Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-30

Debate was renewed Immediately
after the senate convened. Senator
Norris, Republican. Nebraska, for
mer member of the oil COMMITTEES.
making an impressive exposition Of
his views. He declared he ap-
preached the subject with a feeling
of regret, sorrow and humiliation
Il have no party to eulogize. said
Senator Norris. land no party to con-
denim. I have only an interest IN tha
integrity of our common country
The Investigation into the leasing
I OF oil reserves has shown clearly, he
asserted, that from the beginning
there has been an utter Disregard
of the government policy as laid
down by congress and of the laws
enacted to carry out that policy
The very first order tthe execu-
tive order transferring the reserves
from the navy to the interIor) upon
which the leases We're based. he
said, was to my mind utterly ana
/ absolutely Illegal It was made in
defiance of all laws bearing upon
that subject
Besides the Walsh annuIment res
OlANAO1ls B4ccft st u NilAL1i - = <<|t-~
! ed today the senate has on -
ing list resolutions askrfg 10 re-
moyal of Secretary DAfby and At
torney general Daugherty: one pro-
4 posing to reasserf title to OIL land
/ in California. held by standard
/ oil; and one appropriafing $106be8
! for the court prosecutions. amended
today in committee to provide that
the special counsel employed must
be confirmed by the senate
Selection Of SiIas II. Strawn OF
I Chicago. Republican. and Thomas
w Gregory, Of Austin, Texa< Demo-
crat, as the special counsel, an
nounced last night, had relieved the
pressure on the White House to some
extent, but Secretary DENLY, who
signed the leases with former Sec
retary Fall of the interior depart
ment and Attorney General Daugh-
erty remained under fire in the SEN
ate.
The senate investigating commit
! tee. meanwhile met to question ply
sician's attending Mr.. Fall. who has
7a confined at the home of J. w.
Zevely since his arrival here for
4 examination as TO various financial
! transactions. and the House naval
| committee also took a hand in the
situation, seeking information from
I Secretary DENLY and other officials
! OF the navy and interior departments
In an effort to determine whether the
/ oil leases served the best interests
Of the government.
A resolution by Rrepresentative
Fairchild. Republican, New York.
| peDding in the House, proposes can
| collation. of the leases without court
action. differing in that respect from
the Walsh resolution before the SEN
ate. which requests the President to
Institute proceedings in the courts to
annull the leases and prosecute any
person found guilty of wrong-doing
in connection with the transactions.
The senate committee. in addition
to asking Falls physicians about his
health and the possibility of his early
I appearance, also had called upon Di-
rector Balm of the bureau of mines
to present data as to the disposal Of
storage oil from Naval Reserve No. I
! in California, and of royalts .oil from
the Salt Creek field.
Mr.. Strawn. who describes himself
as interested but never active In
politics and Mr. Gregory, attorney
j general for four and half years
during the Wilson administration.
are not expected TO begin their work
! together until the latter part Of the
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