Evening star., 1912-07-12
DECIDES TO |MPEACH'
House Adopts Committee Re.
port on Judge Archibald.
CASE NOW UP TO SENATE
Representative Farr, Lifelong
Friend. Makes Fight on Be-
half of Accused.

The official papers of impeachment in
the case Of Judge Robert w. Archibald OF
the Commerce Court were prepared today
by the House employees
Chairman Clayton of the House Judi
ciary committee called the House mana
gers of the Archibald impeachment pro-
ceedings together today to determine al
what time the Senate is to be informed
of the impeachment of the Commerce
Court judge.
No agreement has been reached as to
when the Impeachment will be taken ul
| In the Senate. Those who favor imme-
date hearing and those who wish to post
the floor.
! The first step will be the appointment OF
| a committee of five in the Senate to have
charge of the impeachment. Senator
| Clark of Wyoming may be appointed
chairman.
Impeachment Articles Adopted.
The thirteen articles OF Impeachment
against Judge Archibald prepared by
the House committee on the judiciary,
were adopted yesterday afternoon. The
vote was ODD to l. Representative Farr
of Scranton, Pa, lifelong friend of
| Judge Archibald, cast the solitary mega
tive vote. and made a speech M behalf
| Of the accused
After the members Of the House had
voted by roll call and had placed them
selves on record. the House adopted two
resolutions preparatory to the trial of the
| judge before the bar of the United States
Senate. The first of these named the
managers to represent the House in the
upper body.
The managers are Representative Hen
| ry d. Clayton of Alabama, chairman of
the judiciary committee; Representative
Edwin Y. Webb. North Carolina: Repre-
sentative john c. Floyd. Arkansas: Rep
resentative John w. Davis. West Vfr-
ginia; Representative John A. Sterling,
Illinois; Representative Paul Howland,
Ohio; Representative George w. Norris,
Nebraska.
Instruction to Managers.
The resolution instructs them to ZAP
pear before the Senate of the United
States and at the bar thereof in the
name of the House of Representatives
and of all the people of the United States
to impeach the said Robert w. Archibald
OF high crimes and misdemeanors in
office and to exhibit to the Senate of the
United States the articles OF impeach-
ment against the said judge which have
been agreed upon by this House; and
that the said managers do demand that
the Senate take order for the appearance
of said Robert w. Archibald to answer
said impeachment and demand his i'm
peachment conviction and removal from
Office"
The second resolution adopted pro-
vides for legal and clerical assistance
in the prosecution of the trial.
The imp eachment grows out of charges
that while the judge. was in Office he
used his official position to get on .the
ground floor Of railroad and coal mine
deals for his own enrichment.
House Told of Hearings.
When the matter was taken UP in the
House yesterday afternoon Representa-
tive Clayton made a preliminary state
ment, in which he outlined what his COM
mittee had done in the way Of hearings.
Representative Moore of Pennsylvania, a
republican, called attention to the fact
that the committee hearings had been ex-
parte and that while Judge Archibald had
been represented there by counsel no
witnesses had been called in his behalf.
Other members of the judiciary com
nlittee spoke for Impeachment, and Rep
reSentdtlVe Fdrr raised his voice IN de-
fenSe of his lifelong friend. He intro
duced long memorandum Of denials and
explanations of the thirteen articles of
Impeachment, and also said. in part:
The evidence does not show that Judge
Archibald was d party to that conceal
ment speaking of the charge that the
judge tried to hide himself in d coal deal.
Il have known Judge Archibald for
many years and the reputation he has had
in my county is good as that of the
best man in the county He is a poor
man today. II he is the dishonest, mer-
cenary man that he is charged with be-
ing he would have a great zeal more to
show for it,