The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-08
Investigation Of Naval Oil Leases To Proceed Vigorously In Every
 Other Way
RECOVERY OF NEW
 AREAS IS SOUGHT
Bitter Debate Again Precipitated Over Resolution Demanding
 Resignation Of Denby
DOHENY IS MISTAKEN
 ABOUT PAY OF MADOO
Magnate Paid Ex-Secretary's Law Firm $150, ,OOOLStrawn
 And Pomerene Get Busy

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-(By the Associated Press. )-Abandoning fur ther efforts to question Albert B. Fall, the Senate oil committee went forward today with plans to press the naval oil lease investigation along very available channel.
 A new grant of authority for the committee to act was given by the Sen ate to remove any ground for a chal- lenge of it's Jurisdiction such as that made by Mir. Fall last Saturday when he refused to testify.
 At the same time the Senate voted to enlarge the area of naval oil lands sought to be recovered by the govern ment by including sections 16 and S6 in the Elk hills, California. field now held by the Standard Oil company of California.
 With these matters disposed of with out debate or a dissenting vote, the Senate renewed its bitter war of words over the resolution colling for the res ignation of Secretary Denby, but with out a vote. 'e
 Doheny Corrects Statement
 Chairman Lenroot received and made public a letter from E. l.. Doheny m which the oil magnate asked permission to correct his previous testimony by stating that William c. McAdoo, for mer Secretary of the Treasury, and hls one-time New York law firm, had re- ceived a total of only $15O,OOO in fees from his company, instead of S2oo.WO as originally testified to by MT. Doheny.
 President Cummins of the senate signed and sent to President Coolidse the Walsh resolution directing the in- stitution of court proceedings for the s>f he vol the punishing of any guilty of any wrongdoing in connection with the granting of them to the Doheny and Sinclair interests.
 Silas H. Strawn and Atlee Pomerene. special government counsel, continued their investigation into the oil cases while opposition to their selection ap- parently was spreading in the Senate. but with few indications that it would attain proportions sufficient to prevent their confirms ton. 1ss " ,, The committee formally requested certain information of the New York Stock exchange from Seymour Croni- well, president of the exchange in con nection with the investigation. ..
 Witnesses Uncertain
 The committee has not decided to- night what witnesses would be called tomorrow.
 Events moved fast in the Senate once it reached the oil question after its three-day recess out Of respect to the memory of former President Wilson. Since he was the father of the original resolution the Senate committee ac- corded Senator LaFollette, republican, Wisconsin, the courtesy of introducing the new resolution authorizing the o3 The Senate ah0nfa0 V after it had been approved by the mem bers of the committee on audit at hurried conference on the Senate floor.
 Walsh Resolution Adopted
 Senator Walsh. democrat, Montana, called up his resolution for the recov- cry of the oil fields held by the Stand ard Oil Company of California, it was rushed through with such dispatch that apparently few of the spectators in the crowded galleries were aware of what had transpired. The measure later was sent to the HousE, where prompt action was forecast. It provides:
 That the Secretary of the Interior be. and hereby is, directed forthwith to institute proceedings to assert and es- tablish the tile of the United States to sections 16 and 36. township 30 south, range 23 east, Mount Diablo meridian, Wltnln tue exteEtOT IluillS Oi Hdtdl Tc- serve No. l in the state of California and the President of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to em- ploy special counsel to prosecute such proceedings and any suit or suits aneil- lary thereto or necessary or desirable to arrest the exhaustion of the oil with in said sections 16 and 36 pending such proceedings"
 RaaA Ewnnrlaf faa EaH
 Referring to Falls refusal to testify, Senator Reed declared that he who dares not speak lest he shall prove him self criminal stands self-cOndemned."
 'Doheny also is in peculiar plight" he continued. He is entangled in the meshes of his words. tripped and trapped by admitted facts, he lies fioun- dering Sinclair manifestly prefers the companionship of bright-eyed Paris to the stony faces of the Senate committee.
 The crime stands confessed. So far as Fall, Doheny and Sinclair are con cerned. guilt has been found by sub stantially unanimous vote in both branches of Congress. That decision is backed by the universal verdict OZ 110,000,O00 people,
 Se' 'o'r-'' Denhv. Senator Reed said,
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