The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
|SWAYNE Impeachment CASE
Articles Will Be Brought Before House of Repre-
sentatives on Thursday For Discussion Long
and Acrimonious Debate Probable.
LIVELY CLASH ON A CURRENCY MEASURE

Washington, Jan. 10.-The Swayne
impeachment case will again be
brought before the house Of represen'
tatives This time the discussion will
be over the articles of Impeachment
The special committee having the'
matter in charge after several weeks
of deliberation, reported its findings
to the lower body this afternoon in the
form of a majority and minority re-
port. On Thursday the report will
be taken up by the house and de.
cision reached as to just what counts
the Florida federal Judge must answer
before the United States senate. The
debate promises to be long and acri-
monious as much bad feeling has been
created
The house spent the greater portion
of the session in consideration OF the
Hill currency measure. 1t was amend
ed in several important particulars
and the onslaught became so heavy
that the Connecticut member. having
charge Of the measure forced the body
to rise on the whole while the bill
was still under consideration.
Mr. Bartlett, (Dem., Ga.,) and
Bourke Cochran, (Dem., N. Y.,) were
among those who aggressively assail'
ed the measure The former created
a sensation. He touched upon the
postal receipts in certain offices in
his state.
Mr.. Smith, (Rep., Iowa. challenged
their correctness.
"Oh,"" retorted the Georgia men,
ber sharply. 81 am surprised that you
deny it, a better man than you denied
Christ once"
Mr.. Bartlett's reference to William
j. Bryan brought applause from the
minority.
Bourke Cochran criticized Mr.. Hills
statements concerning bank loans and
the disparity in interests for loans in
different sections of the country cap
ital," he decalred, 'is the one element
in civilization that knows no preju-
dice or race of religion or of climate"
Mr.. Fowler, (Rep., N. J.,) chairman
of the banking and currency commit
tee and Mr.. Cochran locked horns.
The latter paid him sarcastic tribute.
Mr.. Fowler said in response. "If
the gentleman opinion was worth
anything l would thank him" Gre
publican laughter.) '1teo2 Gsi1r2i g19
Mr.. Cockran-"I have not expressed
that as my judgment. | have only
assumed It for the sake of argument
and see that it has already made the
argument ridiculous" Democratic
When Mr.. Fowler got the floor and
closed the debate, Mr.. Cochran at
tempted to interrupt him. Being de-
MED, the New Yorker insisted, saying
that his question was pertinent.
"Pickle it," was Fowler's retort. IRE
publican laughter)
An amendment offered by Mr. VIII
liams, (Dem., Miss.,) was carried by a
vote of ia to 30. 1t provided for
charging banks interest on govern
ment monies and selecting as a de-
pository such banks as bid the highest
rate of interest in the respective To-
cality
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Fowler providing for government de.
posits in national banks equal to 25
per cent of the capital stock and fixed
the interest at 2 per cent. On motion
of Mr.. Boyd, (Dem., Ala,) by a vote
of 1873 to IA, the committee amended
the amendment by providing that all
of the monies loaned to national banks
should be equally divided among the
several states. The Fowler amend
ment, as amended, was then lost, 101
to 1875.
Other amendments adopted were:
Striking out the section Of the bill
repeating the law prohibiting deposits
of more! than $3,000,000 during any
calendar month for the purpose OF
withdrawing circulating notes, and
substituting therefor a provision per-
national banks to retire their
notes in the discretion
Of the secretary of the treasury not
exceeding per cent Of the circula-
tion; and restraining the secretary
Of the treasury from re-coining subsid-
iary silver to the amount of $15,000,-