gated by the investigating committee
tn watch over the star witness and pro-
tect him In the event OF efforts at
kidnapping or worse.
Col. Muihall opened his testimony
with the story Of part Of his life. He
said that In 1892 ne was offered bribe
Of $1,000 and life position In the
United States navy. Just who offered
him the brIbe the Colonel neglected ia
Contt1ued on Third Pogo.