New Ulm review., 1922-12-20
SENATOR BIZ L0CkS
CO.NFlR MA ton OF
PIERCE Butt | ! J E|'R, / ,
-LaFollette Writes Nelson
Demanding Professors
Be Given Hearing
COMMITTEE TRIES TO
RUSH App OINTMENT
Sinclair And Others Are
Prepraed to Testify
Against Lawyer.

Prepraed to Testify
Against Lawyer.
The subcommittee Of the Senate
Judiciary committee, OF which Senator
IKnute Nelson Of Minnesota is chair
imam, has unanimously recommended
ito the full committee the confirmation
OF Pierce Butler as associate justice
for the Supreme court, according to q
Washington dispatch appearing in the
Minnesota Daily Star.
| This hasty action, which, 1t is charged
has back Of it the intention OF rail
reading" Buffers confirmation before
the Christmas recess 81 Congress, has
caused Senator LaFollette to write
Chairman Nelson letter, demanding
that DR.. John Gray Of Carleton college,
Mortified, MINI, be subpoenaed by
the full judiciary committee before the
committee takes action.
| Ask Cray Summoned.
Senators Norris Of Nebraska aud
Overman of North Carolina, the for
mer a republican and the latter q
democrat and both emembers Of the
judiciary committee, but not Of the
/ subcommittee, today said they would
make fight in the full committee to
| force the subpoenaing of Gray. In
addition Senator Norris said he would
oppose the confirmation on the floor Of
the senate, regardless OF what the
judiciary committee did.
The testimony Of DR.. Gray is wanted
by those opposing Buffers confirma-
ton to prove that Gray was denoted
at the Minnesota university and vir-
tually forced to resign, through the
influence Of Butler, because Gray had
made rulings, while with the inter-
state commerce commission, adversesto
the claims for the railroads made by
Butler when he was attorney for the
American Railway association and was
fghting-to get railroad theories ofivalu-
ations upheld by the interstate COM
mission. s5
The committee, however, with
out hearing Gray, took testimony from
the interstate commerce commission,
which it was announced s.disproved
Gray's charges Progressive senators
opposing the Butler confirmation point
out that this is hearing the defense
without giving the prosecution g
chance.
| Schaper, Staples Heard.
Before. recommending Buffers con,
lfrmation the sub-conmitte heard the
testimony Of Dr.. w. A. Schaper, for
mer University of Minnesota ;profes-
sor and advocate Of municipal owner
ship, who was discharged during the
war through the influence Of Butler.
The subcommittee also listened to
Charles F. Staples, former member
of the Minnesota railroad and ware
house commission and at present q
member Of the valuation board o.
| the interstate commerce commission
Staples was brought before the com.
!. mittee by Buffers friends to state
/ that Buffers activity fas q railroad
LAWYER in cases in which the Minnesots
commi ssion was fighting the railroads
did not disqualify Butler as Judge
or show that he would be prejudiced u
railroad matters if he gets on the court
The sub-committe also sought tn
testimony Of Marion Z. Burton, tor
mer president Of the University 9
Minnesota and now president of tn
University Of Michigan, but Will
Burton did not appear he telegraphe
a statement upholding Butler and tn
Minnesota board Of regents in th
matter Of Dr.. Schaper's discharge.
The sub committee, however, beside nd
falling to subpoena DR.. Gray, did Nc nc
send for any Of the other long list {
witnesses against Butler filed by Sen,
tor-elect Shipstead, including stanle
Rypins, former instructor at the un
versity Of Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Hanson Of s
Peter will spend Christmas here visi
ing at the home Of Mrs. Hanson
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Keckeise
and other local relatives. s.sss
Waldemar stelljes is home fro
Stolghton, Wis. where ne has be'
playing the xylaphone with an. 9
chestra. He will visit for some tn
SIS here with his parents, MT. and M
Hezry s eAjes on Center street
ID. j Mol. who has be n far,ni mi
sc solth sof Sanborn dv ring the p.
season returned to his home here s.
|1ay. Mr.. Mon says that there y
considerably more snow in tie w
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