New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 21, 1924, Page 7

COUNSEL PROTESTS SINCLAIR PROBING (Continued From First Page.) serve supply to meet a national emer- gerey. “You have thus discharged all over the country to aid in fram- “Whi it your committee is . vestigati that entitles you to take my client, who has been here time and again with his books and papers, and say ‘you must testify further?' " “Have you any jurisdiction whith entitles you to do so under ti standards and pre ients of the Awm- crican government The right of congressional commit- tees to call witnesses and papers from all over the country to aid in farm- ipg legislation, the never d courts, “Has it the reply, There*was a long: colloquy betweer Littleton and senators as to the rights of congre mon wity air's counsel con- tended that the committee wus with- out and ves| of power, “If vour ideas should pr Senator Dill, democrat, W “this committee might as w. its doors and quit.” “It should either quit or do its work In a constitutional fashion.” replied Littieton, Rips Argument to Pieces “As I understand Mr. Little position,” said Senator Walsh that members of congress are obliged for the purpese of informing then selves concerning contem 1 legis- lation to depend upon t talks with individuals a . untary information, which anyhody may be willing to give them, but they cannot compel anybody to come hefore a committee and tell it th facts.” “Senator, your statement is fuc ous,” Littleton s “Oh it is no returned Senator Walsh, "It is a statement of your Rrgument.” The argument grew more and more heated. TIinally ator Spencer, publican, Misso uggested that power of congress to compel a dance of witnesses should he upon as quickly as possible, Little. ton agreed, but was unable to A& method by which the could be settled, Calling attention that the govern. ment had brought civil suit in Wyom- ing aguinst the Mammoth Oil com- ¥ in which frand was charged against Sinclair, Littleton sail this was another n why his elient should not be questioned further “He (8inclair) is person I in this bil (the governm complaint) with n conspiracy to fraud the government,” Little . adding that it was doubtful that Sin clale could be compelled to testify even in a court because of that charge, As a matter of rness and jus. tice,” the attorne id, Sinclair should not be compelled to testify vnder the existing circumstances The rules of cvidence, he said, are not observed by congressional com- mittees, He then declared flatly he Cid not believe tire committee had a right in law to go now into a matter alveady before the courts and “prejudice the case,” Yhe announcement of ‘government counsel that there is to be eriminal presecution in the oil casos, Littieton said, constituted another reason why the committee should not question Sinclair, He added that it was safe “to assume” from the charge against Sinclair and the bill of complaint in the civil suit that gn cifort would be made to have him indicted “What harm would be done to Mr, Binclair if he testificd here, it he has " tor Walsh, the harm you would suffer were subjected 1o present your case before a mob in the street,” re. turned Littlcton “You tell me you vant to examine my client wh e has becn sued and maybe indicted and compel him in an ex parte pro- cecding to make o statement,” “, he is afraid of an indictmem he has ample protection,” safd Soontor Walsh “ren” replied the attorney, “you wint 1o bring him before you ol compel him to take refuge under the a that he might incriminate him J « him on that ground " asked Walsh, You propose,” Littleton retur force us to the odium of plead Ing a privilegs, of driving a man who has been driven 1o plead 1o a com plaint in the conrt and may tw i dicted=—that he must come lere fore the whe country and make the #atement that he is afraid of being incriminated “You propose to drive him to humiliation. 11 is an outrag Versal of all traditions of (t “We do not agree with that Walsh wh Littleton “We w you in the conrts wher sept us, and fight it ont 1 Do not drive us into phere and will thron oy ends of the carth When Littieton had finished tor Walsh” aid Sinclair had called far exam atio wilch he might have od when he was on the stand before There s an argument among senators to whether the commit tee should decide the giwstions 1 in public or privat Sena ver, republican, Missouri an adiournment to st but Senator Walsh dee unneccssary, No Devision Senator Bursum, republicar Mesico, said he belleved the commit 1o ghould proceed with the exam- jaation o witness ator Kan dfick, democrat, Wyoming, and Cam cron, republican, Arizona, said they wahted time to consider it Chair- man Ladd declared he favored hring- ing the witness before the commit- for Walsh said he wanted to alr every right that he in a court of Muw nk the question of toguently presented any weight commities * ad drciding whether Sinclair questivned, ~ ATCOURT HEARING NEW BRITAIN DAITLY HERALD, FRIDAY. 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