The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-28
WILSON ALARMS
LOBBYISTS
A Frantic Rush on Their
Part to Issue State
ments Ii.
SENATORS ARE
MUCH DISTURBED
Simmons Says They Make
Little Progress--Hear-
ings Close

Washington, May 2s.--The small army
of tariff lobbyists which has been &C
cupying Washington since the Under
wood bill passed the House was in Z
state of confusion yesterday because OF
President Wilson's sudden and vigorous
attack on the numerous, industrious
fand insidious lobby" Many who as
sumed that the presidents statement re-
ferred to them, although he called none
by name and designated none person
ally, even by inference, began issuing
statements and prepared interviews TO
Justify their position.
Men prominent for years in official
life, including former United States sem
ators, now identified with either sugar
or wool interests in the organized effort
against the Underwood bill were dis
Concerted after reading the presidents
declaration and specializing on its prob
able effect. Senator Simmons, chair
man of the finance committee, reiterat-
ed yesterday his statement that in his
estimation the lobbyists We're not get.
ting very far in their opposition TO free
wool and free sugar, adding that never
in his legislative experience had he ever
seen so determined and so extensive
lobby. The expense of the wool and sug-
al Hobbies in Washington alone, to say
nothing of the expense of literature,
circulating and advertising, amounts TO
thousands of dollars day.
More than hundred representatives
of varied industries were clamoring early
yesterday at the doors of the Senate
finance Subcommittee rooms to be heard
before the hearings closed at 5 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. In order to ac-
commodate as many as possible of those
VINO have come from different sections
of the country to make their protests
against schedules of the Underwood bill,
the several b-committee chairmen
adopted a ten-minute rule and announced
that. under no circumstances, would the
hearings be extended should all fail to
get hearing. All would be permitted,
however, to file briefs with the commit |
tee, with the assurance that they would
be carefully examined.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa. Republican, !
was an early caller at the White House /
yesterday to commend President Wilson !,
for his stand against lobbyists. Mr..
Kenyon did not see the president as
the latter had not yet reached his Of |
fees, but left word with Secretary Tu-
multv that he was going to place the
presidents statement of Monday in the
Congressional Record. Mr.. Kenyon in
Heated that he was DESTROYS of secnr
ng the presidents support for his bill
proposing that lobbyists be registered
With the secretary Of the Senate or clerk
# the House, and commented that for
ner members of Congress were among
he leading lobbyists, ''capitalizing their
ormer positions and their right to the
loor privileges of the Senate and
house,
The Investment Bankers association
# New York, through its counsel Rob
rt R. Reed, filed protests yesterday
gainst the $4,000 exemption of the in
ONE tax. The association urged that
he exemption be made on incomes I'M
er 81 COO and $500 additional for each
erson defendent on the 81 900 income;
o super tax to be assessed except on
lcomes over 100000.