Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-17 | Page 1 | Mal Daugherty Issue Decided

MAL DAUGHERTY ISSUE DECIDED Supreme me Court Upholds Senates Senate's Power to Summon ByTh WASHINGTON Jan 17 By The Associated As Press Press Press-ln In a a de decision do- do broadly confirming th the in inquisitorial In- In InquIsitorial powers of ot congress centres the supreme court today ordered MalS Mal Ial MalS S Daugherty Daughert of o Ohio returned to the custody of ot the senate sergeant at arms for tor such further action as 15 that body mIght care car to take towards his hi punishment The court found that congressional committees committed can compel wit wit wit- witnesses nesses flosses to attend when they are considering legislative leg subjects and that the Investigation of ot At Attorney torney General Daugherty in 1924 In which Mal Dl Daugherty refused to testify was such luch an Inquiry No dissent was announced Senate leaders leader will confer conter be- be be before fore any further action is taken Senator Wheeler heeler Montana prose prose- prosecutor prosecutor prosecutor ot of o the th Dougherty Daugherty inc t-inc log said ald It ml ht not be considered advisable to revive the committee since it had been testified testified fied fled in the conspiracy trial of oC Har Har Harry ry M f Daugherty in New York that the bank records record re about which Mat Mal Daugherty was to testify had been destroyed no nn