Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
SENATE KILL
Continued from Page one)

conference between the president.
Chairman Lenroot Of the Senate oil
committee. and Senators Lodge of
Massachusetts, and Curtis Of Kansas,
the Republican leaders.
From the sick bed of former Inte-
rtor Secretary Fall word went out that
he not only would be unable to appear
before the oil committee tomorrow as
planned but might not be able to tes-
tify for some days to come.
The resolution proposing the resig-
nation OF Secretary DENLY was offered
after demands that he quit the cabinet
had been made by Senator Walsh,
Democrat, Montana, a dominating fig
ure in the oil inquiry. and other DEM
ocratic senator's.
A somewhat similar attack on At
torney General Daugherty was made in
the House by Representative Garrett
of Tennessee, the Democratic leader.
The impression given both at the
White House and the navy and justice
departments was that neither Mr..
DENLY nor Mr.. Daugherty was prepar-
ing to resign and that the president
had no present intention of asking
them to step out Of the cabinet.
A demand that Mr.. DENLY go before
his part in connection with the leases
was made by some Democratic COM
mitteemen. but the majority decided to
do nothing for the present.
In addition to calling for the resig-
nation of Mr. DENLY. the Robinson
resolution asks the president to re-
move all other officials and officers
in the navy department whose con-
nectiOn with the Oil leases indicate
misfeasance or malfeasance in Of
fee.
When advised Of the attack on
him, the navy secretary declined to
make any statement. At the White
House a positive denial was made
of reports that Mr.. DENLY had re-
signed, ard there were indications
that the president would stand be-
hind the secretary. his assistant
Theodore Roosevelt, and the Attor-
ney General unless there was
brought to light evidence indicating
wrongdoing on their part.
Senator Walsh's attack on Mr.
DENLY came at the conclusion Of an
address of four hours in which he
reviewed the history of the Oil leases
and the investigation of them made
by the senate committee. He laid
emphasis on that portion of the evil
dence relating to the financial tran
sactions of Mr.. Fall. who, 1t has been
testified. received as yet unpaid
loans of s10O.OO0 from f. l.. Doheny.
and $4,000 from Harry F. Sinclair.
The secrecy attending the Teapot
Dome lease also was cited by the
Montana senator. as were the condi-
lions of the contracts under which
he argued the navy would receive
only about 31,50O.O00 barrels of stor-
age oil as against 100000 barrels
which naval officers have commended
Ia the minimum necessary in time
OF grave emergency. He also at
tackled Mr.. Fall for his dismissal of
proceedings under which the gov
eminent was seeking to egain rich
oil deposits in California now held
by the Standard Oil Company.
When Senator Walsh had conclud-
ed Chairman Lenroot suggested that
the original Walsh resolution, which
applied only to the Sinclair Teapot
Dome lease. be broadened so as to
take in the Doheny California con-
tracts. Previously Mr.. Lenroot had
presented to the senate the offer
from Mr.. Doheny to cancel vo.un-
tarily the contracts held by his COM
pany. The senator explained that
he was not satisfied with the offer
because Of the provision that COM