Evening star., 1912-07-16
Ready to Take Up Impeach-
ment Case Against Archibald.
SWEAR TO DO THEIR DUTY
Solemnly Take Oath "to Do Impair.
tial Justice" in Proceeding.
BAILEY SPEECH INTERRUPTED
Plea to Allow Him to Continue Not
Granted-May Be Post
poned Until Fall.

Members of the United States Senate
this afternoon solemnly took the oath ito
do impartial justice in the trial of the
impeachment of Judge Robert w Arch
bald of the Commerce Court
When the oath had been administered
to President Pro Tempore Gallinger and
to the other members, the Senate had or
ganized as q court for the trial of i'm
peachment charges. Thus the Senate is
now ready to perform all the duties of a
court and the trial of Judge Archibald
has formally begun.
It was at l o'clock today when Sen
ator Gallinger, as the presiding officer.
stopped Senator Bailey in the midst of
his speech attacking President Taft
and announced that the rules of the
Senate required that the trial Of Judge
Archibald on the impeachment charges
presented yesterday must begin. The
Senate was well filled and senator's
showed in their faces the solemnity of
the United States Supreme Court.
There had come over from yesterday.
unacted upon. an order declaring that
the Senate take UP the case at l o'clock
today AS that procedure had to be fol-
lowed under the general rules of the SEN
ate. Senator Sutherland, it's author, with
drew 1t.
No Suspension Of Rule.
Senator Clarke Of Arkansas suggested
that the organization OF the Senate as a
court of Impeachment be suspended to
allow Senator Bailey to complete his
speech.
THE only thing in order now" sug-
gested Senator Cummins. is the
swearing in of senators as Judges of
the court of impeachment"
President Pro Tempore Gallinger
agreed with that view. Then there
was a momentary lull, while many
senator's studied the record of the last
of the United States Supreme Court
had been invited in then to administer
the oath to the presiding officer and
to the. senator's. But the Chief JUS
tice was out of the city.
Senator Smoot finally came to the res
cue, after several whispered consulta-
tions on the floor Of the Senate, by sug-
gesting that the dean of the Senate
Senator Cullom, administer the oath to
Senator Gallinger as the presiding Off
Ger. Unanimous consent for that was
promptly given.
The venerable senator walked slowly
to the rostrum. the heavy book contain
ing the form Of the oath trembling in
Gallinger raised his right hand and
leaned forward to catch the low-spoken
words OF Senator Cullom.
You do solemnly swear said Senator
Cullom in words spoken so low that only
Mr. Gallinger In all the Senate could
hear, that in all things appertaining
to the trial and impeachment Of Robert
w. Archibald. judge of the circuit court of
the United States, and designated as a
Judge of the Commerce Court, now
pending you will do impartial justice ac-
cording to the Constitution and laws. so
help you Cod
Senator Gallinger said Yes and
nodded assent.
Then followed the swearing in Of the
senators by Senator Gallinger. In groups
of ten, they were called to line up at
the side of the presiding officers rostrum.
There were a number Of absentees. but all
but about twenty Of the senators took the
oath, the same as that administered to
Senator Gallinger. Mr.. Gallinger read it
out in tones that could be heard through
out the chamber, and each group nodded
assent with right hands raised.
Immediately following, motion of
Senator Clark of Wyoming, the Senate
adopted an order notifying the House
that the Senate was organized for the
trial of the impeachment charges against
Judge Archibald. Then there was lull,
while the Senate waited for the seven
House managers.
Word came from the House in few
minutes that the House managers would
not present themselves at the bar of the
Senate before o'clock. and the Senate
as a court recessed until that hour.
When the House managers appear the
question Of the date of the beginning of
the trial and the taking Of evidence will
be thrashed out. 1t is expected that
summons will be issued for Judge Arch
bald to make answer to the impeachment
charges within a certain time. 1t is ex-
pected that Judge Archbald's attorneys
will ask that the trial be postponed until
fall ;,
special session of the Senate In
November has been suggested.