Show I Wants Chase Impeached Accuse Falls Fall's Son Law Grand Jury H s Sinclair Case Cas I W WASHINGTON March Marchi A A resolution looking to impeachment I in the house of C. C C. C Chase customs customs customs cus cus- toms collector at El EI PasQ Texas and son law of A. A B. B Fall was I adopted today by the senate Offered by Senator Walsh of Montana prosecutor of the oil committee the resolution grew out I of the refusal of Chase to answer any questions before the committee commit commit- tee and from the testimony of Price McKInney of Cleveland that Chase had sought to have him say he loaned Albert B. B Fall The vote yote ote on the resolution was unanimous seventy senators casting asting ast cast asting ing their ballots Senator Bursum Bursum Bursum Bur- Bur sum Rey New Mexico one of those thoe who had objected to immediate immediate imme imme- diate consideration of the resolution resolution tion was absent when the roll was called TWO ENTER PROTESTS The senates senate's section followed another stormy debate on the oil disclosures First Senator Spencer of Missouri and then Senator Bursum Bursum Bur- Bur I sum both Republican members of the oil committee objected t to Im Immediate immediate im- im I mediate consideration of the resolution reso reso- I I lution but both later sou sought ht to withdraw their objections Senator Heflin Dem Alabama Ala Ala- bama barna not only declared President Coolidge should have demanded Chases Chase's resignation on the strength of the testimony before the committee committee committee com com- but asserted that there had been too much dillydallying in the case of Harry F. F Sinclair who has been recited to the district I attorney for contempt because of his refusal to answer the questions questions questions ques ques- of the oil committee HEFLIN THREATENS If something isn't done here heie In a week weel I serve notice Im I'm go going go- go ing to ask to have Mr Sinclair I gO-I brought in here said Senator Heflin and turned over to the II sergeant at and left to stay in prison awhile while the courts are acting Crooks are going un- un whipped by justice and nothing Is done Senator Dill Dem Washington said he couldn't agree as s to Sinclair Sin Sin- clair Weve Vee taken the only course that can be taken he said Con s statute laid out laid out t. t t ti the i Continued on page 4 W WASHINGTON March 2 25 The The certificate in the senate contempt proceedings against Harry F. F Sinclair Sinclair Sin Sin- clair as signed t today day and forwarded forward forward- ed to the district t attorney is as follows To the Honorable the District Attorney of the District of Columbia Columbia Colum Colum- bia S TAKE NOTICE That one Harr Harry Harry Har Har- r ry F. F Sinclair appearing put pursuant to its subpoena before before- the committee commit commit- tee on public lands and surveys of the United States States' senate on the Hie day of March 1924 refused to answer questions pertinent to the question und under r Inquiry before the said committee under senate resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution and that his refusal so to answer and his failure to testify and the facts in relation thereto have be been m reported to the senate all of which will more fully full appear by the report of the said c committee made mad to the senate on the day I of March 1924 a copy of which is hereto attached and made a part hereof Given under my hand and the seal se of the United States senate t this is day of March 1924 GEORGE II hi MOSES Acting President of the United States Senate Attest George A. A Sanderson Secretary of the United States Sena Senate te OTH OTHER ER CASES ON It Is un uncertain ertain whether the case presented to the the- grand Jury I I in the immediate future The present present present pres pres- ent grand Jury goes out o of existence on March 31 and is occupied with hearing evidence in the cases against members of congress accused accused ac ac- ac- ac of bribery Once the contempt proceeding Is reached it appears likely that the powerful array of counsel retained by Sinclair will contest the case at every point and that the broad le legal legal legal le- le gal questions involved would be carried to the supreme court The highest court has been ap appealed appealed appealed pealed to in at least two previous congressional contempt cases Elverton R. R Chapman a New NewYork NewYork York stock broker was cited by the senate in 1894 for refusing to testify test test- fy Ii before a committee He served a plait jan Jail sent sentence ncy of thirty days after the me court had refused a a review w. w Henry O. O Havemeyer H pf f the American Sugar Corn 5 5 Continued on page 4 4 1 SENATE WANTS 1 S CHASE JASE IMPEACHED FOR CONSPIRACY C Continued d' d fi m page 1 pany ny had JOhn E. E Se Settles of ot New Now NewYork NewY Y York lOrk with tUh him him were vero ac acquitted acquitted ac- ac quitted d b by a trial court ou t which ruled that questions propounded to them about certain senators senators' s SOn n tors tors' dealings in sug sugar r stocks while the sugar s g r t tariff rIft was uva under debate were not pert pert- n neat nent nt JURISDICTION QUESTIONED Chapman n aa attacked ked the va validity of ot section of the revised statutes uhdeY i which the Sinclair a tl tl will willbe willbe b be ta taken en and questioned t th the juris juris- jurisdiction diction n of th the sei senate to inquire into his his' private affairs 1 but t his c lost through th the thO lower ower courts and the supreme court held it had nd rid right to review the court dourt of ot appeals appeals ap au- peals in criminal case S The court of lipped appeals ppe stressed tbt e p points for consideration t th the 1 validity of the statute th tho power of oJ the s senate nate to conduct the tho inquiry and the pertinence pertinence pertinence perti perti- nence of th tho Questions s Involved and held the power of congress to toN punish punish punish pun pun- ish for contempt was inherent In two pr previous cases the tho house had i meted eted punishment to unwilling witnesses s. s In one of these a a. man named IrwIn refused to answer questions arid and nd in the other Hallett Kilbourne who in 1876 was committed commuted com corn muted to prison for refusing to obey a subpoena duces tecum and declining to answer a question later latet brought suit against the sergeant at arms for lor false imprisonment and anti recovered a verdict for J The Tile supreme me court held the house Order de declaring laring Kilbourne in Contempt con contempt Con Con- Ont On- On t tempt was tt s Void voHl Specifically it r ruled l lOd d ih that t there existed d no power in congress o gress to e a a. w witness to testify in Ia the particular case Oase in An question which involved a a. batik bank bankrupt rupt re real l estate firth |