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Guardia called the judges counsel "a
liar"
He went there as a prosecutor, not
as an impartial factf1nder," Bachmarn
said
He denied also any illegal conspiracy
In the question Of the judges residence.
Condor of Rhode Island, a Demo-
cratic committee member, also opposed
Impeachment, saying:
II am very anxious that the House
never by my vote bring an impeach-
ment unless it has a reasonable chance
Of conviction before the bar Of the
Senate"
II do not agree with any criticism Of
Mr.. La Guardia or Mr.. Browning" he
said. However, I congratulate them
on their excellent work In obtaining
the facts for the House"
IT believe that If you vote for the
majority report you should vote for i'm
peachment, for I believe if a judge is
guilty Of the actions for which the ma
jority would censure, the judge should
be impeached." Browning said.
He has preferred the interests OF
his friends in receiverships to the IN
terests of litigants coming before his
court seeking justice"
Browning mentioned Guy H. Gilbert,
named as receiver in a motor case, as
"a professional receiver" named by
Louderback to number of receiver
ships. He discussed the Prudential
Holding Co. case and the Lumbermen's
Reciprocal Association case in which
Samuel Shortridge, jr., son Of the Cali
fornia Senator, was named receiver. He
said Louderback allowed "unconscion-
able fees"
Senate Action Delayed.
Senator Ashburst Of Arizona, high
ranking member Of the Judiciary Conn
mittee, said 1t would be impossible for
the Senate to act before March 4 on the
impeachment charges.
The Impeachment articles which will
be presented to the Senate are five in
number. The first deals with the re-
ceivership of the Russell -Colvin Co., a
San Francisco brokerage house; the sec
ond with the receivership of the Lum-
bermen's Reciprocal Association; the
third with the Fageol Motor Co. receiv-
ership and the fourth with the Pru-
Dental Holding Co. case.
The last article, Of general nature,
read:
THAT Harold Louderback, on the
18th day of April, 1928. was duty ap-
pointed United States Distr.ss Judge for
the Northern District of California, and
has held such Office to the present day.
THAT the said Harold Louderback as
judge aforesaid, during his said term OF
Office, at divers times and places when
acting as such judge, did so conduct
himself in his said court and In his
capacity as judge in making decisions
and orders in actions pending in his
said court and before him as said
Judge, and in the method of appointing
receivers and attorneys for receivers, in
appointing incompetent receivers, and
in displaying high degree OF indiffer-
ence to the htigants in equity receiver
ships, as to excite fear and distrust and
to inspire widespread belief in and
beyond said Northern District of Cali
fornia that causes were not decided in
said court according to their merits,
but were decided with partiality and
with prejudice and favoritism to certain
individuals. particularly to receivers and
attorneys for receivers by him so ap-
pointed. all of which is prejudicial to
the dignity of the judiciary.
"All to the scandal and disrepute or
said court and the administration OF
justice therein.
wherefore the said Harold Louder
back was, and is, guilty of misbehavior
as such Judge and of a misdemeanor
in Office"