Show I Ut hn N Named med aI It In L Lobby Probe 21 Members l Of House Become Involved In Inquiry Utah's two representatives were named today among others as s frequent fre quent t visitors of Robert E. E Smith chairman of the National Confer Confer- ence n nce e. e of I Investors Investor whose lobbying activities are re eing probed by the theS S Senate n te Lobby committee e according to an an n Associated Press Pi ess dispatch from Washington The basis of the committees committee's Inquiry In y is the Utility Holding I Company Com Corn pany bill in connection with which Smith denies having any lobbying activities although h he admits receiving re te J large donations from power powel pow pow- er el companies Referring to representatives as the boys Smith said that the western power com companies panics contributed the bulk of con con- to his National Security Holders Association fr from m January Janu ry 1 to September 30 of last year ear He listed of this as going for his own salary saalY and and expenses The witnesses insisted most of oflus his lus discussions with members s of Congi Conga ess ess concerned reclamation projects He recalled finding no tele telegrams rams In his his' fil files s c concerning Rayburn the Public Utility Holding Company bill Smith admitted working for lor the Continued on Page 2 Column 5 6 Lobby Probe Probe- Involves 21 Congressmen Among mong Those Named I I In Utility y ll Jn- Jn f I I r Continued tied F From Foni oni Page One Pett bill a measure seeking to rep repeal al the long and short haul clause of f the transportation act and for reclamation developments but but denied the accusation conc con con- c g the public utilities public c utilities measure Senators named by Smith as visitors vis is isil il rs at his Washington house included included in in- eluded Chavez R fl R ROre and Murray Mun-ay D Mont and 21 members of the House including including in in- Representatives Murdock and Robinson of Utah Senator D D. Wash W questioned whether th the witness had let the congressmen know he was paid by the power companies of the tue Pacific Coast No Secret Und Undoubtedly there had b been en no secret about it for 11 years said Smith Smiths Smith's s 's testimony was Interrupted Interrupt Interrupt- ed cd by the time serving of of- ofa a subpoena on Chairman Black of the ing Committee ordering him to appear ap e pear in court and answer the suit of William Randolph Hearst for an injunction against seizure of his telegraphic file This brought from a charge that Hearst the tile American Liberty League and public utilities were seeking to block the lobby inquiry |