The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
They Still Are Wran-
Cling for Possession
of Witnesses.
UPPER CHAMBER
HOLDS WHIPHAND
1t Has All Documents, and Does
Not Propose to Give Them Up
Until Through With Them.
May Let House Have
One or Two Witnesses
Tomorrow.

Washington. July 1a.-when Senate
and House lobby Investigators ad-
5ourned to-day for Sundays rest, the
fight for possession OF Martin II. Null
hail ]. II. McMichacl. and other Wit
nesses still was in progress with the
odds strongly favoring Chairman
Overman and his Senate committee.
The Overman committee adopted a
technical measure of safety TO allow
Mulnail to get out Of town for Sun
day, by remaining in session until
after he had boarded n Q o'clock train
for New YORK. Chairman Overman
was prepared TO resume the investiga-
ton this afternoon had the House
committee made any attempt TO stop
Mulhall or subpoenaed him for i'm
mediate testimony before tho Garrett
committee. Overtures OF peace from
both sides passed back and forth by
special messengers during the day, and
on the last exchange of oourtesies late
this afternoon It seemed certain the
House Investigators would be given
an opportunity to start work next
week with McMichael or some other
witness. provided they made a re-
spectful request on the Senate COM
mittee for his production.
Fight Is Resumed.
The fght, which came to a head
late last night. when an officer OF the
House tried to take Mulhall nway
from the Senate committee at the end
of an evenings hearing, was resumed
as soon as prelim!naries could be dis
pensed with this morning. Mulhall al
ready had started the recital OF his al
legged activities az lobbyist" for the
National Association Of Manufacturers
and was prepared to take up the iden-
tification o. his letters where he left
Off last night.
With Mulhall McMichael and the
other witnesses in the room. and wit
ness and papers guarded by Gordon
OF sergeants alarms and Senate en-
ployes, Chairman Overman and his
committee retired and indicted an
epistIe to Chairman Garrett. OF the
House committee.
This called attention to the attempt
OF the House to capture Mulhau the
night before. and asserted the deter
mination OF the Senate to hold the wit
ness and the papers until II got
through with them.
Chairman Overman said no disrespect
was meant to the House, and that there
was no desire TO hamper the other
body's Investigation.
The epstle was dispatched by spe-
cial messenger. and the committee
waded into the mass of Mulhall CORE
spondence, with onlcerS and attorneys
of the National Association of Manufac-
turers watching proceedings. They
had not gotten out of the 1904 file when
Chairman CARROTS special messenger
arrived with an answer TO the Over
man letter.
Mr.. Garrett said the House commit
Tee thought 1T might take hold OF Mr..
McMichael, whom Mulhall alleged had
received pay from the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers while acting
rs chief page of the House of Repre-
sentatives Mr.. Garrett protested no
disrespect was meant to the Senate
committee. but that the House commit
tee wanted TO investigate it's own af-
fairs. Again there was a council of
war behind closed doors in the Senate
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