Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-19
Cannon REPORT
FILED IN SENATE
CaraWay Scores as "LiarS"
Any Who Say Bishop Was
Granted Immunity.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Denouncing as liars" any who say
Bishop James Cannon, jr, was granted
immunity by the Senate lobby commit
tee, Chairman Caraway reported to the
Senate today on the examination of the
Southern Methodist churchman, which
was climaxed by his refusal to answer
questions on his 1928 anti-Smith activ-
tiles.
The report was a transcript of the
questions and answers and refusals to
answer. No stand was taken by the
committee, which voted just before clos
ing its hearings not to compel the
churchman to reply.
Caraway said it had been intimated
that Cannon had "misappropriated"
$4,000 contributed to the 1928 anti
Smith campaign by z. C. Jameson, New
York capitalist. Stipulating that he
was not making that charge, the lobby
chairman explained the committee had
not made practice of going outside its
jurisdiction to report such things.
Reviews Testimony.
Reviewing lobby committee testimony
Caraway said the committee had not
reported Claudius Huston, chairman of
the Republican national committee for
placing funds collected from the Union
Carbide Co. for the Tennessee River
Improvement Association in his per-
Sonal brokerage account, that it had
not made report on a banquet held
in Baltimore for former Senator Wads-
worth of New York, at which, it was
testified, there was $76 worth of LIQUOR,
that it had not reported testimony
brought out while William H. Stayton
of the Association Against the Prolii-
bition Amendment, was on the stand
that peach brandy was kept "for dis
had not reported that retired Army
officer was engaged in waging war
against his own country"
CaraWay explained testimony to this
effect had been brought out before the
committee, but it decided it was not
our concern"
Citing the examination of Josephus
Daniels, Caraway said Senator Walsh,
Democrat, Montana, had told the wit
ness not to answer a political question
asked on the ground that it was "out-
side the committees jurisdiction"
Defends Committeeman.
The Arkansan defended Senators
Walsh. Democrat, Montana, and
Blaine, Republican, Wisconsin, the two
members of the committee who first
examined Bishop Cannon, against
charges of wet and Catholic persecu-
ton"
He said one member Of the commit
tee was wet-Blaine-and one
Catholic-Walsh-" there was not
anything in their conduct from the be-
ginning to the end of this investigation
which would lend the slightest color to
that charge"
ut never was in the mind Of either"
he added.
The chairman said he had been
urged from various and many sources
to go into the activities of the Catholics
in lobbying, but he asserted he had laid
aside these complaints without even
presenting them to the committee 80
as to avoid the slightest embarrassment
to Senator Walsh"
Senator Blaine, Republican, Wiscon-
sin, has contended that when the re-
port was presented to the Senate Vice
President Curtis was required by law to
cite the bishop to the United States
Attorney for possible contempt pro-
ceedings. However, Chairman Caraway
and at least one other committee MEM
Der have disagreed with Blaine. They
contended the bishop had not legally
refused to answer because the commit
tee decided 1t had no authority to
question Cannon about his political
activities