The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-24

the Electric Bond and Share Co.
He Saw Others
Carpenter said he saw other
congressman and also Sens. Morris
Sheppard and Tom Connally of
Texas before and after the utilities
vote.
Black charged committee inves-
tigators had difficulty in obtaining
access to the books of the Edison
Electrical Institute.
"Our Investigators have been
there eight days and finally ac-
quired access to the books two or
three days ago." he said.
The corporate set-up of the Tex
as Light and Power company, Car
penter testified, goes up through
American Power and Light COM
pany to the Electric Bond and
Share company. A federal trade
commission report presented by
Black charged write-up of Texas
Light and Power common stock
from $2,390,000 to $10,550,O0o.
Describing a visit to his hotel by
Rep. Patton, Carpenter said:
A1Is dbIOll 0du6hICI w DIS SCI.
ting married and we talked about
that"
Didn't you discuss the Wheeler
Rayburn bill?"
EYES,"
Patton and his wife accompanied
Carpenter on the Chesapeake fish,
ing trip, the witness said.
Carpenter, gray-haired and wear
ing tortoise shell glasses, sat quiet
ly at the witness table as he an
swered Blacks questions.
Black Was Emphatic
did you ever give anybody any
thing?" Black asked suddenly,
banging his fist on the table.
II may have bought somebody
meal now and them" Carpenter
replied, but I don't recall giving
anybody anything"
The witness said he discussed
progress of the campaign with Sam
Murphy, company attorney, and
specialized on how various men,
bers of the Texas delegation would
vote on the death sentnece."
Didn't anyone tell you definite
ly how he planned to voter"
mo. Mr.. Patton talked to me as
though he were opposed to the
death sentence and I think Mr..
Dies did, too"
Did you buy any cigars?"
IT might have bought two or
three boxes"
did you give any away by the
box?"
IT don't recall"
No, Unless Cigars
did you ever give anything
wrapped up in a cigar box?"
mo. Unless it was a couple Of
sigars."
In regard to expenses, Carpen-
ter testified his, company spent ST.
266.45, charged to operating ex-
penses, on kilograms opposing the
bill.
The firm spent $12,232.4S for
preparation and presentation of
statement before the house inter-
state commerce committee.
Carpenter said his personal sal
airy was $4,000 year.
Expenses during trips of Texas
power officials to Washington
amounted to $1467,87 and $1935.42,
Carpenter said.
The company paid $192 for ra-
dio campaign in Texas. also
charged to operating expenses.
Death Sentence Still Lives
The utility bill conferences will
decide the outcome of the admin
istration's efforts to impose a
death sentence" on unnecessary
holding companies. The house
rejected the death sentence and
the senate accepted 1t. The con-
ferees must seek an agreement on
the section OF the bill which was
fought by utilities companies and
which led tot investigation of lob
bying.
It was leraned from one Of the
house conferees that Reps. George
d., AL. ranking demo-
crat on the house interstate com.
mittee, John G. Cooper, r.. o.,
and Pehr @. Holmes, r., Mass.
We're angered by insistenee that
Benjamin Cohen, PWA attorney
and brain truster. and Dozier De.
fbHe, cVuubet VI tnc feuckht tSWek
commission, bo permitted TO at.
tend the executive sessions.
The three, who opposed the
death sentence" In tho house and
constitute the majority OF the
house conference committee, In.
sisted that all outsiders DO ruled
out or that the conferences be-
public, even 10 utility Interests.
II am not an obatructienint,"
Huddleston said, "but I do want q
fair deal ana an open fight"
II was reported that Chairman
sam nayburn, d.. Tex.. and Chair
man Burton x. wheeler, d., Mont,
aosauihora ef the WheoIersiiars
burn h|iI. insisted that DaFaIse ana
Cohen attend - technical kfx|HeIf