Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18
Seeks Statement on Mean
ing of "ResuIts" Referred
to by Association Head.
ASKED ABOUT RELATIONS
WITH JOSEPH R. GRUNDY
Eyanson Insists Work for Senator
Bingham Was in Capacity
as Clerk.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Inc senate lOD0y cOmmltCee today
inquired further into the employment
NC. L. Eyanson of the Connecticut
Manufacturers Association by Senator
Bingham of Connecticut to aid him in
his work as q member of the Senate
finance committee on the tariff bill.
A letter written by the president Of
the Connecticut Manufacturers Asso-
citation to MIR. Eyanson while he was
In Washington serving Senator Bing-
ham and IN which Mr.. Hubbard said,
"You have done great deal more than
we ever bargained for" was the subject
of particular inquiry.
The members Of the committee sought
again and again to obtain from the
witness some definite statement regard
ing the meaning of this letter, which
also spoke Of the results" which Mr..
Eyanson had accomplished, declaring
them to be far-reaching.
The committee also inquired about Mr..
EyanSon's relations with Joseph r.
Grundy of the Pennsylvania Manufac-
turers' Association, who has been chiefly
interested In the tariff BILL Mr.. Grundy
was In the committee room today.
Mr. Eyanson insisted that his work
for Senator Bingham had been done
as Senator Bingham's clerk and not as
a representative of the Connecticut
Manufacturers Association. When his
attention was called to letter written
by Senator Bingham asking that rep
reSentative of the manufacturing as
sociation be sent to him to aid him
with facts and arguments, Mr.. Eyaiason
insisted that facts were arguments, al
though Senator Walsh of Montana,
member of the investigating commit
tee. pressed him closely to define the
difference.
Reads From board Minutes.
Senator Walsh read from what pur-
ported to be the minutes of the board
Of the COnnecticut Manufacturers Asso-
citation, in which it was stated that the
association would have q representative
in washington to aid Senator Bingham
in his work on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Eyanson insisted that as soon as
Washington and went to work for him
he was no longer representative Of
the manufacturers association.
But" said Senator Walsh, "these
minutes say that the association will
have representative in washington
with Senator Bingham"
Mr.. EyanSon said that he did not
think the language Of the minutes cor
rectly expressed the situation.
During a crosS-exanination Of the
witness by Senator Blaine of Wisconsin
1t was developed that Eyanson had been
appointed by Senator Bingham as clerk
to the Senate committee on territories
and insular possessions.
While Eyanson occupied that position
he drew. $357.50 which he turned over
to Henry M. Barry, who resigned tenn
porarily as clerk of the committee TO
permit Eyanson to go on the roll.
Senator Blaine questioned Mr. Eyan-
son about a personal check for 81 900
which Senator Bingham had sent to
Eyanson after he left washington Eyan-
son said that he had not yet cashed the
check, although he still had it and that
he hadn't decided what to do. He asked
Senator Blaine what he thought was the
right thing to do.
"If you can just unscramble your
various employments. said Senator
Blaine, "I might be able to advise you."
Senator Blaine said that apparently
Eyanson did work for Bingham, which
would entitle him to pay; that ap-
parently Eyanson had not thought he
was working for the Government, be-
cause he did not take the pay from the
Government.
The witness did not agree to this. He
said that he had been working for
Senator Bingham, who was a Govern
ment officer, and through him for the
Government. He added that SO far as
his salary from the Manufacturers
ASSOCIATION was concerned, that had
run on before when he was away from
MS once, and had never been stopped.
Holds Check Not Pay.
Mr.. Eyanson in reply to questions by
Senator Robinson, in regard to the
81 900 check sent him by Senator Bing-
ham, said that he did not regard it
exactly as compensation but rather as
an appreciation for his work here. He
said that he had brought the check
down TO washington intending to talk
to Senator Bingham about 1t and to re-
turn Ii.
Senator Walsh wanted to know
whether he had offered to return the
check to Senator Bingham when he
saw the Senator yesterday morning. The
witness said that he had not had an
opportunity to speak to Senator Bing-
ham about the check and that as
matter of fact he had left it at his
hotel yesterday morning.
did you attempt TO return 1t to
Senator Bingham yesterday afternoon?"
asked Senator Walsh.
The witness said no, that Senator
Bingham had had "a strenuous morn
ing" before the committee yesterday and
that he himself had had other engage
msnts for yesterday afternoon.
The committee adjourned after its
morning session today until Monday
morning, when 1t will continue its ex-
animation of officials of the Connecticut
Association.
Submits Correspondence.
Mr.. Eyanson submitted to the COM
mittee when he took the stand this
copies Of correspondence be-
tween the president Of the Connecti-
cut Manufacturers Association, e. Scott
Hubbard, and himself during the time
Eyanson was here working for Senator
Bingham. A letter from Mr.. Hubbard
to Eyanson under date OF July 10, 1929.
capt. Dover and I both had our
bags packed to start for Washington
this morning, and personally have
been bit inconvenienced for Otis, who
Is on from Chicago, had telephoned me
that he could go up to Camden for
Sunday and that you can well imagine,
| would have enjoyed doing this more
than almost anything that can think
of. However. ] understand your posi-
ion. and Bill and are now planning
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