The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-10
LOBBY HUNTERS
HEAR MOREFRON
THE OUTSIDERS
Former Governor Carter Of
Hawaii Says He Was
. Sent 70, Washington.
TOLD OF WORK ON
SUGAR SCHEDULE
Says Honolulu Chamber of Commerce
Sent Him TO CAPITAL and That He is
Serving Witl,cut Remuneration
Circulating Builesins Part of Work.
TOLD OF WORK ON
SUGAR SCHEDULE

Washington line, 10. Former
members Of consSess, attorneys and
others who represented special inter
ests In Washington continued theil
testimony before the special senat.:
committee in the search Of lobby
Former Governor Carter Of Hawaii
as the hrst witness. He,testified thai
that he had been sent by the Honolulu
chamber Of commerce and was serv-
ing without remuneration. He said
no prepared q byief, talked with sen,
ators and tried to- see the president.
He testified THAI hi maintained offices
with q stenogrApher and clerk, from
which newspaper Advertisements and
bulletins'' were prepared and sub.
mitted to the committee in New York,
representing the Hawaiian sugar fac
te ries.
Faulkner First Outsider.
Former Senator A. Faulkner Of
West Virginia was the first witness
from the outside. He told the COM
mittee he represented twenty-five of
the big railroads II the country and
had represented them here for many
years.
I'm justice to himself and the rail-
roads," said Mr.. Faulkner. "I will say
that I know Of no lobby that has ever
been brought here in reference to rail-
road matters at any time for the pur-
pose Of influencing members Of con-
gress. MY business has been to find
bills that affect railroads. send them
to my clients and give my opinion Of
them. II the railroads find some
thing they regard as prejudicial or II
they need amendment they notify me
to arrange a hearing before the COM
mittee in charge"
Faulkner had appeared four or five
times before him4and that the ques-
tions at issue hAdS been argued out as
they would in a fourt ;
Other Congressional Witnesses.
r. The senator eaiA he had filed argu-
Ments for RAILROADS in relation to, the
tarin on railroad }ies and creosote but
that he acted largely In the CAPACITY
Of q messenger. ~ r ts
The other y % 50, caP3ssssssaa, Eitne.sss - .
New York End Charles b. Lands OF
Indiana. .s.
Hui Represented Association.
Mr. Hull said he had been out Of
congress for two years and had been
In washington most Of the time since.
He had represented an association
Of corn products manufacturers in
which fourteen concerns were inter-
ested. in connection with the pending
tariff bill. presenting his case by filing
briefs with house ways and means
committee and sending letters to SEN
atofs. He had talked with Senator
Cummins because he was familias,
with the duties in which he was inter-
lterested also in legislation for the Vet
erinarian association Of the United
States, which wished to obtain Com
missioner Rankin for it's members OF
the army; Mr.. Baker of Philadelphia,
who was interested in the duties on CO.
coanuts and for representatives Of the
government of Ecuador who wished
government engineers to investigate
sanitary conditions there. He also
figured in legislation affecting the tel
ephone company in the District Of CO.
lumbia.
"I suppose you would accept en-
ployment from any institution or con-
Germ that wanted you to appear before
committees Of congress SO long as you
regarded the matter as public and
straightforward? ?" asked Senator Reed.
Il would" answered Mr.. Hull.
THAT may be said to be your pres
ent occupation and employment"
II would hardly like to say that"
was the reply. III m not so much Oc.
cupied In it as I am in trying to de-
velop and dispose Of four thousand
acres down the Potomac and get some-
thing out of it,"
Mr.. Kopp declared he ha d spent
probably three weeks in Washington
shortly after his retirement from con-
gress in March. Although he had once
declined. he said. at the earnest solici-
tation Of people in his home district,
he had come back to Washington to
present arguments in behalf of the
lead and zinc schedules.
Former Congressman Bennett told
OF fling brief in behalf OF the dia-
mond trade tariff league in May. He
sent printed copies to all senators and
copies to the subcommittee which had
the diamond schedule in charge and
saw two members Of the subcommittee
during an hours stay in washington.