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312 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES
and passed amon<^ the various counsel to determine -whether or not the question should be asked, and on such occasions counsel have come and consulted with me on it.
Mr, Cobb. I don't recall any question having been submitted to me^ but I don't complain of that, because the sky is the limit as far as I am concerned ; anybotly can ask any ciuestions they choose. My only complaint is when the attorneys for the motion-picture industry have what I deem the effrontery to undertake to censor any question that I ask in this hearing.
Mr. Kearns. That is all, Mr. Cobb.
Mr. Price.
TESTIMONY OF PEERY PRICE— Recalled
]Mr. Kearns. You have already been sworn ?
Mr. Price. I have ; yes, sir.
Mr. Kearns. Mr. Price, as counsel here, have you been able to coach or consult the counsel on the Committee of Education and Labor without following the procedure of writing the question out on paper and handing it to counsel ?
Mr. Price. Only in the occasional instances where he has asked me about some question openly in the hearing.
Mr. Kearns. It was open ?
Mr. Price. Open in the hearing.
Mr. Kearns. All right. That is all, Mr. Price.
Mr. Doherty, will you take the stand again?
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM C. DOHERTY— Recalled
Mr. Kearns. I did this just merely to establish by testimony the procedure that has been going on. Of course, anyone can draw conclusions about any bypass of conversation going on down at the counsel table. You and I can sit here, you on the stand and I in the chair, and question maybe what they are talking about. That is like the fellow that wants to know what the catcher and pitcher talk about when the catcher walks out to the mound a lot of times.
I think it has been very regular. I have no apologies to make for the procedure so far.
Mr. Doherty. Mr. Chairman, may I proceed?
Mr. Kearns. Yes.
Mr. Doherty. The voices were audible to the witnesses. They nmst have been audible to the press table. We don't know what tliey said to General Counsel McCann, but it seems that most of the time in this seemingly endless chain of questions, someone on either side had something to say to Mr. McCann. I drew it to the attention of the distinguished chairman of this committee with all respect.
Mr. Kearns. I would be glad to have the
Mr. Doherty. Pardon me.
Mr. Kearns. Would you want to produce the witnesses here that overheard it?
Mr. Doherty. I don't know if there is anyone willing to testify.
Mr. Kearns. I don't know.