Evening star., 1935-02-15
Senate Approves Modified
Resolution to Review
Investigations.
JAMES STEWART & co.
CONTRACTS INCLUDED
Thanks for the Information, y
Says P. w. A. Chief When
Told of Action.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
At the request Of Senator Long,
Democrat, of Louisiana the Senate to-
day asked Secretary Ickes to furnish
all reports of Interior Department in
veStigators referring to Postmaster
General Farley.
Il will turn over anything we have
as soon as I get formal notification
from the Senate" Ickes said when in
formed OF the action.
Senator Robinson. Democratic leader
agreed to approval Of the resolution
calling for the data after Long had
consented to a modification.
AS originally drawn. the resolution
called for all reports gathered by
Louis CLAWS, Ickes' chief investigator
in connection with the public building
program.
Robinson protested this data would
be too voluminous.
Farley Only Concerned.
AS approved, the resolution re-
quests Ickes to furnish all CLAWS
reports which affect, mention or re-
port on James A. Farley, or any con-
Germ with which said Farley has been
or is now identified"
1t also asked for reports dealing
with contracts to James Stewart &
Co.. on supplies furnished to that
company by the General Builders
Supply Corp.
Long has charged the Stewart
Co. was given preference in public
works contracts and obtained sup
plies from the other company, which
he said was headed by Farley
brother-in-la
In brief speech today, Long cited
the law on disposition of postage
stamps and read a House address
about Farley giving unperforated and
ungummed stamps to friends.
He said If those claims were true
Farley had given away first-run
stamps with a souvenir value" OF
$50
Failed in Former Efforts.
SlaShing at Farley for the third
straight day. Long yesterday had beer
unsuccessful in his efforts to have
the Senate direct Ickes to make avail
able information which Long said
the Secretary had concerning the
postal chief.
When Senator Clark, Democrat. OF
Missouri. objected. Long moved to sus-
pend the Senate rules and then talked
for the rest of the day before with
drawing the motion.
He repeated the charges listed In
the "whereases" of his original reso-
luton and asserted Farley had vio-
lated three Federal statutes and pos
sibly a fourth" in retaining an in
terest in a building supply company
furnishing materials to firms having
Government contracts and in seeking
donations from Government employees
to wipe out the Democratic party
deficit
Political Support Alleged.
He said he could bring witnesses
from West Virginia and perhaps from
the Senate itself to support his charge
that Farley used an application for
Reconstruction Finance Corp. loan
from the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
last Fall as the basis for seeking sup
port from an official of that road for
Glen Shaver, candidate against Rush
D. Holt for the Senate.
Senator Clark asked Long If he had
read a denial of that charge from
John j. Cornwell. former West Virginia
Governor and general counsel of the
Baltimore & Ohio. Long said he had
not. but could furnish witnesses and
some Of 'em amt so far from where
the Senator is sittin'."
will you be more explicit?" CLARK
asked.
NO" Long replied, ION advice Of
counsel refuse to answer"
Tries to Recall Cicero.
Laughter followed this exchange
and was repeated when The Louisi-
anan snapped his fingers in the mid
die of sentence trying to remember
something that Cicero said.
He finally recalled and asserted
"Cicero said about Cataline, Does he
live? Yea, more, he walks in the
Senate In the case of Farley:
Does he live? He supplants the United
States Senate. He's the eyes, ears
and if there's a heart left, the heart
Of the Democratic party"