SENATE RESOLUTION CALLING FOR DENBY OUSTER ENTERS FINAL STAGE
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On February 11, 1924, The Evening Star reports the United States Senate debate on the proposed resolution calling for the resignation of Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby* has entered its final stage.
The debate, which according to the Star has grown in bitterness, concerns the Secretary's involvement in the leasing of oil reserves (Teapot Dome).
Pending the expected approval of the resolution, leaders Henry Cabot Lodge** (R-Massachusetts) and Charles Curtis*** (R-Kansas) discussed the matter at the White House with President Calvin Coolidge.
The White House has indicated, however, that while Congress does have the constitutional power of impeachment, it does not have the authority to ask for the resignation of a cabinet official.
*Edwin Denby resigned as Secretary of the Navy on May 10, 1924.
**Senator Lodge died on November 9, 1924.
***Senator Curtis served as Vice-President of the United States under Herbert Hoover.
SOURCE
"Coolidge Confers With Party Chiefs As Senate Nears Denby Ouster," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., February 11, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
