New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-07
WOULD IIIPEACH JUDGES
Murphy to File Formal Charga
against Mcpherson and PhITns
TFrOm The Tribune Bureau. Z


Washington, May 5.-FOrmaI charges ~ -
parchment against Judges Mcpherson and pbT
lips of the Western Circuit OF Missouri will \
drawn up by Representative Murphy, OF that ss..
and presented to Congress before the close Of ia
present session He announced this intention "a
day after he had made a speech on the floor :,
the House in answer to dispatch sent 20 ii.
Attorney General by Frank Hagerman attorpsv
for a number OF railroads. accusing Mr.. Murphy \,
misrepresentng the judges and the roads In
resolution introduced in the House a few dar,
ago Mr.. Murphy accused the judges Of Illegal con.
duet in relation TO the 2-cent passenger law and
the maximum freight law recently passed by us
Missouri Legislature
To-day he arose to a question OF personal priv
lege and repeated the statements contained in hi,
resolution as a refutation OF the charges made BY
Mr. Hagerman that the resolution was an or.
rageous tissue of Misrepresentation by one WIN
has no knowledge of the facts Representative
Clayton Of Alabama and Representative Henry
Of Texas. made points Of order and insisted tina,
formal charges Of Impeachment he brought and
that Mr. Murphy was not speaking 20 a question
Of personal privilege. Speaker Cannon 0verrulst
both points and Mr. Murphy continued He called
on Representative RucIer. OF Missouri 10 substaa-
tfate his statements in regard to Judge Phillips
and Nj Rucker did so. saying that the tudgs
should have been impeached twenty years ago.
The Murphy resolution has been referred he
Judiciary Committee. and any charges Of impeach-
n1ent will go to that committee. which will not Be
Amounted until the next session OF Congress In
view Of this fact it is probable that no action VII
BE- taken until next fall
Kansas City No. Nav 6--Judge Mcpherson con
timed the order to-day restraining Circuit Al
tornev Jones from interfering in the Missouri rata
litigation Otae- STATE officials affected
Judge Mcpherson in a statement from the bench
indicated that he believed the suit brought
by Circuit Attorney Jones. eujOninE the railroads
from charging 3-cent fare. had violated the fed
eraI Injunction. The Judge added that. on the
other hand he did not consider that any action Of
Attorney General Elliott w Majors up 70 TINS
time could be considered in contempt
Judge Mcpherson prefaCed his decision with
statement referring indirectly to RepreseltarTs
Murphy's resolution in Congress he said ne reaf
lied a wear ago that whatever my decision n me
Missouri rate cases might be would get Few com
plineuts few thanks. but great criticism. accom-
panied by abuse I do not think il = proper tof
counsel TO come in hsre in this proceeding and STATE
that my final decree was too broad AI----
Governor Hadley declared to-Eisht ats jefferson
CITY that an appeal would be taken from Judge
NIcPherson-s decision. He wants the SuDrsms
Court OF the United States 70 determine The cor
ficr OF jurisdiction between the state and fedora
courts
Judge Philips said tonight II imPeachmsni
proceedings are inaugurated I shall answer t1sss
iuputations I shall welcome the investigation O.
a Congressional committee should iuPeacnHe-'
charges be made But if no such pToceetlhss a.
started shall reserve the right 20 make a pubs
statement later. answering all the charges ll-1
in the resolution of Congressman Murphy.