The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-01
FIGHT AGAINST JUDGE
SWkYNE SAID TO Be DUE
TO POLITICAL ENMIN
Many Congressman from the
Northwest VIII Vote Against
Impeachment Proceedings.
NEW MINORITY REPORT
Gillett Hopeful of Keeping the
Matter Out of the House
Senator Hoar's Plan.
NEW MINORITY REPORT

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON March 31.-The Senate
committee on rules spent some time to-day
in discussing the resolution introduced by
Senator Hoar providing a new method OF
taking testimony in Impeachment trials
No decision was reached. While ii is we'll
understood that the action by Senator Hoar
is based upon the idea that probably the
House will vote TO impeach Federal Judge
Swayne, of Florida, it is by no means GER
tain that this will be the result. The i'm
preston is growing stronger that no case
warranting impeachment has been made
against Judge Swayne. Members or the
House who have studied the report MADE
by majority of the judiciary committee
which majority is really a minority OF the
actual membership of the committee, on ac-
count of absentees when the report was or
dered, are convinced that the committee
has not made a good case. 1t was ascer-
tanned to-day that practically the solid
vote of the members from Iowa, Wisconsin,
Michigan and Minnesota will be cast
against the impeachment resolutions. Those
who have looked into the matter are of
the opinion that the attack upon Judge
Swayne is in large part political; that the
most important charges against him have
been either passed upon by the courts OF
Florida or have been sufficiently considered
in that way as to demonstrate that there Is
no foundation for charges warranting i'm
parchment Yet it is expected that the
Democrats of the House will vote practi-
cally solid for impeachment and with the
few Republican votes required TO make
majority there is chance that the House
may vote for impeachment. To meet TINS
is to have the testimony taken by COM
mittee of the Senate, so as not to delay
adjournment.
An additional minority report on the i'm
parchment proceedings has been prepared
by Representative Parker, of New Jersey,
and will be filed with the report OF Mr.. Gill
lett, of California. While opposing i'm
parchment Mr.. Parker takes a somewhat
different view of the case than does Mr.
Gillett His report is very brief, and in
opposing Impeachment he makes no eulo-
CYSTIC comments on the ofhclal character OF
Judge Swayne.
Mr.. Gillett has been Withholding his re-
port in order that each member of the COM
mittee who did not sign the majority re-
port might have an opportunity TO sign the
minority. Seven members so far nave
signed this report. Messrs. Thomas, OF
Iowa. and Warner, of Illinois, have not yet
signed any report. Mr. Gillett has been
sounding sentiment on the Republican side
of the House and he believes he can secure
enough votes to defeat the impeachment
mttee The question is to be taken up,
according to the present programme. as
soon as appropriation bills are out OF the
way.
Representative Charles B. Lands has re-
ceived an invitation to deliver the COM
mencement day address at Drake Univer-
sity, Des Moines Ia, on June 10.
Newton w. Gilbert, of Fort Wayne. the
Republican nominee for Congress In the
Twelfth Indiana district, is expected here
next week Representative Robinson was
very much annoyed to-day when Informed
by a friend that Mr.. Gilbert was coming
here to get onto the ropes and pick out
seat in the House.
Attorney s. O. Pickens, of Indianapolis,
is in Washington. He is here on business
! before the Interior Department relating to
oil leases in which the Indian Territory De-
velopment Company is interested. Governor
Durbin Harry S. New and other prominent
| HOLSTERS are stockholders in this concern
| Approval of the leases is suspended pending
| the approval of the Indian appropriation
| bill, which is now in conference.
General systems of rural free delivery
| are to be established in Laporte and War
| rem counties on the recommendation of Rep
resentative Crumpacker. A special agent
| will be detailed for work in these two coun-
| ties at an early date. The system will first
| be installed in Laporte county and immedi-
| ately afterward in Warren county.
If information received here is correct
| charges will soon be filed in the Postoffice
Department against ]. l.. Dunning, post
master at Lgonier, Noble county. Letters
received from Ligonier indicate that Irvine
Pence a local editor, is after the official
| scalp OF Postmaster Dunninr. and is also
making an effort TO involve Lou Kerr. The
| charges to be made against the postmaster
were recently outlined in the newspaper
| edited by Pence. They relate to Dunning' s
appointment, which made the rec
ommendation of the Indiana senators.
| Nothing will be done at the department I'M
| til the charges have been formally filed in
writing.
| Rural free delivery will be established
| at New Lebanon, Sullivan county, May 2.
| Route No. l. length, thirteen miles, popula-
| ton 32S, houses on route seventy-three.
| Edward L. Oates was to-day appointed
| postmaster at Fox. Grant county, vice S.
Elwood Wiltsee, resigned. j. L. NJ.