The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-07-10
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Senator Simmons Says Tariff
Bill Will Reach President,
Last Of August.

measure VIII De In the hands OF the
president by the latter part of August
Five weeks Is the time Senator Sim
mons. who will have the bill in charge
believes will be needed. Republican
senators, however, insist that II will
take much more time.
Forty.seven democratic senators
stood up in the party caucus one by
one and declared their intention to
vote for the Underwood. Simmons tar.
iff revision bill as finally approved By
the caucus. Two senators, Ransdell
and Thornton. of Louisiana. said that
they would not make such promise be-
cause Of the proposal to place sugar
on the free list In 1916. Senators
Hitchcock of Nebraska and Culberson
of Texas were absent. but both are
known to be In favor of the bill. This
gives the democrats 40 votes for the
bill or a slender majority of one. with
the vote of the vice president to fall
back on In an emergency.
Resolution Not Binding.
An absolutely binding resolution
was not adopted, the poll by individu.
ais being substituted. and that poll
was put only on the ground OF person.
al promise and was not made binding.
A resolution was adopted. however.
declaring the Underwood.Si
bill party measure and urging its
undivided support without amendment
unless such should be submitted by
the committee.
Before. final action on the bill the
caucus gave concessions TO the sen.
ators from woolgrowing states by
adopting an amendment making ef.
fective a provision for free raw wool
In December I. 1913. and the rates on
manufactures OF wool January /. 1914.
Mulhall's story Of Lobbying Told.
How the National Association OF
Manufacturers, through Its hired lob.
byists at Washington. secured legisla.
tion favorable to It's interests. obtained
the defeat OF measures beneficial to
the labor interests, how II controlled
committees. made and
unmade senators and representatives.
and how II levied tribute on all manu-.
featuring interests-great and small
throughout the country. was explained
by the sensational exposures OF Colon.
ei NJ. NJ. Mulhall. for 10 yenrs the lob.
byist. field worker and strikebreaker
OF the organization. before the senate
committee called into
existence by President Wilson's
charges that an 'insidious lobby" ex.
lists and has existed nc the national
capital for many years.
Witness Confession 10 Astounding.
A story OF Misrepresentation. imper.
sonation OF public men and organized
effort to Influence Wall street finan.
ciers probably without parallel In the
history of congressional Investigations
was unfolded before the senate lobby
by a prosperous-looking.
sell. possessed Individual. calling him.
self David Lamar. OF New York. self.
as an operator In stocks"
md admittedly the bearer OF several
names. With entire abandon.
the committee to laughter at
lines by his naive admissions. he told |
n his impersonations. his participa.
ion In attempts 70 Influence Wall |
street. He telephoned TO financial |
men and lawyers In the names OF
Palmer and Represen-
ative Riordan. He assumed the guise
" Chairman McCombs. OF the Demo
iratic national committee. 10 telephone
o Chairman Hilles. OF the Republican
lational committee.
National Capital 6revitIes
Senator Hitchcock OF Nebraska
withdrew from the democratic caucus
Vhen his proposed tariff bill amend.
nent for a.graduated tax on tobacco
PRODUCTION was defeated. A spirited
Gene followed.
Attorney General McReynolds has
dismissed Judge Clayton Harrington
rom the department OF justice at San
francisco. Harrington had criticised
he federal authorities In connection
nth the Diggs-Caminetti case.
The interstate commerce commis-
ion will have to get along In Its great
ask OF making a physical valuation
Z railroads without the assistance OF
10 army engineers unless congress
an be induced 70 pass special iegis-
ltion.
Government officials are greatly In.
srested In the reported achievement
I DIR. Goidschmidt. a German inventor
wireless apparatus. In sending mes
ages between Neustadt. near Han
YER. Germany. and Tuckerton. N. j..
300 miles.
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