The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-19
JUDGE RICK'S CASE,
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
HOLDS 4 LONG SESSION.
Chairman Bailey Presents the Ma
jority Rcport-The Judge to APP
pear Before the Committee Tues
day.

Washington, Jam. 1S.-The Judiciary
committee of the House held a long ses-
sion today over the Kicks case Repre-
sentative Bailey, of Texas, presented
the majority report drawn by himself,
and Representative Frederick, the
minority report. The friends of Kicks
are endeavoring to reverse tine decision
of the previous meeting, but after three
hours there was no sign of concession
BaiIeys report says concerning this
charge that Kicks had defrauded the
government of fees:
'Conceding adj Judge Kicks claims
and waving the moral question: Of
soliciting solvent parties for himself
and leaving the inSOlVenit ones for the
government, he does not escape the
charge of defrauding the United States.
The purpose and only possible purpose
in picking out these cases and anticJp1t-
ing their fees was to increase mis- per
sonu compensation, and in doing that
he Was not only violating the law but
practicing deliberate and wi.ful fraud,
as wifi. De easily seen by a simple cal
culation."
Finally the committee decided. by a
vote OF to 3, to reopen the case by
extending an invftahiOn to Judge Kicks
to appear before them, if he so desire,
with his witnesses, and to give a Hike
invitation to the other side. This ac-
ton. was taken on motion of Harrison.
of Alabama, VINO refrained from voting
at the last meeting. The affirmative
votes were cast by Ray, of New York
Powers, of Vermont, Broderick, OF
Kansas, Updegraff, of Iowa. Chflds, OF
Illinois, Republicans; Goodnight and
Harrison, of Alabama, democrats.
Negatiye-Bailey, Of Texas. BOatner
OF Louisiana, Ianes OF Illinois, Stock,
daLe, of Mississippi and De Almond, OF
Missouri, Democrats.
Representative CuIbsrson, chairman
who voted for impeachment at the las
meeting, refirained from voting
Representative Bailey's report was
discussed at length and several amend
ments voted upon. The members who
stood with Bailey for impeachment re-
gard the vote as a. practical defeat as
far as action by this Congress is con-
carned
| Representative Bailey tried to be re-
Iieved as member of the subcommittee
but the committee would not agree
! 10 this. Bailey subsequently said he
would, in his individual capacity, try
! to get action in the House.
Speaking of the action taken today
and of his intentions, Mr.. Bailey this
afternoon said:
Judge Kicks will appear next Tues
day and the day will be taken VI
with an examination of him. An adj
! journment will be taken until next
Friday and a week will be lost. II
would be nonsense to send a. resolution
for impeachment to the Senate thirty
days before the adjournment. [ dc
not intend to drop the case here
While I am chairman Of the sub-com-
mittee L must follow the directions OF
the committee, but as soon as I am
released from that office L will bring
the resolution up in the House OF my
individual responsibility as a. member
II being priviledged matter.
Chairman Culberson said to the com
rnittee several times that if the case
was reported to the House in its pres.
ent status a majority of the committee
would support the minority report or
the floor
Mr.. Broderick was authorized to tele.
graph to Judge Kicks an invitation t.
appear before the committee Tuesday
and did so. The supporters of Judge
Kicks in the committee say it was evi
dent by today's discussion that two
or three who voted for Impeachment
last Tuesday have changed their view;
and will change their votes.