San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-01
DAUGHER[y
B[ANEDfOR
USE Of C0DE:
Caraway Says Attorney
General Has Done Moth
ing to Aid Probe.
COOLIDGE IS SCORED
Says He Is Glad Cautious
Cal" Not Swept Away
by Hysteria.
COOLIDGE IS SCORED

Washington, ID. C., March l.
Attorney General Daugherty was
charged in the Senate today by Sena-
tor Caraway. Democrat, Arkansas,
with responsibility for use of n De-
partment of Justice code in messages
sent to Florida on behalf of Edward
b. Mclean.
"The attorney general did nothing
to help fathom the crookedness OF pub
lie officials said Senator Caraway,
\ but he lent a positive hand by turn
ing over the secret code of the De
rartment of Justice so that criminals
in Florida might communicate with
criminals in the Department of JUS
tica."
The Arkansas senator added that
he would like to ask "the President
himself whether be bad any COM
munication with those people -
Florida"
Would Question Coolidge.
al am so glad Senator Caraway
said. "that Cautious Car will not
be swept. away by the prevailing
hysteria. but will wait until May l,
before he will even announce what
action he contemplates taking.
Il would like to ask the President
himself whether he had any communi-
cation with those people in Florida,
He owes an explanation to 1O0OO0,,
600 people as to why Mclean had
any right TO "a quick and easy
access to the White House"
An explanation should be sought at
: once, he continued, of the reasons
which impelled "the attorney general
10 give Mclean the government
secret code"
Reading from a telegram produced
before oil &C nittee, Senator Caraway
called attention to statement in 1t
that the sender had seen "the prin-
cipal, who is certain there will be
no rocking of the boat and no resig-
nations"
"Who is the 'principar?" demanded
Senator Caraway. "Who is that
person who knows there will be no
designations and is SO certain the
prevailing hysteria will soon pass
awayI"
Calls Them "Crooks."
Senator Wheeler, Montana, inter
r,Ipted to sav that the code message
signed MARY" had been sent by Mrs.
Mary Ducksteiu, until about hast De
cember secretary tO William j.
Burns, chief of the Department OF
Justice Bureau of Investigation and
now was an operative of the depart
ment.
Senator Caraway then called atten-
ton also to the telegram sent 10 T..
b. Mclean in Florida by +. ).
!. Rochester, saying the oil committee
was TRYING to find out about the
publishers bank account.
Mr.. Rochester is the publicity
agent of the attorney general and he
also sends messages" said Senator
Caraway. There's no hysteria in
protecting crooks, only when you're
protecting public property. The two
Ohio senators arc hysterical, certain
" agitated. when there is any en-
.deavor TO find out what Mr.. Daugh-
= crty's connections are with this mat
ter?"
Neither Ohio senator, Senator Car
AWAY declared, had helped TO uncover
the oil scandal or punish the guilty.
Preamble Is Removed.
Detection of the entire preamble OF
Z The entire Wheeler resolution with its
, charges against the attorney general
and Department of Justice, was
agreed to today, during conference
between senator and leaders on both
sides.
Appointment of a Senate commit
tee headed by a LaFollette insurgent
10 investigate the entire official rec
ord of Attorney General Daugherty
appeared certain today after further
conferences among Republican lead
ers.
At the outset of debate oh the. in
=
vestigation resolution today Senator
ndge. Republican, Massac.ms
withdrew his proposal TO let the Sen
ate's presiding officer name the com
mittce. 1t was indicated thay t-e
publican organization would no
longer oppose the proposition am
Democrats and insurgents to choose
Senator Brookhart. Republican. Iowa
To the Craftsmanship by vote OF the
Senate.
The two Ohio senators, Willis and
Tess. continued their opposition TO
:he proposal but they got little sup
port from any of their Republican
colleagues.
No School for Scandal.
In a speech reviewing the charg *
made in the past against Mr.. DaugL-
c-ry, Senator FeSs declared q, Ma'
time the Senate stopped includina
"stump speeches" in las resolution IS
he said had been done in the intcSti-
CATION resolution presented by Sena-
tor Wheeler. Democrat, Montana.
Il hope this is not q school for
scandal" said Senator Fcss. Il hope
the Senate will not fall from the high
standards of the past and become an
inquisition-a sluiceway for rumOr.
aHas it come TO a point where a
man must be- pauper, a do-nothing
TO escape inquiry"
He predicted that the oil reserve
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