The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
APPROVAL DELAYED
 BY SENATE DEBATE
Both Attorneys Pledge Word To Conduct Thorough Probe Into
 Entire Lease Transactions
IMPEACHMENT PLANS
 UNnER WAY IN HOUSE
Denly, Tipped That President
 Is To Stand Behind Cabinet, Adopts Defiant Attitude
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Whilt the Senate talks, President Coolidge ii moving to start the mills of justice grinding on the Teapot Dome and Cali fornia oil lease scandals.
 / Without waiting for direct authori zation from the Senate, Coolidge Tues day night announced the names of his special counsel who will conduct tn, governments case. He selected Silas H. Strawn, prominent Chicago attor Tey, as the republican lawyer, ant former Attorney General Thomas W Gregory of Texas, who served under the Wilson administration, as the demo cratic counsel.
 The Walsh resolution in the Senate provides that the special counsel ap pointed by the President shall be con firmed by the Senate. Earlier in tht day, Coolidge, anticipating action by the Senate before nightfall, announced he would await this and then send tht names to the capitol to be confirmed
 Confirmation Is Delayed
 But the Senate became entangled il bitter partisan debate on the oil scan dal and finally adjourned without adopting the expected resolution. Cool idge decided to delay DO longer ant announced his counseL They vii begin work at once. Strawn is her, ready to begin, and Gregory is leav ing his home in Austin, Tex, Wednes day for Washington. Coolidge ha, asked them to start their investigation without waiting for Congress to author ize the expenses.
 They will have equal authority, vii select their own assistants and vii draw in the Senate investigating com nhittee, the department of justice ans all governrnent files in digging for tn facts.
 ms s { sss tir.t Res|tIss stsg take, serious scandal which has broker since the Ballinser controversy.
 Gregory Has Experience
 Gregory is not a new hand at thi' sort of work. Twenty-Five years agt he was employed as special ,counse by the Senate @of Texas to prosecut, violators of the antitrust laws. II 1913 he was special assistant to tn, Attorney General of the United Statei in charge of investigation and prosecu ton of the New Haven case. Wilson made him Attorney General in 1914 Since his retirement from the cabine he has been practicing law in New York city.
 StroWn, visiting at the home of hi old inv partner, John Barton Payne head of the American Red Cross, here met Coolidge for the first time Tues day night. He had been recomrnendet by Senator Mccormick of Illinois William NJ, Butler, Coolidge's persona campaign manager, who. happened t, be sn Chicago, was asked by the Presi dent to look into Strawn's qualifica tions. Butler reported favorably an, Strnwn was asked to come to Wash in ston at once. He arrived Tuesda. night and went directly to the Whit House. 4
 OM Case the Exception
 His legal experience is broad, but h. has neyee represented any oil inter ests.
 "I'ye. handled about. every other kin, eAf | caae known to man" he said, "bu never an oil case"
 His last big case was the suit of tn, coal operators against the United Min Workers, in which an injunction seek ing to restrain the coal miners unioi from engaging in a strike was sought Secretary of State Hughes was tn, opposing counsel, and Strawn lost tn, cVae.
 He refused to make any statemen concerning he Teapot Dome case nside from declaring he had followed il closely in the newspapers.
 1t is too early for me to say any thing definite" Strawn said, but :, the case will in all probability be called before Mir. Gregory and myself, ant we will conduct a thorough investiga ksn,, af tha uhn1a affair"
 Strawn Self-Made
 Strawn, now 58 years old. has worked his way to the top of the legal profes sion from an obscure beginning ir Ottawa, H., where he first hung III his shingle 35 years ago. He sooi moved to Chicago and joined the firm of which John Barton Payne, head O the American Red Cross, was mem Der. Strswn handled litigation fol railroads, mail order houses, the Chi cago stock yards and big bushes firms. He is a former president of tn Chicago Bar association, golf bu and an ex-president of the Unite' States Golf association.
 Coolidge and Congress are rushinl to a head-on collision over the Teapo Dome California oil scandals.
 Leaders in the democratic c-republica, insurgent coalition which controls botl houses of Congress, are calling with in creasing determination for the resigna tions of Attorney General Daughert, and Secretary of the Navy Denby.
 HouesN democrats called a caucus fo Wednesday afternoon, ut which tn Teapot Dome scandal will be discussed It is expected that the question of i'm peachment proceedings will come up a this is matter which falls within tn jurisdiction of the House.
 Denby, privately assured that tn, President intends to stand by him pend ing the findings of the special counsel detied the senators who demand hi head, announcing that he does not in tend to resign, that he would gladl. sign leases over again, and challengini the senators to place themselves on , record vote calling for his retirement
 Win Force Vote
 This belligerent utterance provoked still more caustic observations in Con gress. Democrats intend to focre !. vote on the Robinson resolution de manding Denby's resignation. Sena tor Wheeler, Montana. democrat, threy
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