The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
NO DISSENT IS VOICED IN SENATE Former Attorney Gener- al's Brother Had Re- fused Bank Records JAIL SENTENCE
 WITHIN THE LAW Appeal To Courts, How ever. Thought Likely
 Course Of Action SECOND SUBPOENA
 TOTALLY IGNORED. Committee Procedure More Drastic Than In The
 Sinclair Case
By E, B. MpoNALp

tBy Leased Wire to The ge-Herald)
 WASHINGTON, April 26.-With- out a. dissenting voice. the Senate has agsip moved to punish a reluctant wit ness who refused to testify before one of it's Investigating committees. It adopte,l. without dehnse, d resolution citing Nal Dangherty, Washington Courthouse, Ohio, banker, and brother cf former Attorney General Harry M, naigherty. for contempt, and ordered warrant issuea for his immediate arrest.
 Alter he is taken into custody, Nal Daughe-ty will Ie hailed before the Senate bHr to answer for his refusal to respect the subpoenaes of the Daugherty investigatins committee. If he still refuses, he can be Imprisoned in common jail, under the law, until he consents to answer any and all questions put to him by the inyes- fieating senators.
 Appeal
 6 sons .teIN however that ,e h41tff Nizi eS5fis t!l8 ls3ll weight ef the Etnafes eetion bv sesoffius to the courts for a writ Of habeAS corpus wkile 4le question of his alleged con tempt is feusht out in the federal tri- bunals.s
 The resolution citing him and calling for drastic action by the Senate was introduced in the Senate by Chairman Brookhart of the investigating commit tee, during the course of hum-drum debate on the tax bill Few senators were present when Brookhart, acting for 4t S oax fha Nouclarftnv, frs the desk and asked for it's immediate consideration. Two quorums calls were necessary before a majority of the Sen ate could be rounded up to answer to their names.
 An attempt by Senator 0ddie, Ne vada, to get a record vote on the meas ures was objected to and Oddie with drew it. Meanwhile the quorum ob- tained faded away, as senators realized what the measilre was they had been called to vote on, and when the ques- ton was finally put, less than score of legislators were present. There were no dissenting voices raised
 Refused To Appear
 Daugherty was first .subpoenaed on March 22, when he was asked to ap- pear before the committee Forthwith" with the books and files of his bank. The committee desired to learn the na- ture of the financial transactions of At torney General Daugherty and Jess Smith carried on through the bank, If any. Daugherty refused to appear.
 Chairman Brookhhrt and Senator Wheeler then made a special trip to Washington Courthouse to procure the desired information and on April II against served a subpoena on Dangh- erty commanding him to appear before them there. Daugherty again refused and obtained an injunction to prevent them from going through the books of his bank.
 The citation of Daugherty is the sec ond contempt action brought by the Senate in the course of it's investiga- tions. Harry F. Sinclair was cited by the oil conmitte and the case placed before federal grand jury which in- dicted him for his refusal to answer questions. His case is still pending.
 The Daugherty committee chose the more spectacular and drastic course of bailing Nal Daugherty before the bar of the Senate.