Show SENATE LEASE DEBATE WAXES I BOTH BITTER AND PERSONAL PERSONA Walsh Walsh Charges That Smoot and Lenroot Failed to Give Him Assistance in Probe Until After Archie Roosevelt's Disclosures WASHINGTON an Jan Sena 11 11 tor to UDd Underwood of Alabama candIdate candidate c date for tor the th for tor president Joined the th debate de d db bite bate b t Wednesday with the th state ment that t he be regretted there th r wi not an ti opportunity to ote upon resolution directly declaring ieee void Thu Is 1 i no o time for lor tin tiec he h paid laid ld It its a question that goes f s directly to the th heart of o government A public offIce ottic la Ic a public trus tru t and nd hen h n an official deals with the th recipient of gO ern- ern ment meet bounty tor for hll hi own on benefit the fraud Is I a apparent No government can an survive In which the th people ha har hae e lot bet t faith Her Here we w hate har the th c Ae case It technical a as ac ou will-of will will of a cor- cor corporation a a large larr tract of government land the th official ot of o that company shortly after Tocol- Tocol i log Ing the th land announces announce It ii I worth orth wortha a hundred million moro more mor than they jave and they are art hown to hao haM loaned Jarr large sum aume official without security to an In- In In Instrumental In them the theland theland theland land It requires require no m court decision to analyze that Jt it It Is Ic i SO 10 o apparent that the tir man manon manon manon on the th tr ct may read as aa a he rune runa that the th officer of o the th government iho ho ho made th did not bring to the th decision of o the cue cace ca that disinterested mind that the th AmerIcan American Ameri AmerI- can people are ar entitled to at hI hie hands hande IlL His Se Is I not a caco caa of o tech tech- technicalities It In la not a case cae of ot doubt It le Is I a u clear as a the th noon day inn lun that an officer of ot thu thin government hu baa made mado mad a 3 grant rant of public prop prop- property property property erty that will greatly enrich the recipient thereof and at the th same time wee was receiving benefits benefito for himself STo It le 1 I not a a question for tor prose prose- prosecution cution That Tint Is an Incident and ot of court course prosecution should shoUd be b carried on but the th leslie before the II law making body of the th American people Is I whether they a as the th rep rep- rep os of the lh people will tak take a 8 position petition and declare It In la regard to these theu thes contracts contract I shall hall vote for tor forthe forth the resolution most niost gladly but I Ido Ido Ido do regret that It Is ii 1 not In a form torm that I could declare that In my coy judgment as se a senator these the tran- tran j end and voId voia oa on theIr lr laces faces face Senator Adams Adam Democrat Colo Cob Colorado Colorado rado a member of the th oil commit commit- committee committee te tee regret that the th neo reeo- reo did not clot declare outright for cancellation of the th leases lea and say allY sayto to the th holders holder that It if they dispute the authority of congress they thy can take the matter too mo the th courts rhe burden of proof he h added be placed on the th leaseholders leasehold leasehold- ers en er instead of on the th American go go KALSH w t ITh SUPPORTED Charging r that Senator Wal ad at all time had full tull In n tho the committee In pressing the thet t I Senator Adam Adams read r rom the th record of the th hearIngs to support hi hIs bis contention Citing Citing- otes ote In the th committee ae a iho ini the th Republican members pad h haa ad attempted to have statements as a Senator Adam Adams said cald he h did not In- In Intend Intend In Intend tend to criticise them In this con con- con connection I think a mans man's man moral mord ards ards should hould be b judged by those thos ot of the circle circles In which he mote he h eald ad and and and under this theory thory I would not put ut Secretary Fall so 0 far tr down as some tome on this side Id seem 10 o le the th Colorado aena- aena hr lor eni-lor said eald aid he sav ea a little difference In taking campaign fund from bene bene- bene- bene beneficiaries of tariff legislation and accepting a loan from an n Individual nho ho had been d at the th cx- cx ex eTlee of the th government nt n Senator Adam Adami aroused laughter nd d l other audible sign Irni of b billon from the th Democratic side Ide e by reciting as al a Illustrative the th tory story tory of a chief who had nt attained his hla hi position po by vIrtue virtu of being the th bet best b t horse hor thief In the trIbe CHIEF BEST THIEF the th moral standards of hat circle he be h declared that her as as the tbs th bent beet man In the th lot because ns he h could steal iteal most eff effi efficiently I Replying Senator Lenroot said there r v as ae a an old pro Orb that a as the twig Is la bent so ao o I Is the tree tre In- In In Inclined dined And we are ar told he said that Mr Fall In hll hi early days day and un- un until tit til he h went to New r-ew ew Mexico was as a aery aery ery ery prominent Democrat W we 41 will concede that Mr Fall wu was a 0 Democrat Interjected den Sen- Senator Sen Senator ator Reed Democrat MissourI then he h went oer o 0 er Into Inlo the th Re- Re Republican Its publican party Now see e where here he be hal baa land landed d Senator Stanley Democrat Ken Ken- Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky tucky sought ought to Interrupt Senator Lenroot but the th latter declined to yield I want ant to ask ak k the senator about th the Biblical quotation said ald Sena Sena- Senator Sena- Sena Senator Senator tor Stanley Stanly Senator Lenroot declined to and said so ao o repeatedly and vehemently but but Senator Stanley was wal Insistent and President predent Cum Cum- Cummins Cum Cum- Cummins mins coins was wan obliged to lap tap for order while Democratic lena sena tor ena-tor tors roared with Ith lAughter The Th reason I won on on t laid aid Senator Lenroot when order had been restored I Is that It would bo unfair to the th scripture for tor the senator from tron Kentucky to pro pro- propound pro propound pound to roe me ro any scriptural quo quo- quotation tation tallon In refutation of Senator Sentor Adams Adami charges chargee Chairman Lenroot read re d from the h hearings hearing of the tho th commit commit- committee committee t tee extracts to his hi con con- contention con contention that the th Republican mem mem- mem- mem member bets bera ber of the committee had not sought ought to block am any an phase pha of the examination of Sinclair or to ex- ex cur ex-cur cue cuso Edward Ed ard B McLean from be- be beIng beIns b Ins Ing examined As Aa A the th debate proceeded it grew more bitter and personal p r r oni Sena Senator ena tor tot Lenroot declared he was waa 0 cry ery glad to hate hlO ha hath the th country judge by bythe byh the record of the th hearIngs hearing as a to whether hether there ther had not been full fuli operation co-operation from the th Republicans Republican on the th committee WALSH PRESSES POINT Will the th senator then kindly tell what hat particular assistance they gave In the th examination asked Senator Walsh Wl h What examination T asked aked Son Son- Senator Sen Senator ator Lenroot In the th conduct of the whole hole thIng returned Senator Wal h Why I hardly ha know what hat to say ay sayin ayin In response to that question re- re re r plIed piled Senator Lenroot I the th senator e ator from Montana would hae ha hath the th country Infer r no one on gave ve him any anc ante ance In the th conduct of the th investigation investigation S atlon gation Ai Aa A to whether or not that thatIs thatis Is so 0 o I would be b glad riad to submit the record to the th country I I would suggest that the th senn- senn tor mr tell what lists Hat of witnesses n s were wr submitted by Ither either chairman saId aid Senator Wal Walsh h referring to Senators Senator Smoot Republican UtAn and Lenroot who base ha ha divided the chairmanship sin since co the In tion began been 1 I am frank trank to say ay ay that I did not know what witnesses e to call re- re return re r turn turned d Senator Lenroot I I hav have been chairman for only a short time The Th Wisconsin Wl con ln senator demand demand- demanded demanded ed od to know whether since sine the time that Archie Archi Roosevelt Indi Indi- Indicated Indicated a desire delre to appear before the committee he h had bad not given fina the very fullest operation co Senator Walsh replied that this was en- en en tirel the th case ca but added But that is Ie I the th tint first time I bad any operation co-operation from the th chair chair- chairman chairman chairman man Chairman Lenroot then thon th n went In- In Into into In Into to detail of his hi own examination ot of E L Doheny after arter the th Call Cali California fornia oil man had testifIed to loaning Fall t I I said Bald the th chaIrman had 11 ghen en me all co operation since January 20 JO returned Senator Walsh h and Mr Doheny appeared since that time tim I HARRY r 1 SI IR CL mil coil I oil man and race raco I horse hore owner who may lose loe his I I pot Te dome oil all lease leae a aL aa L a result of recent disclosures I ir irI I t I I kr 4 I 4 4 |