Show Resolution As Adopted By Senate Jan San 81 31 WASHINGTON VY VT The Walsh oil lease an- an annulment annulment an annulment resolution as adopt adopted I ed cd by the tho senate follows Whereas It appears from evidence taken b by the commit commit- committee committee committee tee on public lands and sur- sur surI sur surveys I 1 veys ves s ot of the United States sen- sen senate sen senate ate that certain leise lease of ot na- na naval naval na naval val reserve rese e No 3 In the state otate ot of Wyoming bearing date April 7 1 1922 made In form formby formby formby by the government of ot the tho United States through Albert AlbertB AlbertB B Fall Fail secretary of the tnt tnt- Interior Inte Interior nor and Edwin Denb Denby see sec sec retry of ot the navy as Jessor to the Oil company as lessee and that certain Contract between the govern goern- go government ern- ern ment mont of ot tho the United States anti and the Pan American Petroleum and Tran Transport port compan company dated April 25 5 1922 signed by Ed- Ed Edward Ed Edward ward ard C rinney acting secre secre- secre- secre secretary tar tary of ot the Interior and Id- Id Edwin Ed Edwin win Denby secretary of the navy rotating relating among other things to the construction ot of oil tanks at Pearl Harbor T I Hand IL and that certain lease ot of val reserve reeo No 1 In the tha state ot of A arl date Dec 11 1922 made In form torm formby by bv the tho government of or the Uni Uni- United United Uni- Uni United ted States through Albert B Pall secretary ary of ot the Inte- Inte Interior Inte Interior nor and Edwin Denby secre secre- secretary secretary tary of the navy Y as an lessor to the tho Pan-American Pan Petroleum company as lessee were ex- ex executed ex executed under circumstances In- In Indicating indicating In Indicating fraud and corruption and Whereas the tha said tid leases and contract were wera ent entered red In- In Into into In Into to without authority on the tho part of the officers officer purport purport- ing purporting to act In the execution ot of othe ling the same for the tho United States and In ip violation ot of o the laws of congress and such lease leases and contract were made In ance ance of the settled policy ot of the government adhered to through three successive ad- ad administrations administrations ad administrations ministrations to maintain Inthe 11 in inthe the ground a great reserve reser supply of oil adequate to tb the needs of the nav naY navy In any emer emer- emergency emer- emer emergene emergency gene gency threatening the security Resolved by th the senate renato and house of ot representatives s of too United States tates of America In congress ess assembled that the tho s tid and contract are against the tho public Interest and that the lands hands embraced there there- therein in should be recovered and held for tor the purpose to which they were dedicated and Resolved further that the president of ot the United States be anti and he hereby Is author author- authorized lied bed and directed to cause suit to be Instituted and prosecuted for tOI the annul annul- annulment annulment ment mont and lIon of ot the said leases and contract and nd all contracts Incidental or supplemental thereto td ici- enjoin the further extraction of ot oil from the said reserves under said leases or from ithe ter- ter ter y covered by the same to secure any further appropriate appropriate appropriate ate incidental relief and to prosecute such other actions or civil and criminal as may be b warranted by the facts in relation to the milk mak milkIng making ing of ol the said leases and contract contract con- con tract And And th the president Is fur fur- further fur further ther thor authorized and directed to appoInt by and with the tho ad ad- ad advice advice vice and consent of or the sen- sen senate senate son ate ate special counsel who shall have ave charge and control of or the tho prosecution of or such litigation anything In Tn the tho statutes touch touch- touching ing In the powers of the attorney attorney ney general or 01 the department Qt of justice to the contrary not notwithstanding w withstanding 00 |