Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-22
Paul R. MaIIon, United Press
Representative, Summoned
Before Committee.
RULES GROUP TO PROBE
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
Senator Moses Announces Commit
tee Action After Session-1ssue
Caused Heated Discussion.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate rules committee voted TO-
day to withdraw the privilege OF the
Senate for from representative OF the
United Press Association. which recent
IL published a Senate roll call purport-
ing to show a vote in executive session
on the confirmation of Irvine Lenroot
as a member of the Court Of Customs
and Patent Appeals.
The rules committee also issued
subpoena for the appearance before it
on Monday of Paul r. Mallon, the cor
respondent of that association. under
whose name the purported roll call vote
was printed.
Chairman Moses said all members of
the committee were present and the
action was unanimous. He said the
committee was calling Mallon in an ef-
fort to determine the source of his in
formation and that If member ot the
Senate was found to be involved he
would be in favor of taking action
against that party.
Read Into Record.
Publication of the vote, which pro-
voked heated words in the Senate yes
terday. resulted in the roll call as pub
lished being read into the record.
The roll CALL which was sent out
was described by Senator Barkley, DEM
ocrt, of Kentucky, as inaccurate IN
several instances. It was read into the
record, however, by Senator Blaine, Re-
publican, of Wisconsin, after futile
attempt by Senator Reed, Republican,
of Pennsylvania, to stop him.
The Senate upheld a ruling of Vice
President Curtis that the published roll
call could be read into the record by
a vote of 63 to 8. After Senator Blaine
had put it into the record, Senator
Smith, Democrat of South Carolina, in
quired if there was to be an investiga-
ton of the manner in which the names
Of the roll call reached the press. Sena-
tor Watson then announced the rules
committee meeting today.
Blaine Resents Question.
Senator Blaine said he did not vouch
for the accuracy of the roll call and
Senator Bingham, Republican, OF Con-
necticut, later asked hirn-if it was his
purpose to put It into the record in or
der to force those members who were
rnisrepresented to correct their positions
and thereby disclose the real roll call.
Blaine resented the question, and Vice
President Curtis called the Connecticut
Senator to order.
Senator Reed was severe in his con-
demnation of the publication OF the roll
call, declaring there is some hypocrite
here who prattleS out loud about law
enforcement who in secrecy does what
he dares not do publicly and gives out
this information"
Senator Glenn, Republican OF Illinois,
inquired If the purported Lenroot roll
cali was published by reporter for the
same press organization which ended the
World War a week in advance. Reed
said he did not know.
Senator Caraway, Democrat of Arkan-
sas, urged that the Senate abolish the
rule of secrecy on executive sessions,
because want to take away from the
member of this Senate or the employe
the market for his own dishonor"
Reed Scores Ethics.
Senator Reed referred later to the
"so-called ethics of that so-called pro-
fession," referring to newspaper work.
I'VE all know he declared, that if
any one of the newspaper reporters is
called on to testify before committee
as to the sources of his information,
then, in accords0ce with the so-called
ethics of that so-called profession, he
will decline to say where he got his
information.
"It is high time that the Senate took
a self-respecting position in its atti-
tude toward the newspapers that fiaunt
its rules l do not see any particular
reason why we should be afraid to en-
force our rules against them, and
hope we will do So If we are afraid
then there is not much use in having
rules"
Senator Borah. Republican. of Idaho
interposed that IF we can succeed in
enforcing the rules against ourselves,
We will not have any trouble with the
newspapers.
Reed complained that two years ago
when he proposed to deny the privileges
of the press gallery to any newspaper
that "conspired with some traitor in
the chamber to divulge these things
against the rules of the Senate, was
made the butt of a considerable amount
of ridicule among the newspaper para
graphers who have the privilege of
attacking without response"
He added, however, that does not
matter in the least; they will do it
again tomorrow
Senator Blease, Democrat, CT South
Carolina, said the story was "Inac-
curate" in that respect because he
voted for a Coolidge nominee" Len
root was originally nominated by Mr..
Coolidge He declared. If you show
me he is a Hoover nominee. I will
change my vote -