The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
SHAKEN BY EXPOSURES
 IN OIL LEASES
Designations Of Denby, Daugherty And ROose-
 welt Demanded
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had contributed S20,OUO to the repub- lican campaign fund. Longworth re- torted that the oil man had contributed . much larger amount to the demo- cratic campaign fund and had been the democrats best and most regular angel for years
 Those in glass houses should not throw stones" Longworth shot out as he went to his seat. Minority Leader Garrett tried to get Longworth to an swer question, after he had already taken his seat.
 Il just want to ask the republican leader to answer one question: he said. ~Has there ever been a democratic cab tnet officer who was purchased by private individual
 They Laugh At "Nick."
 Longworth declined to answer, while democrats. laughing, shouted stand mp. Nick"
 There was bitter tilt between xsongworth and Blanton of Texas, whor the floor leader described as ''uni portant," in speaking of the Texa lone opposition to the resolution.
 Senator Heflin delayed vote on the resolution in the Senate by a two-hour speech, attacking Denby, Daugherty and Assistant Secretary of the Navy i, Roosevelt, and the whole course of the leases.
 He said he believed this whole thing twas arranged before the election in 1920" and that Sinclair and Doheny had an agreement with the republicans for the lease.
 Fall "wept" on Doheny's shoulder Heflin said, and when Doheny loaned him the $1O0,000, he said, there's more where this comes from, brother"
 Senator McKellar of Tennessee, at tacking Denby. said that any man who was simple minded enough" to lease the government oil lands ought not to have place in the cabinet, and should resign, or be kicked out, if necessary.
 Democrats bluntly charged Coolidge with trying to involve democrats in the scandals by his midnight statement Saturday night and challenged him to show that the administration as whole was not responsible for the oil deals now under attack.
 Demand Instant Resignation.
 Closing a long speech on the scan- dals, Senator Walsh, of Montana, de- clared dramatically:
 Unless the resigna tion of the Secre- tary of the Navy is in the hands of the President before the sun goes down on this good day, l shall demand apro- priate action"
 Across the aisle sat Senator LaFol- lette with resolution demanding the resignations of both Denby and Attor- ney General Daugherty.
 Unless the desired resignatlons come forth voluntarily at once, LaFollette will attempt to force his resolution through the Senate. and in view of the coalition majority which the democrats and insurgent republicans hold, it is al most certain of adoption once it is brought to a vote.
 Other designations Sought
 A resolution calling for the immediate resignation of Secretary of the Navy Denby and all other officials and of ficers of the navy department whose connection with the oil leases indicates inisfeasan or malfeasance was offered in the Senate just before adjournment Monday night by Senator Robinson, Arkansas, minority leader. He intends to ask for it's adoption Tuesday. This development came as the cul- imitation of repeated demands in the House and Senate for Denby's retire ment.
 At the White House Secretary Slemp denied rthat Denby's resignation had been rendered and said, there is noth ing to all this resignation talk.
 The Robinson resolution is very brief. It reads:
 Tn view of the revelations and testi- mony developed in the Teapot Dome in vestigation. be it resolved
 ."rhat it is the sense of the United States Senate that the President of the United States immediately request the resignation of Edwin Denby and all other officials and officers in the navy depa rtment connected with the leasing of oil reserves of the government which indicate misfeasance or malfeasance in' office"
 Robinson made no comment when he introduced the resolution; placing it in the hopper a few minutes before the GGenate recessed for executive sssion late Monday afternoon.
 Denby Is Silent.
 Denly was silent in face of this de- mand. 's"I am saying nothing regard ing the Teapot Dome matter" he said. Daugherty is at Miami, Fla.
 Meanwhile Coolidge was moving with all possible haste. At his suggestion, Majority Leader Longworth obtained an appropriation of $1O0000 in the House to defray the expenses of federal prosecution through special counsel. Coolidge spent the day searching for outstanding republican and democratic lawyers willing to undertake the gov ernments case.
 Republicans are making desperate efforts to prevent the oil scandal from developing into a ma ior political issue. So long as the accusing finger pointed only to Fall, there was little fear, but . now the whole scandal has taken sudden shift in the direction of the entire administration and there is genuine alarm over the effect this will have upon the country, which is thoroughly aroused over The discos- ures.
 Administration Is Blamed
 Republicans are busy declaring that ~erime is non-partisan." the part that Edward l.. Doheny plays in the af- fair enables them to say that mem bers of both parties are involved. But each lime this defense is made the democrats hurl back the charge that no democratic official is con cerned and that the administration alone must stand responsibility for the policy which permitted the leases.
 Only, one vote was registered in the House. against the reSplution appro- priating S100O00 for special prosecu- ton. Representative Blanton of Texas democrat. voted against the resolution on the ground that the government is