The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-22
HOUSE QUESTIONS RIGHT OF LANDS TOHOLD TWO JOBS
Led By Welty, Representatives Start Fight Against
 Baseball Head
By Associated Prass

Washington. February 2l.-The. right of federal judge to accept outside employ ment while serving on the bench was House judiciary committee today in con- sidering impeachment charges against Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
 After Representative Welty, democrat, Ohio, had outlined the grounds on which he asked for the impeachment of Judge Landis because of his $42,5OO year cori- tract as supreme arbiter of organized baseball. members insisted that the comt mittee should go thoroughly into the case. With this in view, Chairman Vol stead announced that the question would be taken up Wednesday.
 It will be left entirely for the commit tee. composed exclusively of lawyers, to decide whether there is sufficient ground to justify presentation of the case to the House of Representatives. Should the House vote to impeach, the Senate would sit as the trial court
 EXPRESS OPPOSITION
 Three republican members of the com mittee. Representatives Husted, New York, Goodykoontz West Virginia, and Boies, Iowa. openly expressed opposition to the double service of the judge
 Mr. Husted declared that acceptance Of so large an outside salary was .'out- rageous," but insisted the committee should have facts on which to draw an indictment.
 MT. Boise thought the judge might be forced by public opinion to quit one job.
 MT. Goodykoontz said that, if Judge Landis' course was legally and morally proper, there was nothing to prevent the meat packers or others employing man on the bench to look after their interests while still acting as judge.
 Asked to explain why JIdgef Jxandig had been picked by organized baseball to sit as arbiter. MT. Welty presented d letter from Chicago which purported to quote one of the magnates as saying that Landis as a private citizen, meant noth- ing to baseball, but that Landis, as a judge. meant everything. MT. Welty was emphatic in the assertion that this was the real basis for his appointment.
 Some committee mem bers expressed the view that. while the committee might not vote to impeach. the charges would not be dismissed without possible censuro or criticism. It also was said that MT. Welty's bill making it unlawful for a federal judge to accept any pay except that allowed him by the government. probably would be reported out with recommendation for speedy enactment This. they said. would cure the '-evl condition" mentioned by MT. Weity- The only defense of Judge I4andis was made by Representative Gallivan. democrat Massachusetts. not member of the com mittee. who announced that he desired to be heard. MT. Welty, MT. .GalIivan as- serted. had failed to substantiate his charges.
 The attorney generals opinion that Judge Landis was within the law vas read without comment.
 There was much discussion after Mr. Husted asked what would happen if ev- cry federal judge should follow the ex1 ample of Judge Landis The committed was on the point of going directly into this when the suggestion was made that it was $ more proper subject of dis cussion. for another meeting behind close drorc afEs tsl