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the defense needs?" he asked.
Senator Mccarthy should have
an unrestrained opportunity to
defend himself when his career
is In jeopardy. This is a legis-
latiye trial. When the time
comes for me to make amplif1ed
remarks, ] expect to delve deeply
into the authorities on legisla-
tive trials"
When the Senate met yester-
day 1t expected to hear Senator
Dirksen offer a proposed substi-
tute to the two censure counts
recommended against Senator
Mccarthy by a six-member COM
mittee headed by Senator Wat
kins. Republican. of Utah.
But the session soon assumed
a clinical atmosphere. Senator
KnoWland obtained a report by
Dr.. George w. Calver. attending
physician for Congress, on the.
condition of Senator Mccarthy
ut Bethesda Naval Hospital. He
conferred with Democratic
Leader Johnson, members Of the
Watkins Committee. and others.
Finally an agreement was
worked out. mainly on the basis
Of DR.. Calver's report, to recess
to November 20.
Two Oppose.
The upshot, several hours
later. was that the Senate voted
rs to 2 for Senator Knowland's
motion to recess. The two OPP
posing 1t were Democratic Sem
ators Lehman of New York and
Fulbright of Arkansas.
Senator Lehman attempted
unsuccessfully to change that
motion by having the Senate re-
cess only until next Monday.
Senator Watkins expressed re-
gret that there had been any
hesitation about recessing be-
cause of the illness of Senator
Mccarthy. He readily concurred
In the decision by Senators
Knowland and Johnson. He said
he believed the Senate should
have recessed Immediately on
meeting yesterday morning as
soon as it got official word that
Senator Mccarthy still was in
the hospital.
II hope we will have the spirit
OF charity and justice directing
US In whatever we do" he said.
He explained to reporters that
yesterdays session had been al
lowed to continue on a general
understanding that only speeches
favorable" to Senator Mccarthy
would be heard. He declared
that this proved to be almost
practical impossibility because
favorable" statements might
lead to "unfavorable" replies by
other Senators. He said he pur-
posely stayed out of the cham
ber most of the afternoon so as
not to be tempted to interrupt
some remarks with which he dis
agreed.
Doctors Letter.
The deciding factor, so far as
the overwhelming vote for the
recess was concerned, apparently
was this letter from DR.. Calver:
Pursuant to the request of
the majority and minority Lead
ers Of the Senate, I have the
following report on the condition
of Senator. McC cCarthy. visited
him in his room in the hospital
and talked to him about his in
jury. He has a laceration of the
skin and soft tissue about the
right elbow with considerable
swelling and some pain about
the joint and running down into
the fingers.
"The wound is dressed with
the usual surgical dressing. He
has received some antibiotics
and the arm has been X-rayed
and shows no fracture, but some
roughness of the periosteum
which could possibly be due to
an infection.
I'm telephone consultation
with the assistant chief of sur
gerry at the Naval Hospital it
has been discovered that the
Senator has developed a trau-
matte bursitis which will require
the arm being placed in q splint |
for a period estimated by him
to be five days. following which
he will require physio- -therapy
for another five days and should |
not be discharged from the hos
pital before November 30, 1854.
If this schedule is not followed,
permanent injury could result
No Alternative Seen.
The Republican and Demo-
cratic leaders assured the Sem
ate that, in view of this report,
they saw no alternative to re-
cessing the session until Novem-
ber 20. Senator KnoWland later
informed his colleagues he was
told by Senator McCarthy's at
torney. Edward Bennett VIII
liams, that Senator Mccarthy
had expressed a hope that the
session would not be postponed
while he was in the hospital"
. Senator Morse agreed with
Senators Knowland and johnson
that Senator Mccarthy was en-
titled to a continuance because
of his disqualification.
He urged that Senator Nc
Carthy be given every reasonable
opportunity to defend himself.
He nevertheless advised the SEN
ate to be on the alert to assure
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