St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-28
TURN THESEARCH LIGHT ON
OTHER UNITED STATES JUDGES MAY
BE INCLUDED IN
THE JENKINS INVESTIGATION
Congressman Somers, OF Wiscon-
sin, Wants the House Inquiry
to Extend to Brewer, Taft,
Kicks, Pardee, Beatty and
nundy, Who Have Issued In
functions Affecting Labor.

Dundy, Who Have Issued In
functions Affecting Labor.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-Resolutions
were presented to the house this after
noon by Representative Somers, OF Wis
consln, to investigate the action of sew
eral United States judges who have is
sued lnJunctions in railroad cases, most
prominent among them Justice Brewer,
OF the supreme court. They include
also United States Judge Taft, Judge
Hicks Of Ohio, Judge Pardee of Texas,
Judge Beatty of Idaho. and Judge Dun
dy, of Nebraska. Representative Som
ers says concerning the resolution of in
vestigation introduced today: II repre-
sent the district IN which Judge Jenkins
lives. The Judiciary committee is
awaiting an opportunity to present a
favorable report OH the resolution to in-
yestigate the action of Judge jenkins in
enJOining railroad employees. My resolu-
tlons seek to broaden the investigation SO
that it will show what other judges
have decided. have had no consulta-
tl0n with Judge Jenkins, but it has
seemed unfair that he should he singled
out for congressional investigation
when other judges have made similar
decisions. The investigation may dis
close that the decisions have gone too
far, in which case it will be necessary
to modify the law. The resolutions will
relieve the investigation of all political
significance, as Mr.. jenkins is a Demo-
crat and the judges named in my reso-
lutions are Republicans. l hope to
have the judiciary committee and the
house consolidate all the investiga-
tions."
The title of the resolution to investi-
gate the action of Judge Brewer is ITO
investigate the circumstance attending
the decision in the case of The United
States VS.. Kane In the United States
circuit for the district of Colorado"
The resolution specifies that report
shall be made to the house whether, IN
any of said matters or things, Hon.
David ]. Brewer. judge of said court,
exceeded his Jurisdiction. abused the
powers or process Of said court, or op-
pressively exercised the same, or used
his office as judge TO intimidate or
wrongfully restrain the employees of
any railroad or the officers of labor or
ganizatious."
The other investigations requested
are of the action of Judge William H.
Taft, of the circuit court of the North
ern district of OHIO, in issuing ipjunc-
tons i'll the case of The Toledo. Ann
Afbor 81 North Michigan Railroad VS..
the Pennsylvania Company. of the
action of Judge Elmer S. Dundy,
of the district of Nebraska, in
the case of Oliver Ames and others
against the Union Pacific railroad, Jan.
a7, 1854; the action of Judge James IL.
Beatty in the case of the Ceur d. Alene
Mining company against the miners
| union of Wardner. Idaho, July IL, 1892 {;
the action of Judge D. A. Pardee. of the
circuit court of the Northern district of
| Texas, in April. 1856, in the matter of
| Higgins ct al, and of Judge Augustus
Kicks, of Ohio, in the Ann Arbor eases.
. These cases all involve the rights of
laboring men to strike, and the de-
cisions which are called in question
| extend over a term of years.
CLEVELAND, o., Feb. q. - Judge
| Kicks, speaking of the resolution intro
duced in the house today, to investigate
! himself and several other United States
Judges. said he presumed the resolution
| referred to his decision In the Ann
| Arbor railroad case. He did not care to
| talk about the matter for publication,
however, until he had seen the formal
| charges.
OMAHA, Feb. 27.-When Judge
| Dundy was informed of the resolution
introduced in the house of representa-
tlves by Representative Somers, of
| Wisconsin, he said he regarded it as a
very good joke, but not of much ac-
count if taken seriously. In his opinion,
there could be no ground tor an investi-
CATION of the actions of any United
States judge who had attended to such
business as bad been brought before
him according to his Judgment. Judge
Dundy was of the opinion that Somers
would find euough to occupy his atten-
ton in Wisconsin without looking after
affairs in this part of the country,