Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-17
COURT OF IMPEACHMENT
FIRST IMPEACHMENT IN SENATE
SINCE NCQuIrrAL on JUDGE
SNANNE N 1908.
may issue A SUMMONS
Eight Such Cases Have Been Tried in
the senate Ia l25 Years; On.y
Two Convictions.

WAslIlNGTON, July lG.-The trial
of Judge Robert w. Archibald, Of tho
commerce court. accused of misbehay-
Tor hy alleged credit ANA failure Of litl-
eants before his court got under way
today
Tho senate was sworn In as a court
OF Impeachment and summons for
the accused judge, calling him to It's
bar July ~, was Issued Judge Arch
bald is In Scranton. The sergeant at
arms of the senate viii serve him
there, probably tomorrow
At 1880 O'Clock Friday the court Of
Impeachment VIII reconvene with tho
accused jurist present and determine
If the tral shall proceed at once or go
over until fall perhaps 10 special
session In November.
Members of the senate who have
consulted with the judge and his
counsel viii urge that his wishes 10
have the trial go over until fail be
complied with.
The house managers who appear as
prosecutors will oppose such con-
tnuance. Several members OF tho
senate are opposed TO urging speedy
action. Members of the senate VIII
settle the question and will agree, Il IN
believed, to take n recess OF the court
until early In November. II recess
Is taken, special session OF congress
probably VIII be asked.
Attended with the soemnlty which
marks an occasion where a federal Of
ficer Is called TO account for high
crimes and mlsdemeanors" against the
government, the senate converted IT.
self today into n high court for tho
trial Of impeachment"
Henry -. Clayton. of Alabama, the
chairman OF the house committee OF
impeachment managers, read the de-
mand for summons for the Judge.
we as managers of the house of
representatives demand that a process
be issued for Robert w. Archibald"
said Judge Clayton, "and that he be
required to appear at the bar Of tho
senate and answer the articles of i'm
peachment."
An order for his appearance Mon
day was offered by Clark of Wyoming
and was objected to by Mr.. Clayton
and Senator Bacon. Friday was then
fixed.
When the judge has been served
with the process" said Mr. Clayton,
then he may appear and request
reasonable time to make his answer
to the articles of impeachment"
Not more than an hour was taken
up with the organization of the court
Of impeachment and the adoption Of
formal orders for the appearance OF
defendant and witnesses.
The trial Of Judge Archibald for al
legged connection with business deals,
in which It is charged he appeared
as the beneficiary Of fayors from rail-
roads 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
impeached and tried before the SEN
ate in the last century and a quarter,
including a president of the United
states, senator, secretary of war,
an associate justice Of the supreme
court and four federal district judges.
two have been convicted.
Senator William Blount, of Tennes-
see, tried in 1898. resigned and the
case was dismissed; Judge John Pick
ering Of New Hampshire was removed
in 1904 and Judge West II. Hum
phreys Of Tennessee, suffered SIM
liar fate in 1862. President Andrew
Johnson, tried in 1868; Justice Samuel
Chase in 1904; Judge James ii. Peck
in 1880, Secretary of War w. W.
Belknap in 1876 and Judge Charles
Swayne in 1905, all We're acquitted by
the senate.