Show OIL DISPUTE REfERRED t 1 I j I TO SPECIAl Legislative and Executive Departments Seek Solution 0 of Tavy Navy Fuel Problem Washington 1 Dec 13 Despairing lr Despairing of securing through tho the ordinary legislative legislative legis legis- e 18 InU c methods a satisfactory solution of tho the controversy over o Senator Pho- Pho lan's lans amendment to tho the oil lands landu kill hill which would legalize disputed claims hns of many private holders holder of ot fuel ruel oil lands In California the Senate lands committee decided today today- to refer reler the tho entire question n to a committee commit commit- t tee t of or tOl'S J and of officials of- of idols of or the nav navy interior and Justice Jus jus- tier tice departments Navy Navy- n officials who have fought tho the Phelan amendment and und who contend that tho the lundH Lunde Involved In belong to the federal government and should ho bo set Bet aside as a n. naval na fuel reserve reser expressed ed satisfaction over the decision and predicted pre pm- that It would woul mean adoption of ot the course COUro they h have ve advocated advocate The Tho lands committee named Senator himself however as s one ono of or the representatives on tho the Joint body and It IB is understood ho he will wilt continue vigorously vigorously vig vig- to tn urge his amendment Senators Senators Sena Sena- tors ton of or No n Nevada a and aud Clark Clar of or Wyoming are nrc the oth other I Senate members mem mcm- bers and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Roose- Roose velt and Comm n Commander r Richardson of oC the bureau of ut steam en engineering will represent represent rep rop- resent tho the nn navy department Both Mr Roosevelt Roosevelt lt and Commander Richardson appeared rod be before re tho lands committee luring during tho the d day to oppose tho the fn e amendment n Th They The d declared the navy could not IlOt he be developed to Its He rul full of- of ef efficiency unless nn an adequate supply of or oil UHS assured for the tho years oars to come como and said the tho California reserve presented presented presented pre pre- the only developed supply now available |