Fresh Implications Following Senate's Call for Details of Other Coneverions Washington, Feb. 15.
Mr, Frank A. Vandorlip, testi fied before the committee inquiry ing into the oil scandals to-day. Ho had no facts whatever to. sub: stantiate the uso of President
specu, but he suggested Harding's name in his recent quiry into the circumstances of the sale of the "Marion Star," think: ing that it was a public duty to call attention to rumours in order fo, kill them. Ho was a lifelong friend of President Harding an merely wanted to clear' the Late President's memory of: whisper-campaign against, him, development which is likely be very important in, the naval oil ease scandal is the Sonate's adoption of two resolutions, frst calling on the State Department furnish all the diplomatic correspondence relating to the Colom. bian Treaty, in the ratification which the oil interests and" Mr. Fall as the Seoretary of the Inter-are said to have played a lead-part, and, secondly, asking for the correspondence relat the scouring of oil, concession American corporations in Ri Persia and other foreign President Cootidgo has nominal ed the Philadelphian. Mr. Owen Roberts, Government Counsel "in the oil prosecutions, replacing Int.
Fob. 16.
The House of Representatives to: day adopted the Senate resolution directing the Department of the Interior to move for thy recovers of the Flk Till naval oil. reserves} the Californian Standard The Senate has approved binations of Mr. Roberts and. Mr. Pomerone ax Government Counsel in the oil leases ease.
Feb. 17.
The Senate, after six-hours debate, to-day confirmed the appointment of Mr. Pomerene as Government Counsel in the oil Teases cane. Action with regard to Mr. Roberts, the President's other nomines, was deferred till Monday, whew approval is xntifeipated.—Reuter's American Ser:
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