The Washington times., 1924-01-24
BY
WALSH, He
AGREES To
TALK
Conference Held on Private
Car-More Sensations Ex-
pected in Senate.
BY KENNETH w. CLARK,
International News Service.

ny AENNE1n W. NLAMh0
International News Service.
The Teapot Dome tempest sizzled
today with renewed force, and
vigor.
One of the central figures in
the sensational case, E. L. Doheny,
multi-milIionaire oil magnate,
arrived ii Washington this morn,
ing ION his private car to appear
before the Senatorial investi-
gators. Two others, former Sec
rotary Of the Interior Albert B.
Fall and Col. J. w. Zevely, busi-
ness partner Of Harry r. Sinclair.
were delayed and will arrive dur
ling the day.
DOheny was met at the station
by Senator Walsh DeEn.l OF Mon
tana, chief Of the Senatorial investi-
gators, and the two had long
conference aboard the formers pri-
vate car at Union. Station.
Walsh apparently was wen salts
lied with the conference.
Mr.. Doheny will appear" said
Walsh, as he left the station, '.and
I feel sure he viii tell US all the
details of his own leases"
New Moves In Senate.
Doheny's arrival is coincident with
the launching Of new effort in
the Senate to have Sinclair's lease
Of Teapot Dome nullified by reso-
luton, and an even more sensa.
tional move on the part Of Senator
Walsh who attempt to have
President Coolidge institute an IN
dependent investigation OF the
whole affair on the ground that
Attorney General Daugherty him
self ''is not above suspicion and
consequently should not act for the
Government.
The Senate Public Lands Commit.
tee reconvened after q two-day re-
cess to hear .Doheny explain the
circumstances of his obtaining
leases on California reserves from
Fall.
Party Lines Are Split.
The controversy between San.
sators Walsh and Caraway az TO
the best method Of getting the
ileases cancelled split party lines in
the Senate. Caraway staunchly
contended they could be cancelled
by resolution, but Walsh maintain
ed 1t was matter for judicial
determination, and in this he was
supported by most Of the lawyers
in the Senate.
There was almost general una
nim1ty that, in substance, Walsll's
plan would be accepted, though not
without some bitter debate, and
not without eliminating that pro.
vision prohibiting participation of
the Department Of Justice.
Caraway himself held little hope
that he would be able to get q
vote on his resolution today.
You can't get a vote In the
Senate until everybody is ready
to vote. and there are some here
who aren't ready, and maybe never
will be, for reasons best known
to them, to VOTE" he said.
Plans by Walsh.
Walsh was not expected to press
for action on his plan until after
CHo COuIHIlt0e concluded hearings
looked for in about a week or
ten days. Then 1t probably win
come to the floor after first being
recommended to the committee.
Walsh felt that the committees
case could not be completed with
out further examining ex.Secretary
of Interior Fall. e. L. Dohney, who
got the Elk Mills lease, and Harry
F. Sinclair, now in Europe.
Attack SinclalE's Statement.
Members Of the committee were
quick today to attack Sinclair's
statement in Havre that politics is
responsible for this campaign of In
situations"
tits nothing but q damn lie, and
please quote those very words" de-
clared Caraway.
'aThe insinuations are based on
facts, not on any charges by Demo
crats.' said Senator Adams DEM
OF Colorado ''These facts came
from testimony by Sinclair hims elf,
Fall and Doheny"
It was learned today that infor-
nation Of startling character con-