Texas Senator Attacks Reopening Of Domain to Oil Gas Prospecting U Br Associated Pre Press WASHINGTON April 13 A 13 A slashing slashing slash slash- ing attack upon the recent order of Secretary Wilbur reopening the thc public pub pub- lie lic domain to oil and gas prospecting prospect prospecting in ing was loosed in the senate senale today by Senator Connally D. D Texas who asserted it would depress the domestic domes domes- tic industry and retard conservation Shouting I UI challenge this policy Connally thundered I 1 ask isk the president president pres pros ident to order his secretary of the interior to recall his order He cited Wilbur's order of March 1929 closing the federal land to oil and gas prospecting and continued Why should it be reopened now when the United States is bein being drowned in a great groat flood nood of or domestic domes domes- tic oil and the producing states are in the depths of depression because of ot overproduction Yet we arc are to have this condition aggravated a b by a federal order that will stimulate production I On t the e ground of ot conservation alone sound public poll policy C would require require re require re- re quire that the president and secretary secretary secre secre- tary continue at least for the present pres pres- ent eat the policy adopted in 1929 The way to conserve oil is to keep it in inthe inthe inthe the ground Connally asked Senator Smoot R. R Utah if it he knew why Wilbur had issued the order to which Smoot replied he never had asked Wilbur and was unprepared to answer Connally agreed with an observation observation tion by Senator Tydings dings D. D Md that the proposed excise tax of a cent a gallon on petroleum imports carried in the pending revenue bill could be nullified by the reopening order Senator King D. D Utah sponsor of a bill to require issuance of prospecting pros pros- peeling pectin permits disa disagreed eed with Connally Connally Con Con- nally and asserted the original order order or or- der closing the acreage contravened contravened contravened contra the law Jaw as set forth in the mineral leasing regulations r 0 I