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about each member of the Senate and
House Committees which had handled
the bill, but the witness said hi
recalled giving none any data.
Turning again to Gadsden, BLACK
asked: Why did you encourage all
the local public utility executives tt
come from every State to see theil
{ Congressman about his bill?"
Didn't you bring them here be-
cause you thought they would have
influence personally on their Con-
gressmen?"
NO" Gadsden insisted firmly. "But
we thought these men would let the
Congressman know what the senti-
ment was at home.
I'VE don't feel we are on the de-
fensive. They came to do whatever
they could do properly to stop this
destruction Of holding companies"
Gadsden replied in response to ques-
tions from Black that he had seen
Joseph P, Tumulty, one-time secre-
tary to President Wilson, who was de-
scribed by the Alabaman as opposing
the utilities bill.
Official of Company.
Are you an official of any holding
company" Black suddenly snapped al
Gadsden.
Yes, sir" Gadsden asserted, rock
ing back and forth in his chair
''United Gas Improvement Co. of Phil
adelphia"
What is you salary?"
$4,000 year"
"Get anything more-any bonuses?'
mo, SIR
Ever get any more?"
"Once I got $4,000 a year."
Gadsden was undisturbed by the
questioning and shot back his replies
as sharply as the inquiries were fired
at him.
House COnferees Named.
The House sent the holding COM
pany bill to conference today, where
its disputed death sentence" differ
ence with the Senate will be ironed
out. The Senate insisted its conferees
should not yield.
Five House Interstate Commerce
Committee members were named as
House conferees.
They are Chairman, Rayburn Of
Texas and Representatives Huddleston
of Alabama and Lea of California,
Democrats, and Cooper of Ohio and
Holmes of Massachusetts,, Republicans.
Although the Senate conferees are
favorable to the disputed death sem
tence," the House group was inclined
more to the compromise measure
Huddleston, Cooper and Holmes have
been fatty against the Senate bill
with Rayburn and Lea lined up for it
House Probe Plans.
OF next weeks House lobby inquiry,
Chairman O'Connor of the Rules Com
mittee said today:
I'VE will probably subpoena all
records Of the Mayhower Hotel, where
1t is alleged the utilities lobby had
headquarters, to find out what they
spent on entertainment and SO forth. "
Out of yesterdays lobby hearing
came also an appeal to all House men,
bers for aid in uncovering lobbying.
Chairman O'Connor said letters to
all House members had gone into the
mail asking for information regard
ing any lobbying for or against the
bill, with the names and connections
of lobbyists and information on Just
what they did, as well as any docu-
mentary proof"
On the Senate's Lobby Investigating
Committee, Black is being aided by
Senators Minton of Indiana and
Schwellenbach of Washington. Demo-
Gratis, and Gibson of Vermont and
Frazier of North Dakota, Republicans.
Chairman Black could not say in ad-
vance how extensive would be the COM
mittee use of assistance from the ex-
ecutive Observation-Disclosures Depart
ment men could be used-but added
that in the airmail and ship subsidy
investigations the committee drew on
about five agencies.