Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
Morris Will Ask
Data on Incomes
OF Top Officials
Senate Group Votes
Against immunity
For Witnesses
BY George Dsvsiidss

he viii open his inquiry Of cor
rupti0t1 Iii Government BY askiha
top Government 6ffieiais for de.
tails about, their sources Of In.
come
Meanwhile, the Senate judiciary
Committee V6ted unanimously To-
day against swing Mr. Norris the
power 70 grant Immunity AGAINST
prosecution 20 witnesses who
might DO reluctant TO answer iRE
eliminating questions
Fhe Senate gP0Hp's action hRs
bhe eHeet Of renewing tho last
yestlge OF administration h9pe for
the immunity power, which was
requested specifically by President
truman A House judiciary sub
committee turned down the Ve-
quest last week,
Delay ON Subpoena Power Usp,
Delayed aetlan--at least-also
faced Mr., Humans request that
MT, Norris DO empowered TO SUBJ
poena witnesses and documents,
% judiciary Committee Chairman
MeCaFran urged much more OK.
tensiye study" OF this proposal,
Members OF both the House and
Senate have expressed fears that
use OF the subpoena power might
interfere with congressional In
vestigations,
Mr., Morris told reporters the
data about Federal oficials' In.
come sources will DO sought in
questionnaires now being drawn
UP. He said no hoped 10 send
the forms 10 the Government
Printing once late this week and
distribute them 90 soon 90 they
are printed.
The Adminlstration'B corruption
Sleuth said O distribution list Of
ofIiciais 10 being prepared with
help Of the Civil Service Commits
sion. fIo made plain the forms
will DO sent 10 top level officials,
and not TO rank and iile employees
Of Governmental agencies;
Similar questionnaireS were sent
10 virtually oil employees OF the
Internal Revenue Bureau 0 few
months ago, under insist0nce OF
the House Ways and Means sub.
committee probing tax scandals.
Must List All Income.
Mr.. Morris said the question.
mares will require O listing Of oil
income In addition to Federal
salaries, with explanations Of serv-
ices performed TO earn such In.
come. The replies, he said, will
be held In confidence unless they
show irregularities which lead to
prosecution or some other Govern
ment action.
Harold z. Stassen last week
sought to have @ House Judiciary
subcommittee investigate the A.
nancial status Of the Justice De.
partment's top official, Attorney
General McGrath, but the House
group made no plans for immedi.
ate compliance with the SUCCESS
ton.
Senator McCarran. meanwhile,
voiced his demand for further
study Of the subpoena power issue
as q special subcommittee he
heads made q report to the full
Committee
Ferguson would Delay Action.
Meanwhile, Senator Ferguson,
Republican. Of Michigan, also 40.
cused the Treasury Department
Of stretching its rules" In allow.
Ing former internal Revenue
Commissioner Joseph b. human,
jru to represent clients In tax
eases before the department.
Treasury 0fhelais, however, said
they would welcome O new law
which weuid place more Fieid re.
sbFietl6fs on such representation
BY former Government 0fileiais,
Under existing low, @ former en-
pleye may h6tI within tive years
afbeF leaving government service,
prosecute O claim which was BeHds
Ing while he held the Federal jebr
A Treasury spokesman said the
department. BY Ito ewR rules, fer
bids any. former empleye fFeml
representing clients before the
Government In matters the ems
pleye learned about while no was
with the Government, Buff theI
empleye sWeaFa no had no actual
personal knowledge Of the ease
during Federal empleymeRt-this
FeStriOti0n NAV he Waived.