The Washington herald., 1914-03-22
Marked by soIemnity.

tne week.
Marked by solemnity.
Representative Park, of Georgia, again
arose in the House yesterday and de-
manded the impeachment of Justice
Daniel Thew Wright, OF the District Su-
preme Court, on the charge of high
crimes and misdemeanors.
Impeachments, coming but seldom al
ways prove an occasion Of extreme SOL
emnity in the House. In this instance
none of the solemnity was lacking.
Representative Mann made a perfume
tory objection to the consideration OF the
Impeachment resolution, but his objec-
ton was ruled out Of order. Mr.. Park
then stepped to the well OF the House
and read his charges against Justice
Wright He said, impressively:
II rise to a question of the highest
privilege and of the greatest importance.
By virtue of my Office as a member OF
the House of Representatives, i impeach
Daniel Thew Wright, an associate Jus
tice of the Supreme Court Of the District
of Columbia, of high crimes and misde-
meanors."
The resolution demanding the investi-
cation Of the charges against Justice
Wright previously had been read by
the clerk. Mr.. Park continued:
'T charge him with having ac-
cepted favors from practitioners at
the bar of his court, and OF having
permitted counsel for a street rail-
way company to indorse his notes
while said counsel was retained by
said street railway compay in business
before his court.
Il charge him with performing the
service of a lawyer and accepting a
fee during his tenure OF judicial Of
fee in violation of the statutes OF the
United States.
MIsapproprIation Charged.
Il charge him with collecting and
wrongfuly appropriating other peo-
pies money.
Il charge him with purposely chang
ing the record to prevent the reversal
of causes wherein he presided.
Il charge him with bearing deadly
weapons in violation of law.
Il charge him with judicial mis-
conduct in the trial of a writ of
habeas corpus to an extent which
provokes a reviewing court of the
District of Columbia to justly char
acterize the trial as a travesty Of JUS
tice.
I charge him with arbitrarily revok-
ing without legal right the order OF
judge appointing three receivers so as
TO favor his friend by appointing him
sole receiver.
Il charge him with being guilty Of
various other acts of personal and
judicial misconduct for which he
should be impeached.
i charge him with being morally ]
and temperamentally unfit TO hold
judicial Office"
Mr.. Park then moved that the reso-
luton be passed whereby the charges
against Justice Wright will receive their
review before tine House Committee on |
the Judiciary before they are brought to |
the floor of Che House with the recon-
Of the committee as to i'm
Text of Resolution.
The resolution. which was referred to
the Judiciary Committee. was as follows: 4,
Resolved, that the Committee on the
Judiciary be directed to inquire and re-
port whether he action of this House is
necessary concerning the alleged official
of Daniel Thew Wright;
whether he has accepted favors from
lawyers appearing before him; whether
he has permitted counsel for a street rail-
way company TO indorse his notes while
said counsel was retained in business and
.auSeS before his court; whether he has Il
performed the services of lawyer and
accepted a fee during his tenure of
judicial Office, in violation of the statute 4
If the United States: whether he has COL
ected and wrongfully appropriated other
peoples money; whether he has purposely
hanged the record in order to prevent
reversal Of causes wherein he presided:
whether he has borne deadly weapons in
'iolation OF law: whether he is guilty of
judicial misconduct in the trial of a writ I
II habeas corpus to an extent which pro- &:
'oked a reviewing court of the District
II Columbia 10 justly characterize the {
rial as travesty of Justice whether
lie has arbitrarily revoked. without legal
light an order of a judge of concurrent
appointing three receivers. so
Is TO favor his friend by appointing him ,
ole receiver: whether he is morally and I
emperamentally unfit to hold judicial Of
ice, and whether he has been guilty of ,
'arious other acts of personal and ju- 8
icial misconduct for which he should be 7
mpeached.
zed and empowered to send for persons =
md papers, to administer oaths, to en- r
10y, If necessary, an additional clerk !
md stenographer, and TO appoint and 4
end a subcommittee whenever and 3
wherever necessary to take testimony for r
he use of said subcommittee.
That the subcommittee shall have the a
anne power in respect to obtaining testi-
many as is herein given to the said Com
nittee on the judiciary; and the Speaker
hall have authority to sign and the
Jerk to attest subpoenas for any witness
r witnesses.
That the expenses incurred in this in !
estigation shall be paid out of the con- !
insent fund of the House"
The resolution carries with il all the
overs which characterized the last i'm q
eachment proceedings considered by the c
judiciary Committee. those against Judge .
archibald, who was impeached and con-
icted in 1872 The committee may SUBJ G
oena witnesses. enforce personal at
endance and the production Of papers
r other documentary evidence. and the
light TO cite to the House for contempt
ny contumacious witness. a
The investigation doubtless will be in !