El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-01
ASKS IMPEACHMENT
OF JUSTICE THAW
Philadelphia Lawyer Files
a Complaint With
Speaker Clark.

Washington. D. C., Aug. E-Speake
Clark received in his mail today iron
Francis 2. Icbin, a lawyer OF Pnla
delphia, a petition for the Impeachment
of Justice Daniel ThaW Wright, OF III,
district Of Columbia supreme court, be
cause of a recent decision in which hs
convicted Samuel Gompers, Frank Nor.
rison and John Mitchell for ecntempr
CT court
Speaker Clark referred the petition
10 the house judiciary committee with
out comment.
CanaI Bill Again Set Aside.
Unless congress at this session pro-
vides for the operation of the Panama
canal, president Taft and secretary
Stimson believe IL will be practically
impossible for the army engineers to
keep their promise TO open the big
ditch to the ships of the world next
year.
According to information brought
to the white house the prospect OF
action at this session is growing
DINNER.
Mr.. Stimson was understood TO be-
leve there is little contention over
the proposed administration and
operation of the canal, but the ques-
ton of tolls and of railroad owned
steamships have stirred up contrO-
versy in both houses and today Meth
er the president nor his secretary Of
war was hopeful Of settling it
The Panama bill was put aside
again in the senate after senatO@
Brandegee, who IS guiding it, stated
that adjournment probably would be
FASTENED if it were considered in the
senate while the postoffice bill was
in conference, but the only ray OF COM
fort that fitted through the white
house was news that repreSen ia tive
Adamson Of Georgia. chairman Of the
committee on interstate commerce,
was considering the introduction OF
a joint resolution providing for the
machinery of administration and op-
a
was understood to be ready TO bring
in such a resolution, whenever it be-
came apparent there is no chance for
8 compromise
Taft Greatly Concerned.
President Taft is much concerned
over the prospect of a delay in the
opening of the canal
In many speeches he has predicted
that the Atlantic and the Pacific
would be Joined at Panama in 1913
and at one time the president be-
lieved he would be able to steam
through the canal on the old battleshiD
Oregon, when the formal opening was
during his present term
IN the white house. When he broke
ground at San Francisco last OctO-
Der for the Panama Pacific exDOSi-
ton, he practically promised the people
Of the coast to have the canal ready
next year, spoke Of the Oregon as
the ship that should first cleave its
water and made II clear that ne
would like to be on her bridge when
the trip began
So far the president has refused to
write a special message to congress
on the subject Of the canal He told
visitors recently that he did not be-
lieve it necessary for him further to
advise congress Of his position.
Within the last few days however
members of the house have notified
him they would oppose any legisla-
ton in regard to the Panama canal
that did not settle all the matters in
yolved
Secretary Stimson has taken issue
with the congressman, but the pres
dent has not made known his atti-
-ude- It was said that he might send
n q special message.
Some Agreements Assured.
Agreements are in sight on the iron
md steel revision bill. the wool revision
lil and the excise tax bill On the su-
gar tariff measure an agreement is
hardly expected
The senators framed a program today
which if carried out. viii send to the
PRESIDENT the iron and steel bill minus
he provision repeating the Canadian
eciprocity law; wool bill almost iden-
lcal with the measure which he vetoed
asst summer, and the excise tax bill
minus the Cummins tariff commission
mendment and with a provision re-
'eallng ali the Canadian reciprocity law
Except the pulp wood and print paper I
ection-
Republican leaders believe the presi-
lent viii veto the wool bill and the