Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
.OAUGHERTY TO GET.
/ HEARING HE ASKED
Senator Wheeler to Move Re.
! quest to Tell of Teapot
Connection Be Granted.

Attorney General Daugherty's re-
quest for a hearing on the Wheeler
resolution demanding his resignation
was followed last night by announce
ment from Senator Wheeler. demo-
crat, Montana. that he would press
for action and insist upon the At
torney General appearing in person.
Mr.. Daugherty's request was en-
bodied in a letter to Senator Willis,
republican, of Ohio, declaring that .
Senate committee should be given
authority to investigate, so that the
President and the country could be
fully informed and the matter dis
posed of on it's merits"
The Daugherty letter was as fol-
lows:
Gives View OF Resolution.
Upon my return to Washington
yesterday, my attention was called
by Senator Wheeler of Montana on
January 20. 1924.
i believe the purpose Of this reso-
luton is to give to the President
of the United States and, I think, to
the country, some information rela-
tive to my conduct as the Attorney
General of the United States with
reference to:
81. Legal action by the Department
of Justice to prosecute the officials
of the United States Veterans Blu
reau and persons alleged to have
acted illegally and corruptly.
The action of the Department
the so-called war frauds cases, and
.. The appointment of special
counsel to have charge of the prose-
cution of the cases which have arisen
ny reason of the disclosures before
the Senate committee on public lands
and surveys.
Wants Complete Inquiry.
Il think full authorization should
be granted a committee to proceed
Win hearing, so that Senator
Wheeler and those interested with
him in the subject of this res
oiution may be fully heard and the
PRESIDENT and the country fully in
formed and the matter disposed Of on
its merits.
L am prepared at any moment, after
those pressing this resolution have
been heard, to lay the whole matter
before such committee.
Il suggest. as a matter of courtesy
to Senator Wheeler, with whom l have
no acquaintance, that you request
him to bring about this action on the
should not care or be willing to do so,
then l respectfully request that you
yourself institute in the Senate such
action as may be necessary and use
sage of proper authority for this COM
mittee to Immediately proceeA as
above. suggested. This is fair to
everybody"
May Grant Hearing,
Senator Willis conferred later with
Senator Wheeler regarding the letter.
and they agreed to defer any action
until next Thursday, as Senator
Willis will be absent from Washing
ton until that time. Senator Wheeler
indicated that he would move in the
Senate to give Mr.. Daugherty a hear
ing II he desired.
at is apparent to me from his let
ter" Senator Wheeler said, that Mr..
Daugherty wants to make the Same
kind of a defense before the Senate
ciary committee. ;. If he really wants
to come before the Senate and tell
why he failed to arrest Doheny in,-
nediately after his testimony was
given he should be permitted to do
didn't arrest Sinclair, instead of per-
hitting him to go to Europe, he
should be permitted to do so. If he
rest Mr.. Fall, he should be permitted
to do SO. If he wants to tell why he
did not arrest Charles r. Forbes. for
ner director of the Veterans Bureau,
he should be permitted to do SO.
IF he wants to tell why it was
necessary for the Senate to pass a
resolution showing it had no conf
dence in him, and Therefore provided
for employment of special counsel to
prosecute some of his former asso-
ciates and friends, he should be per-
nitted to do 50. If he wants to ex-
plain to the Senate why the President
thought it necessary to employ such
special counsel, he should be permit
tod to do So"