Arizona republican., 1905-01-25
Articles of Impeachment
 Read in the Senate
THE TRIAL COURT SWORN
The Army Appropriation Bill Report ed to the Senate A Gathering of Statistics as to Wife Beaters, Prob ably a Bearing on Whipping-Posts.

Washington, Jan. 24.-In the senate today the conference report on the Philippine railroad bill was agreed to without discussion. MT. Proctor, from the committee on military affairs, re- ported the army appropriation bill.
 A resolution introduced by MT. Gal finger, calling upon officials of the District of Columbia for a statement giving the number of convictions for wife beating in the district in the past five years was adopted, as was also resolution by MT. Stewart calling upon the interstate commerce commission for a list of stockholders in railroad corporations in the United States.
 At this point the managers on the part Of tha house in the impeachment proceedings against Judge Swayne made their appearance. Of the seven managers only five appeared, Messrs. Powers and Olmsted being absent. They were escorted to their seats by Sergeant-at-A Arms RamsdeI, who then ascended to president pro tempore' stand and fmpressively and in stated form demanded silence, saying: Hear ye. hear ye, hear ye. All persons are commanded to keep silence, on pain of imprisonment. while the house of rep resentatives is exhibiting to the senate of the United States the articles of i'm peachment against Charles Swayne, district judge for the northern district of Florida"
 Mir. Palmer was then recognized and read the articles of impeachment. I'm mediately afterward the house mana gers withdrew and MT. Fairbanks pre- scnted a resolution providing for the appointment of a committee of two senators to wait on the chief justice and ask him to appear in the senate chamber at ? D. m. and administer the necessary oaths to the senators as members of the impeachment court. The resolution was agreed to, and Messrs. Fairbanks and Bacon were ap- pointed to perform that duty.
 When the resolution introduced by Senator Bacon making inquiry of the president concerning the details of increment between the United States and SantO Domingo came up, MT. Lodge moved to refer it to the com mittee on foreign relations and after some discussion this motion prevailed
 President pro tenn Frye announced to the senate his decision not to preside over the senate during the impeach- ment proceedings. He said that he had not entirely recovered his strength since his recent illness anu leeiA CN aAN would not be sufficient for that duty and for his work as presiding officer in the legislative session. MT. Platt of Connecticut was selected to preside over the impeachment court. A reso- Iution by MT Allison authorizing the payment of the expenses of the trial from the contingent fund of the senate was accepted.
 At the instance of MT. Platt of Con necticut, roll call of the senate was or dered a few minutes before o'clock in order to insure a full attendance at the time of the administration of oath. Seventy two senators responded to their names and the last name on the list had scarcely been announced when Chief Justice Fuller appeared at the south door Of the senate chamber. He was flanked on the one side by MT. Fairbanks and on the other by MT. Bacon. He was clad in the full robes , of his office.
 The entire senate had risen when the chief justice was announced and