Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-17

consideration. His standardization Of
the answers Bingham gave was that,
with respect to the So industries, the
SmOot- Hawley bill raises protection
rates for A of them, reduces the rates
In / Industry and leaves unchanged.
"On that basis" Walsh commented,
"the people OF the country would pay
10 Connecticut industries an increase Of
from 1856, coo 600 under the present
bill to &6S2, OO0. 900 under the Senate
hill"
Bingham observed that the people of
Connecticut pay into the Federal Treas
ury more money in taxes than other
States. The average increase OF all the
items cited by Walsh was from 27.7 to
3I.6, about 4 per cent.
At one point in the recitation OF the
varying rates proposed for the different
industries. Bingham assented when
Walsh pointed out that the duty on
worsted goods was raised from 5l.9
TO 69.4.
But did you not leave the wooden
rate at 81 cents and disagree to the
house rate of 81 cents?" Walsh asked.
When Senator Bingham did not an
Swer the question directly, starting an
explanation, Walsh interposed an objcc-
ton. He asked for an answer several
times, and each time Bingham pursued
the same course.
Walsh Offers Protest.
Walsh, obviously impatient, finally
protested to Senator Caraway, chairman
OF the subcommittee, and the Arkansas
Senator reminded Bingham that he
appeared before the committee at his
own request
Il object to this method of inquisi-
tion." Senator Bingham stated.
II ask you question. which wanI
| you to answer yes or no." Walsh said,
and then you may make any comment
! you desire"
He then asked again about the WOODEN
rate and Bingham answered YES" that
the House increase had been disagreed
upon.
What is the object of these questions,
may / ask?" Bingham asked.
Il want to find out how effective Mr.,
Eyanson Is" Walsh replied, amid
Does the Senator imply that the
work Of Mr.. Eysnson was improper"
What I think does not matter"
Walsh commented. II am not being
| examined: am here to gather facts"
II have already stated that Mr..
Eyanson did not take part in any ques-
| tioning OF committee members" BinR-
ham said, but that he merely answered
questions which I asked him."
Walsh Makes Observation.
In discussing the various rates
adopted, Senator Walsh observed that,
roughly speaking Mr.. Eyanson's work
was worth $4,000, 900 to the industries
in his State
The Implication is that Mr.. Eyanson
wrote these rates" Bingham said. IT
want to say that I have but one vote
on the committee and In the Senate
| and that my information about the in
| dustries came from other sources. and
that they contributed as well as did this
assistant to my making up my mind"
Senator Caraway asked Bingham If
the information he got from EyanSon
changed his mind on any OF the tariff
schedules.
Binghsm's reply was that of course
the facts Eyanson provided influenced
him, but he insisted that If that In
formation had suggested downward re-
vision OF rates instead of upward re-
vision he would have depended upon
hem just as much.
Did you expect to pass these changes
of mind to the Senate and impose
these views which Mr.. Eyanson gave
you on Senators who might not agree?"
Caraway asked.
Senator Bingham insisted that he did
not consider Mr.. Eyanson as q lobby
list in the commonly accepted sense
and that he would feel as free to make
use OF his professional abilities just as
much as he would feel free to accept
the suggestions of anybody else who
might ask him to vote one way or
another.