The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-19
Articles We're Yesterday After
noon Adopted in Congress.
By Close Vote Representatives
Judge swaync Guilty Of Every
Charge Made. q
THE DEBATE WAS HEATED ONE.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The house
yesterday afternoon adopted the
twelve articles of impeachment
against Judge Charles Swayne. of the
district court of northern Florida,
which had been presented by its spe-
cial committees of investigation. The
speaker was authorized to appoint
seven managers to present the case
to the senate and conduct impeach-
ment proceedings before that body.
This action was the elimination of
a debate in progress for over a week
and which has developed partisan
feeling and personal vituperation.
The first vote. that to table the
first three articles, those relating to
Justification of expenses. went against
Judge Swayne by the narrow margin
of five votes. This was regarded as a
/ test vote. as the charge regarding ex-
penses was the only one concerned in
by members of the committees sign
ing the minority report. The motion
to table these articles was lost by
vote of 100 to 1G5. Twenty-four re-
pubicans voted with the democrats
against tabling and three democrats
voted with the republicans to table
On roll call these three articles
were adopted.
Articles four and FIVE, relating to
free use of private car by Judge
Swayne. were made the subject OF
separate vote and adopted. Like ac-
ton followed with regard to articles
six and seven, charging him with
non-residence in his district. This
was the last roll call, as when articles
eight. nine, ten and eleven, relating
to the Davis-Bidden contempt case
and article ~, relating to the O'Neal
contempt cases were reached they
were adopted on viva-voice votes.
The last time the house voted to
present articles of impeachment was
in 1876, when it voted the impeach-
ment of w. w. Belknap, secretary of
war under Grant. The debate today
was chiefly notable for.tbe closing ar.
guments in the case. That for Judge
Swayne was made by Mr.. Gillett of
California, and that for impeachment
by Mr.. Palmer of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Gillett made an earnest plea for the
D Dol 81
ly for purity on the bench and for
impeachment. At conclusion of the
arguments Palmer asked for vote
first on the first three articles of inn
parchment, relating to false certif-
Gates of expenses.
Mr.. Littlefield moved that these ar
ticles be laid on the table.
The speaker ruled that this motion
had precedence.
When the hour for the vote drew
near the galleries filled rapidly and
when the voting began there was not
a seat and many persons were In line
for admission in the corridors.
Mr.. Littlefield's motion to table the
first three articles was lost by vote
of 1875 TO 159. Speaker Cannon had
his vote recorded for the motion.
Three democrats. Messrs. Bell, of
California. Moon of Tennessee. and
Thayer OF Mississippi, voted TO table
while "a republicans voted against
the Littlefeld motion. They we're:
Bede of Minnesota, Cooper of Wis
consin. Darragh. of Pennsylvania.
Dayton, of West Virginia, Driscoll OF
New York. Gibson of Tennessee,
Hougen of Iowa, Holiday of Iowa,
jenkins of Wisconsin, Mccarthy OF
Nebraska, Olmstead of Pennsylvania,
often of Wisconsin, Palmer of Penn
sylvania, Pearre of Maryland. Per
kins of New York, Roberts of Massa-
ohusetts. Smith of Iowa, Spalding of
North Dakota, sperry of Connecticut,
| Stafford of Wisconsin, Thomas of To-
wa, Wanger of Pennsylvania. Web
Der of Ohio. woodward of West Vir-
ginia. Bourke Cochran and Goldfo-
gle OF New York voted present" as
did Messrs, Hughes of West Virginia.
Waehter of Maryland, Wilson of I'LL
nois.
All other articles of impeachment
were adopted by nearly the same
vote, Following this the speaker was
authorized by the house managers to
present the case TO the senate.