Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-04-23
THE IVES CASE.

Vul lC(VtClC oNNlS GAAt"t
there has been a great racket in
the legislature this winter in the
attempt to impeach Judge Ives
of the 14th Judicial district.
Judge Ives is the only Populist
Judge in the State, and the feel
ing has prevailed that there was
partisan animosity back OF the
move against him. Early in the
session Hon. Henry Feig intro
duced a resolution to have a COM
mittee investigate the charges
against him. The committee mp
pointed reported in favor Of inn
parchment. But when the mat
ter came before the House the
minority report OF the committee
was adopted and the majority
report rejected by q vote OF 80
to II. 1t is Of course with great
pleasure that we notice this re-
suit.
The Penny Press reports the
proceedings of the House as fol-
lows:
THE HOUSE,
What has become called the
persecution of Judge Ives, in
stead of the prosecution, fell to
the ground with dull and sicken-
ing thud, in the final session Of
the house last evening, consider
alton of the impeachment pro-
ceedings. The session lasted
from 1880 till past midnight. At
the close Of the speeches the vote
was taken on a motion to adopt
the minority report which found
that there was no ground for i'm
neachment. One hour was. how
ever, consumed in call Of the
house to compel the attendance
of absent members who had gone
home not expecting q vote to be
reached. At last 81 members
were found and compelled to
vote, and the result was that but
II voted against the minority
vote. These were as follows:
MeSsrs. Ba,to, Cross. Dahl,
Feig, Gerlacb, Gum, Gutterson,
Jones, J. D., Littleton, 1lovejoy,
Mullen, Mckinney. Reeves, Rob-
bins, Smith, +. E., lnderleak,
Underwood, Odds.
Messrs. Johns and =. II. kel-
~ were paired. Seventeen MEM
bers were absent.
In the evenings discussion Mr..
Gibbs, Mr.. Cant and Mr.. Scofeld
spoke for the victorious side, and
Messrs. Jones, J. D., 1.ittleton
and Feig for the side OF the i'm
peachers.
This emphatic result is still
more emphatic than the most
hopeful Of Judge Ives friends had
hoped. All who were fair in their
estimate of the case, did not ex-
pect any other result than that
there would be no impeachment
ordered but the overwhelming
vote was a surprise to most.
The penny Press has from the
first forecast tho failure Of inn
,, parchment, at the first, when the
charges were presented, again
when the evidence was being pre-
scented, and there had been OPP
portunity to get at the animus
of the case. and finally when the
two reports were pr resented to the
house. The only thing to be re-
GREETED is that SO much serious
attention has been given to the
foundationless case, at the ex-
pense OF the other business of the
legislature.
1t also has the following edi~
torial in the same issue:
JUDGE IVES ACQUITTED.
The. attempt on the part of a
few political enemies to punish a
Judge of the District Court of
Minnesota, because Of his zeal in
prosecuting criminals. in East
Grand Forks, by attempting the
impeachment of the Judge, fell
fiat last night when at about
midnight the House of Represen-
tatives, by vote of 80 to II,
adopted the minority report of
J the Judiciary Committee, Which
practically Judge Ives
from improper conduct and any
criminal intent, in the case pre-
scented against him before the ley
islatnre /. e. Iii .:.. r. .1..:: & ::= =
It happens that Judge Ives was
elected through the influence of
the People s party, and thus has
incurred the condemnation Of
both the old parties, this par
ticular point in the Fourteenth
Judicial District. 4 Thesfgllt grew
ont of an effort on j the part Of
Judge: Ives to have the .sal loom
men aud gambl ers Of East Grand.
Forks obey the laws al .the state.
and to ace plish Ills purpose
expressed the Willingness. exer-