Evening star., 1926-04-02
HOUSE SESSION WARM.
Impeachment Issue Comes 10 Climax
i'm Bitter Debate.
BY the Associated Press


ern Illinois district must stand tria
before the Senate on charges of high
misdemeanors in office, or resign.
His impeachment on FIVE counts
was voted by the House late yester
day, sos TO 81. after three days of de
bate, during which the frank use of g
loathscme epithet he was accused o1
having voiced in his court startled the
galleries and brought an admonitior
to members from Speaker Longworth
The next step in the move TO unseat
Judge English cannot be taken until
next week. since the House adjourned
until Monday after approving the
charges without appointing the seven
managers who will represent it as
prosecutors before the Senate. which
will be called upon to sit as a court OF
impeachment for the tenth time in its
history.
Managers Choice Delayed.
Selection of the mana gers was put
off Yesterday when differences arose
over their political line-lp. the judi
ciary committee slate calling for five
Republicans and two Democrats. and
Representative Garrett of Tennessee.
the Democratic floor leader. suggest,
ing a four-three ratio instead. When
the managers have been appointed.
their first duty will be to report the
Impeachment to the Senate. which
must take 1t up for consideration at
l pm. on the following day.
Judge English will be summoned
before the bar of the Senate after it
has resolved itself into a court of i'm
peachment by the application of a
special oath to each member. When
he has made this appearance with
counsel he will be allowed a specified
time in which to file brief In answer
to the five articles of impeachment,
which accuse him of wrongful manipu-
Ia ton Of bankruptcy funds, uneurpa-
tinn Of authority over State officials.
use of profane language and threat
ening of iuries and counsel in court.
Afterward, If precedent is followed,
the House will present replication
to his answer and the trial itself may
proceed.
Two Courses Are Open.
Whether the case will be tried
before Congress adjourns or at d
special session of the Senate follow
Ing adjournment remains to be de-
termined. House leaders have sug-
gested the latter plan and President
Coolidge is ready to call the special
Senate session if this is adopted.
hut doubt as to it's legality has been
raised in the Senate judiciary COM
mit.ee and it has turned the queS-
tion over to subcommittee for fur
ther consideration.
Only 10 Federal judges and 3 other
Federal officials have been impeached
hNt Hn1cA IN
terday on the English case. OF
these only nine were tried before
the Senate. the others reSigning and
thus obViating the necessity for
trial, since the penalty upon con-
Viction is expulsion from office. Five
of the nine, including President
Andrew Johnson. were acquitted.
The Illinois jurist has served on the
bench since 1918, when he was ap-
pointed by President Wilson upon the
recommendation of Samuel Gompers,
late head of the American Federation
OF Labor. His conduct during the
shopmen's strike of 1922, to which
strikers objected, figured prominently
in the discussion of the charges
against him, it being charged that he
ordered weapons restored TO gun
men" who had been arrested in con-
nection with disturbances at that
time, and released them.
Debate Brings Near.Fight.
The impeachment vote came at the
snd of three days debate and culmi.
mated in a near fist-fight.
After proponents and opponents of
the resolution of impeachment had
talked themselves out. the Democratic
floor leader, Representative Garrett of
Tennessee, put forward motion to
recommit the resolution to the judi
ciary committee to hear additional
testimony.
Out of the usual hubbub and din
attending House roll calls, the an
nouncement came of the rejection of
this motion, 80 to 275. Speaker Long
worth then announced that the vote
was on the impeachment resolution
itself.
There were a few scattered ayes"
and as equally few scattered mays;
il was plain the House did not know
on what 1t was voting. When the
Speaker announced the adoption of
The resolution half a dozen members
were instantly on their feet with cries
Vof mo, no."
What have we voted on?" de-
manded Representative Holiday, Re-
publican, Illinois.
There was so much turmoil that
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