South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-05
SET DATE WHEN
COMMITTEE WILL
HEAR EVIDENCE
House Votes Judiciary Com
mittee Authority to In
vestigate Matter.
KELLER READY N WEEK
Declares He Must Have Access
to Files of Department
of Justice.

WASHINGTON. Dee. s-tBy A..
P)-The house today directed its
judiciary committee % send for all
the persons and papers &c needed in
its investigation of impeachment
charges against Atty Gen. Daurh-
erty. as filed 10y Rep Keller. OF
Minnesota.
There was no discuss sion or divis-
ion when Chairman Volsteaj asked
and obtained consent for such au-
thorizatou He explained that the
committee earlier iu the day had
decided 10 take this course.
I The committee under the house
resolution also Will have authority
TO swear witnesses and sit regard
= less Of sessions of the house.
Appearing before the committee
with jackson II. RaIston as his
/ counsel, Mr.. Keller declared that he
was not prepared 20 proceed at once,
I that ii would be necessary for the
/ house 10 order the attendance OF
| some witnesses. who would not come
voluntarily. II was also necessary.
! he said, 10 get possession OF certain
papers from the files OF the depart
ment Of justice which he could not
| obtain through his own efforts. In
| the event that witnesses were sub
/ poenaed, Mr.. Keller stated that he
would be ready 20 90 ahead within
a week, and Dec. - was finally set
as the time for taking mp the charg-
! es
The bill of particulars. ln which
| Mr.. Keller sets forth "a charges
against the attorney general and
] the latter's answer made public last
/ night were formally filed with the
! committee. Later in the day Rep.
/ Woodruff. Republican. Of Michigan.
/ asked that the two documents be
/ printed in the congressional record
in parallel columns. but Rep. John
son, Republican, Washington, OBJ.
jected.
WranClc over Procedure
There was an hours wrangle IN
/ committee over the time and
method Of procedure before il was
cut short on n motion by Rep. Gra-
/ ham. Republican. Pennsylvania, 10
/ go into executive session 90 determ-
inc whether the house would be re-
/ quested 20 do as Mr. Keller had
urged-Eet the witnesses and pa
pers. During the general discussion
/ in open session Ar. Rais-ou and Mr.
1 Keller said they would like % have
/ Chief Justice Taft. George W. Wick
I ersham, former attorney general;
/ Samuel Gompers, president of the
I American Federation OF Labor. and
/ Guy oyster, Nr. GomperS' secretary,
/ summoned II was set forth .n the
/ bin os particulars that Mr. Keller
/ would seek 10 show 'the fitness OF
/ William j. Barns. as chief of the
I department Of Justice bureau OF i'm
vestIgad0n in view of The part said
4 to have been taken hy him ass
/ government agent iu connection
with the conviction of willard ~.
/ Jones, .n a land case .n 1907.
! Taking up the charges generally,
/ Chairman Nolstead pressed Mr.
/ RalstOn, who said De was counsel
/ for the American Federation II Lac
/ Dor. as 20 what witnesses he had n
mind. Mr. Palst0n mentioned Dom
.
was counsel for railway employees i1
( the recent strike injunction proceed
| iugs and Stevenson, "a lawyer OF
/ Cleveland. Ohio. whose initials De
! could not give OFF band.
Run His own Committee
! eve are not trying To prevent this
| investigation but we control pro-
| cedure and do not intend 20 let any-
body run this committee" said
I Chairman No.s-ead.
Mr.. RaIston explained that be was
ready 20 go forward without house
. action in ordering the appearance
/ Of witnesses. IL the committee held
/ it had power. 90 see how j. worked.
though he doubted il 30 would
II am ready 10 give you haF a
dozen names and you can try Il OCT
and determine whether they via
4 come of their own accord" Mr.
RalstOn added.
Concerning the appearance OF