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Vote to lrnpeachlJLidg swayne

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Vote to lmpeachl Judge swayne>
Sitting as grand jury. the House OF
Representatives Tuesday, with almost
full membership and after more than
five hours discussion to the exclusion
of all other business adopted resolu-
ton providing for the impeachment OF
Judge Chas: .5wayne; of the northern
district Of Florida. for "high crimes
and misdemeaiors::" The case against
the respondent was clearly set out by
Mr.. Palmer, of Pennsylvania, chairman
CT the subcommittee. of the judiciary
committee, which heard the evidence
in The case. He carefully dissected the
evidence bearing on each of the specl-
fications, and said that if it were found
that Judge Swayne had done WELL he
should be vindicated, but if he had
done i'll. he should be sent to trial,
"where his excuses and apologies may
or NAV not receive consideration" He
was followed by Messrs. Clayton, OF
Alabama; Powers, of Massachusetts;
Henry, Of Texas, and Lamar, OF Florl-
da, each of whom in most vigorous
terms advocated Impeachment. Messrs.
Gillett, of California, and Littlefieid, of
Maine, in speeches opposed their col
leagues on all the specifications except
one. as to the account rendered to the
government by Judge Swayne for traV-
cling expenses.
The Senate Notified.
The Senate, which under the consti-
tuition is made the trial court in inn
peachment cases, Wednesday, received
official notice of the determination or
the House of Representatives to pre-
sent impeachment charges against
Charles Swayne. Federal judge in the
northern district of Florida. The mat
ter was brought to the Senate's atten-
tion by a House committee, anc the
Senate appointed committee to pre-
pare the details of the proposed inVes'
tigation.
When a few minutes before the hour
of the Senate's meeting, the House
committee appeared at the Vice Pres
ident's room to confer with President
Pro Tempore Frye, there was gener-
al scurrying ehout on the part OF Of
ficials to find precedents and to make
preparation for the ceremony, the ike
OF which had not been witnessed in the
Senate chamber since the proceedings
of 1876 against Secretary Belknap.
While the details were being ar
ranged, Senator Frye was engaged 10
conference with the House committee.
consisting of Messrs. Palmer, Jenkins
Gillett, Clayton and Smith. of Ken
tucky. Their official action consisted
in mere notifications to Mr.. Frye OF
the committees desire to bring the ac-
ton of the House in the Swayne case
tc the attention of the Senate at as
early an hour as possible, and Mr
Frye's reply that the Senate would be
prepared to receive the committee dt
any time that it might arrive.
A brief informal exchange OF views
as to the time when the Senate should
take up the case ensued. The House
members stated that 1t would be i'm
possible for the committee to present
it's articles of impeachment previous to
the holidays, and 1t was suggested that
the trial might be postponed until af'
ter March 4th next, or even until the
next session of Congress.
The House impeachment committee
presented itself ct the main door of the
Senate, being preceded by Clerk
Brwning. of the House., who was an
nounced in the usual form by B. w.
Layton, assistant sergeant-at-arms.
Mr.. Browning read the impeachment
resolution passed by the House. Mr..
Layton then presented the committee,
saying: 81 announce the committee
from the House of Representatives ap-
pciEted in pursuance of the resolution
Just received.
The chair announced that he would
receive the committee. whereupon the
committee was taken intcharge by Col.
D. M. Randall, sergeant. st-arms of the
Senate, aasf:l a4i -fietr COIdHctgd
down the center aisle to-a point imme-
diately in front Of the president pro-
tempore's seat.
Mr.. Palmer spoke for the committee,
saying: "Mr. President in obedience to
the order of the House of Representa-
tives, we appear before you. and in the
name of the House Of Representatives
and OF all the people OF the United
States of America. we do impeach
Charles Swayne. Judge of the District
Court of the United States for the
northern district of Florida. OF high
crimes and the misdemeanors in Of
flee, and we further inform the Sen
ate that the House of Representatives
will in due time exhibit 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 i'm
peachment.'
The president pro-tempore said: "Mr.
Chairman and gentlemen Of the conf
mittec: The chair hegs 10 announce
that the Senate will take order in the
premises. due notice Of which will be
given 10 the House.
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