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he has demanded, to cross
examine witnesses, and what
specific charges should be con-
sidered against him.
A quick survey of the six Sena-
tors indicated most of them
favored public hearings-but no
television coverage.
Several of them indicated, too,
that the inquiry would require
mucn more time than the 10
days remaining before the
scheduled adjournment of Con-
gress. This forecast the possibil-
ity the House will adjourn sine
die when the legislative work is
completed while the Senate takes
a series of recesses while waiting
for the inquiry to be completed.
Senator Mccarthy got one
brushoff from the special COM
mittee almost as soon as it was
appointed. He asked for a meet
ing during the afternoon to dis
cuss the program. The committee
met informally and then sched-
uled today's closed meeting with
no plans for the Wisconsin Re-
publican to attend.
Senator Mccarthy reserved
comment on the committees
membership, and on the turn
down given his request for a
closed-door talk.
However. on a filmed television
interview last night, the Senator
said he is fully satisfied with
the committee g.. they seem to
be good, honest Senator's"
Conservative View.
Selection of the committee
grew out of the senatorial furore
over the Flanders resolution and,
according to observers, the mem
bers represent a conservative
point of view which has not
been identified with either the
pro-McCarthy or opposite side.
The six. however, represent
something less than a committee
OF senior Senators which Senate
Republican Leader Knowland of l
California and Democratic Lead
er Lyndon B. johnson of Texas
were reported trying to obtain
to investigate a matter involving
the prestige of the Senate itself.
Three Of ktt1e @six are serving
their. first terms, and one of
them, Senator Erwin, has BEEN
in the Senate only a few weeks
since his appointment to fill the
vacancy by the death of Senator
Hooey. Democrat. of North Car
olina.
Senator johnson is the oldest
IN point of service with more
than II years, and Senator Wat
kins is serving his second term.
One qualification set up by the
leaders was met in that none of
the six face election problems
this year.
Senator johnson is retiring
from the Senate at the end of
this term and is running for
Governor of Colorado with odds
on prospects of winning without
difficulty. The only other one of
the six confronted with election
is Senator Erwin and he already
has been nominated, which is
tantamount to election in tradi-
t1onally Democratic North Caro-
lima.
Four Are Lawyers.
All three Democrats and one
of the Republicans-Senator
Watkins-are lawyers. Senators
Stennis and Erwin came to the
Senator after distinguished ca
reers as judges in their home
States.
Senator Stennis told reporters
he had given up plans to attend
a meeting of the Interparliamen-
tary Union in Vienna in taking
the assignment.
The Mississippian predicted
the inquiry will be drawn out
some' and there will be no short
cuts.
Il sense a very serious at
titude about this here Gin the
Senate)," Senator Stennis said
and I think the six men Sc
lected for this assignment are
very serious"
He said he was weighing
whether the inquiry should be
open or closed. He added that
as a member of the Senate
Armed Services Committee in
vestigating the dismissal of Gen.
Douglas Macarthur as Far
Eastern commander he was i'm