The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-16
Impeachment of Judge
Archibald Formally
Presented.
TRIAL NOT LIKELY
BEFORENOVtMBER
Solemn Ceremony in Upper
Branch OF Congress as Mem
bers Are Advised OF Alleged
Derelictions OF Commerce
Court Member by Com
mittee of Managers.


meni Of Judge Rober, W Archbaid.
Of tho Commerce Court, was futmaily
'a.o be-of4 the Senate by n. con.
in'ttee Of managers from the Housa
headed oy Representative Hen y il.
clayton cn,rman OF the judiciary
Committee.
shortly a.:cr the - re convened.
she House II dnagers w4lned IN u body
:" the ali before the pgesieing OH
GERS desk anc announced their MS
sion. rna S.rate cha.nu-r and 6.-
i=ries wer> eiirly well titled 20 W.T.
noes the sober proceedings. 1t had not
been paraiieiied since the impeach-
ment OF Judge swayns in 1905.
Ny cls'-'i read the resolution ym-
der wnich the House had directed
IT'S committee to present the impeach-
men, TO the Senate About him in
from OF the Senate bar were grouped
the other members OF tho House com
mittee OF managers. Representative
FLOYD. OF Arkansas. Webb. Of North
Carolina Davies. or West Virginia,
Norris. of Nebraska sterling. OF IL
linois. and Rowland. OF Ohio.
Proclamation by Observation-Disclosures.
AS Mr.. Clayton concluded. ana be-
OF Impeachment. Senator lodge. OF
Massachusetts. pointed out that the
rule provided for proclamation by
the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms IRE
House managers retired to the rear
OF the chamber. ana Colonel Daniel
Ransdel. sergeant-at- arms. in voice
that scarcely reached the Senat. ,,.i
leries, made the formal proclama-
ton:
Hear. se' hear, We. hear. We All
persons will keep silence. on pain OF
Imprisonment. white the House OF
Representatives Is exhihitIng TO rne
Senate II the United States articles
OF impeachment against Robert W
Archibald, Judge Of the Circuit court
OF the United States. and designated
TO the Commerce Court"
Representative Clayton remained IN
tho centre aisle. while the otner House
managers sought vacant seats mar
by. Then came the solemn leading
of the articles OF impeachment against
Judge Archibald. It relu,.ed about
thirty minutes. Close attention on
the par, of the Senators marked the
reading
The articles Of chment closed
with the statement that Judge A.en-
bald had been guilty of misdemeanors
in office Then Representative Clay
ton continued
and the House of Representatives
by protesJation, saving to Themselves
the liberty or exhibiting at any time
hereafter any further articles Of ac-
cusation or impeachment against the
said Robert w Archibald. Judge of tho
Circuit Court and designated lu6re
OF the Commerce Court and also re-
plying to his answers which he shall
make unto the articles herein pre-
ierred against him. and of Offering
proof TO the same and every part
thereof. and TO all and every article
or accusation or impeachment which
shall be exhibited by them as the case
shall require. do demand that the said
Robert W. Archibald may be put to
answer the high crimes and INSIDE
meanors In office herein charged
against him. and that such proceed
ings. examinations. trials and 1udg-
ments may be thereupon had and
given as may be tsgreeable 10 law and
justice
On behalf of the House Represen-
tative Clayton further stated he de-
man5ed that the Senate take order for
the trial OF the charges against Judge
Archibald. and that Judge Archibald bc
convicted and removed from oIhce.
AS Mr. Clayton came to the closing
remark, the other mana gers on the
part OF the House rose and each
nodded agreement
Response by President PRO TEN.
President pro temporc Gallinger re-
s7onded In behalf of the Senate
The Senate will take order in the
matter of the Impeachment OF Judge
Archibald" he said. and will COM
municate its action to the House"
AT the conclusion. a resolution by
Senator Clark, OF Wyoming. to have
tho impeachment referred to select
committe of i've. was adopted. and SEN
ator Gallinger. as president pro tenn,
appointed Senators Clark Nelson. Dil-
bingham, Bacon and Culberson
The Impeachment case will come he
fore the Senate at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, and under the rules of pro-
cedure each member of the senate
Will take new oath as a member OF
the Impeachment court The House
of Representatives will then be in
vited IL 10 witness the proceedings.
and the committee OF House managers
and Judge Arohbald's attorney will
take their respective places as OPP
posing counsel. II is expected that
an agreement Will be made for a
OF the trial until No
vembef.