Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-09
OF
DENBY BEFORE
SENATE TODAY
Debate Continued on Senate
Resolution Calling Upon
President to Request Re-
signalion

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WASHINGTON. Feb 9.-Debatc was
continued today in the senate on the
resolution calling upon President Cool
idEe 10 request the resignation 0f Sec
rotary Denby because of his connection
with the leasing of naval oil reserves
Senator Shortridgc. republican. Cali
f0rnia. argued that the senate had no
authority 70 act upon the resolution
which he described as an extra judicial
proceeding.
Answering nm explicit question from
Senator Harrison. democrat. Missssip-
ri, Senator Shortridge declared he did'
not believe the leases were signed in
defiance or the law"
Il do not remember "A scintilla Of evi-
dence offered here, single rumor ever.
which attributes 4 crime 10 Edwin
DENLY, and while DO not wish 70 IN
duige in personalities. remember that
some were sleeping in soft beds while
DENLY was In his country's service
The senate met an hour earlier than
usual today in an effort to reach
vote before adjournment on the Robin
son resolution requesting President
Coolidge TO call upon Secretary DENLY
for his resignation. and its oil commit
tee pressed forward along the new line
or naval oil leasing Investigation de-
velopcd yesterday in the voluntary tes-
timony Of Frederick g. Donfils. pub
Usher or the Denver. Colorado. Post.
The committee. with the scope Of its
inquiry steadily broadening and its list
OF prospective witnesses rapidly
lcngthening. also had before il tadnv
the presidents nomination OF Silas s.
Strawn Of Chicago. and former Senator
Pomercnc 0f Ohio. 10 act ~ special
counsel for the government In the oil
cases under the Walsh resolution di-
rccting court proceedings. Mr. Coolidge
in signing the measure notified the
senate that in doing 80 he had express
ed no opinion in connection with the
facts which purport 10 be found in the
preamblcs of the resolution. which de-
clare the leases were made in violation
Of the law under circumstances indicat
ing fraud and corruption
MIR BonfiIs whose testimony ycster-
day caused the committee TO put OFF
until Monday its compliance with the
request for q hearing made BY William
ic presidential nomination. had reached
the point of cross examination when
the committee resumed the inquiry this
morning. lie asserted yesterday that
with II. II. Tammens. his partner and
III. III. Shwartz. their attorney. they
had entered into IN agrceflcnt 10 as
sist John L. Stack, Denver oil man. in
efforts to enforce a contract with Ger
tain companies which had asserted
claims in the Wyoming field. and Har-
ry +. Sinclair, holder Of the Teapot
volving payments amounting "a 81 IN
OO0.0O0 in settlement of the claims The
alleged rights involved in the transsc-
tion. Senator Walsh. democrat. Mon
tana, has told the senate. had been de-
MED by the government.
The committees work was extended
yesterday by the senate's adoption of
resolution by Senator In Toilette, rep
ublican. Wisconsin, directing il TO in
vestigate the Honolulu consolidated oil
company's claims 10 oil lands in naval
reserve Number 2. in California. denial
Of which by John Barton Payne, as see
rctary Of the interior. was reversed by
his successor. a. Ii. Fall. still fur
ther broadening Of the inquiry is pro-
posed in another resolution introduced
by Senator Dill, democrat, Washington.
calling for information as 70 what
part Mr.. Fall took in efforts to ac-
quire oil rights in Colombia. Mesopo-
tamia. Palestine. Persia and other for
cign countries.