Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-21

'lOBER Il. 1879.
assistant to Mr.. Eyanson In the Manu-
facturers' Association.
Eyanson testified that he did not re.
call receiving his memorandum. These
memoranda. he said. in the ONCE of the
Manufacturers Association usually are
on pink paper.
LAS matter of fact didn't you hand
number of such slips to Senator
Bingham during the hearings before
the Senate fffAnce committee" asked
Senator WRfSh.
The witness said that he did not. but
that chad handed him notes written
on pink paper which Is supplied for the
usA or the Senators.
g Secret Meetings Not Broadcast"
Mr.. Eyanson called attention to the
fact that the rates contained in the
tariff bill. as drafted by the Senate
finance committee, were made public on
August 10.
Senator Walsh suggested that this
memorandum referred to debates which
were carried on in the secret sessions
OF the finance committee. Eyanson said
that he did not remember q debate over
the 10 per cent duty on shotgun bar
rels, referred to in the memorandum
He also said that the details Of the bill
had been made public for some time
before the memorandum was written.
Senator Walsh wanted to know If
the secret proceedings OF the committee
were out.
They were out broadcast" said
the witness, but suppose members
Of the committee could tell their COLI
stituentS about them after the bill had
been made public"
In reply to question by Senator
Walsh. the witness said the Crescent
Arms Co. and the Davis d Warner Co.
which did not want an increase IN
duty on shotgun barrels. were located
in Connecticut and that the Savage
Arms Co. was located in New York.
Senator Walsh asked where Winchet
got the information that Senator Bing-
ham considered retention of the 10 per
cent duty a decisive victory.
Il do not know where he could have
gotte" that information" said the
witness
Senator Walsh asked about letters
written by members of the Connecticut
Manufacturers Association relating to
the sending to Washington of q repre-
sentative to aid Senator Bingham.
do you now think that you were not
representative of the Connecticut
came to Washington to help Senator
Bingham" demanded Senator Walsh.
After reported to Senator Bingham
was not representative of the
manufacturers association" said cyan
son.
But they all considered they were
going to pay for sending q represent
alive to Washington" said Senator
Walsh.
Yes" said the witness: but 1t was
to respond to request made by SEN
ator Bingham"
Questioned About Lace Group.
Senator Blaine of Wisconsin asked
the witness about a joint brief filed on
behalf of the American lace manufac-
turerS, which was presented to the
House ways and means committee on
behalf Of a long list of manufacturers,
including the Pennsylvania Manufac-
turers' Association, headed by Joseph
r. Grundy and q member Of the Con-
necticut Manufacturers Association.
Eyanson said he had never seen the
brief and knew nothing about 1t.
Senator Blaine questioned EyanSon at
length about long-distance telephone
calls, while Eyanson was serving as an
assistant to Senator Bingham. EyanSon
said that he had answered many tele-
phone calls coming through Senator
Bingham's ONCE.
Don't you recall q very important
telephone call sometime between July
% and ~ in regard to the work OF the
committee? asked Senator Blaine.
Il sincerely wish could inform you. ="
said the witness, but I have no recol-
lection Of It,"
Hubbard Follows Eyans0n.
Eyanscn said in reply to questions
whether these telephone calls had been
to get information about the progress
of the work on the tariff bill:
IF they were they were not answered.
Senator Bingham's office leaned over
backwards rot to give out informa ton
about what was being done with the
tariff bill"
e. Kent Hubbard. president of the
Connecticut Manufacturers Associa-
ton, followed Eyansof1 on the stand.
Senator Caraway, chairman Of the IL
vestigating committee. questioned him
about his business experiences and
about the membership and purposes Of
the manufacturers association and its
work
The witness testified that the income
of the Connecticut Manufacturers As
ISOLATION last year was between $9S .0OU
and 500, 900. He said that this income
was sometimes lower, depending on
business conditions. Two of the largest
contributors to the income Of the as
ISOLATION, he said. were the New YORK.
New Hoven & Hartford Railroad Co.
and the Scoville Manufacturing Co. He
said that he thought the railroad coh-
tributed $4,000 or $4,000 q year.
E. @. auckland. an ofncial Of the
railroad. he said. was also member
of the board of the manufacturers AS
ISOLATION. The manufacturers asso-
citation has a reserve fund Of between
$4,000 and $4,000 representing money
saved in the last IS years. the witness
SAID
The name of J. H. Roraback, Repub-
lican national committeeman from Con-
necticut and Chairman of the Connecti-
the inquiry today through q letter Sen
ator Bingham wrote to Mr.. Hubbard on
April last.
In this letter Bingham said he would
be in Hartford, Conn.,, on April 10 or
IL. and expressed the hope that he might
see Hubbard Through j. Henry" Hub
bard identified j. Henry as Roraback,
and Senator Walsh asked him If Rora-
back was the Republican boss" Of Con-
necticut.
He is the Republican leader" said
Hubbard. accenting leader with en-
phasis. The crowded committee room
laughed.
Senator Walsh murmured something.
and Senator Caraway interposed the
observation that 1t was q distinction
without a difference"
Senator Walsh sought to learn from
what connection Roraback had
with any discussion of Senator Bingham
the loan of an employe of the
Connecticut Manufacturers Association.
insisted that, so far as he
knew, Roraback knew nothing about 1t.
1t was his impression. he said, that
Senator Bingham had spent the night
with Roraback the night before his
meeting with Hubbard and that Rora-