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In Washington later Congressman Morgan said: "I did not bring in four bottles of liquor in my baggage. I never took a drink in my life." Meanwhile among his House colleagues who vouched for Mr. Morgan's personal dryness spread the report that his behavior on the Manhattan Pier was destined to protect another Congressman's wife from the humiliation of being caught with smuggled liquor.
In Manhattan U. S. District Attorney Tuttle started an investigation to test the veracity of a Congressman v. a Customs Inspector. Mr. Morgan also voted for the Five & Ten Law in the House. Its penalties would fall upon any Congressman convicted of smuggling in liquor after March 2.