Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-19
Of KELLER
FOR IMP PEACH|NG
DAUGHERTY Gets
80 DAYS DELAY
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
VOTE IN NEGATIVE
Unterneyer Says He Does
Not Regard the Attorney
Generals Action as an
"In1peaChabIe 0ffenSe,'

Washington. Sept. 1S-By a.
vote of eight to three, the house
judiciary committee, at hast
lly called meeting today, post
poncd consideration of the Keller
Impeachment charges against AT
torney General Daugherty-set
for tomorrow--until the short
session of congress, beginning in
December.
Decision to defer action vir-
tually was reached at a confer
ence of republican members of
the committee earlier in the day,
at which it was contendod that
the hearing should not proceed.
while MIR. Daugherty was in
Chicago in connection with in
junction proceedings against
striking railway employees, the
basis for the impeachment
charges.
Action BY Committee.
Action by the committee, with
democrats voting in opposition,
was taken a short time after Rep
resentatiye Keller, republican of
Minnesota, who had sought i'm
peachment, had announced that
Samuel Untermyer of New York
would represent him before the
committee Mr.. Keller character
lied tho delay by the committee
as unfair" and later made public
a letter from Mr.. Untermyer
which he had planned TO present
at the meeting tomorrow.
Mr., Untermeyer wrote that he
did not regard Mr.. Daughertys
application for the injunction as
an "impeachable offense" of it
self but believed the attorney
general should be promptly re-
moved from Iris office" on the
ground of "unwillingness or in
ability to enforce the antitrust
laws, in which his action and
non-action have reached the pro-
portion of great public scandal,
resulting in imminent peril 10
the country"
'ScandaIous Situation"
The New York attpracy de
clared that il he could bc of
service in bringing to the atten-
ton of the committee this scan
dalous situation" with respect to
the antitrust prosecutions he
would be glad to do so. as a
public service" without pay. As
to the charges growing out of
the injunction proceedings, Mr..
/ Untermyer said acceptance OF
service as an attorney would de
pend on whether Mr.. Keller could
submit evidence to substantiate
| his charge of improper conduct
| in office.
Touching on the injunction pro-
Ceedings at Chicago, Mr.. Inter
myer said that in common with
almost every lawyer in the coun-
try. | stand simply aghast at the
terms of the injunction order in
the railroad case.
"On its face he said, "it seems
TO me in direct violation of the
( rule laid down by the circuit
court of appeals for the seventh
circuit in the West Virginia
miners case and by the United
States supreme court in other
cases.
Ccnsure OF Bench and Bar.
"If | rightly understand the
facts, the act of Mr.. Daugherty in
taking that case before the Judge
who was recently appointed by
! him was, to say the least. so in
delicate that ! believe it will meet
with the severe censure Of the
l bench and bar.
Whilst the attorney general
/ does not literally appoint the dis
! trict Judges, it is we'll known that
the applications are made to him.
supported by recommendation
that come to him. and that he in
turn recommends the appoint
| ments to the president, who. IN
most cases, acts on the judgment
of and investigation Of ths
attorney general"