Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-12-15
TO CALL KELLER
AS WITNESS IN
DAUGHERTY CASE.
Representative Refuses to
Participate Further But
the Committee Will Go on
With the Probe

washington, Dec. 14.-Repre-
sentative Keller of Minnesota, re-
fused late today to participate fur
ther in the hearings before the
house judiciary committee on the
Impeachment charges brought by
him against Attorney General
paugherty. Characterizing the
hearings as comic opera per-
Torrance" he declared he would
be untrue to his responsibility as
a member Of the house if he as
sisted further in "barefaced at
tempt to whitewash Harry M.
Daugherty.'
Immediately after he ANNOUNCE
ed his withdrawal, the committee
5n open session and without leaving
it's place, voted to go on with the
hearings; TO subpoena Mr.. Keller
as q witness, put him under oath
and question him as to the basis
for his charges or high crimes and
1uisdemeanors against the attor-
ney general Later he was sum
Inoned formally by the house ser
geant at arms to appear before
the committee at 1880 a. m. to-
morrow.
Turn Comes Suddenly
This turn in the proceedings
came with dramatic suddenness
and was attended by a tumult and
yproar seldom witnessed in a con-
gressional committee room. After
absenting himself much of the
day. Mr.. Keller appeared with a
fypewritten statement in his hand
and announced he desired to read
ii to the committee. He was re-
fused the opportunity but later
made public the statement, which
dealt in detail with his reasons
for refusing to go on and embod-
led a. demand that the committee
fayorablv report his resolution TO
the house so that he might pre-
sent his evidence ito an unbiased
committee in the proper way"
Il reiterate now" the statement
said, that / am in possession OF
evidence ample to prove Harry M
Daugherty guilty of all the hlgh
crimes and misdemeanors with
which I have charged him."
Mr.. Keller came into the com
mittee room after a brief suspen-
sion of the hearing, requested by
Jackston S. Ralston, counsel for
MIR. Keller, so that he might con-
fer with the Minnesota represen-
tative. When Mr.. Keller asked to
be heard, Paul Rowland, counsel
for Mr.. Daugherty, demanded that
the committee proceed with the
hearing in the regular order agreed
upon unless Mr.. Keller desired TO
give testimony, in which event he
should be sworn.
Announcing that he did not care
TO be sworn, Mr.. Keller said his
statement had to do with the con
duet of this hearing" and he de-
manded the right to read it.
us it your object to lecture the
committeea inquired Representa-
tive Goodykoontz of West Vir-
gtnia.
Il may" was the response.
A General Hubbub
There was a general hubbub in
which Chairman Volstead directed
Mr.. Keller to "sit down."
IL refuse to sit down." shouted
the Minnesota member. az want
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TO you now" he said as he strobe
rapidly to Mr.. Volstead's desk
upon which he laid the letter.
Look here" shouted the chair
man, you haven't any right to
control this proceeding; the COM
lnittee controls it,"
AS Mr.. Keller insisted upon be-
ing heard, Mr.. Volstead again or
dered him to take his seat.
do you refuse to hear?" shout
cd Mr.. Keller.
"Well, we will have you sworn
you can't bullyrag this commit
tee" the chairman returned.
SIT is improper for you to say
that" rejoined Mr.. Keller. "I will
say to you now that If cannot be
heard on this statement / refuse
to proceed any more In this hear
ing. Nor do l expect to present
any more evidence. I am through
with you unless can present this
statement"
"That is Just exactly what we
expected from you from the start, "
give us a subpoena for Mr.. Keller
and let the sergeant at arms serve
it on him. He is insulting this COM