The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-14
They Are Likely to Be
r aled'Through
Lobby Inquiry.
BROADER SCOPE
NOW is PROPOSED
Committee Wants to Take Up
Lobbying as Fine Art and Look
Into All It's Intricacies.
Many Sensations Are De-
veloped During Days
Hearing.

Washington. juno 13.-Lobbying as
fine art. how IL is done, who Is re-
sponsiblc what ends are sought, and
wnat results are accomplished. prob
ably VIII be Investigated by the spe-
cial Senate lobby committee before a
concludes It's work and submits a re
port to the Senate For nearly two
weeks the i've Senator'S on the com
mittee have listened to testimony that
has dealt almost exclusively with tho
influence exertcd on the tariff bin. but
IT has uncovered enough trails 10 lead
members to believe that campaigns or
every sort, political. Industrial and
economic, have been conducted much
along the same lines through paid
agents and efforts to create public sen-
tmcnt favorable to the causes con
ccrned.
VIII Submit II to Senate.
IN executive session tonight tho
committee decided to submit to the
senate the question OF further broad
cning OF the scope OF Its inquiry The
investigation has taken so much time
that some Senators the committed
thought that IT might be we'll to limit
It's activities to complete inquiry into
lobbying for and against sugar and
wool but after half hours session
Chairman Ovcrman was instructed TO
lay the whole matter before the Sen
ate.
1t was believed tonight that tho
placed
the committee would I've extended and
that the Investigation would go into
every possible phase OF what tho COM
inittcc suspects is lobbying. Any
Skeletons that have dangled in the
closets OF Congress and any soiled
linen that may have hung there Will
be exhibited to the public eye. and
Legislation TO impose drastic rcstric-
tons upon lobbying and the "accelera-
uon, OF public opinion may result.
Chairman Ovcrman said at the conclu-
sion OF the executive session that none
could see how long the inquiry might
take II an extension of tine Is granted
and the committee takes up the broad
subject OF general lobbying.
Dny OF Sensations.
The committees decision came at tie
ci:d or a day FILED with sensations. on
two occasions President Wilson figured
In the testimony. Senator Gallingcr
told the committee that in his opinion.
the President had once come danger
ously near lobbying" and Truman G..
Palmer. Washington representative OF
the United States beet sugar industry,
declared that "plate matter" cam
paign much similar To the one now
conducted In newspapers b. him. had
accompanied the campaigns OF the
President and Representative Under.
wood berore the Baltimore convention
Senator Cummins cross-examined Mr.
Palmer at length about details of his
newspaper campaign. and developed
that 10 the best knowledge OF the wit
ness. many OF the big interests OF the
country were engaged in similar efforts
to mold the opinion of.the country
The question of who was responsible
Tor an alleged Senate order for the
publication as public document OF
data prepared by Truman G. Palmer
In Sugar at a Glance" bobbed up
again before adjournment, when Chair
man Overman answered that the com
inittee intended TO call -Ansclnl Wolde,
printing clerk OF the Senate. state
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