Evening star., 1922-05-16
VOTES ADDITIONAL
.GRANDJURY FORD.G.
House Approves Attorney
Generals Proposal for Pros
ecuting War Graft Cases.


General to call an additional grand
jury for the District of Columbia
was approved by the House late yes
terday under suspension Of the rules.
1t was explained by. Chairman Vol
stead of the judiciary committee that
this measure was urged by the At
torney General. especially because
mating during the war that are de-
mardipg attention. The legislation
already has passed the Senate. but
some House committee amendments
must be reconciled in conference.
1t was emphasized that>this would
mean two grand juries sitting at the
same time. each with jurisdiction
over the whole District and the same
kind and character Of crime. Rep
resentative Connally Of Texas, demo-
crat. congratulated "the committee
and the Attorney General IN hnaiiy
coming to the conclusion that the
only way In which to prosecute war
fraud cases Is In the grand jury room
and in the courtroom rather than In
the public prints and the political
FORUM"
Political squabble Arises.
Much of the time for debate on this
bill was given over to political
squabble over the reasons for delay
in prosecuting war frauds Repre-
sentative Phil Campbell of Kansas,
chairman of the rules committee, took
the occasion to express confidence IN
both Attorney General Daugherty ana
Secretary of War Weeks, on whom
aspersions had been thrown.
II am not afraid the Attorney Gen1
eral will not do his duty" he said. Il
believe in Harry Daugherty as man:
and I believe in the Secretary or
War. John Weeks Is known to the
membership of this House. and as
Secretary of War. John Weeks, mas
their eondence and tftssa the aspsrseas Pc theas
cabinet officers Is unworthy the MEM
bership Of this House. They have
both courted. and they court today
the fullest investigation Of every act
Of theirs since they have assumed
charge in their respective omces.
Half Million for Prosecutions. I
Half a million dollars also was
voted by. the House late yesterday as
a fund for the Attorney hts Genesas ss.,,ro 70
also has been passed by the Senate.
Some men "who think they have
power in the nation today will find
themselves behind the bars" as a
result of the activity Of Attorney
General Daugherty: declared Snair-
committee. in urging everybody to
stand up and give him what he had
asked Supporting the chairman In
this plea, Representative Connally.
democrat, Texas, said he wanted the
the flesh and not in the imagination.
whather thew were democrats or re-
publicans.
Sees No Excuse.
Representative Byrns, Tennessee,
ranking democrat of the appropria-
tions committee. said the money
should be voted forthwith. adding,
however, that the bureau OF investi-
CATION had been given $2.o0o,000. and
situation in which the department
AS joint author Of the Woodruff
johnson resolution for the tnvestiga-
tion, Representative Woodruff, re-
publican. Michigan. told the House
that his vote for the appropriation
mination to press for action upon the
resolution"
\ Critieises Attorney General
Referring to the Attorney Generals
letter to the President, transmitted
last week to the House, Representa-
tive Moore, democrat, Virginia, de-
clared Mr.. Daugherty seems to hold
Congress accountable for his inaction
in some at least OF the war fraud
cases"
Representative King. republican, IL
linois, declared II the Department Of
Justice institutes a genuine cam
paign against war grafters Congress
will have to create a multitude .-of
new Jail apartments for them" He
criticised the dismissal by the Attor-
new General of w. o. Watts, q special
agent Of the Department of Justice.