The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-09
Articles of Impeachment Pre-
sented to the House by
Chairman of the Judi
ciary Committee,
ALL THE MEMBERS
CONCUR IN REPORT
Jurist Is Accused of Prostitute
ing His High Office for
Gain; Managers Selected
to Prosecute Case.

WASHINGTON, July s.-Chairmai
Henry D. Clayton of the committee o.
judiciary Of the house of representa-
tives today presented to the house arti
cles of impeachment against Judge Rob
ert W. Archibald Of the United State:
court of commerce. Mr.. Clayton s re
port was unanimous from his commit
tee.
II constitutes the ninth Impeachment
Of Judicial or civil official of the
United States since the foundation OF
the government and is the first since
the impeachment trial of Judge Charles
Swayne of the Northern district OF
Florida, who was acquitted on February
81, 1905.
fEThe conduct of this judicial officer
has been exceedingly reprehensiblc and
in marked contrast to the high sense OF
judicial ethics and probity that usually
chsracterizes the federal Judge, says
the committee, in summing mp Its fiod-
ings Of misbehavior in Judge Archibald.
Unfit for Jurist.
His business transactions while a
JQug6 on LNe UeuCH WcIS Htlu W
him for further service on the bench,
and resolution was presented i'm.
peaehing him aBd holding him for trial
before the United States senate.
f'Your committee is OF the opinion
that Judge Archibald g sense Of moral
responsibility has become deadened, -
said the report.
"He has prostituted his high office
for personal profit. He has attempted
by various transactions to commercial
ize his potentiality as Judge. He has
sainful bargains with parties having
cases before him or likely to have cases
before him. To accomplish this pur-
pose he has not hesitated 10 use his Of
fetal power and influence; he has de-
graded his high office and destroyed
the confidence of the public IN his lu-
dicial integrity. He has forfeited the
condition upon which he holds his COM
mission and should be removed from
Office by impeachment.
Judge Should Be Free.
"A Judge should be the personifca-
ton OF integrity. of honor and of up
rghtness in his daily work and conver.
sation. He should hold his exalted
office and the administration of justice
above the sordid desire to accumulate
wealth by trading or traficleing with
actual or probable litigants in his
court. He should be free and unaf-
fected by any bias born Of avarice and
unhampered by pecuniary or other obi
gations.''
Tomorrow Chairman Clayton will
present resolution providing for the
management of the trial before the SEN
ate. The report was made the business
for Immediate concern tomorrow.
Managers Selected.
The full committee designated Chair.
man Clayton, Representatives Floyd Of
Arkansas. Davis of West Virginia and
Webb Of North Carolina, Democrats,
and Representatives Norris of Nebras-
ka, Sterling Of Illinois and Howlands
of Ohio. Republicans, as managers TO
prosecute tho Archibald trial before the
senate.
The charges against Judge Archibald
set forth in the articles OF .impeaeh.
ment range from his business transac-
tions with actual and possible litigants
in his court TO a trip to Europe, which
il was charged, was given the Judge by