Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-23
WILL DISCONTINUE :
IMPEACHMENT CASE
Resignation Of Judge Hanford Con-
sidered Sufficient by Commit
tee Chairmen. r3.s~
CLAYTON MAKES ANNnrr- 'EMENT
Instructs sp' asss slss Seattle
s''1s =.
BRn sasA TRIAL OF BELKNAP
Main Objects Achieved in Getting
Rid of Judge.
ILL HEALTH GIVEN AS REASON
United States District Judge Resigns
Under Fire Following Invests
cation Lasting Nearly One
Month.
sas TRIAL OF BELKNAP
Main Objects Achieved in Getting
Rid of Judge.
IL HEALTH GIVEN AS REASON

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Chairmar
Henry D. Clayton of the house judiciary
committee tonight announced that HI
considered unnecessary further impeach'
ment proceedings against Federal Judge
Hanford of Washington, who today re-
signed. In long statement Chairman
Clayton declared that while congress has
the power to try federal official fol
impeachment even after he has resigned
he did not believe that course necessary
in this case. .s.
Chairman Clayton instructed the sub
committee now in Seattle taking testi'
mony in the Hanford case, to discontinue
its work. He received the following mes
sage from Representative Graham. chair
man of the subcommittee:
Judge Hanford has Just forwarded his
resignation to the attorney general. We
are not quite done taking testimony. but
nearly so. The subcommittee unani)'
mously favors to discontinue the taking
Of further testimony"
In his statement Chairman Clayton
tary of War Belknap. who was impeached
and tried by the senate, after his resig.
nation had been accepted by President
Grant. The articles Of impeachment
against Belknap failed to receive the
necessary two-thirds vote in the senate
In conclusion Mr.. Clayton said:
THE main object of impeachment be.
ing to get rid of an unfaithful office
holder, having been accomplished in this
case by the resignation Of Judge Han.
ford, If 1t Is true that he was unfaithful
there seems to be no necessity for i'm.
peaching him in order to disqualify hin,
from hereafter holding any office Of
honor or profit under the United States
point him, and no constituency would
ever elect him to any office Of honor OF
profit. OF course, there will be no forma
action on the part afsths committee or
the judiciary until q report Ia made b.
the subcommittee which appointed t
investigate the alleged misconduct oi
Judge Hanford"
Ill Health Made Rason. -..
SEATTLE, Wash, July 22--United States
District Judge Cornelius H. Hanford
whose conduct on the bench has been
under investigation for nearly month
by subcommittee of the house judiciary
committee, rendered MS resignation to-
day to President Taft.
h.
reason for his resignation. ,tI All
Judge Hanford's statement to the pub
lie follows:
1.-The almost constant strain under
which 1 have worked for more than TWEEN.
ty-two years has taxed but not exhausted
my power OF endurance. I am not likely
to have a vacation Of rest, but change
Of occupation will be welcome relief
intend to practice law in Seattle.
''In the investigation which has been
conducted by subcommittee of the
house Of representatives, much testimony
has been given by witnesses who know
me and by others who do not. am CRATE
ful for the commentator of those who
have spoken and written in my favor,
and as for those who have maligned me,
I only wish to say that / would be
ashamed Of myself If had not incurred
the enmity of such people as they are.
"A judge is never so sure of being
right as when his work has been critl-
cised unfairly, Without boasting, in view,
Of all that has been and may be said of
and concerning myself and my work, I
am glad that my record is what it is"
WASHINGTON. July 22-Chairman
Clayton Of the house judicay commit
tee today received a telegram from Rep
resentative Graham of the subcommittee
investigating Judge Hanfords conduct,
announcing the jurlsts resignation. stat.
ing that the subcommittee favored end
ing the inquiry, and asking for instruc.
tions. ...