of the hearing "when the Senate investigation is over, we shall see that war and preparation for war is not a matter of national honor and national defense, but a matter of profit for the few." Over the next 18 months, the "Nye Committee" (as newspapers called it) held 93 hearings, questioning more than 200 witnesses, including J.P. Morgan Jr. and Pierre du Pont. Committee members found little hard evidence of an active conspiracy among arms makers, yet the panel's reports did little to weaken the popular prejudice against "greedy munitions interests." The hearings overlapped the 73rd and 74th Congresses. They only came to an end after Chairman Nye provoked the Democratic caucus into cutting off funding. Nye, in the last hearing the Committee held in early 1936, attacked former Democratic President Woodrow Wilson, suggesting that Wilson had withheld essential information from Congress as it considered a declaration of war. Democratic leaders, including Appropriations Committee Chairman Carter Glass of Virginia, unleashed a furious response against Nye for "dirtdaubing the sepulcher of Woodrow Wilson." Standing before cheering colleagues in a packed Senate chamber, Glass slammed his fist onto his desk in protest until blood dripped from his knuckles, effectively prompting the Democratic caucus to withhold all funding for further hearings. Although the "Nye Committee" failed to achieve its goal of nationalizing the arms industry, it inspired three congressional neutrality acts in the mid-1930s that signaled profound American opposition to overseas involvement. Party summary For details, see Changes in membership, below. Senate There were 48 states with two senators per state, this gave the Senate 96 seats. Membership changed with four deaths, one resignation, and two appointees who were replaced by electees. House of Representatives Membership changed with twelve deaths and three resignations. Leadership Senate President: John Nance Garner (D) President pro tempore: Key Pittman (D) Majority (Democratic) leadership Majority Leader and Democratic Conference Chairman: Joseph T. Robinson Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip): J. Hamilton Lewis Democratic Caucus Secretary: Hugo Black Minority (Republican) leadership Minority Leader: Charles L. McNary Assistant Minority Leader (Minority Whip): Felix Hebert Republican Conference Chairman: Charles L. McNary Republican Conference Secretary: Frederick Hale National Senatorial Committee Chair: Daniel O. Hastings House of Representatives Speaker: Henry T. Rainey (D), until August 19, 1934 (Vacant thereafter) Majority (Democratic) leadership Majority Leader: Joseph W. Byrns Majority Whip: Arthur H. Greenwood Democratic Caucus Chairman: Clarence F. Lea Minority (Republican) leadership Minority Leader: