The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-13
The Senate Returns q Verdict
Against Judge Archibald.
Vote Stands 6S to 5 on the
First Charge.
IT GUSTS HIM FROM OFFICE
And Bars Him Forever From
Holding Any Position
OF Honor or Trust Under the
Federal Government.

Washington, Jan. ia verdict of
guilty was voted by the senate on the
first impeachment charge against
Judge Robert w. Archibald of the COM
merce court that he had wrongfully in
fluenced Erie Railroad officials 10 grant
him an option on the Katydid Culm
Dump. Conviction on the other 12
charges is not necessary to remove
Judge Archibald from the bench.
The vote on the first count was 6s
against Judge Archibald and five in his
favor. The senate then proceeded to
vote on the other IL articles OF the i'm
peachment.
Judge Archbald's attorneys and the
managers for the house entered the
chamber as the impeachment court
convened, but Judge Archibald was not
with them. Mrs. Archibald occupied a
place in the gallery. Senator Root pro-
posed that the question of Judge Arch
bald's guilt should be submitted in this
form:
Senators, How say you, is the re-
spondent, Robert w. Archibald. guilty
or not guilty of the charge contained in
this article
The order adopted by the senate pro-
vided that each senator should rise in
his place as his name was called and
answer guilty or mot guilty"
Before the first article of jmpeach-
ment was read, Senator Kern. of In
diana; Senator Dillingham;, of Vermont,
and Senator Bradley, of Kentucky,
asked to be excused from voting be-
cause they had not been present
throughout the trial.
They were excused. Senator Clarke.
of Arkansas, was excused from voting
on all articles which charged Judge
Archibald with wrongful acts before he
was elevated to the commerce court.
Senator Tillman was excused from
voting on all articles except the first
and Senator jackson, of Maryland, was
excused from voting on all articles. He
entered the senate since the trial be-
gan. This left the total possible voting
of the senate S8 on account of
absences and vacancies.
The vote on the first count was as
follows:
For conviction: Ashurst, Bankhead.
Bourne, Brandegee, Brlstow,
Brown, Bryan, Burton, Chamberlain,
Clapp, Clark of wyoming, Clarke of
Crane, Crawford, Culberson,
Cullum, Cummins, Curtis, Dixon, Du-
pont, Fletcher, Foster, Gallinger, Gore,
Gronna, Hitchcock, Johnson of Maine,
JONES', Kenyon. LaFollette, Lippitt
Lodge, McCumber, Mclean, Marlin,
Myers, Nelson. Newlands,
O'Gorman, owen, Page, Perkins, Poin-
106I0F, FOueT0uG, f1e0us ff1CnaTQSOh
Root, Sanders, Shively, Simmons,
Smith of Georgia, Smith of Maryland,
Smith of Arizona, moot, tephenson,
-one, Sutherland, Swanson, Thornton,
Tillman, Townsend. Warren, Wetmore,
Williams, Works, Perkins.
Against conviction-Burnham, Cat
ron, oliver, Paynter, Penrose.
Removes Him From Bench.
Although the verdict insured Judge
removal from the bench
courts. the senate then proceeded to
vote on the other IL counts of the ar
.icles of impeachment which charged
yariouS other acts where Archibald
lad improperly used his influence as q
Judge. At his trial the accused Judge
admitted practically all the facts on
every accusation brought against him
1ut protested in defense that none OF
hem was wrongful or corrupt and
hat he could not have been convicted
n any court of law for them.
The Impeachment proceedings against
Judge Archibald were started early in
912, when complaint was made to the
Interstate commerce commission and
ater to Attorney General Wickersham,
md President Taft that Judge Arch
,ald had been concerned in influencing
ailroads to grant him certain favors
n connection with coal lands deals and
he settlement of cases involving coal
The house of representatives called
pom President Taft for a CODY of the
harges against the commerce court
udge and in May, 1912, 1t began an
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