Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-01
Mccarthy Attempt
To Bar JoIlnson
IS Failure Again
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Carthy consistently refused to
do so.
After the committee completed
Recommendation on this issue, 1t
went on to another Of the ive
general categories Of charges
against the Wisconsin Repub-
lican-that he should be cen-
sared for abusing colleagues IN
the Senate. The latter charge
refers to a remark Senator Nc
Carthy made to reporters that
Senator Flanders was 'ssenile"
and that Senator Hendrickson.
Republican, of New Jersey was
"a living miracle, without brains
or CUTS" The category also IN
cluded alleged abuses Of four
other Senators.
Mr.. Williams, counsel for Sen.
ator Mccarthy. challenged the
relevancy of all of the evidence
read into the record to support
the charge that Senator McCar-
thy was In contempt Of the Sem
ate and the Privileges and Elec-
tions subcommittee for refusing
to testify on the resolution to
expel him.
Grounds for Challenge.
Mr.. Williams based the cfal-
lenge on the following grounds:
l. That the Senate by formal
vote had never authorized the
expulsion hearing which was
headed first by Senator Gillette,
Democrat, of Iowa, and later by
Senator Hennings, Democrat, OF
Missouri.
q That the resolution OF ex-
pulsion, introduced by former
Senator William Benton, Dem
ocrat. Of Connecticut, contained
no allegations or specifications
against Senator Mccarthy.
3. That the subcommittee de-
MED Senator Mccarthy the
right to cross-examine wit
i1esSes.
4. That while the resolution
authorized the committee to
spend funds to investigate Sem
afor McCarthy's activities only
from the time he was first
elected to the Senate in 1916
that the committee actually in
vestigated events that annotated
his election to the Senate.
5. That only four of the SO
pages in the subcommittee re-
port were based on sworn testi-
i1ony. Mr.. Williams charged
the other 4s pages were devoted
to hearsay.
Chairman Watkins pointed
out to Mr.. Williams that the
Senate in April, 1852. by a vote
OF so to 0 confirmed the juris-
diction of the subcommittee.
That still didn't give the SUBJ
committee wider authority to GO
beyond the time Of Senator Nc
Carthy's election" Mr.. Williams
answered.
Senator Watkins then said that
there were quite a few things
In the report Of the subcommittee
that occurred after the election
Of Senator Mccarthy.
The chairman then said that
regardless of how weak the case
for expulsion Of Senator Nc
Carthy may have been "stin q
Senate committee was consider
Ing it and the Senate considered
the failure Of Senator Mccarthy
to testify of sufficient Importance
to have us consider it.
1.-THE important thing" Sem
ator Watkins said at another
point" is the conduct of the
defendant toward that COM
mittee."
Reporter Called.
Mr.. Williams argued that "you
can't, have contempt Of a body
that was acting in an illegal
manner" and he promised he
would have another motion on
the contempt charge later.
Senator Stennis, Democrat. Of
Mississippi described Mr.. Will
liams' argument against the con-
tempt charges as "a very i'm
portant point"
In connection with the charge
Of abuse of fellow Senators, As
sistant Committee Counsel Guy
De Furia read into the record
excerpts from the transcript Of
the Army-McCarth hearing in
which Senator Mccarthy used
the word "senility" in several
references to Senator Flanders.
Bernard Livingstone, a report
er for the Associated Press, was
called as a witness and testi-
fed he had shown Senator Nc
Carthy a copy of a prepared
speech by Senator Flanders on
June II. He said Senator Me-
Carthy looked up, smiled and
said:
81 think they should get a
man with a net and take him to
Q good. quiet place"
Reference to Hendrickson.
Joseph w. Hall. jr., another
Associated Press reporter. testi-
fled that on January 2, 1858, he
had taken down Senator Nc
Carthy's telephone comment on
the report Of the Hennings COM
mittee.
Mr.. Hall testified the Senator
said that If the members Of the
Hennings committee really be-
lieved the things they said In the
report, they should move to
deny him a seat when the Sem
ate met the following day. jan
uary 8. to begin the first session
of the SD Congress.
In the comment, MIR. Hall tes-
titled, the Senator referred to
Senator Hendrickson, Republic
can, of New Jersey, as having
neither brains nor CUTS"
The first fiareup over Senator
johnson highlighted yesterdays
opening session of the hearing.