Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-09
LOBBY REPORT I
IS MADE TO
HOUSE
RESULT OF THE EXTENDED LOBBYING
INVESTIGATIONS MADE BY The
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS
GIVEN OUT TODAY, TOGETHER
WITH RECOMMENDATIONS.
One CONGRESSMAN
IS SEVERELY CENSURED

Washington, d. c., Dec. 9.--Results
of the house lobby investigation by a
committee headed by Representative
Garrett, of Tennessee. were made pub
lie today in two reports, the majority
reports signed by Democrats and Re
publicans alike and a supplemental re-
port filed by Representative McDon-
aid of Michigan. The majority made
no recommendation but declared that
Representative McDermoA of Illinos,
had been guilty of acts of grave i'm
propriety, unbecoming the dignity OF
his position, though we cannot say
that he has been corrupted in his
votes"
Majority report also held that Nc.
Dermott, having intimate relations
with l. H. McMichael, former chief
page of the house, knew that NJ. NJ.
Mulhall, a lobbyist for the National
Association of Manufacturers, and the
American Federation of Labor engag-
ed in political activities and eXpend-
ed money to effect nominations and
elections of the members of the house
Of representatives. Representative
Mcdonald, who agreed with the ma
jority findings, declared that congress
had fallen somewhat from it's high es-
tate in the estimation of the Ameri-
can people He made representations
for legislative reforms
The main conclusions of the major-
ty define lobby "as person or body
of persons seeking to influence leglsla'
ton by congress in any manner what
soever. The national association OF
manufacturers the counsel for indus.
trial defense, the national tariff COM
mission association, the American
Federation of Labor, the Washington
City Associations Of Liquor dealers,
and local loan sharks are found to
have maintained lobbies.
Martin NJ. Mulhall is held to have
admitted errors ia some vital state
ment made in his charges. to have
been corroborated in other subjects OF
importance by officials of the national
association of manufacturers and the
national counsel for industrial de-
fense Mulhall, the report says, was
eytravagant in many of his claims ana
overstated his potency and influence
with members of congress and pubic
men generally; he entertained an
linus against many of these against
whom he made allegations and used
names of public men with an unJus-
titled freedom. High superior officers
of the manufacturers organization and
the council for industrial defense
used him every largely and primarily
for personal lobbying" says the re-
port.
The lobby of the associations of the
manufacturers and of the industrial
defense, is held guilty of Improperly
preventing and seeking to prevent
legislation.
Gravest doubt was expressed as to
the propriety of acts of Mulhall and
counsel James A. Emery for the manu-
facturers.
The report added:
1T is outrageous and offensive that
these associations should have their
paid hirelings about the capitol, but
tonholing members of congress, IN
duce them to remain away when
vote was being taken.''
Nothing illegitimate was found IN
the activity of the American Fedefa-
tion of Labor. Lobbies of liquor deal
org and money lenders in Washington
were found to have neither erected
nor prevented legislation improperly.
Methods used by the manufactur-
ers organization in sending Mulhall
through the country with FUNDS to or
ganize temporary associations was de-
nounced as improper, disreputable
and dishonest"
No evidence was found of employ
ment of members of the house for i'm
proper purposes.
Tipping Of house employees was de.
nounced as reprehensible, and the en-
ployment by the Manufacturers asso-
citation of former Chief Page Nc
Michael of the house was severely
censured.
Representative Barthold, of Mis-
souri,: Burke, of Pennsylvania; Cold
er. of New York; Sherley, of Ken
tucky: Webb, of North Carolina, were
upheld as neither reached nor in
fluenced by the manufacturers"
The committee held that Represen- ,