Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-28

The President went to his aff:ee
shortly before IL o'clock and ID w4
intimated that ne was waiting onsE
for definite reply from some 81
nose with whom he had talked
nean.iIne, Senator Lodge had leEf
the White House.
While President Coolidge Was. a..
deavoring to select two nafinnsIsS
known lawyers to take charge 81 f3,a
prosecution of suits. civil ana eriul-
lnai, the whole subject came in fnr
discussion on the floor of the senate. &
Before the President annonnce.}
at midnight Saturday the adfais4js-
trallons determination to act a.
once, Senator Walsh. Den,.<sr.1s S
Montana who has been foren,osf IL,
pressing the senate oil INQUIRY. ia Il
prepared and the Investigating cotz<-
mittee and endorsed il principle u
solullons authorizing t11e N - 4
70 act ana directing him TO e51snIax
a special counsel to take r5s,< go
of the litigation. =
This resolution on, whic1, Sc,,z
tors Walsh and Caraway. Deg1,f,f.r,f
ARKANSAS, had agreed as a slfbzfff,,f<,s
Ior the latter's pending cancelia4fpn
measure. is similar to the one in
Lroduced saturday by Representative
Garrett, Democratic leader in fhe
rouse VINO will be called upon Is
aet On the Walsh resolution If it is
adopted by the senate Mr.. Garreff
and other leaders anticipated liff1a
or no opposition TO the resolufione
declaring it was desirable for con-
sress 10 take action at this time fa.
reaHlrm the policy of three success
slve administrations to maintain IN
the ground an adequate oil SUNNY.
Tne investigating committee stis-
pended Its inquiry for the dav No
cause of the senate discussion but
the House naval committee took 4
hand in the situation. baving asls s,sslS -
Rear Admiral L. Z. Gregory. chief
OF the bureau of yards and d. lts
70 produce the leases for the Wy
omlng and California reserves.
Albert B. Fall, who as secretart
OF the interior signed the leases to
Harry T. Sinclair and E. E. l.. De-
heny interests and Thomas Johnson
foreman of his ranch at Three
Rivers, New Mexico. meanwhile, are
here for examination by the senate
committee with reference to various
financial transactions mentioned m
the testimony last week of Doheny.
Archie Roosevelt, G D. Wahlbere.
sinclalr's former secretary. and j. NJ.
@-~NSASs AAAS RSlSblad4 Counsel. some
doubt was felt whether Fall would be
able to appear tomorrow. as planned
! since his physician declared it would
have been impossible for him to 20
before the committee today He has
/ been confined TO the home of zeyelv
here since his arrival from New Or.
leans last week The Walsh sub.
stitute for the Caraway resolution
which was made public last night
charges that the Sinclair Teapot
Dome lease was executed without ali-
thority under circumstances indf-s
eating fraud and corruption.~ SEN
ate action will be confined TO the
! Teapot Dome transaction at This
time. it was explained. because of the
conditional offer by Doheny, through
his counsel. to reconvey to the gov
ernnent the lease awarded to his
| company on the California reserve.
| Senator Walsh, in making public
| his resolution said word of the com
mittee's decision of support in prin-
| ciple. despite a pledge to regard it
as confidential. ''obviously' had
/ been taken TO the White House prior
to the presidents announcement Of
/ his decision to act at once.