St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-19
GIVE KICKS HEARING.
House Judiciary Committee
Decides to Reconsider Its
Action.
A NEW INQUIRY ORDERED
After Majority and Minority
Reports Had Been Sub
mitted and Read.
THIS DEFEATS IMPEACHMENT
AS 1t Will Prevent Any Fur
Their Action Before This
Congress.
THIS DEFEATS IMPEACHMENT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The judiciary
committee Of the house held a long
session today over the Kicks cease. Rep
resentatiVe Bailey. of Texas, presented
the majority report, drawn by himself,
and Representative Broderick the mi
nority report. The friends of Judge
KICKS endeavored TO reverse the decision
OF the previous meeting, but after three
hours there was 10 sign of conclusion
being reached.
Finally the committee decided. by
vote of Z to .. to reopen the case by ex-
tending an Invitation to Judge Kicks to
appear before them, if he so desired,
with his witnesses, and to give like
invitation to the other side.
This action was taken on motion of
Mr.. Harris, who retrained from voting
at the last meeting. The affirmative
votes were cast by Ray IN. W Powers
(Nt), Broderick (Kan.) Updegratf
La.), Childs CID, Republicans; Good
night and Harrison (AIa.). Democrats.
Negative-Bailey (Tex.), Boatner Na.),
Lane (IlI.). Stockdale (Miss.) and Dear
mond Mo-, Democrats. Representa-
tive Culberson, the chairman, who voted
for Impeachment at the last meeting.
refrained from voting.
Representative Bailey's report was
discussed at length. and several amend
ments offered and voted upon. The
members who have stood with Mr..
Bailey for impeachment regard the vote
as practical defeat. so tar as action
by this congress is concerned.
Representative Bailey tried to be re-
lieYed as member of the subcommIt-
tee, but this the committee would not
agree to. Mr.. Bailey subsequently said
that he will walk out and Ill his indi-
vidual capacity try to get action in the
house. He evidently rega rds the action
of the committee today as victory for
Judge Kicks. and said that the delay
meant that there would be no impeach-
ment proceedin
Speaking of the action taken today
and of his intentions, Mr.. Bailey this aft
erno0n said: Judge Kicks will appear
next. Tuesday, and the day will be taken
up with an examination of bin. An
adjournment will be taken until next
Friday, and week will be lost. 1t
would be nonsense to send resolution
for impeachment to the senate thirty
days before the adjournment. | do not
intend to drop the case here. While |
am chairman of the subcommittee l
must follow the directions of the COM
Inlttee, but as soon as an released from
that4office / will bring the resolution up
iii the house on my individual RESPONSE
billty as member, it being a privileged
matter"
Chairman Culberson said to the COM
mittee several times that if the case
was reported to the, house-in its present
status a majority of the committee
would support the minority report on
the floor.
Mr. BrUderick was authorized to tele-
graph to Judge Kicks all Invitation to
appear before the committee Tuesday.
and did so. The supporters of Judge
Kicks III the committee say that it was
evident by tOday's discussion that two
or three who voted for impeachment
last Tuesday have changed their views
and will change their Yo ties.
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