Evening star., 1933-02-07
COMMITTEE VOTES
TO REMOVE BARRY
=, FOR BRIBES ARTICLE

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Senate in his article In the New Out.
look saying only few Senators ane
Representatives sold their votes.
Lecture on Lobbying.
Before Johnstone was called, tht
committee questioned william c
Cheatham, clerk in Barry's Office ane
student in the professors classes, whom
the suspended official had quoted al
saying the teacher taught that Congress.
was corrupt. o
In naive manner, Cheatham told Of
lecture by the professor on lobbying
IN which-without expressing an opin.
ION on the prevalence of the practice
he described alleged operations of lob.
byistS.
He said the professor suggested tina
lobbyists would talk to members O.
Congress about bills In which they wer,
interested and later suggest that they
accept a new stock being issued BY
their company.
Cheatham said the professor told him
he got his information from book BY
Frank Kent, Washington political cor.
respondent.
The committee on Thursday, said
Norris. also will consider any sugges.
tons for calling publishers of the New
outlook.
The recommendation for outright re.
inoVaI OF Barry was voted unanimously
Hearing Crowded.
Only few. committee members wer,
on hand when this mornings hearins
began, but the room was jammed witt
spectators. Barry sat near the head o
the committee table with his derby ha
ON the table in front of him.
At the outset, the suspended sergean
at arms presented the committee will
the original copy Of his article in tn
New Outlook He said the only chang
that had been made in his manuscrip
in editorial revision by the magazin,
was elimination of his introductor,
paragraphs, which brought his senatorial
bribe statement up to the start.
Chairman Norris read the deletet
portion OF Barry's article, in which h
said the voters were responsible for tn
type Of men in Congress
The article said the legislators hat
fallen way below the standard" ant
included some pretty small potatoes.
was on the increase on Capitol Hill.
Norris called Barry's attention to tn
letter by Senator Nye, Republican, o
way OF Arkansas, which Barry men
toned yesterday in support of hi
charge
us there anything in the letter t.
cause general belief in the corrup
ton Of Congress?" Norris asked.
NO" Barry said, IT offered tina
letter yesterday to show that Senator
have made similar charges"
Walsh Of Montana asked Barry Il
cite anything in the letter charging
Senator had sold his vote.
Barry said the letter asserted Senate
Davis, Republican, Of Pennsylvania
had received money.
No Worse Than Nye.
Norris directed printing of the lette
! in the record.
Walsh, member of the Lobby Com
mittee, said it found there was abso
lutely no foundation" for the charg
that money was paid to Davis.
do you still say you have sal
nothing more than Senator Nye,' h
! asked of Barry and was told yes"
charged Senators sold votes?"
He said something like it, I sal
nothing worse"
Norris said the Nye letter made n
charge impugning the integrity of tn
Senate, but merely called attention {
reports for investigation by anothe
| committee.
Members of the committee quickl
gathered as the hearing proceeded.
Barry, as on former occasions, ap
peared cool. eyes peering sharply q
his inquisitors from under raise
eyebrows.
Senator Black, Democrat Of Alabams
said the appearance Of the typewritin
| Barry varied on the part that he sal
was eliminated by the editors.
Barry rejoined he did not remembe
whether he had used more than on
typewriter in writing the manuscript.
Questioned by Norris, Barry name
Cheatham, 23-year-old clerk in h
office as the student he said was taugi
in local university that Congress ws
corrupt.
cneatham, Barry said, typed h
magazine article.
Turning to Senator Borah, Reput
lican, OF Idaho, who denied yesterds
the Nation believed Congress was col
rupt, Barry called attention to Chea,
hams statement.
| Norris interjected that he had talke
to Cheatham and he was ready [
testify that Barry's testimony We
unfounded
Barry then presented to the con
mittee letter from man signir
his name as Charles John Meyers {