Evening star., 1935-03-09
Senator Vows to Garry on
Fight Despite Adverse
Probe Report.
COMMITTEE ABS0LVES
DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN
DR.. Edmund Walsh of Georgetown
U. Says Open Warfare Is Under
mining Confidence.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Beaten back in his attempt to get
the Senate to investigate Postmaster
General Farley, Huey P. Long con-
centrated today on drive to smash
the Roosevelt administration plans
on work relief wages.
He also said he would continue his
fight on Farley despite the Senate
Post Office Committees action yester-
day in disappearing his resolution for
the inquiry.
BY taking the floor in a filibuster
in which he tossed more criticism at
the administration and Hugh S. john
son. the Louisiana Senator already
had helped to postpone the debate on
the 81 1880. 600. 900 work and relief bill
1t was to have come up yesterday, but
Long delayed it until next week.
Priest May Be Factor.
Some hackers of the McCarran pre-
vailing wage amendment were hoping
a radio speech which Father Charlie,
E. Coughlin will make Monday night
would strengthen its Senate support
The Detroit priest Is lined up with
the opposition to the administration
plan to pay security wages" which
officials have estimated at $50 q
month.
Next week, Senator Long will renew
his fight for the McCarran plan. He
said yesterday he was told" the ad.
ministration was trying to switch
some votes by calling some Senator.
and telling them their States woulc
get sl50,000.0O out of the bill.
Sarcastically. Long said he was re-
sentful because he was neglected.
why didn't they call on me?" h,
shouted. Il might be open to q bar.
gain. I was given no chance and
might do it for less"
The committee which had consid
cred Longs charges against Farley fol
several days reported that the Senator
had not produced facts or evidenc,
constituting proper case for investi'
CATION by the Senate"
Long said he would take the fool
against Farley again Monday in ar
attempt to have the Senate upset tn,
committee report.
THE Senate wasted time in send.
ing my resolution to the Post Once
Committee" he said. 1T should hav,
sent it to Farley"
Four Republicans and one Progress.
sive filed two separate minority re.
ports on the inquiry report. They
favored a full investigation becaus,
Of what was termed suspicion createt
in the public mind.
The dissenters were Senators Ii
Toilette, Progressive, of Wisconsin
Gibson, Republican, of Vermont
Schall. Republican, Of Minnesota
Frazier. Republican, of North Dakota
and Barbour, Republican. of New
Jersey.
Senator McKellar, Democrat, o.
Tennessee. read to the Senate ths
committee report branding the Lonl
charges as vague and indefinite
hearsay and rumor." He accused Lonf
of undertaking." saying he spreac
charges made by "repudiated" person,
against the American National Banl
of Nashville, Tenn.
Denies Inspiring Removal.
Longs charge, denied by Farley
was that the Postmaster General OBJ
tanned the removal of q Federal at
torney at Nashville and that a "spe.
cial man" was sent there just be.
fore a grand jury investigation of the
bank. Long said this man made a
speech to the jury and no action
was taken,
The committee report recorded Z
denial by Attorney General Cum
mings that Farley intervened in the
case. and McKellar declared Long
cast aspersions on "as honorable mer
as may be found anywhere"
Another Long charge was that
Farley Influenced public works con-
tracts being awarded to the James
Stewart Construction Co., but the ma
jority report found he had been
guilty Of mo improper conduct"
It also declared there was no indi-
cation Farley solicited campaign
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