Evening star., 1924-04-12
PiNCH0T DECLARED
BY WATSON TO BE
MAN BEHIND HENEY
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inc OH6T Oh DGndIOE IOuZtuS OI SliCiL-
igan to employ Francis J.. Heney as
it's counsel and to pay Mr.. Heney out
of his own funds was admitted to be
incorrect
whether the disposition of the Jones
resolution and of the resolution in
troduced by Senator Watson of In
diana, to discharge the committee
investigating the bureau of Internal
revenue from further consideration OF
that matter, will come up in the
seriously i'll, is a matter that must
absence of Senator Couzens, who is
seriously i'll, is a matter that must
be determined. IL was said today. If
Senator Couzens is to be away from
the Senate for considerable time on
account of illness. the likelihood is
that the matter will be brought to an
issue without awaiting his return.
Altar the two resolutions referred
to have been disposed of and Senator
Couzens should be still absent, the
question will then arise as to Wheth-
er some one should be appointed in
his place on the committee making
the investigation or whether fur
ther investigation of the bureau of
internal revenue should be tempo
Tarily laid aside until he Is able
10 return.
Walsh Sees Rebuke.
The Presidents message has been
construed by Senator Walsh of Mon,
tana as an attack upon himself, who
brought to light the Teapot Dome
scandal q
The Presidents demand that the
Senate return to lawful procedure is
an evidence, it is said, that he con-
siders the Investigations conducted by
the Senate to have been conducted in
an unlawful way, because they did not
throw about those investigated certain
safeguards found in coGrt procedure.
The special Senate committee inVeS-
tigating the revenue bureau found II
thoroughly efficiently organized to
transact it's business" Senator Wat
son, republican. Indiana, the committee
chairman, declared today in bringing
before the Senate the controversy as TO
whether the committee should be dis
charged.
The Indiana senator said that much of
his information was based on personal
conversations with Senator Couzens,
which he felt compelled to withhold in
the absence of that senator. He added
that the Senate would recall, however,
that Senator Couzens, prior to the intro
duction of his resolution, had been en-
gagged in a newspaper alteration with
the Secretary OF the Treasury which had
progressed to the point of prsonalt-
ties.
Having found from its initial study
that the bureau was capable and
willing to discharge its duties, the
chairman said. the committee tenta-
lively agreed that it's work should be
confined to seeking methods of sim
plifying tax returns, improving
methods of collections and possibly
recommending changes in policy
but the sudden demand for appoint
ment Of special counsel, put forward
by Senator Couzens. upset that pro-
gram.
Democrats Protest Warm.
a storm of democratic protest fol-
lowed the reading of the Presid ent's
message yesterday. Senator Walsh
declared the message was 'rebuke" to
all Senate investigating committees
'"rhe President wants US to stop
these Investigations and he ought to
say So" the Montana Senator said.
"Of course he isn't asking anything
of that kind. but the message un-
questionably was written to formu-
late public opinion, which would have
that effect
Senator Robinson of Arkansas. the
democratic leader, Senator Jones of
New Mexico and others from the
democratic side joined in the attack
which held the Senate far beyond
its usual closing hour. It went un-
Senator Walsh dismissed the Presi-
dents criticism of the proposed en-
ployment of Francis J. Heney as Il
''trifling matter, exceedingly triffing'
Statements Attacked.
Both Senators Robinson and Walsh
aimed their fire at the more general
statements of the message. The
President transmitted with the mes
sage a letter from Secretary Mellon
of the Treasury which prompted his
Intervention, also a copy of the COM
mittee resolution authorizing employ
ment of Heney. With reference to
these the message characterized "the
attack being made on the Treasury
Department" as going beyond the
limits of Legitimate requirements"
Constitutional rights of the Senate
and executive departments should be
maintained, the President said add
ing:
But these rights ought not to be
used as subterfuge to cover unwar-
ranted intrusion. 1t. is the duty of
the Executive to resent such intru-
sion and to bring to the attention of
the Senate its serious consequences
That I shall do in this instance"
Senator Jones and Senator Walsh
denied that there had been any in
trusion" or attempt at intrusion into
the departments by any of the Senate
investigating committees. Senator
Walsh declared that the President had
himself accepted the evidence of the
oil committee and was prosecuting
through special counsel the lar
cenies' uncovered by that committee.
He demanded that f'some one who can
speak for him, tell us what the
President wants US to do, or to omit
TO do"
Co1zens Ill Mt Home.
Senator CouZens was not in the
Senate to answer these statements.
1t had been agreed on the republican
side that no action on the Watson
resolution to discharge the committee
would be taken until Senator Couzens
could be present. Senator Jones
made similar announcement in con-
nection with his resolution to author
iize employment of counsel by the
committee at Senate expense. The
New Mexico senator did not ask for
its consideration.
Senator Couzens faced an operation
today because of a sudden recurrence
of a stomach ailment, which has trou-
bled him for several years.
Physicians attending Senator Couz-
ems decided upon the operation last
night, and summoned specialist
from Detroit. his home, although ear
lier in the day his illness had been
described as a serious" but not
dangerous" attack of indigestion.
He wass said late last night to be
resting easily"
Senator Robinson referred to that
part of the Mellon letter in his re-
marks.
"Manifestly." he said. "the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury has felt that
hecause of his differences with the