The Washington times., 1922-12-04
)AUCHERTY.
INQUIRY
DEEP
House Judiciary Committee
Will Seek Authority for
Thorough Airing.

The charges of unfitness and
malfeasance made against At
torney General Harry M. Daugherty
will be given a thorough airing,
the Judiciary Committee of the
House of Representatives decided
today, in agreeing to ask the
House as a whole for authority
to subpoena witnesses and docu-
ments and conduct public hearings,
Hailed As VictorS
The decision OF the judiciary
Committee to ask authority to pro
ceed was hailed by Congressman
Oscar f. Keller 0Rep) of Mime
sofa. and others associated with him
i'm the Impeachment proceedings
against the Attorney General. as a
victory. as 1t is considered virtually
certain the House will grant the
authority asked. thus bringing the
entire case into open COMMITTEES
hearings.
A tentative agreement was reach.
ed that the hearings would begin
December IL. with witnesses called
to testify concerning the first
OF Congressman Keller's charges
against the Attorney General-that
he has failed to prosecute trusts
and corporations for violations OF
the Sherman law.
Follows Long Argument.
The committees decision was
reached shortly after noon today fol
lowing a long argument over pro.
cedure in the case. Congressman
Keller. accompanied by Jackson
Ralston, attorney for the American
Federation Of Labor. appeared before
the committee and asked favorable
report on Keller's resolution.
Keller had two resolutions before
the committee, one for impeachment
of the Attorney General and the
other empowering the committee to
subpoena witnesses and books and
documents for thorough hearing OF
his charges.
After considerable argument the
committee decided not to report
either resolution, but instead to re
port one Of its own writing, asking
the House for authority to proceed
Ralston told the committee the
first witnesses to be summoned
would be Donald RichberR. Chi
cago attorney. and a lawyer named
Stevenson, of Cleveland. whose
first name he could not recall.
Rows With VoIstead.
A .ow developed between Chair
man Volstead and Congressman
Keller as soon as the hearing
started. 1t involved the method OF
procedure, Volstead maintaining
the committee would decide II and
Keller asking for a definite arrange
ment.
Keller fatty announced he would
not proceed further unless the com
mittee passed his resolution giving
the committee power to swear and
to Subpoena witnesses and others.
Volstead stated the committee had
mower to swear witnesses and that
Daugherty had expressed a willing.
ness to furnish all papers desired
by the committee. He declared the
committee felt II was proper to
hold preliminary hearing to
determine whether Keller had
"prima facie" evidence for an I'M
peachment proceeding.
Before do anything more. 1 will
await passage Of resolution giving
authority for subpoenaing Of wit
nesses," said Keller. II will stand
on the bill Of particulars ] have fur
nished the committee"
when will you be ready to pro
ceed?" asked Volstead.
AT any reasonable time after the
passage Of my resolution" said Kel
Ter.
Don't you intend to proceed un
less the resolution is passed?" hi
was asked.
That IL the idea" replied Keller
THE procedure has been that this
committee should proceed now to de
termine whether there II prims
facie evidence for a case" said Vol
stead.
Have you power to get wit
|nessea?" asked Keller.
we can swear Witness. and II
CONTINUED on Pare 4. Csolumn a.