The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-29
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6i1-Conafessionsi Notes.

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WASHINGTON. y. {. NAY = 80 A.
this writing the CHARGES said 10 have
been Informally fled against Judge
aston q. Dayton are not IA Washing
ION After several DAYS persuit %
them IN an effOrt 20 So. them and Ind
out What they contained. Represen-
tatiye Hunter Moss has Eucceeied ia
uaclng them 10 A NJ Beicher. OF
Oharieston. an attorney for the mine
WORKERS union. which organization h
TIE prosecutor In this case. The OF.
Heals OF the House committee on
rules 10 which vas referred Represen-
IatlFe Neely's resolution calling for an
mNesiig cation q Judge Daytous Judi
clal acts. Informed Judge Moss that
they had seen no charges Represen-
tatiNe Webb. ranking member OF the
committee on toe judiciary and nos
fibie successor 20 Chairman CLAYTON
VINO has been appointed 20 the federal
b'hch. told Judge Moss that be had
seen the charges. but they were not
signed. certified 10 or accompanied nv
ahdavits, as required. and that. upon
request N Attorney Belcher they had
been returned 20 him 80 that some
thing OF this kind might be done 10
them. 70 make them regular and In
the requisite form Since then Mr.
Beicher has not been IN washington
but those interested on his side OF the
case. have been daily looking for him
70 rerurn with the necessary papers
liked up In proper shape for Ming
with one or the other Of the two
above mentioned committee.
To Committee on Rules.
In the event this T. done with the
committee on the judiciary. Rerresen.
tative Webb stated 10 Judge Moss that
the formal charges would be sent by
him 10 the committee on rules which
has the Nicely resolution before a.
Neither committee has any petitions
asking for the investigation. f0it each
has received petitions and memorials
D'sln various bar associations In the
state. which protest against the ac-
ton proposed 20 be taken against
Judge Dayton and expressing conf
dence In his ability and general salts
faction with him as a judicial officer
OF me government, Inquiry as 10 the
petUOnS received by Representative
Nicely, demanding the investigation.
ELECTED the Information that they had
not been filed. and were still in Major
Neely's possession. but the committee
on rules had been notified where they
were and cCuld have them when that
committee took up for consideration
the Nicely resolution TO investigate.
which mp till now II hasn't given any
consideration 20.
West Virginia's Interest.
Section No. 3 OF the Clayton anti
trust blll - the section IN which West
Virginia has the most vital interest,
because II bears directly on her great
est mineral products. First. n was
thought that coal was intended only
70 be meant by this particular sec
ton. but q colloquy between Repre-
sentative Webb, ranking member Of
the committee on the Judiciary com
mittee and who has the bill in charge
In tho House. and Representative Avis
discloses the fact that Il was the iudg-
ment Of the members OF the commit
tee that mines. mention In section
3. s. meant 20 include oil and gas. or.
In the words Of Mr. Webb, section 2
takes care Of he mines, and that
means gas, OH and coal" II was the
committees Interpretation. stated Mr.
Webb, that the word mine" would in
clude oil and gas we'll Capt Avis
also brought out by his questioning
that the committee had invited no
men engaged IN the coal business TO
appear before II on the matter OF sec
ton 3. He stated that he knew that
no invitation OF that kind had been
sent to any West Virginian interested.
despite the Importance OF that state as
a coal producing state, and one that