Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-04
Guilty, But Not |mpeachab|e'
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The Committee on the Judiciary
,onsidered the report of said sub
committee and the evidence thereon
md came to the conclusion that no
further proceedings should be had
with reference to said resolution, and
the Committee on the Judiciary beg
O report the same to the House and
recommend that no further proceed
ings be had with reference to said
'esolution.. -
/ Report.
the Committee on the Judiciary Of
the House of Representatives,
On the 9th day of February, 1915,
The House q Representatives passed
ha following resolution:
Resolved. That the Committee on
The Judiciary be directed to inquire
Ind report whether the action of this
House is necessary concerning the al
legged official misbehavior of Aston G
Dayton, United States district judge
for. the northern district Of West Vir
.inia; whether he, the said Aston G
Dayton, has. unlawfully conspired with.
:el tain corporations and individuals to
BRING about the removal from Office of
the late John J. Jackson, judge of the
District Court of the United States for
the Northern District Of West Vir-
ginia; whether he has shown marked
favoritism to certain corporations hav
ing extensive litigation in his court
whether he has summoned on juries
n his court persons connected viii
certain corporations to which he ha;
shown marked favoritism during his
term Of office; whether he has abused
mis- power and influence as judge to
iurther the interests of his son
Arthur Dayton; whether he has violat
ed the acts of Congress regulating the
selection Of jurors; whether he has
lent his services as judge to the coal
operators of West Virginia by impro
perly issuing injunctions; whether he
has shown hatred and bitterness to-
ward miners on trial in his court;
whether he has used his Office as judge
TO- discourage and prevent said miners
from exercising their lawful right tc
organize and peaceably assemble un-
der the laws of the United States and
the State of West Virginia; whether
he has conspired with certain corpora
tons and individuals in the formation
of a Carbon Trust, in violation of law;
whether he has openly stated that he
would not permit the United Mine
Workers Of America to exist within
the jurisdiction of his court; whether
he has stated in open court that the
United Mine Workers Of America are
criminal conspirators;; and whether
he has been guilty of any misbehavior
for which he should be impeached.
"And in making this investigation
the said committee is hereby author
lied to send for persons and papers,
administer oaths, take testimony, EN-
ploy clerk and stenographer if ne
cessary, and is also authorized to ap-
point a subcommittee to act for and
on behalf of the whole committee
whenever and wherever It. may be
deemed advisable to take testimony
for the use of said committee The
said subcommittee while so employed
shall have the same powers in respect
to obtaining testimony as are herein
given to said Committee on the Judi
ciary, with sergeant at arms, by him
self or deputy, who shall serve the
process of said committee or subcom-
mittee and shall attend the sittings O
the same as~ordered and directed
thereby.
"TheN Speaker shall have authority
to sign and the Clerk to attest sub
poenas for any witness or witnesses
1.-THE expense of such Investigation
shall be paid out Of the contingent
fund of the House on vouchers ap
proved by. the chairman OF the Judi
ciary Committee and approved by the
Committee on Accounts and evidenced
by the signature Of the chairman
thereof"
The subcommittee appointed by the
Committee on the Judiciary to make
investigation Of the charges contain
ed in the foregoing resolution heard
the testimony Of numerous witnesses
In Parkersburg and Wheeling, W. Va. \
and in Washington. d. c., on February
IL Is Is Is II 20 % "a, and 26.
1t all Of which hearings except that of
February 26 last, the Hon. A. G. Day
ION, respondent, was present in per
son and attended by legal counsel:
and on February 26 the hearing was
1ad with the consent and approval of
said Hon. A. G. Dayton, who was rep
at that hearing by legal |
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