Evening star., 1933-02-06
Declares Statement in Maga-
zine Was Less Specific, but
He Reiterates His Belief
That Votes Have Been Sold.
PREPARED TESTIMONY
READ TO COMMITTEE
Teaching of Senate Corruption in
School Here Is Charged and
Professor May Be Called-0ficer
of Senate Repeats His Intention
to Save Body's Integrity.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
David S. Barry, veteran Senate
sergeant at arms, cited state
ments of members of Congress
themselves to the Senate Judici-.
ary Committee today IN support
Of his assertion in a magazine
article that some Senators and
Representatives take bribes.
The committee postponed ac-
tion on his case, but will continue
working on it tomorrow.
Appearing voluntarily, the 73-
'year-old suspended officer, calmly
read to the committee a prepared
statement citing several sugges-
tions of bribery, including one by
Senator Glass, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia, in the Senate last Spring
that bankers "hired some Con-
gressmen to oppose banking leg
iSlation."
11OlouIS OcIDy anu CdIlc Ii Ills TlSIlt
hand as he sat facing his inquisdtors,
Barry insisted the purpose of his article
was to proclaim the integrity Of Con-
gress as whole" but asserted 1t was
"a fair inference that there are some
men subject at least to influence"
Reiterates Belief In Sale.
Through running cross examination
by committeeman he reiterated his be-
lief that some members OF Congress sell
their votes.
do you believe there are any Sena-
tors or Representatives who have or do
sell their votes?" inquired Senator
Schuyler, Republican, of Colorado.
I'm bound to believe so when read
the statements of Senators Nye and
Glass" Barry said.
aside from that, have you any
knowledge of any Senator or Repre-
sentative who has sold his vote?"
Il have not"
The committee ordered him to return
tomorrow morning with an original COPY
Of his article and correspondence re-
lating to it with the magazine, the
New Outlook
He also was asked to submit the name
OF local college student, who he said
told him his professor taught that
members Of Congress were crooked. The
committee agreed to call the professor
tomorrow if he could be located.
Members Of the committee indicated
they would follow up the charge made
by Barry.
The veteran employe was suspended
Friday after public trial in the Senate
Magazine Also Involved.
Involved also in the consideration
given the case by the committee was
whether it should point its investiga-
ton toward the New Outlook, the
magazine which published the article
written by Barry. The magazine Is
edited by Alfred E. Smith.
A resolution before the committee
called for certification of the article to
Federal authorities for possible libel
proceedings.
Barry testified a fair reading of the
text of his article would have shown
his purpose was to proclaim the in
tegrity of the Congress as a whole"
Testifying in a calm voice as he sat
near the middle of the long committee
table surrounded by Senators and spec
tators, he contended he had said far
less in his article than Glass and others
had publicly said.
Wlti1i1l Gl1C pdSI lew QdyS, Ilc as
serted, "a Senator has said in the
Senate that certain measure would
be enacted because the interests we're
behind it and it is a matter of frequent
comment that the halls of Congress
are filled with groups of lobbyists and
the lobbyist for special interests has
always had a sinister name"
Barry said he would "unhesitatingly
tender" an apology if his article was
interpreted as IAN attack on the integ-
rity of the Senate"
If he were guilty of an attack on
the integrity of the Senate, Barry said,
he would resign.
Text of Statement
His statement follows in full:
Il have served the Senate nearly IA
gears.
In that time 7 have made every
effort to uphold its dignity and its
honor and I would not willingly have
done anything to impugn its honor.
Il have at many times in my career
as a newspaper correspondent written
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