Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
ROLL CALL
HEARING TO Be OPEN
Rules Committee to Quiz
MaIIon, United Press
Writer, Monday.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate rules committee decided
today to hold open hearings Monday at
the time it questions Paul Mallon,
United Press correspondent, on the
source of the information of the roll
call carried by that press service and
several newspapers purporting to show
the vote on confirmation of Irvine
Lenroot as judge Of the Court Of
Customs Appeals.
Mr.. MalIon also was informed by the
committee leaders that he would have
the right to have counsel.
Vigorous protest against an executive
meeting of the committee in its ques-
tioning of Mallon was voiced on the
floor Of the Senate yesterday by Sen
sin, and Dill, Democrat, washington.
The prospect that members of the
Senate will be questioned by the COM
mittee was held out today.
The proposal was advanced by Sena-
tor La Toilette, who precipitated yester-
days discussion by challenging the Sen
ate to expel him If he tells his conStlCu-
ency how he votes in executive sessions,
and was made the subject Of a resolu-
ton offered by Senator Harrison OF
Mississippi, Democratic member OF
the rules committee. :.
Senator La Toilette demanded that
It interrogates newspaper men identt-
fed with publication of the roll call,
which has been described by some
members as Inaccurate.
Seeking Leak" Into Press.
Chairman Moses declared in response
to Senator La Follette's demand. the
committee probably will call upon mem
bers Of the chamber to tell what they
know about the leak"
The Wisconsin Senator also proposed
an amendment to the rules to give rep
resentatives of press associations formal
privilege to have access to the Senate
floor as well as the Senate press gal
lery during open session. They have
had this privilege by courtesy for
number of years, but 1t was withdrawn
Wednesday after Senator La Toilette,
denouncing the rules committee for its
action to exclude United Press repre-
sentatives. was sustained in an objec-
ton to the appearance on the floor OF
another correspondent. No action was
taken yesterday on the Wisconsin Sen
ator's new proposal.
Norris Asks Publication.
Taking cognizance of the statements
that the published roll call was mac
curate, Senator Norris, Republican, Of
Nebraska, asked unanimous consent that
the official roll call be made public.
His move was blocked with an obJec-
ton by Senator Hastings, Republican,
Of Delaware.
Recalling his reference Wednesday
to the "so-called ethics OF this So
called profession" of newspaper men,
Senator Reed, Republican, of Pennsyl-
vania, observed that II committed some
offense, I suppose, by the remark I
made the other day regarding the So
called ethics Of the newspaper profess
SION"
1T do not think" he said, that
ethically there is anything very admir-
able In joining with the Senator in vio-
lating the rules of the Senate and
Haunting them, but ethically the action
of the newspaper man is not compare
BILE in its meanness with that OF the
Senator himself who violates the rules
of this body and then hides behind the
newspaper man and does not dare TO
disclose his identity"
Senator Heflin, Democrat, of Alabama.
demanded that the press gallery be
abolished because news writers 'truckle
to the Roman Catholic machine"