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Col Mulhall, a former lobbyist. that
various members had engaged in cor
rupt transactions. Other Investigations
have turned up some reprehensible in
eidents. but nothing of lasting good has
come from any of them.
Senator Caraway's efforts TO bring the
Hight OF publicity to bear on lobbyists
attained prominence because of the
charges against the public utility
lobby" which is credited with having
sidetracked the Walsh investigation
from Senate committee into the Fed
eral Trade Commission. But Senator
Caraway's bill ana measures proposed
by Senator Walsh of Massachusetts, and
Senator Hawes Of Missouri. together
with registration bills proposed in the
House By Representatives Griffin of
New York Browne and Schafer of Wis
consin. may all be interpreted as a rec
oenition by both houses Of Congress OF
what has been termed the third house"
OF the National Legislature. its increaS-
ing importance and the general desira-
hility OF regularizing the activities OF
lobbyists for legitimate causes and rea-
sons No legitimate lobbyist should re-
Sent putting his name and his occupa-
ton down on paper for all 70 see who
care 70 see. for the modern lobbyist has
found means Of bringing pressure 10
bear upon the members which are not
only highly legitimate and practiced in
the open, but are far more effective
than the old and time-worn methods
employed by corrupt representatives of
special interests in the past.
Some students Of government hold
that in addition 10 territorial repre-
sentaticn il would be desirable to have
representatives Of economic groups and
classes IN the legislatures which frame
the laws BY which they are governed
The nearest approach TO this system is
the practice by business. farm, labor
end other organizations of maintaining
IN washington special representatives
who act as Sentineis and who send out
the alarm when signs Of the enemy are
discovered or who cry for reinforce
n1ents when they have the enemy on
the run. The OPEN committee hearings
vnicn marx the consideration these
DAYS o. every important piece Of legis-
la,ion permits these representatives, or
}oooyists u gain access 10 the members
Of Congress through the front door and
In the light of day instead Of forcing
them 70 sneak into the back door under
forer cf Darkness. as vas often the case
IN the past. These special representa-
u*es. instead Of being Stunned. are
sought. They have the information
tnzi Congress must have before IT can
scf inteiii2entiY on legislation In the
proposals u regulate lobbying through
registration. many of the lobbyists are
Sslc 10 welcome formal recognition by
Congress of the new dignity Of then
calling and Of the important part they
row Dlzy In ths making of legislative
6scissonS
There are row three main groups of
lobbyists Ia Washington The first iA
uls1e ~ ~ those engaged in obtaining
pensions, legislative provision for The
settlement u claims and other activities
connected principally with private bills
i3sJn}e of these lobbyists wofk on the
contingent basis. receiving payment II
efforts are successful In many cases
u is only through the activities of this
group II lobbyists that favorable action
t. taken on uleritorio1s claims
4 secoF}c and important group of lob-
byiass Is made up of persons employed
~ flztd salaries by groups which nays
IN ecof0mlc interest IN the action o
Congress upon public bills. In tnD
group ere included the industrial ant
financial lob9iee snd ine iobbifs of on
gsnizec l&DGr and farmers
Ife thirc group is made up of tn
Sisrieo ep1pl0yes u reform, pesce, wom
w S}HS ylBFt DtEStsbL1tSJff& AFsbA'
nembFysn3p csn expect no direct eco
rof9ltc benefits from The activities q
their legislative agents
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Senator EaTsEsy snG the tITiciaf
committee which reported OTl his oil
however. have been extremely intHrestei
iL the lobbyists Ni1o work in behalf o
Eyvcallsc fake organizations In IL
report oil The GsIsYay bill tie jIdlciar
committee declared that there H.
large number ~ people who pretend I
represent 'sEsociGtlonh' who sfe lobby
ISIS pure end simple and IN the mos
offensive sense II that term The
prey upon The credulity VI people Wh
have all interest III fancy they have .
interest Ia what Congress shall d
They sTe utterly without influence. Ths
obtain money from those whom the
pretend W represent under false p,f
lenses end ig3 reports Oh tIsiI actiVlii'
JeBpft ~ Downright mfncacity, In III
telephone directory III Washington theI
appear between 800 sBd 400 alleged 81
h5cietio The larger number Gf Wnich
o. per cent ~ ~hich sFe fake ah6ociE
iI0tgs o3gaHiupd iff inf tAJie psupas@ :
pTofi fGF itgoa@ Who aIe iu Washington
JneIF always haze been sHG there 4
~a5t VIII De lqbDyihts ~ Washington
754t the HlG be!iff tHet the @ay Ia "
.pfgtEt Is ~ }uiiy tfle CoDggesEnfH b. lt'
4sess q ss TygAgs "a {4gE 1