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

most reliable and best posted man l
could secure. then 1 might be willing
to admit that my action would bring the
Senate into disrepute.
"'That there was ANYTHING dishonor-
able in the employment Of Mr.. cyan
son, am sure no one Will belieYe. Mr.
President. whatever mistakes OF 1udg-
ment I may have made. however in
discreet I may have been, the TACT re-
mains that whatever did was done IN
an effort to obtain the most complete
information regarding the needs OF
those whose present condition and whose
immediate prospects brought them
within the bounds of the Presidents
message to Congress as being IN nsed
Of the results of tariff revision. NO state
In the Union is more dependent on ade-
quate tariff protection than the state
of Connecticut.
Explains Object Of Action.
"My sole object in placing Mr.. cyan
son on the oficial rolls of the Senate
was so that I might be the better pre-
pared to present the case Of my con.
stituents in Connecticut, employers and
employees. producers and consumers;
that I might be the better prepared 70
meet in committee and on the moor OF
the Senate the arguments OF those VINO
are opposed to a high protective tarln.
T1his was INV motive and my object. In
carving 1t out not dollar or the pup
lie funds was misused. Nothing dis
honorable or disreputable was attempt
ed. Nothing was done contrary to goou
morals or to senatorial ethlcs. nay
Judgment in the way in which l en-
deavored to use this tarin expert may
have been at fault"
Norris Reply to GiIlett.
Senator Norris. replying to Senator
Gillett's address, said: ,.,
"The Senator from Massachusetts,
without intending to DO so, mas I'M
puRned the motives OF the senator
from Nebraska. This Is selely ques-
ton of the honor Of this body. 1t is
not a personal matter by any means.
In the introduction of the resolution
condemning Senator Bingham, am
not influenced by Personal motives.
Nothing I have done for long tire
has given me as much pain as tile m
PRODUCTION of this resolution, which
believed 1t is my duty to present.
Senator Mcclellan of Tennessee IN
terrupted to point out that Senator MOI
ris had agreed that If Senator Bingham
would apologize to the Senate for the
charge he had made that the lobby
committee was packed against him. II
would not be necessary to introduce
resolution of censure.
Senator Norris denied that there was
anything partisan in the resolution ne
had offered He continued:
1.-THE speech Of the Senator from
Massachusetts was throughout an Apol-
ogy for the Senator from Connecticut.
But We have had no apology from the
Senator from Connecticut. The sub
stitute offered by Senator Smoot Is a
milk and water whitewash, an apology
to the country for the Senator FROM
Connecticut 1t places the Senator In
a position of apologizing to the country
instead Of condemning the Senator"
Senator Norris said that E3anBOn still
was carrying around IN his pocket a
check for 81 900 from the Senator from
Connecticut that he didn't know what
TO do with"
1T is no defense to say the chair
man should have appointed stand-pat
Senators on the lobby investigating
committee" continued Senator Norris.
The evidence in this case Is not dis
puted. We should pass this resolution
or stand ourselves condemned in the
eyes of the American people"
Pittman DisIikes "DishOnor."
Senator Pittman, Democrat, Of Me-
vada, said he did not like the use OF
the word "dishonor" In the Norris
resolution, and would rather see 1t
stricken out Senator Pittman said he
did not believe the resolution should De
interpreted in the way Senator Bing-
ham regarded it. He said, for example,
that he did not believe the expression
contrary to good morals" meant q dis
honorable act Senator PittmaG1 said he
would not like to vote to charge the
| Senator with diShonor, and he did not
believe that was the intent. He said
the issue of acting on the resolution
| could not be avoided. and that the Sen
ate could not vote for substitute like
that offered by Senator SmOot.
After Senator Pittman had suggested
that he would like to see the word dis
honor" eliminated, Senator FeSs, Re-
publican, of Ohio inquired II Senator
Pittman also would favor striking out
the reference to good morals Senator
Pittman replied he could not agree to
that. pointing out that he has already
explained his views.
Borah Defends Report.
Senator Borah of Idaho, a member Of
the lobby committee, insisted that there
| was no unfairness in the report on
Senator Bingham submitted by the
lobby committee. He defended SenatN
Walsh of Montana, declaring that he
was a ruthless and noI1-partisAn In |
| Vestigator
Blease announced that he wotild vote
for the Smoot substitute for the Norris
resolution II that substitute was not
adopted, he said, he intended to offer
amendments to the Norris resolution,
modifying 1t.
The Norris resolution, said Senator
! Blease, should be entitled q resolution
to perpetuate. Senator Bingham as a
member Of the Senate Of the United
States. He said that the people OF
! Connecticut, for whom Senator Bing-
ham was trying to do something, would
keep on returning him to the Senate.
Senator Blease said that II they had to
have q protective tariff and there were
| industries IN South Carolina which
would gain from protection, he wanted
that protection.
Further, Senator Blease said, he did
not see that there was very much differ
ence between hiring q man to write
tariff schedule and hiring q man to
write a speech to be delivered in the
| Senate.
When the Senate seemed to be on
the verge Of taking a vote Senator
Wheeler Of Massachusetts, twitted menu
bers Of the Republican Old Guard be-
cause they had not risen to defend the
acts OF Senator Bingham. He said ne
would Ike TO hear from senator Reed
Of PennsyIvAfia and from Senator Fes6
| 81 Ohio particularly with reference az
to whether the evidence taken BY the