El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-10
DlMAGING EVIDENCE
IN ARCHIBALD CASE
Z. J. Williams Testified that
Archibald Court Was
Friendly to Railroads.

! Washington. d. c.. May 10.-AIOre
I testimony throwing light on the con-
] nectiOn Of judge Robert Archibald, or
] the commerce court. with negotiations
for Culm bank property in Pennsyl-
Vania. was produced at JOdays session
! of the house judiciary committees in
! vestiEations of the charges against
Edward ]. Williams. of Scranton,
/ Pa admitted that he secured letter
from Archibald to captain May. Of the
Erie railroad. when the deal was first
/ considered, because he thought the
pendency of the railroads case oeIore
I Judge Archbald's federal court would
have influence getting the deal through
J with the Erie Williams SAID tnaJ
Judge Archibald drew the contract Tor
the sale of the Culm bank interests to
the Laurel line. that once judge Arcn-
/ bald called up the Lehigh valley ran
road offices and that when the ue-
partment OF justice began lnvesugat-
I ing the matter Archibald advised him TO
let the matter rest
: William p c. Boland and c. G. Bo-
D land. Of the Marion Coal company
E Scranton Pa were summoned TO-DAY
by the house judiciary committee 10
E testify in the hearing Of charges
against Judge Robert W ArchDalo, OF
! the commerce court , w lillian 6olaAG
I is one of the accusers of the 1urlst ana
furnished the department OF justice
with information relative to the op-
} ton from the Erie railroad procured
/ by judge Archibald and EDWARD j. VIII
liamS on the Culm bank properly
The Bolands will appear when the
committee has concluded its eXamina-
ton of Williams, who was recalIeo 10
the stand
q The house today passed the leSisld-
tive executive and judicial appropIla-
ton bill. carrying S33,IS2,S54. an IN
/ crease Of S265,2bO over the IotaIs caIIIeu
I in the measure when il was reported 10
{ the house
The principal item Of increase was
I the appropriation for the san ran
{ cisco, New Orleans and carson, New
minis. and for assay oftlces az b9lse'
Idaho: Charlotte, y c. l)eadWood, >,
D.: Helena, Mont; Seattle. and salt
I Lake City.
The house refused TO accept the pro-
vision abo.ishing those offices.
The house reversed its previous
action by voting not to increase from
/ $500 to $1,000 the salaries Of the pri-
vate secretaries to the representatives:
I The increase would have aggregated
Pension Bill Agreed To.
the &c conference report of the general
pension bill providing pensions up TO
81 d day for veterans Of the Civil and
Mexican wars 1t now goes 20 the
president for signature Many Dem
ocrafs voted with the Republicans for
the bill. Representative Kent OF Cal
ifcrnia cast the only republican vote
against IL.
To Probe Newspaper Union.
REPRESENTATIVE TaEEart, Democrat
of Kansas. has introduced resolution
directing the judiciary committee to in
vestigate the Western Newspaper union,
with headquarters at Omaha to learn
If il operates in violation Of the Sher-
man antitrust law as a combination IN
restraint of trade
Minority Report on AiaswOrth.
4 strong defence Of secretary Slim
son and an attack on the majority OF
the house military affairs committee
for its report on the circumstances
which led to the retirement Of adJutant
! court martial, were contained in re-
port submitted TO the house yesterday
by the minority members Of the com
mittee The minority report declared
that the majority Over-eXercised its
authority and framed a report contain
ing incorporate statements"
The minority report held that the
committee exceeded its jurisdiction in
reviewing the conduct Of Gen Aims
worth.
What would become Of the discipline
Of our fighting force if congress or its
committees should deem themselves free
to take up cudEels against the COM
handkerchief on behalf of an officer
whom he has disciplined.' demanded
the report
1--WE submit that the majority report
on its face shows itself TO be a wholly
unconstitutional attempt to assert
powers not within the Jurisdiction Of
this committee