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Show STORMY SCENE IN COMMITTEE ROOM WASHINGTON. Aug. I A stormy scene waa provoked before Oi bouse eom mlttee on department of labor and commerce com-merce expenditure yeeterday by the readlni of a letter from Commissioner of Flsherlee Bowers assailing Representative Towneend of New Jarssv as a toe of a dena-eroua besmlreher of character in connection with charaea of official aanc-tlon aanc-tlon of unlawful alauahtsr of seals. Mr. Townsend's reecJutlon brouaht on the Inquiry Into the eharae. Mr. Bowers- letter, addressed to Cbalr-maa Cbalr-maa Rothermel of the committee, charaea that Mr. Townssnd bad endeavored to eustaln and Justify" before he committee foraed, flctltloua and libelous 'matter ' . that he offered auch matter "with the deliberate de-liberate ourpoee of concMlmj lh "l facta." and "that he permitted himself to be made the tool of an unscrupulous ma. nlnulator of records and a daiureroua oe-smlrrher oe-smlrrher of character.' - M When Mr. Bowere read bis lt- r, Rothermel demanded to know whether Secretary Neel had sanctioned such "hantee. When direct answer mu refused the chairman threatened t fall the i ser-eent-at-arme. aa the meetlna we In disorder. Mr. Townaead's eojiruei i have ssked him to reoly to the commissioner from the floor of tha house. CHICAOO. Aug. .-"It l'nt nec. ssry for m to sanction the charaee brouaht byMr. Bowere." declared Becre-tarof Becre-tarof Commerce and Labor Najrel. who passed throuah her on his way to Hrio lnelft.d th. h7 amine! the eommleatoner of fisheries, ana u Mr. Bowere Is chief of that depart. Sen." he Is entirely within hie rlahta when be takes the witness stand and defends de-fends himself without aeoklna. my ao- "'Sru'rthermorfc- nth,ued Mr. Njurel. "Mr. Bowers Is a presidential aeoolnlee. Thle la another rood reason why be ehould Vo ahead and defend blmlf without with-out any eanctlon. ... . th t "Of course. 1 cannot aay offhand triat I approve of Mr. Bowere" chanres aaalnst ToWnsend. because 1 have not had auffl-clSnt auffl-clSnt time In which to ao ovjr the ma -r.- Howvr. I nct to dock in WMhlon Tridav. when! exojct.to u.-tlfy u.-tlfy before th commission Itself. |