Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-14
SWAYNE IMPEACHMENT
PROCEEDINGS IN SENATE.

Washington. Dec. 1i--Immedlately
after the house met today Speaker
Cannon announced as the committee Of
seven to prepare the charges against
Judge Charles swayne Of the Northern
district OF Florida who was impeaChed
yesterday the following: Messrs,
Palmer (Penn,); Gllett, (Cal), Park
en- On. J); Llttleneld, (Me); Powers,
(Mass) Clayton, (Ala.), and Dear
mond, (Mol.
From the committee on judiciary Mr.
Jenkins (Wls), Its chairman, reported
back the resolutions recently introduce
ed by MI Baker, On. ", demanding
an inquiry into the so-called steel trust,
with the recommendation that the reso-
luton he on the table. Mr. Baker
desired to discuss his resolution but he
was shut OF because the motion to lay
ON the table was not debatable. The
Recommendation Of the committee was
adopted.
The house then went into committee
OF the whole 60 consider the urgent de-
nciency bill MIR, Hemenway explained
It's provisions.
During the debate on the bill the
committee appointed yesterday to no.
tify the senate that the house had I'M
peached Judge Swayne, appeared In
the center aisle and Mr. Palmer, its
chairman, spoke as follows
Mr., Speaker In obedience to the
order OF the house, we proceed to the
bar Of the senate and In the name OF
this body and Of all the people OF the
United States, we impeached, as we
were directed to do, Charles swayne,
Judge of the district court Of the Unit
ed States for the Northern district OF
Florida, for high crimes anu mlsde-
meanors IN office, and we demanded
that the senate should take order to
make him appear before that body TO
answer for the same, and announced
that the house would soon present ar
tlcles Of Impeachment and make them
good, to which the response was, Or
der shall be taken.
Discussion OF the urgent deficiency
bill was then resumed,
Mr.. Baker gave vent TO his Feelings
on the subject Of trusts and cOmbina-
tlons in restraint Of trade, by moving
AN amendment to reduce from $4,000 TO
Sg4OOO the appropriation for testing
Goals and lights. He stated that the
attorney general has at his disposal an
approprlation Of S500,0OO TO investigate
combinations In restraint OF trade, ana
vet. he said, not a dollar OF II mas been
expended prontably. BY laying his
resolution on the table, MIR, Baker de-
clared that the Republican party STOOD
as the defender OF such combinations
Satisfied with his statement he WIN
drew his amendment and the Dill then
passed 4.
When the senate convened today II
VAS understood that before the close
M the day Il would be called upon TO
take eogniZance OF the decision OF the
house of representatives TO begin I'M
peachment proceedings against federal
Judge Charles Swayne.
Apparently the senate had not count
ed upon being 80 soon confronted with
this problem, so that when rev MN
utes before the hour OF meeting the
house committee appeared az the vice
presidents room TO confer with fresl-
dent Pro TEN Frye, there was a gen
era stirring about on the part OF the
officials to find presidents and TO MAKE
preparation for the ceremony, the IKE
OF which had not been witnessed IN
the senate chamber since the proceed
ings Of 1878 against Secy. Belknap
Before the Impeachment case was
taken up the senate passed the bill IN
cooperating the American National ked
Cross and the senate committee were
filed In accordance with the recon-
mendations Of the committee on COM
mittees
The house impeachment committee
was then announced. Representative
Palmer spoke for the committee says;
"Mr. President, In obedience to the
order OF the house Of representatives
we appear before you and In the name
OF the house of representatives and all
of the people OF the United States OF
America we do lmpeaph Charles
Swayne, Judge OF the district court Of
the United States for the northern
district OF Florida for high crimes and
misdemeanor IN Ohce, and we further
inform the senate that the house of
representatives viii In due time pre-
sent articles Of impeachment against
him and make good the same, And in
their name we demand that the senate
shall take order for the appearance of
the said Charles Swayne TO answer said
impeachment"
The president pro tenn said.
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
| Committee-rhe chair begs TO an
nounce that the senate win take order
| In the premises due notice OF which
viii be given 10 the house"
The committee Immediately retired.
The entirp ceremony consumed less