Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
FRIENDS INTERVENE
TO SAVE BINGHAM
Norris WithhoIds Move to
Censure Senator Over
Eyanson's Acts.

Friends of Senator Bingham, Repub-
lican, of Connecticut intervened today
with Senator Norris, Republican. Ne
braska, in an effort to bring about an
understanding which would make un-
necessary the presentation of pro-
posed resolution of censure for Bing-
ham.
Senator Norris entered the chambtr
today prepared to offer a resolution
condemning the employment by Bing-
ham of an officer of the Connecticut
Manufacturers Association to assist
him in tariff legislation.
Before he could act, Senator Reed,
Republican, of Pennsylvania was seen
to confer with the Nebraskan. Later
it was understood that friends of Bing-
ham were carrying to him a proposal
that some manner of apology be made
for his severe attack upon the Senate
lobby committee which inquired into
his activities.
Senator Norris withheld the resolu-
ton.
Meanwhile John Henry Kirby, presi-
dent of the Southern Tariff Association,
white-haired Texan, who has $30,000,-
900 invested in the lumber business,
furnished the Senate lobby inveStigaT-
ing committee a comprehensive verbal
picture OF politico-tariff maneuvers in
Southern States.
Appearing at his own request, to de-
fend himself against alleged maligning
Of his association, Kirby was affable
and obviously amused at the outset.
Chairman Caraway of Arkansas,
whose colleague, Senator Joe T. Rob-
inson, was the Democratic nominee for
Vice President last Fall, soon turned
the examination into a political in
JURY and Kirby became VeXed and re-
sentful before he gave way to J. A.
Arnold, manager Of the tariff associa-
ton.
Before going into the political aspects,
Chairman Caraway developed that
Tariff Association and Arnold is vice
president and manager; Kirby is presi-
dent of the National Council of State
Legislatures, with Arnold his unofficial
assistant; and Arnold is general man
ager of the American Tax Payers
League, with which Kirby has no con-
nection, but to which he contributes
about 81 900 a year.
Kirby insisted that the tariff asSocia-
ton is interested in a competitive"
tariff and the purport of his testimony
was that the connection between The
three organizations was based on SYM
pathy of purpose, "the welfare of the
American people," It was brought out
in subsequent testimony, both from
Kirby and from Arnold, that two of the
organizations, the Tariff Association
and the Taxpayers League, carried on
their activities In manner Of inter-
relation.
Arnold Bares Expenses.
The association has headquarters here
and Arnold testified that he drew in
salary $1,000 a month, presumably"
from both organizations. The tariff as
sociations annual revenues and ex-
penditures are about $4,000, Arnold
said, and the revenues Of the American
Taxpayers League, which Kirby said
was interested chiefly in protesting
against sales taxes, was from $150,000
to $250,000 annually. This money is
collected Gin various ways" Arnold said,
by solicitations and bys organizers, who
60 into all the States.
Representatives of the league have
appeared before congressional commit
tees in the interest of tariff matters,
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