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committee. stating:
"This report accuses me either
directly or by innuendo and in
timation Of the most dishonest |
and improper conduct.
"If it is true. ! am unfit to
serve in the Senate. II II is
false.s then the three men who
joined in it--namely. Hendrick-
son, Hennings and Hayden--are
dishonest beyond words.
"If these three men honestly
think that all Of the four things
of which they have accused me.
they have q deep moral obliga-
tion tomorrow to move that the
Senate does not seat me as a
Senator.
IF they think the report is
true. they will do that. II they
know the report is completely
false and that it has been is
sued only for its smear value,
then they will not dare to present
this case to the Senate.
This committee has been
squandering taxpayers money
on this smear campaign for
nearly Is months. If they feel
that they are honest and right,
why do they fear presentation of
their case to the Senate?
81 challenge them to do that.
If they do not, they will have,
proved their complete dishonesty.
II can understand the actions
Of the leftwnigers in the ad-
ministration. like Hennings and
Hayden. AS far as Hendrickson
is concerned, I frankly can bear
him no i'll will.
Suffice to say that he is a
living miracle in that he Is
without question the only man in
the world who has lived so long
with neither brains nor guts.''
go. By letter of September 10,
1852. Chairman Gillette of the
subcommittee wrote to Chairman
Hayden, Of the Committee on
Rules and Administration, sug-
gesting that the membership of
the subcommittee be reduced
from five to three, as it was orig
inally, to facilitate the work Of
the subcommittee.
81. Senator Welker resigned
as a member of the subcommit-
tee on September 9, 1852.
So. Chairman Gillette resigned
as a member of the subcommit-
tee on September 26, 1852.
63. After consultation with the
Parliamentarian, Senator Hay
den, chairman of the parent
Committee on Rules and Admin
istration, decided it was unnec-
essary to appoint two members
of the Senate to take the places
Of those who had resigned, be-
cause it was a committee of five
with a majority of three, and
because the Senate not being in
session, 1t was very difficult to
obtain Senators who were mem
bers of the Committee on Rules
and Administration.
GA. Senator Monroney,-- who
was in Europe. resigned as q
member of the subcommittee. on
November 20. 1858.
Hayden Appointed Self.
65. On November 20. 1852.
Senator. Hayden made it a mat
ter of record 1by, writing to the
clerk of the Committee on Rules
and Administration that he was
appointing himself q member Of
the Subcommittee on Privileges
and Elections In place Of Sena-
tor Monroney.
66. The subcommittee, with
Senator Hennings as chairman,
and Senators Hendrickson and
Hayden as members, continued
to function until January 16,
1853.
81. Since January, 1853, the
Subcommittee on Privileges and
Elections has had but three
members.
So. The suggestion of Senator
Gillette that the membership of
the subcommittee be reduced to
three members was given con-
sideration by both the Commit
tee on Rules and Administration
and the subcommittee.
SO. Senators Hennings, Hay
den, and Hendrickson signed the
subcommittee report pursuant to
Senate Resolution 1877 and Sen
ate Resolution 304.
| 70. 1t was the opinion of
Chairman Hayden, of the Com
mittee on Rules and Admins
tration, that without reducing
the subcommittee to three men,
bers, the subcommittee could
continue to function as a COM
mite Of five with but three
members.
| II. It was the opinion of
Chairman Hayden, that the
Senate not being in session, it
was not necessary for him as
chairman of the parent COM
mittee to obtain confirmation
by the parent committee of ap-
pointments to the subcommittee.
T 72. Chairman Hayden testi-
fed that there was immediate
important work for the SUBJ
committee to do and that there
was no one other than himself
on the Committee on Rules and
Administration who could be
appointed to the subcommittee
| 73. This manner of conducting
the Subcommittee on Privileges
and Elections was consistent
with its practice since before
the 81St Congress and did moi
violate any rule of the parent
committee.
4 "a. Chairman Hayden contin-
ued as chairman Of the Commit
tee on Rules and Administration
and Chairman Hennings Of the
Subcommittee on Privileges anc