The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-12-17
WORK OF CONGRESS
A Lot OF Discussion and Little Prac.
ticat FuSfne<s

The House Thursday adopted a reso~
tuition directing the judiciary commit
tee to inquire into the official conduc,
Of Chas. Swayne, judge OF the United
States District Court for the northern
district OF Florida, and TO report
whether the action Of the House is re-
9uisite."
Mr.. Lamar. Democrat. Of Florida,
offered the resolution, announcing that
be desired to impeach Judge Swayne
lively debate was had before the
resolution was adopted A number of
the members nthe majority side
sought to have the resolution referred
to the judiciary committee, that a rec
ommendation might be had from that
committee before voting on it's adop-
| ton. The minority solidly supported
Mr.. Lamar in his opposition to the
motion to refer, and several Republi-
| cans voted against reference. There
| were but few dissenting votes on the
motion to adopt the resolution.
The first fthe appropriation bills
the pension bill-was reported to the
| House today and notice was given that
it will be called up tomorrow for con-
sideration.
| Mr.. Lamar, Democrat, of Florida ris-
ing to question of privilege after
announcing that he would offer a reso-
luton in which would be embodied a
joint resolution Of the Florida Legis-
| latiOn, said
I'm pursuance Of that joint resolu-
tion | desire to impeach Charles
Sawyne, judge of the United States
District Court, for the northern dis
trict Of Florida, with high crimes and
misdemeanors.
The resolution, after reciting in the
preamble the resolution of the Florida
Legislature, says:
"Resolved, That the committee on
the judiciary be directed to inquire and
report whether the action of the House
is requisite concerning the official
misconduct of Charles Swayne, judge
OF the United States District Court for
the northern district of Florida, and
say whether said judge has held
terms of his court as required by law,
whether he has continuously and per-
sistently absented himself from the
said State, and whether his acts and
omissions in his office of judge have
been such as in any degree to deprive
the people Of that district of the bene-
fits Of the court thereon to amount tC
denial of justice; whether the said
judge has been guilty of corrupt con-
duct in office and whether his admins
tration of his office has resulted in in
jury and wrong to litigants Of his
! ooart +" ,
The resolution further authorizes the
judiciary committee to send for per-
sons and papers and to do other things
essential to the investigation.
The birth of the republic of Pana
ma and it's recognition by this gov
ernment was the subject of spirited
debate in the House. Mr.. Dinsmore
Democrat, of Arkansas, during the
consideration of the pension appro
: priation bill, severely criticised tn
: administration in connection with tn
! canal, and Mr.. Hit, Republican, o
Illinois, chairman Of the foreign
committee, put in a generous defens
of the President and his Centra
O American policy. Mr.. Williams, Q
Mississippi, the minority leader, re
:, piled to Mr.. Hit, declaring that tn
6 minority did not condone the par
taken by this government. Nearly tn
whole of the four hours session wa
taken up in a discussion Of the lstl
r. mian question. No conclusion wa
: reached on the pension bill. MIR. Din
!" more said the Panama republic ha
: been established and that 1t exist
{ by the power of the Pnlted State
and that without that power it coul
not exist Nothing had, he said, bee
gained that could not have been ga1l
II ed in a Straightforward way