The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-12
Insurgents Unite With
Democrats to Push Bill
Across by AZ to "a Count
Ten Republicans, Two Far
mer.Laborites for Dismissal
Howell for Retention,
Norris Opposes 1t.
Quick Action Is Urged
By Associated Press

son resolution asking President Cool
idge to call for the resignation OF Sec
retary DENLY was adopted today by
the senate.
Democratic senators supported the
resolution almost solidly and enough
republicans Joined them to override
the opposition Of the republican lead
ers
Some response from the White
House is expected shortly. Hereto
fore, officials close to the president
have taken the position that the
question Of cabinet resignation Is not
one falling within the province Of the
senate.
The vote on the final roll call was
a. to "a.
The resolution as adopted says.
Resolved. That is the sense OF the
United States senate that the pres
dent Of the United States imTnedi-
ately request the resignation OF Ed
win NJ DENLY as secretary OF the
navy.
Fraud Is Intimated.
A preamble quotes from the Walsh
cancellation resolution adopted Janu-
airy 81. stating the oil leases signed
by Mr.. DENLY were made in violation
OF law and under circumstances in
dicating corruption.
Ten republicans and the two farm
er-labor senators Joined the demo
Gratis in supporting the resolution.
One democrat. Bruce. Maryland. join
ed ss republicans in opposing It.
The roll call follows:
Democrats: Yes. Adams. Ashurst.
Bayard. Broussard. Copeland. Dial.
Dill. Edwards. Ferris. Fletcher.
George. Gerry. Harris. Heflin. Ken
drick. King. Mckellar. Msyfield.
Nealy. Overman, Pitman. Ralston.
Ransdeil. Reed. Missouri: Robinson.
Sheppard. Shields, Simmons. Steph-
ems. Swanson, Trammell. Underwood.
Walsh, Massachusetts: Walsh, Mon
tana. and Wheeler. Montana-ss.
Republicans: Yes. Brookhart. Cap
per. Frazier. Harreld, johnson. Cali
fornia: Ladd. La Toilette. McNary.
Norbeck and Norris-1o.
Farmer-Labor: Shipstead. Johnson
Of Minnesota.
Total. A..
Republicans: Nays. Ball. Borah.
Brandegee, Bursunl. Cameron, Colt,
Couzens. Cummins. Curtis. Dale. Edge.
Fess. Gooding. Greene, Hale, Howell.
Jones. Washington: keyes. Lenroot.
per. Phipps. Reed, Pennsylvania: !:
Shortridge. Smoot. wadsworth. War
ner. Weller. willis-ss.
Democrat: Nays. Bruo>-1.
Total. "a.
Others Also Responsible
BY international News ssviee-
Washington, Feb. 1i.-PreGdent
Coolidge and members of his cabinet
must bear full measure OF response
bility" with Secretary DENLY and ex-
Secretary of the Interior Fall for the
leasing OF the oil reserve scandal. II
was said in the senate today by Sens-
tor r. NJ. LaFollette. republican.
in the first speech he has yet made
in the Teapot Dome mesa"
The oil lease scandal. LaFollstts
said. was but one OF . large number
Of raids" on the public treasury per-
petrated by a sinister system Of pri-
vate monopoly.
He urged the dismissal of every
the alleged steals the criminal
punishment Of all ''bribe takers" and
the enactment of new laws TO throw
a stronger cloak OF protection around
the public domain"
| Senator Couzens. republican of
Michigan. Joined the opposition to the
custer resolution.
II submit that n reasonable doubt
exists as TO whether Secretary DENLY
was authorized 10 lease the reserves.
Couzens said. Even II he Is corrupt
and dishonest. which he is not. he
should be given a decent chance TO
reply to charges made sgainst him. :"
Couzens warmly praised DENLY $
war record as indication that he has
the best interests ot the country a.
heart.
Ry International News Service
I
Edwin DENLY will not resign as sec
retary Of the nsyy-st least for the
time heing-even should the senate
formally demand his resignation. VAS
strengthened here this afternoon. fol-
lowing a conference between Presi.
dent Coolidge and Secretary ~ War
Weeks. one et the presidents closest
/ political advisers.
Weeks lunehed with the president
at the White House. and II is under
stood the whole oil les ssing matter
was gone over
L don't believe" said Weeks later.
that there viii Ne any cabinet resis.
nations Tor the present. or course.
l speak for myself. and not Tor the
/ president.
| Mat sf