Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-06-03
President Wilson's AIarG1o-
Pronouncement Appears toI
Have No Foundation in Fact
Say Witnesses,
THOMAS B. CATR0N IS
FRANK PROTECTI0NIST
New Mexico Statesman Ad-
mits Large Interests in Land
and Opposition to Free Coal
Schedules,

~ uoss,ga JOURNAL SPECIAL LsAeGp wtREi
washington. June 2.-Thc senate
struck out boldly today on the trail of
the "insidlous lobby which President
Wilson declared is operating to modi-
~ the tariff bill. At the rate of four
senator's an hour the colleagues OF the
five men on the investigating sub-com-
mittee stepped to the witness chair'
took the oath and then told their stor-
les Of senatorial wealth, or poverty
or moderate circumstances. Of business
and professional connections and OF
their interest or lack Of 1t in the tariit
measure. Suspicion that the tran
might prove a winding ono with many
a strange turning brought out good
sized crowd that listened intcntly TO
these tales from senatorial life.
AS senator after senator denied
knowledge Of the existence of an or
ganized lobby, declared that improper
influences had not been exerted upon
him and that money to influence leg
slaiion had never appeared upon the
congressional horizon at the present
session. the crowd slowly thinned out.
Senators who had served in con-
gross for many years repeatedly testi-
fed that they believed that there was
less special appeal TO members Of the
two houses than at any tariff revision
Of recent years Nearly a dozen and
"a half senators had been examined
before the end of tonight's session;
0nd while tbey disclosed frcelg their
personal business AFFAIRS and the cx-
tent Of their property investments. the
committee found no evidences Of the
use Of senatorial or outside Influence
to improperly effect tariff legislation.
The majority Of the senators declar-
ed they did not consider men who
lcgitimately appeared to present argu-
monts to congress as lobbyists Both
democratic and republican senator's
expressed the opinion that interested
parties" had the right TO present their
cases. either to individual senators or
10 committees Of either house
Names Of a scorc or moro of mon
who had appeared to protest against
cut in sugar, wool. lead, meal, flour
and similar duties, were given by diff
ferent senator's. but the only one re-
ferred to as "a lobbyist was a man
named MaeMurray,' whom Senator
Ashurst said he believed was attempt
ing to influence action in favor Of the
approval of certain Indian contracts
in which he was Interested
Required by the committee to dis
close any personal interests they
might have in legislation, the senator's
told Of farms, newspapers, sewer pipe
factories, gas plants and other things
IN which they had investments. All
those who testified today declared that
they had no interest in any business
IN any way affected by legislation nowg
or previously before congress
Senator Bradley testified he was
not financially interested in the tariff
DILL though he had a life insurance
policy which he believed would not
come under the Income tax feature
The only man who talked to him was
Sid =. Reading, of Little Rock, Ark.
who wanted to know If the income
tax would apply to life insurance poll
icies.
Senator Brandegce declared he had
no interest in any concern manufac-
turing or handling anything affected
by the tariffs professional connec-
uon with others affected in the legis
latlon and had not attempted TO in
nuence other senators in behalf of any
certain interests.
OF those who had called on him,
senator Brandegee recalled Henry
Han of Williamantic, Conn, a thread
manufacturer; w. w. Skiddy, of
stamford, and Cheney Brothers, silk
manufacturers, of South Manchester,
MASS These and others. he said. ar
sued that reduced duties would ruin
'nelr business. The senator knew of
no improper use of money or influ
'hce' knew of no lobbyists and of no
expenditures Of money to maintain a
lobby.
senator Bryan, at the afternoon
nearing testified that he was finan
V'ally interested in the bill only TO the
VA'eht to which he had $4,000 in
purchase mortgage on an orange
sr'Ve. lie had appeared before a sem
q" subcommittee dealing with citrus
i'ults' finding that the ways and
means committee had an erroneous
,uea OF the size of orange boxes and +
"ad consequently cut the present rate
WI citrus fruits more than the 30 per
''ht intended lie explained he draft
"a an amendment to cure that defect
"nu presented il to the sub-commit-
y. ~ Davie, Of Colorado, q Florida
ana owner, and another man, presi-
ueit Of the California Citrus Fruit OK
whose name was not given,