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The report said acceptance Of
q $500 check after the nomination
of MIR. Cosgriff to be director OF
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration placed Senator Benton
| in "a rather inconsistent position"
and added:
Senator Benton should have
known that, as a member Of the
United States Senate. he would be
called upon to exercise a vote
should the matter of Cosgriff' s
nomination reach the floor. AL
though Senator Benton is, by his
own statement, a wealthy man
and therefore not reliant upon
such sums as Mr.. Cosgriff gave
him, this would not seem to change
the principle involved"
The report said Mr.. Cosgrifi
first described the money as a
contribution to Senator Benton's
1850 campaign, but that later he
said he had been mistaken and
that it was for distribution OF
Benton speeches on Government
reorganization. Mr.. Benton also
said it was not a campaign con-
ltribution.
Regulatory Law recommended.
The subcommittee said that, il
it was a campaign contribution
Mr.. Benton's failure to report il
was a violation of the Corrupt
Practices Act. The subcommittee
also suggested that Congress
should enact a law regulating the
use of special funds received by
members Of Congress, with some
criminal sanctions attached which
would discourage surreptitious
handling of such funds"
Senator Hennings said the Sec
ton dealing with Senator Ben
ton. as we'll as that about Senator
Mccarthy, would be transmitted
to the Justice Department and
the Revenue Bureau.
Senator Benton, in a statement
released by his Office, made no
mention of what the subcommit-
tee said about himself. He pre-
dicted, however, that the report
would result ultimately in the ex-
pulsion of Senator Mccarthy.
"The shocking evidence against
Senator Mccarthy reported out
today by the Senate Subcommittee
on Privileges and Elections" the
Benton statement said, "again
substantiates my carefully docu-
mented presentation of September
%, 1851, showing that Senator
Mccarthy is not fit to serve in the
United States Senate.
1T also brings to public view
additional and voluminous details
concerning McCarthy's sordid
financial transactions. This rec
ord is a challenge to the con-
science of the Senate"
In submitting the report with
out recommendations regarding
Senator Mccarthy, the subcom-
mittee said ."the record should
speak for ITSELF"
Senator Hennings declined to
comment on it, other than to say
the report will be transmitted to
the Justice Department and the
Internal Revenue Bureau.
Asked if he would seek to have
Senator Mccarthy stand aside
when the new Senate is sworn
in, Senator Hennings replied that
he had mo such plans"
Rejected Bids to Testify.
Before taking up the specific
matters about which it raised the
questions concerning Senator Nc
Carthy. the subcommittee report
ed the Wisconsin Republican had
rejected all it's invitations-six in
number-to appear and testify in
explanation of the issues that had
arisen. Instead. the report said,
Senator Mccarthy had attacked
the subcommittee as being dis
honest and doing the work of
Communists"
"Such action on the part of
Senator Mccarthy" the report
continued. might appear to re-
fleet a disdain and contempt for
the rules and wishes of the en-
tire Senate body. as well as the
membership of the subcommittee
In reviewing its efforts to OBJ
tain Senator McCarthy's cooper
alton, the subcommittee charged:
"The record of what took place
leaves the inescapable con-
clusion that Senator Mccarthy de-
iliberately set out to thwart any
investigation of him by obscuring
the real issue and the response
bility of the subcommittee by
charging lack of jurisdiction,
smear and Communist-inspired
persecution"
The subcommittee said it did not
subpoena Senator Mccarthy for
Testimony. as it said it had a right
under the law to do, because until
very recently. there was chance
that he would come in and give an
explanation of his transactions. 1t
added that members of the Sena-
tors family were not subpoenaed
because this would have been IAN
unfair position to place them in
since the Wisconsin Republican
had refused to testify.
/ Checks T0taling $4,000.
A large part of the report was
concerned with Senator McCar-
thy's financial transactions. in
Guiding profitable speculation in
the soybean future market in 1850.
While raising many questions
aboet t such activities. the subcom-