The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-12
Senate Succeeds in Get
ting Famous Lobby
Witness First.
BEGINS HIS STORY
AT NIGHT SESSION
Step Is Taken Suddenly After
House Arms Sergeants-at-Arms
With Subpoenas and An
nounces That It's Probe
Will Start at g O'clock
This Morning.

washington. July l1.-Hartin NJ
Mulhall. who claims TO havo been the
active lobbyist for the National AS
ISOLATION OF Manufacturers for many
years. began his testimony tonight
oeiore inc Senate lobby investigating
committee.
Mulhall. whose alleged corrcspon-
dence has brought into the limelight
names OF scores OF men prominent in
political lifo in the last ten years
was on the stand about two hours
Tho committee made only a faint i'm
preston on tho huge pile OF letters.
out enough was read into the record
to show Mulhall's alleged relations
with Marshall Gushing. former socre.
tary Of the Manufacturers Associa-
tion. T'hene rotations. the testimony
showed, began IN 1903, and Mulhall
"as first employed to work against
an etght-hour bin favored by the late
Senator McComas. Of Maryland.
Mulhan admitted frankly that he
had worked TO defeat the McComas
posing as the Senator's friend He
said he received many checks from
Cushing for small amounts, which
were TO be used in paying the ex-
penses OF labor Organization in Bal
urore. which was opposed to Nc
Comas.
Mulhall told also OF efforts 10 help
settle tho anthracite coal strike in the
Pennsylvania fields In 1902 and spoke
OF attempts 20 arrange conferences be-
tween the then Governor Ston. and
labor leaders. Just after the commit
tee adjourned sergeant at-arrns OF
the House appeared and served a
subpoena on MUIhall dircctin. him TO
appear before the special lobby com
mittcc OF the House at o'clock to-
morrow morning.
NEGOTIATIONS broken on
After an all day e0ort 10 settle tho
question of whether the Senntc lobby
investigators or the new House com
mittcc should stag tho inquiry into
the confession OF Colonel NJ NJ Mul-
hall diplomatic negotiations were
broken on tonight. and the Senate
committee called Colonel Mulhall At a
night session
Senator Overman had announced
earlier that no session would he hell
tonight. but the meeting was decided
on after Chairman Garrett OF the House
Committee, had armed scrrcants-at-
arms with subpoenas and had sent
them scurrying about Washington af-
ter Colonel Muihali and j. II Nc.
Michaels. who was charged by Mulhall
with having acted as paid informant
OF tho National Association OF Manu-.
facturers' lobbyists while employed on
the floor OF the House
This terminated day OF jurisdic-
tional conflict. The Garrett committee
had asked Senator Overman yesterday
for copies AT least OF the Aulhan cor
respondcnce. The Senate Committee
voted not TO surrender them. After the
House Comtnittee met to-day, il re-
cessed 10 allow Representatives. Gar
rett, Russell and Nolan TO go 10 the
Senate Committee and renew the quest
for the papers" This time they were
officially refused.
Back to their side OF the Capitol went
the disappointed House investigators,
and strenuous executive session was
held. Baked in the effort TO secure
the papers. the committee decided TO
do the next best thing.
SubpOenas Issued.
Although both Colonel Mulhall and
McMichaels We're under subpoena by
the Senate Committee. the House Com
mittee issued subpoenas for them forth
with, commanding their appearance
at o'clock tomorrow morning Ser