Evening star., 1934-04-06
LONG AND CLARK
ABANDON ATTACK
Both Ask Acrimonious Re.
marks Be Stricken From
Senate Record.
BY the Associated Press.

personal QeDate on the moor OF the
Senate, all the comment of both men
which violated rules of the Senate
was ordered expunged from the Con-
gressional Record.
Clark. rising shortly after the SEN
ate convened, made the motion first.
Upon reflection" Clark said, II
realize I made remarks which we're
infractions of the rules of the Sen
ate. ask unanimous consent, hav-
ing these facts in mind, that my re-
marks and those of the Senator from
Louisiana be stricken from the
Record"
Remark Puzzles Long.
Long. who listened to Clark with a
puzzled look as the Missourian began
his remarks, told the Senate:
Il wasn't prepared for the state
ment my friend. the Senator from
Missouri, just made.
Il just want to say that I'll 60 more
than half way to meet him.
There are certain things I may
have said in violation of rule 10. If
SO, join with the Senator in request
ing that they be stricken from the
record"
Renewal Was Expected.
Clark had been expected to renew
the quarrel which yesterday virtually
halted Senate consideration Of revenue
legislation. The Missourian set this
idea at rest. however. in his opening
words by saying:
Upon reflection I have concluded
that it is both unjustifiable and un-
necessary in this time of great distress
to waste the time of the Senate in
discussion of personalities.
Clark did add, however, that he
felt sense of outrage at the un-
Justiflable and indefensible attack
upon the Senator from Mississippi
(Harrison)."
Yesterdays prolonged quarrel, in
which Long attacked several of Har-
rison's political moves, originated in
charges made by Long the day before
that the Democratic leadership had
aided the Hoover administration in
sending the country to hell"
Facti0nal Rows Aired.
Comparatively drab questions and
answers about Louisiana's tangled
factional politics replaced spectacular
threats Of fights and heated testimony
this morning at the Senate Finance
Committees hearings on the con-
firmation of D. D. Moore as internal
revenue collector at New Orleans.
For the third straight day the hear
ing room was jammed. But Senator
Longs questioning failed to touch of
any powder in the way of sensational
answers.
A good share of the time was spent
hearing witnesses testify that Moore,
whose confirmation Long bitterly op-
poses. was of good character.
Former Gov. John NJ Parker was
among the character witnesses. He
said he had known Moore 80 years
and never heard his character ques-
toned until recently.
Spectators got their best laugh
when Parker referred to Long as
Col. Long" The Senator disclaimed
the honor.
More debate on their differences
CAlSdC0y ilOWCNClI Ollly WIlcIl
the hearing was adjourned until to-
morrow
Asylum Angle Probed.
From race tracks and gambling,
the Senate Finance Committee today
turned to an insane asylum In its
investigation Of the qualifications OF
Moore
Long questioned Dr. Clarence Pier
son of Alexandria. La, about q libel
suit Pierson brought many years ago
against Moore, then managing editor
of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Pierson at the time headed the
Louisiana Insane Asylum, and the
paper ran a series of articles about
it which resulted in the suit.
During the morning Long rested his
case in opposition to MoOre end q
number of character witnesses for
Moore were heard.
Both Were Indicted.
Moore and the reporter who wrote
the insane-asylum articles were in
dicted for libel, DR.. Pierson said.
Questioned by Long, the witnes,
said Moore assumed full RESPONSE
bility" for the articles carried in the
newspaper
Long said yesterday he would call
DR.. Pierson in an attempt to prove
Moore had committed perjury"
Long asked what resulted from the
indictments.
"Mr. Leppert," Pierson said, ct be-
lieve, pleaded guilty and was fined
and, believe, paid his fine"
Moore, said DR.. Pierson, was In
dicted under a series OF counts,
think Is or 30"
Long tried to show Moore informed
the witness the Louisiana Asylum in
vestigation was only part Of q gen.
eral inquiry Of such institutions in
that State, Mississippi and Alabama,
and that testimony in the trial of
Moore was to the effect the investi-
gators never went to the other States.
DR.. Pierson said he couldn't testify
to that positively, but did recall testi-
mony that the inquiry at the LOUISIANA
institution was. as Long said, ESSEN
TALLY to destroy" DR.. Pierson.
Verdict Total Reduced.
Edward Rightor, counsel for Moore,
then read court records to show Pier
sons verdict of $500 against the
Times-Picayune had been reduced to
$4,000 by the Louisiana Supreme
Court. This sum, he said, covered
only Persons court expenses.
Pierson, asked by Rightor if an at
tempt to obtain Moore's indictment in
New Orleans had not been blocked by
the district attorney, said he didn't
know whether his attorney, Henry p.
Dodd, had made such an attempt.
To show DR.. Persons reputation
was good, Long brought out that dur
ing the trial Pierson said he was
elected president of the State Medical
Society and a member Of the Ameri-
can Psychiatric Society.
Gatlin Is Recalled.
Maurice Gatlin, q former attorney
in the law Office of Col. John p. Sui
livan, attorney for q New Orleans
race track, was recalled to the stand.
Long charges Sullivan controls the
Internal Revenue and Home Loan Of
Aces in New Orleans