Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-05-13
FORMAL CHARGES
,,.aeAcuMrNT PROCEEDINGS
WILL be FILED AGAINST THG
FEDERAL JupcEa
VYREpRESEMTATIvE MURPHY
Matter Again Brought Up IN :"
House and judiciary commltfee
Notified Of the Proposed
Action.

Washington, D. c., May 7.-Formai
charges Of impeachment against Feu,
eral Judges Philips and Mcpherson OF
the western district OF Missouri are
to be filed by Representative Murphy
of that state who made announcement
Of that fact Immediately after tne
house adjourned yesterday.
Incensed over telegram to AttoI'
nav General Wickersham by Frank
uagerman, attorney for IS railroads ID
which Mr.. Hagerman characterizeu
Mr.. Murphy's resolution Of inquiry IN.
TO the official conduct OF tine two
Judges az IAN outrageous tissue OF
Misrepresentation" Mr.. Murphy heiu
the attention Of the house with a
renetition of the charges which he
had made in his original resolution.
His colleague, Mr.. Rucker, corroDor'
ated all that he said in denunciation
Of the action Of the two Judges In con-
nection with Missouri's two-cent pas
senger rate law and the maximum
freight law. Incidentally Mr.. Rucker
remarked that Judge Philips ought to
have been impeached 20 years ago.
Mr.. Murphy brought the matter up
AZ a question Of personal privilege.
The resolution involves the conduct
Of the Judges in relation to the two
cent passenger fare litigation ana lne
maximum freight law Of Missouri.
Mr.. Clayton of Alabama, memper
Of the judiciary committee, objected,
saying the argument was not one Oh
personal privilege.
Speaker Cannon ruled that Mr.. Muir
phy was within his rights and could
continue, but he had not proceeded lar
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
mot give a direct answer, but con-
tinued his recital Of the charges CON
tanned In his resolution. He called on
Mr.. Rucker, his colleague, to substan
tiate what he was saying.
i Mr., Rucker did SO, and declared tna'
Judge Philips should have been Inn
peached 20 years ago.
Several times Mr.. Payne, the ma
iority leader, objected, saying that MT
Murphy could not yield for depate
| Later he again objected on the groun'
that Mr. Murphy was travelling out
aide the issue raised by the Hagermar
telegram and the preamble Of the reso
luton.
Again on passing ON the objection
speaker Cannon ruled In favor Of MI
Murphy, remarking that "the TELEGRAM
is pretty broad"
Continuing Mr.. Murphy denied tina
the state Of Missouri had been accord
ed every courtesy In the rate cases .
was stated in Mr.. Hagerman's teie
gram. The state, he declared, had n
knowledge or notice whatever OF tn
] tirst injunction In those cases.
, AZ am asking the congress OF IN
: United States" he said, ito give bac
B 10 US that government which you han'
I ed to US when you admitted " -
j state in the Union by requiring "a
federal judiciary in the western al
trict Of Missouri to proceed along Q
. derly and decent lines In the exec
; ton OF the law"
y The house then adjourned and IN
t mediately thereafter Mr.. Murphy moi
Q fed members Of the judiciary COZ
r mittee that he would at once form
It late formal charges Of impeachmei
b against the two judges.