The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-15
NO PRESENT TRIAL
OF JUDGE SWAYNE
EVIDENTLY NO HURRY
ABOUT HIS IMPEACHMENT IN THE
SENATE.

He. May Not BE Tried Before Mex,
I Not Until the Next Congress IL
| Convened VIII He he Called Be-
| fore the Bar of the senate--Notice
of the Houses Purpose 90 Impeach
| Received in Due and solemn Form.
Washington. Dec. 1.-THE Senate.
which under the constitution is made
the trial court in Impeachment cases,
to-day received official notice of the
determination of the House OF Repre-
sentatives to present impeachment
charges against Charles Swayne. fed
eral judge in the Northern District of
Florida. The matter was brought to
the Senate's attention by a House
committee and the Senate appointed a
committee to prepare the details of
the proposed investigation.
When, few minutes before the
hour of the Senate's meeting, the
House Committee appeared at the
Vice Presidents room to confer with
President Pro Tempore Frye, there
was a general scurrying about on the
part of the officials to find precedents
and to make preparation for the cere-
mony, the like of which had not been
witnessed in the Senate chamber since
the proceedings Of 1876 against Sec
retary Belknap.
Conferred with the Committee.
While these details were being ar
ranged, Senator Frye was engaged in
conference with the House committee,
consisting of Messrs. Palmer jenkins.
Gillett, Clayton and Smith Of Ken
tucky. Their official action consisted
in mere notification to Mr. Frye OF the
committees desire to bring the action
of the House in the Swayne case to
the attention Of the Senate at as early
an hour as possible to-day, and Mr.
Frye's reply that the Senate would he
prepared to receive the committee at
any time that II might arrive.
brief, informal exchange of views
as to the time when the Senate should
take up the case ensued The House
members staaed that 1t would be i'm
possible for the committee TO present
its articles of impeachment previous to
the holidays, and II was suggested that
the trial might be postponed until after
March next or even until the next
session Of Congress.
The House impeachment committee
presented itself at the main door OF
the Senate, being preceded by Clerk
Browning of the House, who was an
nounced I'm the usual form by y. w.
Layton, assistant sergeant at arms.
Resolution Was Read.
Mr.. Browning read the impeach-
ment resolution passed by the House.
Mr.. Layton then presented the COM
mlttce, saying: Il announce the COM
mlttee from the House Of Represen-
tatives, appointed IN pursuance OF the
resolution just received"
The chair announced that he would
receive the committee. whereupon the
committee was taken IN charge by Col.
y. NJ. Ransdell. sergeant-at-arms OF
the Senate. and all the members were
conducted down the center aisle 10 n
point Immediately In front OF the
president pro tempore's seat. Mr.. Pal
iner spoke for the committee saying.
"Mr. President, IN obedience 20 the
order of the House Of Representatives,
we appear before YOU and In the name
Of the House ~ Representatives ana
OF OIL the people 0f the United States
of America. We do impcach Charles
swaync Judge Of the district court
OF the United States Tor the Northern
District n Florida. ~ high crimes and
miadcmeanorH in Office. and We further
Inform tho Senate that the House of
Representative VIII in duo time OK
hIhlf articles ~ Impeachment against
him aud make good fho same And in
their name Va demand that tho Ffns
so shall take order for the oppear-