Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-02
BINGHAM CENSURE
MOTION DELAYED
Norris Consents to Wait Until
Monday on Senate
Resolution.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Conserving to defer consideration of
the resolution of censure for Senator
today, Senator Norris of N raska gave
notice that he would dema d a vote on
1t Monday
Senator Fess of Ohio, the Republican
whip, announced he would be ready for
vote Monday and the Senate is ex-
pected to go on record on the matter
then. The resolution is privileged one
and can be brought up at any time.
Senator Norris informed the Senate
that several members were forced to
be absent today and had requested that
he postpone the vote.
Moderation Discussed.
Norris has turned down suggestions
so far for modification of his resolu-
ton, which would have the Senate con-
demn Bingham for placing Charles L.
Eyanson, assistant to the president of
the Connecticut Manufacturers AS
sociation, upon the pay roll of the
Senate when he was assisting Bingham
the tariff bill.
One of the notifications proposed
would eliminate the name of Senator
Bingham from the resolution and have
the condemnation apply to the practice.
Another would substitute the word
"diSapprove" for the word condemn"
Senator Blease, Democrat, of South
Carolina, gave notice in the Senate to-
day that he wanted to have ample time
to discuss the resolution.
Bingham Stands Firm.
In the face of predictions from his
friends that the resolution of censure
would be adopted by the Senate, Bing-
ham declined to moderate his criticism
of the Caraway lobby investigating
committee, which went thoroughly into
the case. or to make any manner OF
apology for his relationship with the
manufacturers organization, beyond
his previous assertion that possibly"
he had made a mistake.
Testimony before the committee dis
closed that the Connecticut Senator, a
Republican member of the finance COM
mittee, put Charles l.. Eyanson, aSsis-
tant to the president OF the Manu-
facturers' Association. on the Govern
ment pay roll, as his secretary. and
took him in that capacity to the secret
gagged in formulating the pending tariff
bill. with Eyanson, meanwhile, con-
tinuing to draw his salary from the
association.
Severely Criticized.
The committee severely criticized him.
both in its report and verbally from
replied that it was framed against
any friend of the administration, and
had sought by torturing and twisting
'flimSy evidence" to cover him with
political slime"
Norris, who as chairman of the
judiciary committee appointed the
Caraway group, took exception to the
statement that 1t had been framed"
against the administration and intro
duced his resolution of censure, which
would put the Senate on record as say
ing that Bingham's action was CON
trary to good morals and senatorial
ethics" and tended ito bring the Sem
ate into dishonor and disrepute."
Conduct Condemned.
The resolution declares also that
such conduct is hereby condemned"
Efforts were foreSeen to change the
language of the measure. in such fash
ion as to moderate the rebuke. A sug-
approved" be substituted for CON
| demned." On the other hand, some
members Of the Senate wished to
strengthen the text of the resolution,
and it was proposed that Bingham be
removed from his place on the finance
committee.
The lobby investigation committee was
! in adjournment today. planning to re-
! sumo its inquiries Tuesday.