The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-04
Committee Adjourns Until
Monday After Two Short
Sessions
TO CLEAR DECKS FOR
MULHALL TESTIMONY
Lauterbach and Lamar to Again Be
estioned-"Sugar" Lobby In
vestigation Nearing End.
Martin Takes Stand

Washington. July s.-Two short sessions
today, covering subjects ranging from
Wall street operations TO lemon growing
in California brought the Senate lobby
Investigation to a temporary end again.
The committee adjourned tonight until
Monday, when an effort will be made to
clear the decks for the opening of the
Nfulhal testimony involving alleged lob
bying operations by the National Assoeia-
don of Manufacturers.
Wall street, sugar and wool men were
tonight ordered to appear Monday. Ed
ward Lauterbaeh and David Lamar will
again be questioned as to their partci-
patton in efforts to influence members OF
the Morgan flrm. The sugar lobby in-
vestgaticn will terminate with the exam
nation of A. D. Baldwin, Cleveland. ".
l.. Bass and Charles d. Westcott WASH
ington.
The wool lobby phase win open Mon
day with the following witnesses: William
Whitman, Winthrop l.. Marvin and
Thomas c. Marvin, Boston; $. w, Me-
clure. Salt Lake City; c. Fl. Brown, phil
adeIpha, and William +. Fitzgerald,
Brookine, Mass,
Consume But Short Time
The committee expects to consume but
a short time with the probe of the wool
mems activities. Officers of the National
Association OF Manufacturers have been
instructed TO be present Tuesday, and
Chairman overman expects that the Mul-
hall charges will be taken up early in the
week
The demand Of the House for a separate
investigation of the Mulhal charges.
which involve the character Of several
members of the House, has been informs
ally considered by the Senate committee.
1t is probable that If the House wants to
appoint a committee to act jointly with
the Senate eommnitte that the latter viii
agree to such an arrangement and wiz
allow House comi1mittee members to take
their tlace at the table when the inVcS-
i tigation of tie Niluhall statements Is be-
gun. All of the letters teiesaafns and
other paSess belonging to Mulhall. and
which he had turned over to the New
York world. were given TO the Senate
committe today, and are now in the Gus
tody of John T. Wayland. assistant SER
geant at arms of the Senate. These
papers, which Muhall claims show that
he represented the National Association
OF Manufacturers in attemptins TO con-
troll legislation, will be gone over by the
committee members and large part OF
| the correspondence introduced as evi-
dence.
Ask Wider Investigation
Demands for a wider lobby investigation
have been made at the House end OF the
capitol and the rules committee today
took up its task Of framing a resolution
to provide for AN investigation for TAR
reaching character. Although unable 10
secure quorum, Chairman Henry be-
gan work with those members who ap-
peared, and an urgent call was sent out
for the absentees. 1t is probable that
The committeeman will give up their holi-
day tomorrow with the nope OF having
the resolution ready for the House Satur-
day.
Representative Tavener of Illinois has
prepared resolution of his own demaud-
ing an inquiry into any lobbying operas
tions designed to Influence currency Lex
lation, and into all efforts by corpcra~
tions. wheat interests" or influential nr-
| sanizations 10 mould public opinion, or
to influence tcrgressonal action
David Lamar the operator whose sen-
sational disclosures yesterday showed
how he had fnisrepresented public nieib
did not testify again today, Instead,
Henry b. Martin Of Washington the ac~
| tive figure in an ANTITRUST iedSues tooh
! the stand and admitted that he and La
mar had many conferences; had agreed
on a resolution sor the investigation of
the United States steel corporation, and
took an active part in trying to influence
many Washington matters.
/ Drew Up Resolution
| Martin asserted that the resolution M
der which the Steel trust investigation
was begun was introduced practically as
he and Lamar had drawn it. although
! Representative Stanley, who introduced
the resolution, knew nothing of Lamar
connection He vehemently denied that he
knew Lamar had nawked the resolution
about New York" before it was introduced
in the House.
/ G. Harold Powell, manager OF the Cal-
lifornia Fruit Growers exchange, testified
late today as to his activity to prevent
lemons being placed on the tariff free
list Mr.. Powell, for many years an eN-
pert I'm the department of agriculture, said
the California citrus interests had spent
total of s14.354 for research work in Italy
and California. travelling expenses and al
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