The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-13
Leaves Washington to Es-
cape Summons From
the House.
EXPOSES LOBBY SECRETS
Mulhall Admits Duplicity and
Shows Political Chicancry
by Letters.

WAsHiHGToN. July 12.-The Senate
lobby Investigators. hy dint of fore
sight exhnit.5 last night In holding
fast to Col. Martin Michael Mulhall,
star witness Of their inquiry. circum-
vented the House Of Representatives
new lobby committee to-day.
The Senate committee kept a firm
grip on Mulhall through the entire
morning. The House committee met at
o'clock. but again finding itself with
out witnesses spluttered little. adj
journcd and wrote few more letters to
the Senate investigators asking them
II they would be- kind enough to give
the House IA look in" at the Mulhall
documents.
The Senate committee at the Conclu.
sion of its hearing at / o'clock in tho
afternoon. however, gave evidence that
II intends 10 cling to Col. Mulhalls coat
tails TO the end Instead of adjourning
the committee Chairman Overman an
nounccd that the hearing would stand in
recess until 2;3O l.. NJ, when the ses-
sion would be resumed. This gave Col.
Mulhall the opportunity he was seek
ing to get out oi Washington and away
from further subpmuas by the House
officials until Monday morning.
Calls himself to order.
Chairman Ovcrman appeared in the
Senate committee room alone at 2:3O
o'clock. called himself to order and an
~
adjourned to resume IT'S sessions at 10
O'Clock Monday morning.
Meanwhile the very popular Colonel
WAS speeding northward on Il railway
train. drawing every minut" further
and further away from the Hpus" SUBJ
ppna servers, Will" the other members
Of the Senate committee, ChuCklng at
the discontinue Of the House iuvcsti-
gators, were seeking rest and rcCrca.
tion in preparation for Mondays ses-
sion with tn. Colonel.
The House lobby hunters were hop-
ping mad when they knew that Mulhall
had been spirited out of town with the
connivancc of the Senate committee.
Mulhall is going To pass Sunday in New
York under the protection of the six
foot Senate elevator man. who has been
assigned To ward off attempts that tie
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have him appear before the senate
committee. IN" House committee In
view of the many members past and
present OF 'he lower branch OF Con-
Hress VINO nav" p'en involved In tho
Muihaii 'nhre's would naturally put
the Hoiohei on the Erlll ana subject him
TO an examination Which might be far
from 'r''h"'s'
Inc taN'hs "i IN" testimony of Col.
MuihAI' ny the senate committee was
resumed where u had been dropped last
hieh'' Many le'terS thal passed be-
tween COL Mulhall ana IN" then sec
rotary OF IN" national Association OF
Mahulact"rers' MarshalI cushing OF
washington. were introduced IN evil
oenee'
Ihe nrst letters reviewed ny the COM
hi'tee uoa1t Win Col MulhaIs hctivi-
ties IN Baltimore looking to the defeat