New Britain herald., 1925-03-14
.COUzENS AND ERNST
 BATTLE OVER TAXES
Latter Accuses Michigan Senator of Animus
 Toward Sec. Mellon

Washington, March 14.-A charge that Senator Couzens, Republican, of Michigan, was prompted by .'per- sonal animus" in his recent attacks on the Treasury Department was made In the senate today by Sena- tor Ernst, Of Kentucky, another republican member of the investi- gating committee of which the Michigan senator Is chairman. Not once during the entire in- vestigation has Senator Couzens for gotten his personal feeling against the secretary of the Treasury" said Senator Ernst.
 He has been hunting not for facts for something harmful to the secretary and to the bureau of in- ternal revenue; but during all the months of the investigation not a single fact has been brought out reflecting on the character or the integrity of the secretary of the treasury or officials under him."
 There was no Justification the Kentucky senator said for the state ment of Senator Couzens that an ad- ditional tax assessment of ten million dollars had been imposed on him as 8 disciplinary measure"
 MT. Couzens, he said merely was attempting to pose as martyr"
 He read a telegram from Secre- tary Mellon, saying the additional tax assessment had not connection with the senate investigation.
 Senator Ernst told the senate that Dr. s. E. Adams of Yale uni versity first councel for the commit tee had resigned because he con- cluded the purpose of the inquiry was not constructive legislation, but pursuit of the attack of the sen ator from Michigan upon the secre- tary of the treasury and his admin istration."
 Senator Couzens sat at his desk throughout the Ernst attack, and was on his feet as the Kentucky senator finished.
 "I am sorry not to have advance notice of what the senator from Kentucky was going to do" he said, "and I regret to detain the senate when it Is anxious to get away, but & statement from me is required"
 Senator Couzens then declared the committee had investigated compan- ies in which Secretary Mellon was interested at the invitation of MT. Mellon himself, who wrote letter to the committee requesting 1t.
 Further more, The continued, the committee went into the tax affairs of the Mellon companies because of "serious charges" made to the com mittee by employees and former employees of the internal revenue bureau.
 q had no interest in the surtax until Secretary Mellon attempted to ride over the senator from Michigan when he asked how he had arrived at the surtaX pay ments" the chairman asserted.
 When l asked him courteously in letter for information his reply was and arrogant and this convinced me that Secretary Mellon had a personal interest in a surtaX charges"
 After Senator Glass, democrat i, Virginia, former secretary of the | treasury, had concluded Q speech as- sailing Secretary Mellon, Senator Ernst asked If there was anything under the rule of the senate that would permit to call fellow sena tor, a wilful, malicious liar"
 A dozen senators were immediate Iy on their feet demanding that Sen ator Fess, republican, Ohio who was presiding, enforce the rules and compel the senator from Kentucky to sit down.
 After much confusion motion was made and a roll call ordered to determine if Senator Ernst was out of order.