The Bismarck tribune., 1922-01-25
WITNESSES TO
TALK BE HIND
CLOSED DOORS
Senate Subcommittee to Take
Testimony in Miller Judg.,
ship Case Friday
LOCAL WITNESSES LEAVE
E. A. Hughes, of Bismarck, and
Others 60 to Washington to
Appear il. Fight
LOCAL WITNESSES LEAVE

Washington, Jan. 25.-(By Associ-
ated Press)-At a meeting of the Sen
ate Judiciary Subcommittee the nom
ination of Andrew Miller to be Federal
Judge of North Dakota was called
today for Friday, when witnesses
will be heard behind closed doors on
the additional. charges brought by the
clean court committee in opposition
to his confirmation.
Chairman Cummins Of the sub-com-
mittee stated that the hearing would
be continued Saturday if necessary
to dispose of all witnesses and to en-
able the subcommittee to report to
the full judiciary committee Monday.
A favorable report was made by the
subcommittee last Monday, but the
full committee in view of the addition
al charges filed after the sub-com-
mittee had completed it's investigation
referred the subcommittee for fur
ther inquiries.
e. A. Hughes, Of Bismarck, and
other North Dakotans left Bismarck
last night for Washington, d. \C., in
answer to telegraphic summons to tes-
tify in the matter of additional
charges filed against the nomination
of Andrew Miller, of Bismarck, nomin-
ated- for federal Judge. Among those
called to Washington are NJ. NJ.
Mounts, of Beulah, employed at the
Beulah Coal company, Lee c. Petit
bone, l.. B. Hanna and Gunder Olsen.
Is is understood at least one Dickin-
son man will go to Washington to tes-
tify
Mr.. Hughes, it is said, is bitterly op-
posed to the confirmation of Mr.. Mil
ler.
1t is understood that 1t was on re-
quest OF Miller adherents that for
mer Governor Hanna and Gunde'r o.
son, hepuDAcan national committee
man, were summoned. The new
charges deal with actions Of Miller
when Mr.. Hanna was governor, ana
frleaus Df Mr.. Miller, who say they
are riaiculOus, expect the former gov
ernor to disprove thenk
The telegraphic summons of Mr..
Hughes was received late yesterday
SkktCA Ak0VAs 4GO VOC W 0PHSAA AN SA0'
first of the armory cases here this
week and G. l.. Young, attorney, an
nounced that request was made 10
have The case continued.
The additional charges, it is said,
were filed In the full judiciary com.
mittee after the subcommittee had
reported that the previous charges
had been investigated and should be
disregarded. The new charges, sub
mitted by Ormsby McHarg and other
opponents Of Mr.. Miller, alleged that
Mr.. Miller received stock in land
company while he was attorney. gen.
eral and member of the board Of
equalization without payment.
Town sites along the N. p. on the
Killdeer branch were acquired by the
Tuttle Land company, it is stated.
Mounts, according to the alleged
charges, will testify that stock in the
land company was given Mr.. Miller
without cash payment In return for
which he was to, as a member OF the
board of equalization, which fixed as
,sessments OF railroads and public
utilities, to keep down taxes of the
railroad.
me charges claim that Gunder Ol-
son, present United States Collector
Of Internal Revenue, joined in keeping
the taxes down. He then was state
treasurer. Mounts is the main wit
ness it is said and Lee PettibOne is
listed as being ready to testify in sub
sanitation of Mounts testimony
Mr.. Miller's friends assert that the
continued fight is chiefly political,
that the old charges grew out of po-
litical campaigns and have previously
been discounted, and that a strong
element in the fight is the effort to
keep the federal court from being
moved from Fargo to Bismarck.
Friends of Francis Murphy, Of Minot,
have been very active in the last sew.
eral days in urging his name for the
appointment.
E. B. McCutchon, of Minot, who has
been active in the fight, left Bismarck
last night for Washington after, it
was understood he consulted local
people interested in the fight against
Mr.. Miller. McCutchon, who was in
vestigator for the house legislative
committee last winter and has been
active in state politics, is understood
To be investigator" for the Miller
opposition.
been made to President Harding to
withdraw Mr.. Millers nomination..
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