Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-19
58th CONGRESS,
House Votes Impeach-
ment Of Judge Swayne.
All the Articles of Condemnation
Adopted by Close Vote
Senate Laughs at Charges Of Election
irregularities.

Washington. Jan. 1S.-The House. to-
day. Hd"nte': the II articles of impeach
meut against Judge Charles SWayne of
the district court Of the northern dis
tri"t of Florida. which had been pre-
Semt"h by its special committee of in
Stgstt ion. The Speak az was author
lied to appoint seven managers to pre-
sent til" case to the Senate and conduct
the impeachment proceedings before
that body.
This action WAS the elimination of "A
debate which had been in progress for
over Il week and which has developed
partisan feeling and personal vitupera
ton. The fi,st vote. that to table the
first three articles. those relating to the
justification of expenses. went against
Judge s1wayue by narrow margin of
i've votes. This was regarded as the
test Vat. as the charge regarding eX-
peusps VAS the only one concurred in
by the members of the committee sigh
ing tho minority report. The motion 70
Ia bic these articles was lost, 165 to 100.
Twenty-four Republicans voted with
the Democrats against tabiing. ana
three Democrats voted with the Rnnub-
HcaES to table on roll call these three
articles We're adopted.
Articles and ;. relating to the use
of IA private. car by Judge SWoyne. We're
made the subject OF Il separate vote ana
adopted Like action followed with re-
gard to Articles 6 and :. charging nm
with non-rcSiGence i'm his district. TINS
WAS the last roll call. as Articles !" .
10 ard u, relating to the DAVIS eldeh
cCntnmrt case and Article II, relating
| To the o'Ntal contempt case. We're ia
clared adont.d on a viva Nocc vote.
Tue last time the House voted to pre-
sent articles OF imneachment was ~
1876 whom il WAS voted the impehch-
nlcp1 of W. W. Belknap. secretary oil
var under President Grant.
The debate. today. WAS chieey not
! able Tor tn. closing arguments in the
,.,ra That for Judge Swavne was mad"
bv Gillat, Of California. and that for
| inne,ciment by Palmer of PennSylNa-
| mia.
| C.illctt made an earnest pea f"r 't'e
| nudge and Palmer spoke strongly io'
| puri;v on the bench and Tor h'lPea'i'-
nent.
| Argument was opened ~ Mt' ~
Mass. The picture Of the Judge pre-
sente5 Yesterday. by Cochran. ~ 1 - ii'
said though ideal was as unattairaole
as il was Sublime. The argument vi
| Palmer. pa. that eve either cohoet't'
~. we do not condemn Judge SNaEne
f,r his actions he did not believe VAL
ia The constitution gave the f1oiSe
| ,,.bority to impraCh Il public oi1lcer
for treason. felony. high crimes "l.u
r,is.lelncanors. He said he had no "i'"
cuItv i'm reaching the conclusion INA
10 should vote against all OF the afu-
clos of impeachment
cochran asked if .lct al hcid W."
J,dre SNavnc was crnsurable FOR us
in., rrcp"rty h"lI under his order as Il
court for his own use. nut that oecaus.
such an offence was General ne W"'i"
,ot pursu" il. Mccall replied i'll Inc
negative.
Williams. Miss. said thai the faiia'E
Of NcIAlrs argument WAS tha' IL
placed Oh the same footing lnp'a'H-
able offences ny executive ofiiclais ai'
like offences NJ judicial officials.
Henry. Tex. discussed three OF th'
articles of imp"a chmcnt in an arSu-
ment for Sustainin. The same. The mrs.
was the Davis and Eelden contempt