Show I BLOCKS lO K ACTION UN ON Oil Utah Solon Asserts Conferees Confer- Confer ees ees Added New Matter Mattera a After Agreement By Associated Press WASHINGTON Feb 20 O. Consider Consideration atlon of the Ion Ions delayed conference report on the oil leasing bill provid for the opening and development of or of millions of acres of oil gas coal phosphate and sodium lands lauds in West West- was tal taken en up by t the e senate tod y y but opposition by Senator Smoot one of the conf conferees rees who had declined to sign the report pr prevented vented l action upon It Senator Pittman of f Nevada chairman of the senate managers said he would call up the re report report re- re port again tomorrow I Senator Smoot who charged that the I conferees had inserted new matter In Inthe Inthe Inthe the the- bill as finally agreed upon opposed the general leasing plan elimination of the senate provisions fixing a maximum maximum maxi maxi- maximum mum royalty and denying to the states In which the public lands are located a portion of the funds derived from their disposal tobe to be used In the maintenance of state institutions In explaining the changes and modifications modifications modifications modi modi- of the bill so as to permit also the leasing and sale of Alaskan public coal lands Senator Pittman read reada R a II letter from Secretary Lane asking that this be done and declaring that the development of coal lands in that thatter ter territory by a leasing s system stem under a previous bill had been in part a fail fail- ure Senator Pittman urged action If no other oil fields are opened up he said this country will not have sufficient oil to supply domestic needs th the navy or 01 the proposed fleet |