The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-25
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WELTY PREFERS CHARGES
AGAINST JUDGE
Question Of Impeachment VIII Be
Taken Up Wednesday, Rather
Stormy Session

employment while serving Oh the
bench wa:s sharply questioned by
members of the house judiciary COM
mittee today in considering inapeach-
ment charges against Judge Ecnesaw
Mountain Lands.
After Representative Welty, DEM
ccrat, Ohio, had outlined the grounds
on which he asked for the impeach-
ment of Judge Lands, because Of his
$4,000 year contract as supreme
arbiter Of organized hasball, men,
bers insisted that the committee
should look tn ,ughly into the case.
With this in view Chairman Volstead
announced that the question would
be taken up Wednesday.
It will be left entirely for the COM
nittee, composed exclusively Of law
yers, to decide whether there is sutfi-
cient ground to justify presentation
of the case to the house. Should
the house vote to inlpeach, the SEN
ate would 81. as the trial court.
Three Republican members of the
committee, Representatives Hustled,
New York; Goodykoontz, West Vir-
ginia, and Boies, Iowa, openly cx-
pressed opposition to the double SER
vice of the judge.
Mr.. Hustled declared that accep-
tance Of so large an outside salary
was "outrageous" but insisted the
! committee should have facts on which
) to draw an indictment.
Mr.. Boise thought the judge might
be forced by public opinion to quit
one job.
Mr. Gcodykoo1tz said that if Judge
Lands course was legally and NOR
ally proper there was nothing to pre-
vent the meat packers or others EN-
ploying man on the bench to look
after their interests while still act
ing as judge.
Letter From Chicago
Asked to explain why Judge Lam
dis had been picked by organized
baseball to sit as aroiter Mr.. Welty
presented letter from Chicago which
purported to quote one of the mag
mates as saying that Lands, as
private citizen, meant nothing TO
baseball, but that Lands as judge
meant everything. Mr. Welty was
emphatic in the assertion that this
was the real basis for his appoint
meat.
Some committee members express
ed the view that while the committee
might not vote to impeach, the
charges would not DC dismissed with
out possible ccasare or criticism. il
also YVES said that Mr. Wclty;s bill
making il unlawful for federal
judge to accept any pay except taat
allowed h;a By the government PROB
ably would be reported GU. with &
Recommendation FOR speed enact
ment. This they said, would cure the.
tsevil condition" mentioned By Mr..
Welty.
The only desense OF Judge Lands
was made py Representative Ga.!i-
van, democrat, Massachusetts. not Q
member Of the committee who a.
nounced that he desired TO DC heard.
Mr.. We!1y, M.. Gailiyan asserted, had
failed to substantiate his charge.
The attorney generals opinion that
Judge Lands was within the law, was
read without comment.
There was mach discussion after
Mr.. Hussed asked what would happen
is every federal judge should follow
the example Of Judge lands. The
conamittec was OF the point Of going
directly into this when the su:gges-
tion was made that ii was no:e
proper subject Of discussion &"c an
other meeting, behind "l2:ci doors.
Crossa.e oG QucStio=s
M. Welty read his charges IS olt-
lined before the house last wee: a.a
was subjected TO a ccosz-fise Of que7-
tons.
Repzezenta.;vc Walsh, demoeHat,
Massachusetts,, wanted T. :;ao''; ii ~.
We,ty had any proof c.:al:.s 5uds;e ''a:}-
dis, IN acting as supreme ar>s-e' O.
Organized baseball, I'D Te&lecte@ ~
Official duties. The Ohio -::>:,ee, 81:
he would unload the Ia.
:sWhca YOU are trying % casca &
rabbit, you've got to fc!!o'' rs
tracks," he said, in reply 70 ano;as:
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