Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-28
Administration Supporters
Declared Shut Out From
Il Investigating Body.
CARAWAY'S DECLARATIONS
DENIED BEFORE SENATE
Accused Legislator Defends cyan
son-Says Probe Committeeman
Throwing Political Slime"
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

GnargeS bIlaI IIlS 0SIidtS lObpy COAl-
mittee had been packed politically
against him or any other administration
Senator and that 1t was seeking unfairly
to- injure his reputation were made or
the floor of the Senate today by Sena-
tor Bingham Of Connecticut. The whole
effort of the committee, he said, was to
cover him with as much political slime
o. possible.
THE Connecticut Senator, whose en-
ployment Of Charles L. Eyanson, assist
ant to the president of the Connecticut
Manufacturers Association, to aid him
in his work as a member of the Senate
finance committee on the tariff bill has
been the subject of criticism, replied to
his attackers soon after the Senate met
today.
Unfairness Is Denied.
No sooner had Senator Bingham COM
pleted his statement in the Senate than
Chairman Caraway, Senator Walsh of
Montana and Senator Robinson of In
diana, all members of the committee,
denied fatty that he had been unfairly
treated in the lobby investigation.
Chairman Caraway insisted that II
Senator Bingham had been dlscredited,
1t was because his own acts had dis
credited him.
The tall Senator from Connecticut,
addressing the Senate, spoke calmly,
but with much underlying bitterness.
His decision to address the Senate In
reply to his attackers apparently had
been reached over the week end, for he
had said Saturday he did not intend to
speak In the Senate in his own defense
at this time.
Norris Plans Resolution.
Senator Norris, chairman OF the
judiciary committee, of which the lobby
committee is a subcommittee, was not
In the chamber while Senator Bingham
was speaking. Senator Norris an
no,,nced, however, that he would read
the, record, that he would make reply
later and would offer resolution.
He did not indicate what the resolu-
tioYl would propose, but said that the
Senate would be asked to go on record
in this matter Senator Norris de-
clir4ed to say, of the floor, whether his
resolution would undertake to censurc
Senator Bingham or whether 1t would
ask his removal from the committee on
finance. or what He indicated that
the resolution probably would be offered
late today.
Says Nothing Underhand.
Senator Bingham again told the
Senate, as he did several weeks ago
when the matter of his employment OF
Eyanson first became public, that there
had been nothing wrong or underhand
in that employment. He denied that
Eyanson had given out any informa-
ton about what happened in the secret
meetings of the finance committee, or
that ne had been acting as a lobbyist
In any sense of the word during his
employment by Bingham.
During his defense of himself, Senator
Bingham said that there had been a
report a Western Senator had taken a
Capitol policeman to drive his auto
mobile from Washington to the Sem
ator's home in the West.
Immediately Senator Blaine of Wis
constn, member of the lobby commit
tee, demanded that Senator Bingham
name this Western Senator
Senator Bingham said that according
to a report it was Senator Blaine him
self.
The Wisconsin Senator Indignantly
denied the report and said that he
himself had driven his car to Wiscon-
sin.
The charge by Senator Bingham that
the lobby committee had been POLITICAL
" backed against him, he based on the
fact that two members are Democrats,
including the chairman, and two are
Senators from the West, whom he
characterized as anti-adminiStration
Republicans, and only one, Senator
Robinson of Indiana, is regarded as an
administration Republican.
Senator Robinson of Indiana, how
ever, denounced the suggestion of Sem
ator Bingham that the committee had
been unfair. He said that the commit
tee, at Senator Bingham's own request,
had given the Connecticut Senator an
opportunity to make a statement before
any other witnesses were heard in re-
gard to the employment of Eyanson.
Senator Robinson said that he himself
did not approve that employment and
that. in his judgment, the Republican
party did not approve it, nor the Ameri-
can people.
Il stand for protection in tariff max
ing" said Senator Robinson, land
like to see it stood for openly, not In
devious ways"
Question of Privilege.
Senator Bingham began his speech
by announcing that he was rising to
question of personal privilege.
"On Friday afternoon" the Con-
ueCllCub ocIldtOE odlQ, L tGCClfCu 4IOAA
Senator Caraway, chairman of tht
lobby committee, copy of a report hi
said the committee had authorized hin
to make. I read the report, and II
view of the Set-up of the investigating
committee, / was surprised that it wa
not more severe. was tempted to writ
Senator Caraway letter, pointing ou
certain portions OF the report tina
either were not accurate or were mis-
leading, but decided that In view o
the general fairness of the report,
would not do so. did not know a
the time that Senator Caraway woul'
make a speech in presenting the report.
Senator Bingham declared that tn
speech of Senator Caraway had bee
marked by innuendo and "by occasions
Ynisstatements" which, the Connection
Senator said, were corrected few mo
snentS later.
Senator Bingham said he Wa
urornpted to make a reply because b
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