The Washington herald., 1922-12-16
Committee Threatens to Call
Him Before Bar Of House
In Daugherty Impeachment
RALST0N APPEARS TODAY
Counsel viii Argue Represen-
tative's Immunity In Ignor-
Ing Subpoena Proceedings
By COLE E. MORGAN.
Universal Service


Threats to bring Representative
Keller Of Minnesota before the
bar: Of the House of Representa-
tives, if he further refused TO ap-
pear before the House Judiciary
Committee to substantiate his
charges, furnished yesterdays sem
sation in the Daugherty impeach-
ment proceedings.
KELLER IS SILENT.
Suggestions also were made thst
Representatives johnson Of South
Dakota, and Woodruff Of Michigan.
who had attacked the Attorney
General on the floor Of the House,
should be summoned before the
judiciary Committee to back up
their allegations.
On advice Of his counsel. Keller
refused ito make any statement
hst night Neither he nor his
attorneys would state whether he
would appear before the Judiciary
Committee today.
JOHNSON TO TESTIFY.
Representative johnson said:
ct know nothing Of the impeach-
ment charges except those con-
tained in Specification No. IA. re-
lating to war frauds. II I am
called before the committee I ex-
pect to make out a case on that
specification from the facts"
Members Of the Judiciary Com
mittee declared yesterday afternoon
that they were searching the law
to determine whether Keller could
be brought to trial before the
House for making charges against
a high administrative official and
then refusing to go through with
the prosecution or to submit HIM
self as a witness for examination
BY the committee.
o. COMMITTEE TO TRY AGAIN.
Another attempt will be made to
put Keller on the stand today. His
refusal to appear yesterday in re-
sponse to a subpoena Of the COM
mittee. followed his dramatic with
drawal from the proceedings late
Thursday. On advice Of counsel
he does not concede the right of
the committee to summon and
swear him. . member of the House
Of Representatives.
jackson H. Ralston, his attor-
ney, will appear before the commit
tee this morning. with James H.
vahey, another OF Keller's counsel.
70 argue the question.
Attorney Vahey. who delivered a
letter from Ralston to Chairman
Volstead. and who said he was act
ing as messenger boy" to take
back the committees answer. was
unable to say whether Keller would
be present today. He said that
would depend on Ralston's advice
after the committees decision had
been communicated to him.
HINGES ON KELLER.
:. Whether the committee will go
ahead with further hearings on
the charges rests on the outcome
of today's proceedings. However.
there was an expressed determine
ton on the part Of several yester-
day to proceed regardless of Keller
and hear the Attorney Generals de-
fense.
Ralston's letter to Chairman Vol
stead read:
Some time last evening Repre-
sentative Keller was served with
O subpoena to appear before your
committee at 1890 o'clock this
morning. I was Immediately asked
20 represent him. in the matter.
Before this, however. had made
certain imperative business en-
Eagements for today, engagements
which ] cannot forego.
have. therefore, to say that,
without submitting at this time
To the Jurisdiction Of the commit
tee with regard to the subpoena.
I am now expecting. at your next
hearing. tomorrow or later, to
take such position before the COM
nittee with regard to the subject
as may then seem appropriate.