The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05
MEN anadMAa1EERS IN
THE F0REMSZ lie WORLD
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the case OF a SenalOTs DioNii1' 80 -
charged with having conspired with
the Cherokee Indians to defraud the
Government. The Senate found it had
no Jurisdiction. a Senator not being a
civil officer. The other two who were
not Judges were Secretary of War Belk-
nap and President Andrew Johnson.
The first Judge TO be impeached was
Pickering OF New Hampshire, about
1912. He was adjudged to be crazy
whisky the cause. In 1900 Judge
Chase of Maryland was tried for hav-
ing refused to hear an argument in a
case before him. The case was a po-
litical one and the impeachment did
not stand. In 1890 Judge James Peck
of Missouri was tried for having dis
barred an attorney for having criti-
cized a judgmeuf after the case had
been appealed to the Supreme Court.
Here. too. the proceeding failed. In
1862 Judge Humphreys of Tennessee
was adjudged guilty of disloyalty and
Of having abandoned his office.
Thus in the history Of the country
but four judges have been tried and
two found guilty under Impeachment
proceedings. The case of Judge
Swayne, therefore. viii take its place
il: very select company. Gillett, in his
minority report, makes out as complete
a defense as the majority is conclusive
for impeachment. The charge of non
residence and being absent, for in
stance, is answered by fiat denial and
presentation of proof as to non-resi-
- ~
from Florida was upon the order of the
Circuit Court and that during the alb
sence complained of he was holding
court in other Gulf States. This evi-
dence. SO easily obtained and so con-
elusive, was not sought by the ma
jority, says Gillett All the other counts
are met as fully and radically.
The Colorado River and its diversion
for irrigation has been before the
House Committee on Irrigation and
Arid Lands for several days. william
G Smythe OF San Diego. Democrat and
late opponent OF Captain Daniels for
Representative in Congress. has ap-
peared in opposition TO the bill. He
claims TO come in the interest of the
people Of California. who. he says, de-
sire that the Government shall have
charge of the irrigation work of the
State. The closest and most persistent
questioning on the part of the chair
man OF the committee has failed to dis
cover who is directly responsible for
his coming. He has waged a warm
fight on the bill, however. in whatever
interest il may be.
The Californians in Congress are in
doubt as TO what 10 do in the matter
Of the military camp site awarded to
the Henry ranch by the Committee on
Military Affairs. They are disposed to
think that there has been some pecu-
liar influence at work to have switched
the sentiment so suddenly from the
Nacimiento ranch and hurried the bill
through committee with a favorable
report containing the name of the
Henry ranch. They don't profess to
have any objection TO the Henry ranch
particularly, except that it costs a hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars more
than the other. which the first military
board examining reported in favor Of
They do not believe that the matter
has been treated fairly. Before the
committee they urged that in view of
the conflicting reports the matter of
selection be left TO the Secretary of
War. But this suggestion was not only
not followed but the California site was
definitely fixed at the Henry ranch by
the language of the BILL while the loca-
tlons in the three other States were all
given at least the latitude that lies in
the words lat or near" Earlier in the
session it was not deemed at all likely
that this bill would get on the calendar
Of both houses this session. Now il is
believed there is a possibility of it's
passage. They would like to offer an
amendment cutting out the name of
the ranch and inserting the names OF
the three counties in which are located
the several sites inspected and reported
upon and leaving the definite selection
to the Secretary of War. But they fear
that by doing this they will be placing
a hindrance in the way of the bills
passage. They want the camp site in
California and they want it this year
The disposition TO offer an amendment
therefore may be smothered
So far as the House is concerned its
labors over the appropriation bills are
about over. Following the sundry civil
bin now under consideration comes the
last of the list, the general deficiency
The House can then give itself over
to more interesting subjects, one of
which to many of its members is ad-
journment.