The Washington herald., 1913-09-06

whether or not IT comes within the scope
I Of their resolution
Controversy Involved.
Mr.. Martin-''If 1t were simply to hand
the committee a prepared statement for
1 it's consideration. that would be one
thing, but these things involve a sort of
controversy which is bound to become
more or less extensive. and the data
would necessarily become a matter OF
discussion, and IL is quite common that
those things become known to the parties
in interest. OF course, the parties in in
terest are very anxious to know what
movement may be contemplated against
them, and they would be very indus
trious to attempt to get any possible
light they. could get on it. This is
legal point, but l am advised by the
counsel of the league that it would be
unwise to do that and unsafe. I think
! that at the conclusion of your work ON
this matter, Mr.. Chairman, fifteen or
twenty minutes or half an hour at the
outside would be amply sufficient for
myself and the other witnesses to give
you all the facts needed to determine
the matter, and il the COMMITTEES would
give US that fifteen or twenty minutes
or half an hour IL would be entirely sat
| isfactory to u.s."
The Chairman-"we will take the mat
ter up and consider it,
Through with MuIhRII.
With Chairman Garrett uncomfortably
sitting on MuIhalrs safety valve IN an
effort to prevent explosions, the House
Lobby Committee yesterday finished
with the former lobbyist of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers, and
commenced the investigation of officers
of the orpaniZa tion
| The concluding hours of Mulhalrs
Icross-examination was stormy. Members
of the committee were in a constant
state of disquietude, because Of the
refractory attitude of the witness, who
was constantly tripped-up on minor
points, and placed in a particularly un-
pleasant light a number of times by
Judge McCarter, of counsel for the n.
A. NJ. Chairman Garrett was finally
compelled to tell Mulhall that If he per-
sisted in his >outbursts, the committee
would use such measures as lay in their
power to enforce orderly conduct and
respect.
Manager Bird on stand.
General Manager Bird Of the N. A. NJ.
was on the stand all the afternoon and
part OF the evening. He reiterated the
story told last week before the Senate
committee.
In the course of his testimony, General
Counsel Emery interjected a remark
which caused serious consideration on
the part of members of the committee,
when he stated that 1t was common
knowledge that members of Congress So
licited their colleagues at times TO stay
away from committee meetings in order
to break a quorum and prevent reports
on certain bills. Mr.. Emery asked If II
was any worse for private citizens to
do this than for members of Congress
Chairman Garrett at first ordered this
remark stricken from the record, but re-
considered and ordered it left in.
"On reflection" said Mr.. Garrett, that
should not be stricken out. II 1t is true,
it ought to stay in, because it is seri-
Gus reflection upon those members of the
House whom IT attacks. If it is not true.
il is a serious reflection upon Mr.. Emery.
My own judgment is that a member Of
the House could not do many things
worse than submitting to influence, in
side or outside of the House, to stay
away from a meeting of the House or
of a committee in order to break a
quorum and block legislation"