The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-14

petit. Lodge. NlcCumbcr Mclean, M
tin. MARITIME. Myers. Nelson, Newlande'
O'Gorman. owen. Page, Perkins, Poin-
dexter, Pomerene. Reed. Richardson.
Root. Sanders, Sbivley. Simmons. smith
ofoeorgia: Smite. of Maryland. Smith.
OF Arizona: Smoot. Stephenson. stone
Switzerland, swanson. Thornton. Till
man. Townsend, Warren. Wetmore,
Williams, Works.
Against--B urnham. Catron, Oliver.
Paynter and Penrose.
Absent OF not voting-Bacon. Brad
lev. Briggs Chiffon. Dillingham;, Fall,
Gamble. Gardner. Guggenheim. Heis-
kell Arkansas Jackson, Johnston,
OF Alabama Johnston. OF Texas Lea.
Overman, Percy, Smith. of South
Carolina. Smith. of Michigan, and
Watson.
Not Guilty on Second Charge.
The second charge was not sustained
the vote against Judge Archibald, 40 70
Is. being two short of the necessary
two-thirds.
on the third charge. involving the
use of influence with the Lehlgh Val
ley Railroad TO force il TO relinquish
lease on packer No. 8. coal property
which Judge Archibald wanted to get. me
accused jurist was convicted By a vote
az 80 TO II. Senators Brandegee.
clark. of wyoming. Crane, Smoot,
stephenson and Thornton. who had
voted guilty" on the first article
voted mot guilty" on this charge.
Another verdict OF guilty came on
the fourth charge, that Judge Archibald
had wrongfuliy written 70 Helm Bruce
an attorney, in preparing a decision in
case then before the Commerce
Court. The vote on this charge was
% TO %. Additional Senators who
voted m. ( guilty" on this charge were
Burton. Cullom, DUPONT, Gal
linger. Lltpitt. MoCumber' Root.
sutherland. Swanson, Warren ana
Wetnore. While Senator Thornton
voted guilty.
on the fifth charge. that he had cor
ruptly influenced officials of the Read
ing Railroad 10 grant "A coal land lease
20 Frederick Wsrnke and had received
compensation for this service, Judge
Arch bald received the support OF but
six Senators-Burnham, Catron. Clark,
OF Wyoming; Oliver, Psynter and Pen
rose He was convicted, Sc TO 8, on
this article.
on the last article Of impeachment
alleging that Judge Archibald had
sought credit from attorneys and
litigants before him and had carried
on a general business in coal lane
regulations. many Senators asked 20
be excused from voting. declaring the
charges were so general they could not
anal vote resulted in conviction on this
article also A. 10 20.
Wins on Seven Charges.
Judge Archibald received majorities
in his favor on seven of the charges
against him, besides the acquittal on
the second article. where the two
thirds vote against him was not OBJ
tanned.
On the charge that he had wrong
fully accepted ID purse OF $500 raised
among Scranton attorneys. the vote
was IS not guilty and one guilty.
the single vote being cast by Senator
Ashurst, of Arizona.
Although no debate was permitted
during the progress of the voting.
many Senators asked 20 be excused
from voting on certain charges because
they did not believe the Senate had
authority TO take up acts committed
by Judge Arch bald before he was
appointed 10 the Commerce Court,
or because they believed the acts that
might be characterized as "misbehav-
ior'' were not such as to constitute
high crimes and misdemeanors" in
voiving the extreme penalty of the
Constitution.
Senator Root, in statement filed
during the voting. in which Senator
Lodge partly concurred, said
II nave voted that the respondent is
guilty under articles ]. ?, 3. 5. sand IL.
because ! find that he used the power
and influence OF his Office as Judge OF
the Court of Commerce 10 secure Iavors
Of money value 10 himself ana MS
friends from railroad companies. some
OF which were litigsnts in mis- court. and
ali of which were under the regulations
of the Interstate Commerce Cominis-
sion. subject TO the review OF the Court
OF Commerce.
II consider this course of conduct
and each instance of 1t, TO be high
crime and misde meanor. ! have voted
not guilty upon the other articles. be
cause while most Of them involved i'm
proper conduct / don't consider hat the
acts proved are high crimes and mis-
demeanors
The legal fight before the Senate was
in the hands Of seven members OF the
House Of Representative as the prose
cutors. and Judge Arch bald's attorneys.
who had the personal advice OF Judge
Archibald throughout the trial.
silent witnesses OF Climax.
The House managers and attorneys
sat throughout the proceedings to-day.
silent witnesses 10 the decision of the
case. Those who conducted the prose
cution we're Representative Clayton,
Of Ala ia n.S Sterling Of Illinois Floyd,
Of Arl<arsas~. webb Of North Carolina
braska and Rowland. of Ohio. assisted
nv Wrisle.- Brown. 81 the Department
of Justice who conducted the first in
ves,fgstion of Judge Archibald $ con
dpc'.
A. the conclusion OF the case TODAY
Representative Clayton gave out the
following statement
This j. the third successful impeacn-
roer- in the history Of the United
states In the other cases Judge
Pickering who was insane. did not
anpear at al and Judge Humphreys
rad cast his lot with the Confederacy
and was within ne Confederate lines
'To-day's result proves he efficiency
az he process provided uv the Cousti-
tuition for the removal Of unfaithful
officers. an6 gives life and vitality
10 the orderly method OF impeachment
II also cstz blishes beyonG successful
future dispute that the scope % inn
ueachrnenf - not limited 90 criminal
acts merely. but that fhe clause Sizing