The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-18
HUNT SHOWS LOBBY
FORMER CONGRESSHEK ADMIT
WORKING AT CAPITOL.
WILSON'S CHARGE TRUE

WILSON'S CHARGE TRUE.
One Former Senator and Four Form
er Representatives Admit They
Had Interest in Making of Tariff
They Deny Having Done Anything
Improper or Concealed.
The Washington correspondent Of
The News and Courier says turning
away from the examination Of col
leagues who might have been in
huenced N matters of legislation, the
Senate lobby investigating committee
late Monday began to inquire into
the Washington pursuits Of those
who might have exercised the in
fuence. With only half dozen Sen
ators yet to take the witness stand
the majority of the committee is con-
vinced that it has seen fash OF the
underground workings of lobby and
believes that only patient search Is
needed to reveal the trail that will
lead to the quarry. The minority
members apparently are not so Ger
tain that an sinsidious' lobby will be
discovered The few Senators who
have not been heard are out Of the
city and will testify before the hear
ings are concluded.
One former Senator and four for
ner Representatives Monday admit
ted more or less interest in legisla-
ton at the Capitol, but none would
say that he considered his cause un-
just, or that he had done anything
improper. Their work had been
done in the open, they say, and con-
sisted mostly in the fling of briefs
before committees of Congress, max
ink oral arguments in behalf Of
clients and arranging for hearings
for their employers. Senator Reed,
the principal inQuisitor, apparently
expected to show that many men
spend most Of their time in Washing
ton, with nothing to do but convince
Congress it is wrong about particular
legislation.
Former Senator Charles A. Faux
ner, OF West Virginia, the first wit
ness from the outside, told the COM
mittee he represented twenty-five Of
the big railroads Of the country AMI
had represented them here for many
years, Faulkner said he knew Of no
lobby that has ever been brought to
Washington in reference to railroad
matters for the purpose Of influencing
members Of Congress.
'.My business has been to find bills
that affect railroads, send them to
my clients and give my opinion Of
them," he said. eff the railroads
find something they regard as preju-
dicial or if they need amendment,
they notify me to arrange hearing
before the committee in charge"
Senator Cummins said Faulkner
had appeared four or FIVE times be-
fore him and that questions at issue
had been argued as they would be in
a Court.
The other former Congressional
witnesses were J. A. T. Hull, of
Iowa; A W. Kopp, Of Wisconsin:
Charles S. Bennett, of New York, and
Charles B. LanSis, Of Indiana.
Mr.. Hull said he had been out Of
Congress for two years and had been
in Washington most of the time since.
He had reported an association Of
corn products manufacturers in con-
nection with the pending tariff bill,
presenting his case by fling briefs
with the House ways and means COM
mittee, and sending letters to Sena-
tors. He had talked with Senator
Cummins because the latter was ia
miliar with the duties in which he
was interested. Ma. Hull said he had
the Veterinarian Association Of the
United States, which wished to OBJ
tain commissioned ranking for it's
members in the army; for a Mr..
Baker. Of Philadelphia, who was in
terested in the duty on cocoanuts,
and for representatives Of the Gov
ernment Of Ecuador, who wished
Government engineers to investigate
sanitary conditions there. He also
figured in legislation affecting the
telephone company in the District Of
Columbia.
ttI suppose you would accept en-
ployment from any institution or
concern that wanted you to appear
before committees Of Congress, so
long as you regarded the matter as
public and Straightforward" asked
Senator Reed.
ct would" answered Mr.. Hull.
''That may be said to be your pres
ent occupation and employment"
'tI would hardly like to say" was
the reply.
Mr.. Kopp declared he had spent
probably three weeks in Washington
shortly after his retirement from
Congress in March. Although he had
once declined, he said, at the earnest
solicitation of people in his home dis
trict, he had ocme back to Washing
ton to present arguments in behalf
Of the lead and zinc schedules. The
ways and means committee had COM
pleted its work, he added, and the
only three members he talked to were
Representatives Kitchin, Collier and
Decker.
Former Congressman Bennet told
Of fling brief in behalf Of the Dia-