Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-01
another TURN
IN LOBBYPROBE
CHARGES or SELF CONFESSED
LOBBYIST CAUSES COMMIT.
TEE 40 CHANGE PLANS.
BEGIN THE HEARING TODAY
Prominent Wall Street Men viii Tell
What They know of Existing
LObbics Today.

WASHINGTON. June s0.-Inves-
tration of lobbyists and lobbios by
tie senate Will be reopened Wcdnes-
day witir-a number of prominent
wall street men as witnesses. Chair
man overman, Of the special commit
tee, decided today, after a talk with
President Wilson and informal con
hrences with his committee associa-
ties, to renew activity at once instead
CT waiting until July 3, as has been
planned.
Claims of Martin NJ. Mulhall of
Baltimore. that as ai,obbyist for the
National Association Of manufactur-
ers he had Cor years maintained close
relations with certain members Of
congress and financed their cam
psign for election, have 30 inteA 81 :
fled the feeling in congressional cir
cles that the lobby committee has
determined to proceed at once and to
lnterrogate all persons connected
with any of the recent lobby disclos-
ures.
Witnesses for Nedr esday include
P8ul Cravath and Lewis Cass Led =
yard, prominent New York attorneys
ana David Lamar. Wall street rim
ancier. The investigation will CEN
ter about the charges made recently
by Robt. s. Lovett of the Union Pa
cific railroad that many New York
f!nanciers and lawyers had been ap-
preached over the telephone by lob
by'sts and persons representing them
selves TO be members OF congress,
Have Summoned MulllalI.
Until this branch Of the inquiry Is
disposed of the committee probably
VIII not take up the more recent dis
closures of Mr.. Mulhall. which have
thus far appeared only in newspaper
reproductions of his personal state
ncnt and facsimiles OF letters no
references 20 the efforts to control
and Influence members of congress
Mulhall is under subpoena to appear
July s.
Steps already have been taken by
the committee to get possession OF
tie letters and papers Mr.. Mulhsll
preserved bearing upon his alleged
operations os a lobbyist. Subpoenas
we're Issued today for Jas. A. Emery.
whom Mulhall described in his article
az the "chief lobbyist" for the Nat
icnal association OF man ufacturers at
Washington; for ]. p. McMichael.
former chief page Of the house.
whom Mulhall Is reported as saving
was in the employ of the Manufac-
turers association and for number
If other persons named by Mulhall
as having been active I'm the affairs of
the association and I'm connection
with efforts TO influence legislation
OF 10 cohtfoi elecuohs 70 congress
House Wants Probe,
Demands from members Of the
house for n separate Investigation OF
the Mulhall charges by a special
committees of that body were made In
rany quarters today. Representa-
live Hurley named in the Nulhnll
article as one whose support was ex-
,ncted on certain legislation. declar-
ed the house would proceed at once
with ira own Investigation. Resolu-
ticns are expected at the sess,on
" edpesdav calling FOR n spec;al COM
n ittee of Investigation.
The senate committee has nm
roupced howeyer. that 4, will nor
hesitate To go into every phase OF the
Mulhnll charges. Including efforts to
Influence members OF various COM
mittees of the house.
Senator Reed of Missouri, a demo-
cratic member of the committee
went to New York late this evening
7. was believed here his hurried trip
vas I'm connection with getting wit
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