Evening star., 1954-11-08

Dreory Morning After. Poge AS
Morse Sits With Democrats os Senate
Meets. Pooe AS
only the swearing in of five new
Senators and other routine mat
ters. with the actual debate on
censure to be started Wednes-
day.
But soon after it opened,
Senator Mccarthy set of a
furry of debate-and unburd-
ened himself of some sharp
comments-when he protested
as completely unfair to us"
some proposed changes in the
report Of the special Senate
committee that recommended
censure of two counts.
Referring to the report of the
six-member committee headed
by Senator Watkins, Republican,
of Utah. Senator Mccarthy said:
'"They made their bed and
they can lie in it now"
Four Lines Deleted.
Senator Watkins, seated beside
Senator Mccarthy. said the
changes weye mostly typograph-
ical corrections in the report
with the exception of a dele
tion of -four or five lines which
are obviously in error"
The principal amendment be-
ing considered by his committee
Senator Watkins added, was IN
the wording of the censure reso-
luton itself which the commit
tee instructed him to prepare.
Senator Watkins explained
after a morning meeting of his
committee that the introduction
of the amended censure resolu-
tion probably will be delayed un-
til Wednesday because of the
absence of one of the committee
members, Senator Erwin, Demo-
crat, of North Carolina. His ar
rival was delayed by the death
of Gov. William B. INSTEAD Of
North Carolina.
Mccarthy Interrupts.
Senator Mccarthy interrupted
Senator Watkins to say he would
like to know what lines were be-
ing deleted, and added:
'I've found so many obvious
errors in the report, I'd like to
see which ones are being de-
leted."
The Wisconsin Republican
suggested that Chairman Wat
kins file the special committee S
report as it is, and offer any
amendments or corrections later.
Senator Watkins assured Sem
ator Mccarthy he would be in
formed as soon as possible of
the proposed changes.
Senator Mccarthy said he had
prepared his defense on the
committees report as it was re-
leased following the censure
hearings. He referred to the re-
port as "imbecilic" and filed
with contradictions"
Today's session marked the
first time in history that the
Senate ever came back to take
up the question of condemning
the conduct of one of its mem
bers, although, technically, this
is an extension of its regular
session and not a special one.
In advance of the meeting,
Senator Mccarthy defiantly de-
scribed the proceeding as a
'lynching bee." He again pre-
dicted he would be censured,
saying the Democrats and $50
called liberal" Republicans ''have
plenty of votes" to do it.
CenSure of a senator carries
no formal penalty. It involves a
finding that the senator is
guilty of conduct tending to
bring the Senate into disrepute.
Only three Senators have been
censured, and each subsequently
was defeated for reelection.
Dirksen Opposes Censure.
Senator Monroney, Democrat,
of Oklahoma, said yesterday a
vote of cenSure, while only a re-
buke with no legal effect, would
"have a bearing on the accept
ance of what he (Senator Nc
Carthy) says as Senator when
it reaches the American public. /"
Senator Monroney, appearing
on a radio interview, Youth
Wants to Know" agreed with
Senator cCarthy's forecast that
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