Evening star., 1916-04-14
House Select Committee Pro-
nounces U. S. Attorney of
New York Guilty.
ACTION UPON REPORT
MAY WAIT TWO WEEKS
Accused Official Should Be Given
Opportunity to Apologize for
Letter, Say Probers.

A House select committee today sub
mitted a report pronouncing United
States Attorney Marshall of New York
House subcommittee investigating i'm
peachment charges against him by
Representative Buchanan. Chairman
Moon informed the House he would re-
quest no action for at least two weeks,
in order to give Mr.. Marshall oppor-
tunity to consider it.
The report recommends that a bench
warrant be issued for Mr.. Marshall and
that he be brought before the bar Of
the House for hearing. 1t also recon-
mends that he be permitted to speak
for himself or be represented by coun-
sci whe9 brought before the House: ,
A letter Mr.. Marshall wrote to Chair
man Carlin of the subcommittee about
five weeks ago charging that he and
the two subeommitteemen. Gard of Ohio
and Nelson of Wisconsin, were pressing
investigation of the impeachment arti-
cles merely to protect Representative
Buchanan, who Mr.. Marshall had caus-
ed to be indicted in New York. was the
basis for the select committees action.
Letter Held Defamatory.
"Mr. Marshall's letter Of March 1, 1916
the report said, 'fs defamatory and tends
to bring the committee into contempt and
ridicule. By the printing and publication
Of the same Mr.. Marshall violated the
privileges of the House and was guilty of
contempt and is guilty of contempt Of the
House Of Representatives until he purges
himself thereof or Is purged by punish
ment."
The entire select committee, composed
f
Lenroot Of Wisconsin. Crisp Of Georgia.
Garner of Texas, Sterling of Illinois, sign
ed the report. Its presentation was for
NAL and caused little interest on the floor.
Text Of Resolution
The resolution under which the House
will proceed, il the report is adopted, fol-
lows:
THAT the said H. Snowden Marshall
in writing and publishing said letter was
guilty ora breach of the privileges and
contempt Of the House Of Rerresenta-
tives, and that the said n. Snowden Mar
shall be furnished with a copy Of this
resolution and a copy OF the select COM
mittee Of the House Of Representatives.
appointed to investigate the charges made
against him In the House OF Represents
tives.
That when H. snowden Marshall
shall be brought to the bar Of the
House to answer the charge Of having
violated the privileges of the House
of Representative as afore set out, the
Speaker shall cause to be read to said
H. Snowden Marshall the findings of
fact and findings of law, by the special
committee of the House, charged with
the duty of investigating whether or
not the said H. Snowden Marshall had
violated the privileges of the House of
Representatives or was in contempt of
same; the Speaker shall then inquire of
H, Snowden Marshall II he desires to
be heard and to have counsel on the
charge of being in contempt of the
House of Representatives for having
violated its privileges.
IF the said H. Snowden Marshall de-
sires to avail himself of either of these
privileges the same shall be granted
him. If not the House shall thereupon
proceed to take order in the matter"
The report said that it was the opin-
ion of the select committee that Mr..
Marshall should be given full oppor-
tunity to apologize for his letter. de-
spite the fact that he told the COM
mittee at recent hearing that he
would retract none of its contents