Evening star., 1924-01-23
WALSH WILL PRESS"
FOR ANNULMENT OF.
TEAPOT OIL LEASE.
SAYS He Plans to Ask for
Resolution Advising Presi-
dent to Act.
WANTS INDEPENDENT
PROSECUTING COUNSEL
Declares There Is Widespread Sus-
picion Against Attorney.
General.

Notice was given today in the Senate
by Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana,
that he will ask the Teapot Dome in
vestigating committee to report reso-
luton advising the President to insti-
tute proceedings for the annulment of
the lease of the Wyoming naval re-
serve to the Sinclair interests.
The senator added that he also
would ask that the resolution pro-
vide for special counsel to prosecute
the case. independent of the Depart
ment of Justice, because Of a wide
spread suspicion throughout the
country against the Attorney Cen
eraI."
Friendship for Fall.
Senator Walsh said that whether
this suspicion" was a misfortune or
a fault of the Attorney General he
was not prepared to say He added
that there long had been a friendship
between Mr.. Daugherty and Albert B.
Fall, former Secretary of the In
terror; that they had been cabinet
members together, and that he be-
lieved the Attorney General would be
glad TO be relieved of the matter.
The announcement by Senator
Walsh came after Senator Caraway,
democrat, Arkansas. had failed again
10 get Senate action on his resolu-
tlon proposing cancellation of the
Teapot Dome lease. He moved - dis
charge the investigating committee
from further consideration of the res
olution, but Chairman Lenroot's point
nf ~
to lie over for a day was sustained.
There was more than two hours de-
bate OF the whole naval oil reserve
leasing, during which sharp attacks
were made on Fall.
Senator Caraway began his attack
today by declaring it was apparent the
naval oil lease was tainted with cor
ruption.'
TT was transfer of public prop
erty for private consideration" said
Senator Caraway. II thhink every
investigation committee will concede
this"
without mincing of words. Senator
Caraway reviewed the testimony, lay
ing, particular stress upon what he
said was the admission" Qf former
Interior Secretary Fall, that he had
taken 800 1000 to Texas from Wash
ington and had used 1t in enlarging
his ranch holdings in New Mexico.
Source of s1OO,OOO.
ST know" the senator declared.
that somewhere in connection with
that lease this 100000 came into the
posse ession of Fall"
Commencing Archie Roosevelt for
coming before the committee to pre-
sent information which had come into
his possession, Senator Caraway turn
ed his attack on G. D. Wahlberg
private secretary to Harry F. Sin
clair.
When Roosevelt asked Wahlberg if
with the lease" Senator Caraway
said. his reply was that bribery is a
harsh term, but maybe somebody
loaned him money. l know ! have in
my possession s6S.000 in Cancelled
checks given by Sinclair to the fore
man of Falls ranch"
Attack on WahlberE.
Reciting Roosevelt's testimony that
Wahlberg had told him that he was
unhappy and knew that they will
want me to lie for them," Senator
Caraway said:
God bless his soul, he lived up
to their expectation"
The Arkansas senator characterized
as "idiotic" the explanation of Wahl-
berg that Roosevelt had misunder-
stood him about the checks, that he
had referred to "six or eight cows"
II wonder how he accounted for
having the cows cancelled" the sem
ator said.
Sure of Corruption.
know, and there is not senator
c, this floor who does not know, that
tn contract was entered into for a
corrupt consideration" continued Sem
ator Caraway; that 1t was the buy
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