The log cabin Democrat., 1921-03-08

was reported in the newspapers. Ii was claimed by some members that the charge was made as result of dissatisfaction by Judge Wade over the failure of legislation in which he was interested.
 Little Rock, March 8,-The house after an hour of the stormiest ses- sion ever known in the history of the body, Monday afternoon unanimously adopted an impeachment resolution by Mir. Norfleet of St. Francis against John w. Wade, judge of the Pulaski circuit court, first division, and read twice a bill by Representative Ken nedy, Gates and others to abolish the office. All precedents were broken, when in the course of speeches of bit ter condemnation made by various members of the house, President Cazort and Senators Collins and Jack son, who were present, were called upon to speak and added their words of condemnation to those of the rep resentatives. The action was based upon statements Judge Wade was re- ported in the afternoon papers to have made in his charge to the grand jury to the effect that the 1921 legislature lis the most loosely moraled in the history of the state He was quoted as having said that 1t had been re- ported to him that young women seek i ipm lopi picIo+ira y,oCi+iopC ,,,,c+ oOy,,
 promise their honor before they could be elected or appointed.
 The resolution of condemnation was introduced in the senate by Senator Jackson, and passed unanimously, and then transmitted to the house. The resolution serverlly condemned the charges and insinuations alleged tc have been made and called upon Judge Wade for proof of his charges or fo1 retraction, (which is due to the young women so basely slandered." His al legged charges were condemned as "be- meath the honor and dignity of the high office to which Judge Wade has been elected by the people of Pulaski county Vigorous speeches in SUD- port of the resolution were made by Speaker Joiner and Representatives Gregory, lobe, Gates, Mason, Talk ington, Robbins, Lee, Belote, Hoover Bankston, Doyle, McHaney and Dick son and Senators Jackson. Cazort and Collins. The members were all on { their feet during the discussion, crowd ing in the aisles and around the speakers stand. The speakers all stood up on the circular press and clerks desk in front of the chief clerks desk. They denounced in un- measured terms Judge Wade and the charkes he was reported to have made as the "vilest and most damnable charges against the pure womanhood of the state that had ever come from one holding so high and honorable a postion' There was no division of sentiment whatever, but all agreed upon the course that was to be pur- sued. President Cazort assured the house that while the two bodies might have differed upon some matters, they were absolutely together on this, and that whatever the house did the senate would promptly endorse, sen timent that was applauded to the echo by the excited throng of law makers. The resolution was adopted by the unanimous vote of all the 91 members present.
 While the storm of discussion was raging, Mir. Norfleet drew the articles of impeachment, and jumping upon the desk, read them and they were adopted with a shout of approval. Immediately thereafter, bill, which had been hurriedly drawn by MT. Ken nedy of Sebastian, Mir. Gates of Lon oke, and others, was offered, and read twice, to abolish the first division of the Pulaski circuit court, created by act of 1913. This was to be passed 1 Tuesday, read twice in the senate the | same day. and it seems improb