The Washington times., 1913-06-09

where there was trickery and inten:
to deceive.
1T strikes me as a very unpleasant
thing when Congress is in session for
interests to send their. representatives
here TO the Capital, open headquarters,
employ clerks. fasten themselves here
like barr1acles. I don't think that Is
ever-necessary to oe done P"
The sugar people, he said. has the
right to come here and present their
case. and when they did this they
What business have, they to main
tain headquarters here and have agents
an demployes? 1t strikes me 1t can
mean only one thing. They hope to pro-
duce artificial pressure. They hope to
logic. L want to say that I believe
they're wasting their money. The MEM
bers Of House and Senate are high-class
men. and the notion that evil influences
can reach here Is a mistake"
- Blames Protection.
He blamed the protective system for
the practice that brought men here to
ask legislation that would put money
iito their pocket.
Senator Cummins asked various ques-
tions and took the; view there should
be some tribunal before which men
could 90 and thus avoid button-holins
every Senator.
Senator Reed said he believed in the
fullest right Of free speech and would be
unwilling to pass a law that would pro-
hibit q man from seeing a Senator or
Congressman.
Senator Nelson asked II there was any
evidence any Senator had been infiu-
enced vby the lobby. and II it were not
a sort Of harmless Institution. Senator
Reed did not agree to that.
N, W q ~ q n Com
gress has been influenced by the argu-
ments Of selfish intrests." said Senator
Reed.
Senator Bankhead Of Alabama said ne
had farm interests and stock in a coal
mine. He said he was good deal In
the dark about the lobby.
Has Right.
81 think any citizen of Alabama has a
perfect right to come here and see me-"
said Senator Bankhead. 'just go and
see him when am out in campaign
trying to be elected. I'm as much a
lobbyist as he IL.
IT don't believe there il q Senator here
who does not do that thing. We all go
and see men in our States when we're
candidates. You wouldn't call man
a lobbyist who did that. never knew
a President elected who did not have
headquarters. numerous headquarters. l
don't see much difference in that and
q man coming here to Congress ana
telling US what his interests are
Senator Walsh had extensive interests
in three companies owning sheep
ranches. These companies had some
cattle, did some farming. raised oats
and were interested in jute bagging. He
had over one-third interest In 40 acres
of timber but was for free lumber.
He had about forty acres OF Florfda
land and small copper mining. gold, coal
and zinc interests in Montana.
Tells Of Conference.
Senator Walsh told Of conference
of western Senator's at Senator New
lands house on wool and sugar and OF
western Senators appearing before the
Finance Committee. He pointed out
that in the campaign sugar and wool
interests were assured the tarin would
be gradually reduced. He mentioned
President Howard Elliott. Of the Great
Northern and James r. Garfield as hav-
ing talked tariff with him.
Mr.. Elliott expressed the hope the
Billings sugar beet factory would not
be closed and Mr.. Garfield introduced
Mr.. Baldwin who talked with him on
the subject Of Hawaiian sugar inter-
ests.