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Show HULL PREPARES I Measure Provides for More Simple and Expeditious Method of Removing tm Unfit judges. ymW Washington. D. C, March 30. Rep-resentatfve Rep-resentatfve Hull of Tennessee, au-thor au-thor of the income tax law, planned today to vigorously press his pro-posed pro-posed amendment to the constitution providing for a more simple and ex-peditious ex-peditious method of removing judges of the inferior 'courts 'found to be unfit for office. , The amendment, IH which is now before the house judl- IH clary committee, would, according to Mr. Hull, do away with the present cumbersome impeachment procedure. IH The amendment would empower IH congress to abolish any inferior court IH and remove a judge of any inferior court from office by resolution if con-curred con-curred in by two-thirds of both hou- jH ses, but such judges would have no-tice no-tice and opportunity to be heard either in person or by counsel. The necessity for a more simplified method of removing federal judges is apparent in, the opinion of Mr. Hull. |