The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
B0RAH WILLARD
 IMPEACHMENT
 i:OF DAUGHERTY
Fight On Attorney Gen. eral Breaks Openly In
 The Senate
WHEELER'S RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY TO BE ADOPTED
Chairman Adams Defense Ot Cabinet Member Criticized
 By Senator Robinson

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-(By As sociated Press.)- The fight to oust At torney General Daugherty. which has proceeded in private conferences for several days among republican leaders, today again broke openly in the Senate.
 Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, and Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the democratic floor leader, joined in an attack on Mr. -Daugherty, agreeing that all responsibility for his remaining in the Cabinet must be assumed by Presi- dent Coolidge. Mir. Borah added that he was prepared to join with anyone in Ewing a foundation for impeachment proceedings. ~.--.-
 IHe Senate fiare-up was the only open development today in the fight on the Attorney General. Next Mon- day. when the Senate reconvenes, the planl for committee investigation of Mr&iDaugherty and the department of justice will be renewed. The leaders agree that the resolution of inquiry of Senator Wheeler democrat. Mon tanH will ultimately be adopted but it is uncertain whether it can be brought to vote on Monday.
 May Vote On Inquiry Tuesday
 Immediate action on the resolution, under the Senate rules, would require unanimous consent and this probably wilLs be denied. meaning the delay of vote until Tuesday or even later if extensive debate should develop Con- siderable discussion was regarded as not imnsobable, inasmuch as the friends of MT. Daugherty are in a more com batite mood sine, Chairman Adams of the republican national committee gave his Support, publicly, to the posi- ton, taken by the Attorney General Controversy in Senate consideration of the Wheeler resolution promises to revolve about the clause for selecting the investigating committee personnel. Virtually all republican leaders are united in opposition to it as drawn.
 & Robinson Opens Attack
 Senate discussion today of Mir. Daukherty was opened by Senator Robinson who criticised Chairman Adams statement opposing the resigna- tlone of the Attorney General Declar- ing that Mir. Adams was seeking to confuse the issue by making both the
 
 pear to be political in character. Sena- tor Robinson reiterated that MT. Daugherty had lost public confidence and. ought to be replaced. With thou sands of federal secret service opera tlves at his command, A1r. Daugherty, he dargued, could hamper and en, 3arrass the proposed Senate inquiry.
 Senator Borah declared that Mir. Daugherty should resign immediately .'lna the public interest" This, the Idaho senator said required a person al sacrifice by Mir. Daugherty, in or der that the public might have confi- dence m the head of the department, charged with responsibility for action not only ill the oil cases but in mat terS relating to the veterans and other bureaus.
 z Stiff Fight Indicated
 There were many indications today ot T stiff fight in the launching of the Investigation under the Wheeler resolu- uon. Senator Wheeler and his asso- clates were busy collecting ammuni- tion,, while the Attorney General also was reported to be preparing for the expected assaults
 Some republican leaders were hone Full that action by Mir Daugherty might. nt the eleventh hour. avoid the open contest, under the belief that Senator Wheeler would be content to drop ils resolution. should Mir. Daugherty m the meantime resign. The Attor- heys. General, however, gave no indi cation of any change in his position and~there was no sign of further i'm inedfate developments from the White House.
 Republican senators who advised President Coolidge of their belief that Tn the general interest the Attorney General should offer his resignation. also appeared content to let the matter rest in the hands of President and Mr Daugherty, and allow events to. take their evident course so far as the Sen ate is concerned.
 senator Borah in his address today stated his views frankly and as they Were said to have been given Presi- dent Coolidge and Mir. Daugherty in q White House conference last Sunday evening. In fact. his ad dress was said to have been one contemplating just before Senator Lodge of Massachusetts thea republican leader, and Sena. torsaPepper, republican, Pennsylvania. went to the White House and advised the-executive that Mir. Daugherty ought b he replaced At that time Senator Borah was said to have agreed to with Lola the address in the hope that re- suits satisfactory to his views would come from the meeting of the Senate leaders with the President
 ASSISTANT CHIEF TC