Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-04

rs soon as 1t gets around to II"
walsh added that no imme-
date investigation was contem-
plated.
when he was in the committee, so ne
took this way Of having Eyanson WITH
him in the committee"
Senator Gillett called attention 70
the fact that Senator Smoot has beside
him tariff expert, Wno is not his regu-
lar CLERK, when the tariff bill Is up for
consideration in the Senate. This, he
said, vas a technical violation Of the
Senate rules, YETI no one wished 10
cefsure Senator SfIioot for 1t.
Norris Explains difference.
Senator Norris called attention to the
fact that the tariff expert beside Sem
ator SmooG was a regular employe OF
the Tariff Commission and that he was
not getting $4,000 q year from the
Connecticut Manufacturers Association
Senator Norris declared that Senator
Bingham had had mo conception OF
senatorial ethics or senatorial honor,
and asked why 1t should not be pointed
out to the country.
Senator Gillett replied that he had
seen men do things in the House when
he was member of that body which
they should no do. but which did not,
in his opinion, require solemn action by
the House.
"Rumor has it," Senator Gillett de-
clared, that in the Capitol and in the
Senate Office Building there are bottles
which should not be there. / would
not vote for d resolution to condemn
any Senator for having bottles in his
ONCE and making use Of them. nor
would 1 nose into it to discover any
such doings."
Senator Gillett then turned his at
tack upon Senator Norris and criticized
Norris for his course in appointing the
lobby committee. He said that every
one knew that the purpose Of creating
the lobby committee was to attack those
interested In duties on manufactured
goods. Yet, he said, Senator Norris had
appointed Senator Caraway. a Demo-
crat from Arkansas, as chairman of this
committee; walsh of Montana, another
Democrat Senators Borah and Blaine,
and one regular Republican, Senator
Robinson of Indiana.
"I do not think that was what We
should have expected from a chairman
of the judiciary committee OF the Sem
ate" said Senator Gillett.
Senator Norris interrupted to invite
Senator Gillet to prepare d resolution
condemning him.
Senator Gillett said he had no inten-
ton of offering such a resolution.
senator Norris wanted to know II
Senator Gillett denied the Republican
ism of Senator Borah, and whether he
thought the members Of the lobby COM
mittee had been unfair.
Senator Gillett said that was beside
the point.
Senator Norris said that he had APP
pointed As members Of the lobby COM
mittee, Senator'S who believed IN max
ing the investigation.
Question Of Propriety."
Senator Gillett said Senator Norris
might have accomplished the same
thing by appointing five Democrats.
1T is only a question of propriety,"
said Senator Gillett. "It is not a
question that calls for the action of the
Senate. There is no question of moral
turpitude involved. 1t is the same with
the case of Senator Bingham. Senator
Bingham acted with grave misjudg-
ment. The results of his action we
side of the chamber. This resolution
is offered to intensity that discomfort.
OF course 1t is delightful to the oppon-
ents of the protective tariff theory to
have this case come up. 1t has been
charged constantly that the mantifac-
turing Interests make a tariH bill You
undertake to say here's the case You
do not say that this representative Of
the Connecticut Manufacturers Asso-
citation was put out Of the finance COM
mittee meeting as soon as the Republic
an members Of the committee knew
that he was there.
Senator Gillett said that after the
Civil War, undoubtedly there had been
said there were many stories of gor-
geous banquets and of 500 bills and
cigar boxes and so forth. But all Of
that he inisted had been over for many
years. He said that the Hobbies in
now only present facts and
ask Senator to use their judgement, as
q rule.
Cites Farm Organizations.
He said that the farmers organiza-
tons have Hobbies here and 80 do the
veterans Of the World War and the
prohibiti0nists and the anti-prohibi-
tioniSts.
The only evil, he said, was when lob
byists threatened members Of Congress
they were likely to find organizations
against them unless they voted the way
the lobbyists wanted them to vote. He
mention a case In point, where threats
were made by representatives of the
Association of Post once Clerks, when
a bill was up increasing the salary OF
the postal employees.
Bingham Gives Views.
Referring to the actions of other
Senators in having Government en-
ployes assigned to their offlces as tariff
experts. Senator Bingham said:
Had / known that this practice was
considered proper, it Is possible that
should have asked the Tariff Commits
sion to assign a similar expert to me to
work in my Office at public expense.
furnishing me with facts and informa-
ton to be used in arguments in favor
of q high protective tariff. Not realiz-
ing, however, that that was considered
normal procedure, I asked that asso-
citation in my State most intimately
concerned with the process Of manu-
facture with the. problems OF employ
nent and unemployment, with the ac-
tual cost of production, to loan me the
best man they had who knew these
facts.
"Mr. President, I believe in q high
protective tariff. I believe the pros
perity of America depends on tariff
rates sufficiently high to equallze the
home and abroad. After several cam
paiat1s I believe the majority Of the
American people believe in q pro-
tective tariff sufficiently high to elI-
able the American manufacturer SUE
cessfully to meet foreign competition
and to enable the American working
mer to be employed at wages which
will enable them to live according 10
the American standard in contra
distinction to the foreign STANDARDS OF
living.
Sees No Dish01IOr.
1.-THE reputation Of the Connecticut
Manufacturers Association is such that
/ knew it could be trusted to give me .
reliable expert and one that would not
deceive me or give me any argument