Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-23

the Senate on MarcM:4, 1925, at the
age of 36. Senator Bratton is recog
! nized as an able and forceful speaker.
hearing by Senator Blaine that Evan
son was called from a secret meeting
| OF the Senate finance committee on
one occasion to. answer a very i'm
portant" telephone call. Eyanson prev
iously was asked If he recalled a memo
ranoum from Wuichet to himself about
information for Senator Bingham, and
he could not. Subsequently, the COM
mlttee was furnished with a photostatic
copy after Eyanson had been requested
to search his files for such a docu-
ment.
Caraway Interprets Purpose.
Wuichet told the committee TODAY
that he and Eyanson had searched for
such memorandum and had not been
able to find 1t. When it was printed
In the newspapers he said. 1t was rec
called to him that he had written It,
but he could not remember the source
Of the information.
Senator Caraway volunteered his own
Interpretation Of the purpose of the
memorandum. You wanted Senator
Bingham to know that you had recon-
II.
Henderson to show Bingham that you
were boosting his efforts. The memo
randum evidently was to go to Bing-
ham to let him know how the manu-
facturers' association appreciated his
services in putting Eyanson on the pay
roll"
IF EyanSon wanted to give 1t to him, &"
Wuichet said.
The witness said that he had not
talked to anybody except Eyanson about
the memorandum, and that the two
the trip from Connecticut yesterday.
Wuichet told the committee, in reply
to questions, that Eyanson seemed sur
prised that he could not recall the
source OF his information and enpha-
sized that he, Wuichet, was to tell the
whole truth to the committee
Wuichet identified himself to the
committee as receivinga $4,000 salary
from the association for furnishing
tunittes to members. He Is in the
employ OF the Department of Commerce
rs representative in the Hartford
vicinity, and conveys information from
the department to manufacturers and
from time to time assemblies informa-
ton for the department. For this work
he receives one dollar a year from the
Government, presumably holding the
position by virtue of his connection with
the association and drawing remunera-
ton in compliance with the law that
no one can work for the Government
gratuitously.
Wuichet told the committee that he
had extremely little" to do with tariff
matters.
EyanSon was recalled to the stand and
INTERCEPTED by Senator Walsh about
the action Of the Senate finance COM
m1ttee on several tariff items.
When EyanSon was excused the COM
mittee indicated that it was through
with him for the time being. as he
planned TO return to Connecticut.
Chairman Caraway said this morn
ing before the hearing that he did not
anticipate that the committee would
call Senator Bingham as a witness.
The Connecticut Senator made a vol
untary statement before the committee
and was subjected to a rigid cross-ex-
animation, but he appeared at his own
request and not as witness. "If Sem
ator Bingham wants to make a state
ment before the committee we will be
glad to hear him." CaraWay said, but
l do not expect that we will call him. /"
Barry Is Questioned.
Henry NJ Barry, clerk to the COM
mittee on territories and insular pos
session, of which Senator Bingham is
chairman, and who was taken of the
Government pay roll temporarily to en-
able Senator Bingham to have Eyanson
appointed to that office so that he could
attend the executive meetings of the
finance committee and at the same time
be subjected to the discipline OF the
Senate" was questioned by the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Barry told the committee that
Senator Bingham had said to him about
July % that he though Eyanson should
be on the Senate roll.
senator Bingham asked me to ar
range for it," said Mr.. Barry, land /
accompanied Mr.. Eyanson to the clerks
Office and he was sworn in"
Mr.. Berry said that he had continued
his work as secretary to Senator Bing-
ham.
Senator Bingham told me that my
salary would be paid" said Mr.. Barry.
1T was"
He said that on August rs Eyanson
went of the Senate roll and he went
back on He said that money had been
handed him on the first pay day after
Eyanson had gone on the roll by Sena-
tor Bingham and on the second pay
day Eyanson had handed him the
money.
Barry Didn't Ask Why.
What did Senator Bingham tell you
when he said that Eyanson should go
on the roll?" the witness was asked.
Senator Bingham told me he thought
that EyanSon should be on the roll OF
the Senate" said Mr.. Barry. That S
, all did not ask him about it."
| Mr.. Barry said that he drew no
salary from the disbursing officer while
| Eyanson was on the roll, although he
| continued to act as the secretary to
| Senator Bingham.
| Did this seem a strange proceeding
| to your" demanded Senator Caraway.
II wouldn't say that it did" said Mr..
Barry.
you didn't tell any one you were off
| the roll, did you?" said Senator Cara
' way.
mo" said the witness In reply to
a question OF Senator Caraway, he said
that he had not heard of any other
similar transaction.
yet you had no curiosity about it?'
persisted Senator Caraway.
NO" said the witness.
When Mr.. Lakin took the stand hi
described in detail the holdings anC
the operations Of the Cuba company
He estimated the actual value of thu
companys holdings at SITS 900 900. witt
book value, he said, of $i40, 000, 900
The witness said that his compan.
de raw sugar in Cuba and NAat 1t die
not : ,fine II but shipped sugar TO tn.