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emergency threatening tho national
Resolved by the Senate and House
!of Representatives OF the United
States of America In Congress as
sembled, That the said leases and con-
tract are against the public interest
and that the lands embraced therein
should be recovered and held for the
purpose to which they were dedi-
Gated; and,
Resolved, further. That the Presi-
dent of the United States be, and he
hereby is, authorized and directed
Immediately to cause suit to be In
stituted and prosecuted for the an
nulment and cancellation of the said
leases and contract and all contracts
incidental or supplemental thereto. to
enjoin the further extraction of oil
from the said reserves under said
leases or from the territory covered
by the same, to secure any further
appropriate incidental relief, and to
prosecute such other actions or pro-
csedings, civil and criminal, as may
be warranted by the facts In relation
to the making of the said leases and
contract.
"And the President is further au-
thoriSed and directed to appoint, by
and with the advice and counsel of
the Senate. special counsel who shall
have charge and control Of the prose-
cution of such litigation, anything in
the statutes touching the powers of
tho Attorney General or the Depart
ment OF Justice, TO the contrary not
withstanding.
The vote was unanimous. Eighty
eight senator's cast their ballots.
Hughes Issues Denial.
Persistent reports that the oil
leases had been discussed at cabinet
meetings brought forth a statement
from Secretary Of State Hughes Mr.
Hughes said the oil leases had never
been brought before the cabinet as
far as their legality was concerned
and that he, personally, had no
knowledge Of them. The Secretarys
statement was in response to a sug-
gestion In Congress yesterday that
he, as former justice of the Su-
preme Court. give his opinion as to
their legality.
In the meantime every one inter-
ested in the case was waiting with
growing concern the report of the
three physicians appointed by the
Senate investigating committee to
examine former Secretary Of the In
terror Fall and report whether or not
he is physically able to testify before
the committee at public hearing.
The doctors have until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning to make their re-
port.
Coolidge and Senators Robinson and
Walsh lasted for nearly an hour II
was the first the President has had
with democratic senators since the
oil lease inquiry assumed paramount
Importance. Returning to the subject
OF Mr.. Gregory's connections with the
Gulf OIL Company, Senator Walsh
indicated that the proposed amend
ment of Senator Mcclellan, democrat
OF Tennessee. providing that none of
the governments counsel should be
men who ever had connections with
oil interests, would not receive the
united support OF democratic sena-
tors.
Such a connection, 1t was pointed
out. might not necessarily render an
attorney biased in his judgment and
Senator Walsh added that if such a
bar were to be raised, he himself
might be challenged as an invcs,i-
gator.
Upon his return to the Capitol.
Senator Robinson issued this state
ment:
The President asked Senator
Walsh and me to come to the White
House this morning for conference
and we went. During the conference
important phases of the evidence as
they relate TO the circumstances sur
rounding the execution of the leases
were discussed in some detail, and
suggestions for helpful action were
considered.
"There also was under discussion