The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-05-13
TRIAL FOR JUDGES
MURPHY SAYS HE WILL FILE
IMPEACHMENT CHARGES
AGAINST JuRIsTs.
REPEATS CHARGES IN HOUSE
Declares He viii Attempt to Gust
Philips and Mcpherson from Fed
eral Bench for Conduct In Missouri
Railroad Rate Cases.

Washington, May Formal charges
Of impeachment against Federal
Judges Philips and Mcpherson of the
western district of Missouri are to be
| filed by Mr. Murphy of that state, who
made announcements of that fact i'm
mediately after the house adjourned
yesterday
lncensed over a telegram to Attor-
ney General Wickersham by Frank
| Hagerman, attorney for l8 railroads,
in which Mr.. Hagerman characterized
Mr.. Murphy's resolution of inquiry
into the official conduct of the two
judges as IAN outrageous tissue of
misrepresentation" Mr. Murphy held
the attention of the house with
repetition of the charges which he
had made in his original resolution
His colleague, Mr.. Rucker cor
roborated all that he said In de-
nunciation of the action of the two
judges in connection with Missouri's
two-cent passenger rate law and the
maximum freight law. Incidentally
Mr. Rucker remarked that Judge Phil
ips ought to have been impeached 20
years ago
Reads Hagerman's Telegram.
Mr.. Murphy brought the matter up
as a question of personal privilege.
He had read some newspaper dis
patches to the effect that Hagerman
had telegraphed the attorney general
of the United States alleging that the
charges in the Murphy resolution were
IAN outrageous tissue OF misrepresen-
tation by one who had no knowledge
of the facts" He said that he had
confirmed the fact that such a tele-
gram had been received by Attorney
General Wickersham.
Clayton objects TO Argument.
Mr.. Clayton of Alabama, a member
of the judiciary committee, objected,
saying that the argument was not one
OF personal privilege.
Speaker Cannon ruled that Mr.. Muir
ply was within his rights and could
continue, but he had not proceeded
far when Mr. Henry of Texas. another
member of the judiciary committee,
stopped him with an inquiry as to
whether he did not intend to formally
bring in charges of impeachment.
The Missouri member. however, did
not give direct answer. but con-
tinued his recital of the charges con-
tanned in his resolution
Several times Mr. Payne. the ma.
jority leader, objected. saying that
Mr.. Murphy could not yield for de-
bate. Later he again objected on the
ground that Mr.. Murphy was travelling
outside the Issue raised by the Hager-
man telegram and the preamble OF
the resolution.
Telegram ls Pretty Broad"
Again in passing on the objection,
Speaker Cannon ruled in favor OF Mr..
Murphy. remarking that "the tele-
gram is pretty broad"
Continuing Mr.. Murphy denied that
the state of Missouri had been ac-
corded every courtesy in the rate
cases. as was stated In Mr.. Hager-
mans telegram. The state, he de-
clared, had no knowledge or notice
whatever of the first injunction in
those cases.
Il am asking the congress- OF the
United States" he said, ito give back
to US that government which you
handed to us when you admitted US as
state In the union by requiring the
federal judiciary In the western dis
trict OF Missouri to proceed along or
derly and decent lines In the execution
OF the law"