Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-06-01

condition. developed highly by the fed
eral trade commission, will be very
much worse and that one factory will
probably know all about Its competi-
tor. including the so-called manufac-
tnrlng secrets. From these has come
the progress of modern manufacturing
and distribution.
The public works section of the bill
Is OF a less imaginative character.
Outright and with
HopetoSpeed no except Lon $, 1T
Recovery makes provision for
the expenditure OF
three billion three hundred million dol
lars for public construction. 1t pro-
poses the expenditure OF these funds
ever period Of two years, or SO much
of 1t as may be necessary. to provide
employment. The construction work,
| of course, will cause all OF the lines
of business making or selling mate-
| rial for building to speed up. 1t ought
to expand pay rolls In hundred odd
| lines as we'll as give the railroads
| some business 1t appears to be q gi-
| gantic effort to increase the momen-
tum OF recovery which most everyone
believes to be we'll under way. II 1t
| succeeds. no one will question the cost.
| 1t holds out that hope anyway, accord
| Ing to the President.
/ NJ IrnffpI fhn
program of construction. nor did he
/ offer to congress the plan of taxation
to raise funds for the interest on the
! bonds for financing the work. He left
the tax matter to congress and thus
avoided causing trouble for himself,
for he can say thereafter that the
taxes were laid by the wisdom of con-
gress.
/. After q lapse OF twenty years, the
/ senate or the United States again has
performed the functions of court OF
trial on articles OF impeachment It
| has lust concluded this task on
charges of impeachment adopted IN
the house Of representatives against
Harold Louderback, federal judge
IN the northern district Of California.
marking the tenth time in our history
that the senate, has organized Us a
court of trial.
Even blase Washington Is not ac-
auafnted with the procedure because
IL occurs so seldom, and the trial drew
i to the galleries crowds of the proper
tlon attracted by the most extraordi-
nary murder case. They were, for the
most part curiosity seekers. The thing
was new. OF course. there were some
seventy witnesses IN the galleries,
awaiting call. but there were enough
others desiring to see the trial that
the places of the witnesses would have
been taken instantly had they stayed
away.
Because the senate sits as court
SO seldom, 1t might be worth while to
recall what the pro
When Senate cedure Is, In gen
Acts as Court eral' the federal Con Y.
stitution prescribes
the work to be done and how 1t shall
be performed. The house OF repre-
sentatives sits as grand jury. hearing
accusations or charges brought agains
federal official. The charge orig
Inallv is one Of high crimes and mis-
demeanors" followed by a Statement
OF q house member that Il. therefore
impeach" the individual named.
The next step<as performed By
: house committee to which is referret
a resolution Of impeachment and tina
committee determines whether 1t VII
recommend a formal vote OF lmpeach
ment by the house itself. Thus. Whel
the matter Is placed before the hous
It votes for or against Impeachment
which to all intents and purposes !
like an indictment by grand jury.
On March A, Just few hours be
fore the old congress adjourned,
senate attache appeared In the middl
aisle of the chamber and addresse
: Vice President Curtis, announcing tn
: arrival OF a committee OF the house
Their arrival having been duly notet
: the vice President inquired their mi!
+. sion.
!. ITO present articles of impeachmer
: against Harold Louderback," reptile
: Representative Summers, OF Texas, tn
: chief manager on the part of u
house.
Q "They will be received" replied M
u Curtis, without emotion.
y Then the senate sergeant at arm
. arose In his place.
aHear vel Hear We! Hear ye
{ cried the sergeant at arms. "All pc
q sons are commanded to keep silent 9
y pain OF Imprisonment while the hou'
'e OF representatives is exhibiting to Il
senate of the United States articl'
'e of Impeachment against Harold Lo
: derback."
- And so the senate had been notiflt
"a formally and officially, and In d.
', course 1t organized itself Into cou
- Of trial