Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-11-09
By Mary MeGrory

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To Senator Mccarthy, thu
special Senate session called tx
consider his misdemeanors ha.
always been a lynch-party.
Now that it has convened, hi
is complaining about the quail
ity of the rope. That is to say
he is seriously displeased with
the revised report submitted BY
the select committee which voted
to cenSure him.
Senator Knowland, the ma
jority leader, spoke wistfully
yesterday of achieving at least
"a semi-judicious atmosphere. .
He had no luck on either side OF
the aisle.
Hardly were the words out OF
his mouth before Senator Nc
Carthy was flashing away at
Senator Watkins, demanding to
know which of the obvious
errors of fact" in the report had
been corrected in the revised
version.
Conjuring UP among his more
impressionable listeners visions
of rack and thumhscrews, he
said of the white haired Nor
mon, chairman of the staid,
select committee which voted to
bring him to book: II don't see
how we can force him to tell us. "
Democrats Carefree.
The Democrats, through 1t all,
appeared wonderfully carefree.
Senator Morse, formulating Oft
expressed sympathies, went over
and sat among them. A constant
coming and going went on around
the desk he took in the last row
Of the Democratic aisle.
Except for Minority Leader
johnson, who asked for order in
the chamber several times, to
quiet the buzz on his own side,
the only Democrat to speak was
Senator Chavez. He brightly an
nounced he was ready to vote
now" Senator Johnson was OBJ
served having a word with him
later.
Senator Knowland said that
he was not ready to vote and
voiced a plea for open-minded-
ness all around. In fact, he kept
voicing the forlorn hope that the
general debate" would not begin
until Wednesday,. q
The Senate, it appears, does
not just plunge in and come to
grips with an issue, even when
there is only one before it.
Rather, it is like a dowager max
ing a rare public appearance.
FormalitieS have to be observed.
Introductions and plans have to
be made, program laid out, a
time set for the coming of the
coachman to fetch her.
Mccarthy Eager.
Senator Knowland was pro-
ceeding laboriously with all these
matters, but he had reckoned
without Senator Mccarthy, a
man easily bored with ritual, or
without the Senator's friends,
who, it appeared. had other fish
to fry.
Senator Capehart said he had
q meeting of the Banking and
Currency Committee scheduled
for this morning. with subpoe-
naed witnesses expected. Sena-
tor Malone also thought he would
like to go to a committee meeting
or two while he was in town.
Senator Welker, who said he
hated to digress, thought it would
be seemly for all the Senators
to attend the unwilling of the
Two Jima Memorial which will
take place tomorrow.
Senator Knowland, still hope
full of postponing debate" men
toned that everything should
wait on the arrival of Senator
Erwin Of North Carolina, an
other member Of the select COM
mittee. whose approval must be
sought for minor revisions" in
the committee report.
This was for Senator Nc
Carthy a call to arms. Bowling to
the packed gallery. he waded
into Senator Watkins, whose desk
Is right beside his. The last time
these two met, it was over a
committee table, and Senator
Watkins had a gavel in his hand.
During the nine days of hear
ings. Mr.. Watkins had often
stopped Senator Mccarthy cold
with a crisp Just a moment,
Senator" Yesterday. without
such weapons. he merely looked
irritated.
Mccarthy Still Displeased.
Senator Mccarthy said he
thought the committee had made
Its bed and should lie In it and
Eell him its second thollrhts