Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-05

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try shall be told whether graft and
crooked business areatrying to affect leg
islatton"
Levy voicess Opposition.
Mr.. Levy of New York opposed the
resolution.
II am opposed to further investiga-
tons" said Mr.. Levy. I'VE have had
enough Investigations. The steel trust
and money trust Investigations depreciat-
ed securities a billion dollars and proved
nothing. Moreover, they caused the death
of the greatest banker of the world.
I'VE have confidence In our members
and we ought to show it by ignoring
these charges and refusing further in
vestigation."
oIution a little broader. He said that
a conspiracy against the welfare OF the
people by great interests Is as traitorous
as attempts at the life of the govern
ment.
Mr. Dies of Texas paid high tribute
10 the honesty and patriotism of Con-
gress and hoped that swift answer
the tariff bill and the surrency bill
promptly.
AIR. Nolan of California advocated the
resolution in a brief but earnest speech;
Mr. Kahn of California also favored
the resolution. and said:
But / believe we should also lay
bare the writings of the executive
1t was a remarkable demonstrate ton
The other dav. TO see this House trying
To stifIe the laying bare of the facts in
the Caminetti case You can't hide your
heads in the sand and think the country
GoeSn see you.
For Public Meetings.
Mr. Cooper of Wisconsin wanted an
amendment requiring that the meetings of
nd SnbcOmmit-
tees should be open to the public
Mr.. Henry said he heartily favored
PUBLIC hearings.
Nr Ferris of Oklahoma feared there
would be a duplication of time and ef-
fort by the Senate and House lnvestl-
eating the same subject at the same
time and favored a joint committee to
conduct the whole affair
Mr. Mann suggested that the Senate
and House committees could sit jointly
If necessary.
Mr. Ferris said there would be pos
sihiIity of a "muddle and a mess by
the two houses acting separately ana
possibly rendering conflicting verdlcts'
Wide Field Opened.
Mr. Murdoch said that when President
Wilson suggested the lobby investisa-
tion many people thought nothing
would come of it. but the seizure OF the
sugar organizations papers and publ
cation OF the Mulhall letters opened up
a wide field
He expressed the opinion that those
letters showed more intent to bullyrag
than to otherwise influence members OF
the House.
MIR. Murdoch harked back to the past
To recite his belief that committees had
been manipulated TO control legislation.
Mr. Murdoch favored the resolution.
Mr. Mann of Illinois said that II he
should make charge against the House
ne would say that there are not corrupt
men in the House. but there is
plentiful supply of towards"
Cites Unfair Tactics.
Mr. Mann said he regarded it more I'M
fair for member of the House to enter
another mans district and denounce him
from the platform than for an associa-
ton or sect or organization to urge its
advocacy or objection to bill.
Il hope this investigation will shown
this Congress to be incorruptible ana
honest and filled with desire to patr1otl-
cally serve the country said Mr., Mann.
MIR. Murray of Oklahoma was I'M
willing to believe there were many
dishonest men in the House. He would
not serve with a body of crooks II he
thought there were crooks in the
House But the House should proceed
upon the idea that it is seeking the
truth and the whole truth, and to show
up untruths if they are found.
MIR. Nicely of Kansas criticised the
Senate lobby committee for letting one
of the witnesses make the claims he
did and get away without being trapped
and put up for perjury. He didn't want
the House investigation coupled up
with that kind of a committee.
Papers as Testimony.
Senators Reed and Walsh after an ex-
animation of the mass of letters, tele-
grams and expense accounts secured
from Martin NJ. Mulhall under the sub
poena recently issued by the Senate lobby
committee, have determined to introduce
all of the papers as testimony before the
committee next week. The documents
are expected to show many activities OF
officers of the National Association or
Manufacturers in connection with leg1s-
lation and labor matters h.
The subjects covered by the letters
and other papers are so interviewer that
said Senator Reed. The papers Will
he arranged chronologically and all in
troduced before the committee.
Names of Congressman Appear.
Names of many congressman appear
in the Mulhan letters. AS agent for the
National Association of Manufacturers
Mulhalrs activities in Washington and
elsewhere covered period of nearly ten
years.
The Senate committee will keep
possession of the Mulhan corre-
spondence until it can be put into the
official records next week. Members of
the committee said today that every
opportunity would be given the House
or Representatives To examine the let
ters, but the committee probably will
not submit them 10 the House