The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-04
NEAT HAS A CLOSE SHAVE.
escapes IMPEACHMENT BY A
VOTE OF So TO "a.

section of the Committee Re-
generating Judge Reese
I'D nv a viva VOce VOte-The
In Judge sweat's Case Looked
as Tantamount 10 One OF
&.nre-The Judge Sitting in the
caller, an Interested Spectator of
the Proceedings
-, Ca. Feb. 3.-After one of the
4 No. sessions on record, the House of
arsssntauves to-day adopted the report
4 ~. INVESTIGATING committee, eXhonor-
1,5res Reese and Sweat of impeach-
oor5not but while adopting the find
II of ,he committee the House went as
os Fl could toward administering a
r,rand to Judge Sweat Of the Bruins
4 /, circuit. Instead of accepting the
oort as it referred to Judge Sweat with
"A dissent as was done in the case of
4 doe Reese. there was marked division
he vote, siXty-four members
messing their condemnation by voting
Il inst the report, SO being the number
& voted in favor of it. A majority of
,se who put themselves on record as
Nposing the eXoneration of Judge Sweat
4 re democrats The populists, however,
d fej solidly with this element.
was easy to see that there was a de-
E rminad sentiment against the complete
Gulpation of Judge Sweat with the very
&4ning of the session. The right of the
bus to administer a direct reprimand to
In by passing such a resolution was dis
&ssed informally before the House was
E bed to order and that it was conceived
n be beyond the province of the House to
Il Ike such action is all that prevented the
Nroluction and possibly the adoption of
Resolution of that character.
Mine vote against the adoption of the re-
Ekn exculpatng Judge Sweat, can be in
TTpreted in no other way than as an eX-
A &Iession of censure for that feature of the
Z &se against him, having its origin in the
h dian Springs scandal. Judge Sweat was
j Interested spectator from the gallery
n bile the proceedings on his case were in
&ogress on the floor below. AS soon as
Il vote was announced, he left.
Eshortly afterward the repor was flying
bout that he had rendered his resignation
81 Gov. Atkinson but there was no truth
h The report. There is very small proba-
&ity Jhat Judge Sweat VIII retire from
a bench in the near future. Speaking of
#s pnaze, himself. he declared that he
Il no intention of offering his fesigna-
n Ihe session Of the legislature brought
the politicians OF the state to town,
II tonight the hotels are crowded with
Nem The investigation is, of course,
a one topic of discussion, and the action
Inc House on the report of the COM
|lUee Is viewed in many different WAYS.
4e general verdict is, however, that the
House got through with its job in about
good shape as could have been ex-
was no surprise that the populists
II el up against Judge Sweat, and made
Pm lher target, as there was more OF
r. political feeling in their conduct
ne charges against Judge Gober of the
Hue lddSe circuit played a prominent
- IN the proceeding, democrats unit
win popullsts in demanding that they
investigated, but for reasons satisfac-
8Iy 10 itself the House. by a decisive
- refused to pass either of the resolu-
1s providing for Judge Go
investigation. When this
&arleI was sprung there APP
Hdfed TO be a disposition to ignore II
Z rather to squelch it in a summary
81 lHgi' ms disposition, which was man
II yea oy the rulings of Mr.. Dodson OF
81 iller VINO Was in the chair, caused
- VINO were pressing the Gober charges
.4 ~ ana Tor few moments it looked
Y u mere would be q mob on the floor.
q pigg9Aer ig Dodson quickly realized that il
Il e s. ny u0 70 apply gag methods or
q sHdp judgment, and gave the minori-
CldAce 70 air itself. The Gober uues-
~ was theh gotten fairly before the
81 on' ana after some sharp fighting.
4 Ky bso n H'ieu Dy an overwhelming vote, the
Il 1ooo,.ie al NE House being that there was
teOe99IIS lOr any further Investigations
nme Ne sklrmshing began after the renort
!, ~ t1t es tgaung committee had been
II by we introduction of resolutions bv
ga.i piaHch Oh Columbia, which were a
iteo a''ach upon the work of the COM
iag sts.n3p report Of the committee was brief
IN fo,, SIMPLY that the committee had
rouha anything in the charges made
49, Judge Reese or Judge Sweat. bV
/. 49, Ndtlef 10 warrant the Dreferment
Aseir4,.lyS ~ oI impeachment. Mr.. Branch's 5
I,Jsiou Icorjs W proposed to expunge from the
a. 'eIH uhlhg that related to the de-
h ttea ''Iotq re by the judges before the COM
toat1l SCHlhg mat the committee had
4 sp 49, s,, precedent and had no right ID
4 Fan @ug lHlhg but expartee testimony
n cNii.,...iiIslhs this part from the record
ullon provided for the preferment
H. '''9 ol impeachment against Judge
IN, nIdHcn was the leader of the pontI.
IN VINO, had evidently determindd ~
H. i,le hardest fight they knew on me
toefad.I In Q1er!ng his resolution he
m lo make set speech in favor
n ba r,,l Speccn had been typewriter
dino idu ~ From the manner of his
$mi'8r v.i,ME'S evident that he was moi
plai'f,'" itl il, and the who.e documeni
ion .n "oIt tne ear marks of a Dubli.
Il of t5 ig'e local press by a young attor.
II f5 N'lN several weeks AGO Critics.
fft gHHliltee that Mr.. Johnson ot
dor fo 'i''.gu 10 interrupt the popu.isl
4 .ha sn.l' '''f the name of the author
'4iaJ' '1Hcn replied to this query whiol,
ana iul laughter. that The ouestioT
L. Brin't' tlneht one. In this discourse
tld. NuNdnced the position that tbf
\ Earu, Ined by the committee in
i puetj.nf rom the judges was with.
Il 'l np contGn, ms or any other country
II wr1 ,' ''ilueu mat tho committee ha,
he tb,o, b.rerogative of the senate IN
Nr ne reading of his paper sal.
II sui.i i''ducn Tor the time beine anT
e.mir. W while the House bv an ot,a,,.
r. Er9H'I,' labled his resolutions
'n.,I ns resolutions had hardly bear
paull,r1 IoWcNer, when Mr.. Bartleft
II mro, s'4t up another set of simi.
Ir0er. 6artlett Is democrat. He
'Voh the position ina
Il authorize hau exceeded
|ss.d oI ihe judges and resolution ~
W.. mas as tne sense of the House tha,
'ud ~, 'tl intended that the commifie,
Imlor rropS, oHa r eN,,parte testimony. Th,
h h.s tioiu Fdulding spoke m siinror,
be- spi. aoluuQns, saying that n tbor,
|nmIf'. p{ecedent for the action of III,
i s1s, IL was Of Spanish origin.i,s S,S 'S
|ooe55 Eitlh reference to fire the Hons,
'5use uas sympathy for Cuba-but N,
Pea within satttished that the committc,
pon.S,9,lutlon met Inc same me- fata I, as bahrt ,hl
|Ttbeo!gollst Branch. ~ sumo ia'e as tha'
Ifei M lacks upon the committee 1is
lder'' lne main fight was then ~ ~