New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
BROOKS MAY LEAD DAUGHERTY PROBE
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 standards of the past and become an inquistion-a sluice- way for rumor.
 Has it come 10 the point where a man must be pauper. a do-nothing to escape inquiry"
 Leases Legal?
 He predicted that the oil reserve leases would be found legal, despite the Judicial decision" of the senate to the contrary.
 In arguing that Mir. Daugherty de- serN ed an impartial committee, the Ohio senator said that Senator Brook hart has for years been connected in his life and thought with a certain industry that makes certain acts of MT. Daugherty very offensive to him."
 T hope that will not prevent fair treatment of Mir. DauEherty." he add cd.
 Senator fess said he had never been a great admirer" of Mir. Daugh- erty, but never had doubted his hon esty, probity and integrity.nN
 Senator Walsh. democrat. Massa- chusetts. interrupted, to observe that Senator Fess had made very se- were arraignment Of the senate.
 "1 never heard a worse one" said Senator Walsh. declaring the scan dalous" disclosures in the oil scandal were perhaps what were referred to.
 Senator Fess replied by reading a telegram scoring the senate for "hys- teria becoming a corner grocery" and for playing petty politics"
 Un-American Says Tess
 Tt seems to me it's about time for the senate to get back to something like the constitution that created it." said Senator Fess. I'm not going to allow petty politics or any organized regime to vote against any man and assassinate his character. without a hearing. That's un- American"
 Caraway Attacks Daughcrty
 Attorney General Daugherty was charged in the senate today by Sena- tor Caraway, democrat, Arkansas, with responsibility for use of a depart ment 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 public officials" said Senator Caraway but he lent a positice hand by turning over the secret code of the depart ment so that criminals in Florida might communicate with criminals in the department Of justice"
 The Arkansas senator added that be would like to ask the president him. self whether he had any communi- cation with those people in Florida"
 Senator Wheeler, democrat. Mon- tana, interrupted to say that the code message signed Mary" had been sent by Mrs. Mary Duckstein. until about last December. secretary to William J. Burns. chief of the de- partment Of justice bureau of inyes- tigation, and no. an operative Of the department.
 Senator Caraway then called atten- tion also to the telegram sent to F.. IT. Mclean in Florida by E. s. Rochester, saying the oil committee WAS trying 10 lind out about the pub. lisher's bank account.
 MT, Rochester is thc publicity agent of the attorney general and he also sends messages" said Senator Caraway. There's no hystcria in protecting crooks, only when you're protecting public property. Tho two Ohio senators are hystericai, certain ly agitated, when there is any cn- deavor to find out what Mir. Daugh- erty's connections are with this mat ter"
 Neither Ohio senator. Senator Cara way declared, had helped to uncover the oil scandal, or punish the guilty.