The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23
|SWAYNE CASE
 IS DISCUSSED Resolution to Close Trial
 Saturday. BACON NOT IN A HURRY Georgian Is Against Undue
 Expedition.
 ----e--@-- Several Witnesses Examinea in Iater- est of espondent--Ab.enee of aaorum Necessitatsa Aa- tournament sf the Body. 

Washington. Feb. s2.--In accordance with the long established custom. the, Senate began it's proceedings today with the reading Of Washington's fare~ we'll address
 When the reading of the address by Senator Perkins had been concluded Mir. Hale reintroduced in somewhat diff ferent form his resolution to bring the Swzyue Impeachment trial to . close next Saturday saying that he hoped in view of certain information he had re- ceived he would not be compelled to again call it up. This information he said was to the effect that an arrange ment was being perfected whereby the tyial might be terminated by end of the present week. He added that un- less such an arrangement could be eonsnmated he would find some way of bringing the matter to the attention of the Senate so as to get a vote. He said that in order to get action upon the apptopriation bills 1t was abEo- lutely necessary to promptly dispose of the trial Included In the supply bills to be considered. MT. Hale said. there were five of the most important car fying an appropriation of S75,000,0o0.
 Mir. Bacon objected to undue expedi- ton ia disposing of the Swayne mat ter saying that while he agreed with Mr. Hale as to the importance of the pressing consideration of the regular business in the Senate, he regarded the trial as a constitutional function of great importance and therefore de- serving of most careful consideration. He suggested a longer daily session of the Senate.
 Canal xons Government.
 s,sl ftas. aF tho hflI Fnss ffa government of the Panamam canal &one was then resumed. Mr. Morgan took exception to some of the pro- visions of the biu among them the one adslsing the deposit of s1.5oo,000 to facilitate work on the canal He saw no necessity he add. for employ ing Q bank for that eervice He con- sidared the proviaion as fn tha interest of soma favorite hAnk
 MT. KittFedae said the proyision was intended only to facilitate work on the canal and avoid asking favors from banks when funds were needed.
 Mir. German explained that the pros vision was a matter of convenience. He did not doubt that the selected bank would be benefited hut he dla not believe that there need be any danger or loss. Mr. German also spoke of the acquisition of the Panama Rail- | road, saying that while he did not be- ! lieve in the principle of government ownership he was prepared to defend the acquisition of his road because lit was necessary to the construetion of the canal
 Mir Bailey acquisced in the opinion that the acquisition of the road was in the way of sound business principles.
 Mir. Patterson expressed his opinion e.a .4k1 ershIp, saying that he did not regard such ownership as an unmixed evil. He favored the acquisition of the Panama road as 1t would enable the government to demonstrate the effect of national control in such business. Continuing, Mr Patterson said that to call President Roosevelt the student of Mr. Bryan was an injustice, for he believed both had taken their lessons ! from the same source. He eulogized the President for his attitude, saying that he had done more to check un- wise agitation than all the railrOad officials and their supporters had been or would be ablO to accomplish. Government Ownership
 He hoped the President would pur- sue the policy entered upon and he believed that government ownership must come unless the power to fix and maintain rates is conceded "because" | he added, "as a distinguished gentle- man outside of this chamber has said, the people of this country have made up their minds that if the railroads do not go out of the government bus | mess. the government win go into the railroad business
 The canal bill was still under con- alteration when at two o'clock the swayne trial was resumed.
 l The following witnesses were exam ined in the interest of Judge Swaynei F. W. Marsh, clerk of the federal courts at Pensacola, Fla; Beverly H. Burton, deputy clerk; Thomas F. Mo Gourin, United states marshal for the northern district of Florida; Herman Wolfe, deputy marshal, Elijah Barker, Percy Hayes. a Pensacola newspaper man and Adolph Greenhut, all of whom | testified to circumstances connected with contempt proceedings in connec- 1 ton with the case; Ezra P. ,Axtell. an attorney. whose testimony related to the respondents use of private raii- road cars, and Milton Jackson of Phil- adelphia, a brother-in-law of Judge swayne, who said that in recent years the Judge had made only occasional visits to Guyencourt. Del.
 | Robert Mccullough, Atword Wilson. Martin Turner and Charles c. Morris. residents of Guyencourt, Del, where | the swayne homestead is located testi- | fled that Judge Swayne had been In the habit of spending his summer va cations there, but that he was never there at any other season of the year. After the last witness of the day had been heard( Mir Higgins said there were only four witnesses to be in- troduced in Judge swayne's interest and that would not occupy to exceed forty minutes, and Mir. Palmer said that only one witness would be called | in rebuttal. Both sides agreed that not to exceed two hours more time would be required for the hearing of | the testimony.
 | When the Senate resumed legislative session the bill providing Cor the ap- poIntment of an individual circuit judge for the southern judicial circuit and re-arranglng the federal court districts of Illinois was provided. | The Panama canal government bill was again laid before the Senate and Mr. bfccombs offered an amendment ] requiring supplies for the canal Co be