Evening star., 1933-02-04

apprehend that If that is done 1t will
be taken by the country as hot-headed
action. more in revenge than after sober
I consideration"
During the course CT Barrys trial
Senator Watson, Republican, of Indiana
! asked II he wrote that there are not
| many Senators or Representatives who
sell their votes for money and it is
pretty we'll known who those few are
Yes sir: did"
who are those Senators and Rep
resentatlves who you know have sold
their votes for money!"
Il have net the slightest idea.
had no Senator in mind and I dc
not know there is such Senator"
Explains His Meaning.
What, then. Mr.. Barry, did you
mean by that language?"
MY idea in writing that was to de-
fend the Senate from the popular
celief that there are crooks and grafters
here. ."
Barry then explained he had not
seen proof Of the article and that he
would have changed the meaning of
his words because l do not know of
any such men and did not mean to
imply that I did"
Later Norris read q line from the
article which said there were many
demagogues in Congress who vote for
observation-disclosures they think it will
help their own political fortunes" He
| asked Barry If he thought that was
| true.
Il certainly do"
Sometime later Barry was allowed to
make another statement.
Il merely wanted to refer to the
statement by Senator Blaine that ]
admitted the article was false" Barry
said. Il don't think I made such an
admission. I do not apologize for that
l have to stand on the article as 1t is,
But did not mean to say it was mis-
leading or false"
Then under persistent questioning he
SAID, Il think 1t (the article) Is true
as written"
The unprecedented action suspendinp
Barry was taken after one of the most
arrest1ng scenes in congressional his
tory. The motion to suspend, offered
by Senator Reed. was adopted after the
alternative proposal by Senator Norris
for immediate dismissal had been re-
! jected, 40 to 81.
The roll call on the Norris motion to
/ dismiss Barry summarily follows:
| Democrats for:
Bankhead, Barkley, Black. Bratton
Bulkley. Bulow, Byrnes, Clark, Con-
nally. Coolidge, Dill, Fletcher, George
Gore, Hull, Kendrick, McGill, McKellar
Plttman, Reynolds, Robinson of Ar
kansas. Russell, Sheppard, Smith
Thomas Of Oklahoma, Trammell, Walsh
OF Massachusetts and Walsh Of Mon.
tana-28.
Republicans for: Brookhart Norri.
and Nye-3.
| Total-3l.
| Democrats against: Ashurst. Cope
land, Glass, Hayden, Lewis and Ty.
dings-6.
Republicans against: Austin, Bar
bour, Bingham. Blaine, Capper, Couz.
ems, Dale. Dickinson, Fess. Frazier
Goldsborough, Grammer, Hale, Hast.
lngs. Hatfield, johnson, Kean. Keyes
McNary. Metcalf, Moses, Norbeck
Oddie. Reed, Schall, Schuyler. Smoot
Steiwer, Townsend. Vandenberg, Wal
colt. Watson and Whites.
Farmer-Labor against: Shipstead
Minnesota.
Total@o.
Watson Demands Inquiry.
The Barry matter first was brought
up in the Senate by Watson in the
midst of quiet debate over govern.
mental economy. He read the first two
sentences Of the magazine article ane
demanded an immediate investigation
He moved to call Barry before the
Senate bar at once and ask for an ex.
PLANTATION. Seconded by Senator Robin.
son, Democratic leader, the motor
went through without dissenting vote
AS Senators rushed onto the flool
from nearby cloak rooms and the gal
leries filled with excited spectators
Barry, who was in the chamber. was
sworn by President pro tempore Moses
presiding officer.
After some discussion over procedure
Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, sug-
gested Barry be asked whether he was
ready to proceed or wanted time to OBJ
tain counsel.
Moses put the question to the serg-
cant at arms, who rose to his feet and
| IN a mating voice repleo.
Il have no desire to have counsel
There is no real explanation"
! Standing near his desk, Watson then
began to question Barry about the
article.
| Facing the chamber, one trembling
hand lingering papers on the clerks
desk, just below that of the Vice Presi-
dent, Barry told the Senate his pur-
pose in writing the article was "to de-
fend the Senate from a popular belief
that there are crooks and CRATER.
here"
II have for 80 years taken tina
| view" Barry continued. Il have writ
| ten a great many times and said .
great many times that there are nj
crooks in Congress. That Is mistaker
"But it is the general belief and
meant by that, of course, If there wen
few men here who did take money b.
their votes they would be very wei
known to their colleagues. mean
nothing further than that and my mo
tive was entirely in the way Of defens
of the Senate.
Debate RACES an Hour.
For more than an hour the debat
ragged back and forth, with one groul
of Senators urging swift action AM
contending the evidence was all in
while others said the Senate should b
more deliberate.
Finally Moses interrupted it by sayin
Barry wanted to make another state
ment before final action was taker
He was allowed to proceed.
II merely wanted to refer to the state
ment by Senator Blaine, that I ad
mitted the article was false" he saio
"I don't think I made such an admis
sion. I do not apologize for that.
have to stand on the article as it l:
But did not mean to say 1t was mis-
leading or false"
Questioned further by Blaine, Barr
said he had not discussed the artlcl
with former Gov. Smith. the editor, bu
had made the arrangements with tn
| 1irhonnr