New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-17
SENATE NOW A COURT.
,roanized for Impeachment of
Judge Archibald.
WILL HEAR PLEA JULY 10
rr;a, Of the Accused Jurist Will
Be Postponed, Probably,
Until November.
rv-or, The Tribune Bureau

,,asbinrton. July 16-After one or two
,o,se starts the Senate organized itself
49,, court Of impeachment to-day and
,..,oa = summons to Judge Robert W.
,h.,d Of the Commerce Court TO APP
nnar on Friday at 1890 o'clock and an
s,,ar the charges filed against him by the
managers on the part of the House.
es,,ators had familiarized themselves
-..,nubat overnight with Impeachment
sro,sedings. and the solemn ceremony
s.oo.edAd more smoothly to-day, but
80 we're several bitches When the
80 ~ + o'clock arrived legislative bust
~, vas laid aside Senator Cullom adj
mustered the oath TO Senator Gallinger,
Who presided as president pro tempore.
and senator Gallinger in turn admins
,orsd the oath to Senators In squads OF
ten.
senator Clarke. OF Arkansas, tried 10
,r,srr7Ipt the proceedings by moving that
SENATOR Bailey be allowed TO finish his
-n.sch assailing President Taft, but ne
Was declared out Of order,
The Senators presented themselves at
.ha nrssident's rostrum, and stood In line
with upraised hands as the oath was ad-
,r,,pjstered. When all had been sworn
there we're further whispered consulta-
inns among them, and the Book Of Rules
mas hurriedly consulted. After a pause
senator Clark, Of Wyoming, presented an
order which was adopted, notifying the
managers on the part Of the House that
the senate was sitting as a court OF i'm
Enactment and was ready TO begin the
Ease Then it was discovered that the
House managers could not be gathered
together for some time. Senator Lodge
,bsreupon moved that the Senate as d
court Of Impeachment take a recess until
2. o'clock This was agreed TO, End
brought the Senate back into legislative
session.
The seven House members. headed by
REPRESENTATIVE Clayton. filed into the
chamber at O'Clock, escorted by the ser
zesnt-at-arms, and took the seats provid-
cd for them Immediately facing the presi-
dents desk. An order was presented oil
rectipg that a summons be Issued TO
Judge Archibald to appear on Monday,
July -. Senator Bacon objected that this
vas a longer time than was required, and
on MS motion + Iludy' "Ni' - 'N0 i'''~S
as the day.
Representative Clayton announced that
tie managers for the House would await
the pleasure OF the Senate for further
proceedings, the seven members filed out
again and the Senate resumed the legis-
latye session.
Senator Clark. OF Wyoming, called up
his motion to reconsider the vote BY
which a committee on arrangements mad
been appointed yesterday, but the Senate
obviously having come to the conclusion
that such q committee was necessary to
the smooth conduct of the proceedings, re-
fused TO reconsider.
On the appearance Of Judge Archibald
the Senate is expected to postpone the
hearing Of the case until November.
The trial OF Judge Archibald for alleged
connection with business deals in which,
il is charged he appeared as the bene-
aciary of favors from railroads having
litigation before his court, is the first
Impeachment case before the Senate since
Judge Swayne, Of Florida, was tried In
1905 Judge swayne was acquitted.
OF the eight men who have been i'm
peached and tried before the Senate IN
the last century and a quarter, including
a President Of the United States, a SEN
ator. Secretary Of War, an associate
Justice Of the Supreme Cour. and four
federal district judges, two have been
convicted.
Senator William Blount, Of Tennessee,
tried in 1888 resigned. and the case was
dismissed. Judge John Pickering, OF New
Hampshire, was removed In 1904; Judge
West II. Humphreys. Of Tennessee. suf-
fered similar fate in 1862. President An
drew Johnson tried in 1868, Justice Samuel
chase I'm 1894 Judge James II. Peck in
$50, Secretary Of War ". ". Belknap in
ls7s and Judge Charles swayne in 1906
were acquitted By the Senate.