New Britain herald., 1926-03-25
Senate Elections Body BallOtiDs Recommends Displacement Of
 Senator BrOOkhart
HOUSE HAS RECEIVED
 ENGLISH IMPEACHMENT
Former Charges Against Federal Judge Presented Minority Re- port is to Be Oficrcd By Three Members of Judiciary Committee House Commerce Committee to start Coal Hearings Tuesday.

W dSNlHGlOl, MdTCIl -1 W}--a ma jority of the senate elections com mittee voted today to recommend the unseating of Senator Brookhart, republican, Iowa, in favor Of Daniel F. Steck, democrat.
 A minority report holding that Senator Brookhart is entitled to his scat has been prepared by Senator Stephens, democrat, Mississippi.
 Tho reports will be filed with the senate this week and the fight Is expected to open in the senate floor next week. with indications that tt will extend over several days.
 Impeachment Articles
 Formal articles of impeachment against Federal Judge George w English of the eastern Illinois dis trict. were presented to the house today by it's judiciary committee.
 The articles were five in number and were based on evidence pre-. sented at prolonged hearings. 4 minority of the committee held thi, evidence insufficient and recon mendcd against impeachment.
 Article 1 Charges the jurist witt the abuse of the powers of his of fee. and with tyranny and oppres sion, whereby he has brought tn administration of justice Into dis repute."
 Article ? charged that he wa guilty of a course "of improper ant unlawful conduct" filled with par tialty and favoritism resulting in tn creation Of combination to contrt and manage with Charles I 1 Thomas, referee in bankruptcy fo | their own interests and profits" th bankruptcy affairs of the easter { district of Illinois.
 Article 3 charges that the judg was guilty of misbehavior in offic in that he "Corruptly extended par tiality and favoritism" to Thoma and by "his conduct and partialit as judge" brought the administratio of justice into discredit and dis repute, degraded the dignity of th court and destroyed the confdenc of the pdblic in it's integrity.
 Article f charges that ill conjunc ton with Thomas, he did corrup' ly and improperly handle and COT trol the deposit of bankruptcy an other funds under his control,' ! dcpositins, transferring and usin the funds for the "pccuniary benei of himself" and Thomas,
 Articles charges that Judl English at diverse times and place repeatedly in his judicial capacit treated members of the bar in manner coarse, 5indcccnt, arhitTaN and tyraunical" and in other va, "conduuod himself in a manner I'll becoming the high position which holds"
 Each article concluded with Il statement that the iurist was and guilty of misbchavior as judge a1 or a misd"monnor in office.
 Tho house is expected to act the committees 'commcndati' within q few days. If these recor mcndations are uphold ly a majo tty Of rhe house, Judge English W , he tried before the senate, sitting an impeachment court.
 Opposition to impeachment Federal JudEo George W. English Illinois is cNpr,ssrd in il minori , report bring prepared by thr |, members of the house juiicia
 committee.
 Coal Hearings , The house commerce commit s today docidod to hcCjn hearings I coal legislation noNt Tuesday. ,, This action is in line with [ Ivicw of house leaders who feel II
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