Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-10
SLOW PROGRESS
MADE SATURDAY
in OIL PROBE
Debate on DENLY Resignation
Comparatively Is Brief.
Hearing Of BonfiIs Com
picted

WASHINGTON. Feb. Persistent
but unsucct ssfuI efforts w Chairman
Leninot ~ frrce from Frederick q
BonfiIs. publish ~ tho Denver Post.
~ admission thft Harry r. Sinclair
had purchased the silence VI his news-
paper IN connection with the Teapot
Dome lease were made today at an-
oh dfamatc ~ sion of the senate
Oh committee.
Mr. Bnnfils va emphatic III his dc-
nials. charged that his ene mics III
Denver had inspired thr questions and
declared that the contract which SIN
clair entered into with the publisher
and J. Leo Stack. Denver oil man.
whereby ~ was "a pay them sl00D.D00
was IN ettI mcnt WI a liability under
contracts which Stsck had with Stand
ard Oil subsidiaries whose claims III
Teapot Domr Sinclair previously Ind
purchased for sl.000.00O.
While the rrurilng cross cxamina-
tion ~ thc publisher hy the Wisron ~
senator proc cded the senate renewed
it, debate on the Dcnby resignation
resolution and finally reached an
eyre cement ~ shut Of discussion at5
pm. Monday md begin voting On All
pending amcndm nts and finally on the
resolution IL clf.
Simultaneous with these events af
the capitol rumors NJ impending cahi
mt changes we're vived but they were
without vcHfication. Attorney Gener-
III Daurherty. whose name frequently
had been drawa into tn OH discuss sion
on the senate floor. returned from
Flori n and Immediately conferred with
President Coolidge.
Upon leaving IT, White House Nj.
naugherty aid tha OH lease invcstiEa
ticn had entered largely into the All
cussior with tho executive. III denied
that No had bean rcquc tel by the pres
iacHt to return fom Fioida. denied MI
had rendered hi resignation and re-
fused - talk about details of the vi
inquiry.
Secretary DENLY. who had confer
nee with the president rftcf the cahi
net meeting yesterday. was closetcd fpf
long time today with Secretary Week
who has been his friend for many years.
There were indications that the senate
siAHatiAh WAN h4rtHSNRus bhA tNAA ANFFF
wus nc cvidrncs that Mr. DENLY has
changed his announccd determination ~
remain On the job A. pitc the pendinr
resolution asking that NJ resign.
By complf ting tha examination Of Mr..
Ranfils today. the oil committee clear
"a the way 10 hear William q. NcAdoo
IN Monday with reference a his pro
frsSional services with tn Doh ny Oh
companies. Mr.. McAaoo. who IA "A candi-
date fnr the presidential nomination
will appcar M his cwa requc \.
Announcement was made today to thr
committee ~ Senator Walsh. democrat.
Montana. that George Crcel. chairman
az the committee On public information.
during the war, had nt him request
hy telegraph for hearing. u WIS
agrcca. owcvcr, that number of othrr
witnesses now in Washington, would NJ
examined iilst. Mr. or els request
grow nut az testimony NJ r. H. Dohc-
n.y. that he had advanced $4,000 a.
Crerl. who was % undertake To pre-
vent the leasing of the oil r. serves u
republicans after the democratic admin
istration ended.
ltr~nming hiS Testimony. which was
begun Yesterday Mr.. EonfiIs charged iii
response ~ qneStiopS NJ Senator Walsh
that there was conspiracy between
Doheny. SINCLAIR and the Standard oil
allied companies 10 lrt Sinclair have the
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