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CONGRESS.

lti
ing with many of the legal phases OF
the charges against Judge Swayne.
The senate resolution fixing Wednesr
day, Feb. s as the time for counting
the electoral vote for president and
vice president, the proceedings to take
place in the hall of the house was
adopted. A resolution was agreed to
providing for the collection of addi-
tional cotton statistics by the census
bureau.
BY vote Of 80 to "A the senate yes
terday decided to consider the cross.
town street railway bill for Washing
ton, but the measure soon gave place
to the statehood bill. That measure
was discussed for three hours by
Messrs. Simmons and Hepburn, both
of whom favored the elimination OF
Arizona from the bill.
Washington, Jan. 18. - With an
agreement reached to vote on the
Swayne impeachment articles to-day
at $3.50 o'clock the debate yesterday
was carried on at high pressure for
more than five hours. Mr.. Grosvenor
furnished the text for a very vigorous
speech by Bourke Cochran by the
reading of a letter from Judge Pardee
of New Orleans declaring that politics
was at the bottom of the impeachment
proceedings. The fact of a judge
transmitting such letter, Mr.. Cock
ran declared dramatically, was "a
monstrous spectacle" Mr.. Grosvenor
asserted that there was no ground
presented for impeachment in the re-
port of the committee.
Mr.. Lamar of Florida closed the de-
bate for the day, reviewing the senti-
ment of his state and the record of
Judge Swayne. He declared there was
ample ground for impeachment.
The unusual spectacle of United
States senator explaining on the floor
of the senate charges made against
himself in a court of law in his own
state was witnessed in the senate yes.
terday when Mr.. Mitchell of Oregon
spoke of the indictment recently re-
turned against him by an Oregon
grand jury. The senator had not pre-
,viously appeared in the senate since
the indictment was returned and he
was received by his fellow senators
with many evidences of good will. He
was much affected, his emotion at
times being such that he read his
statement with great difficulty.
Mr.. Hepburn concluded his speech
on the statehood bill and Mr.. Stone
gave notice of speech to-day on his
resolution for an investigation of the
charges of corruption in the cam
paigns of 1896 and 1904.
Washington, Jan. 19.-The house OF
representatives yesterday adopted
the twelve articles OF Impeachment
against Judge Charles Swayne of the
district court Of the Northern district
of Florida, which had been presented
'by it's special committee of investiga-
ton. The speaker was authorized to
appoint seven members to present the
case to the senate and conduct the i'm
peachment proceedings before that
body. This action was the culmina-
ton of a debate which has been in
progress for over a week and which
has developed partisan feeling and
personal vituperation
The charges of improperly made in
connection with the campaigns of 1896
and 1904 We're revived for a time yes
terday in the, senate by Mr.. Stone, who
spoke in support of the resolution pro
viding for an investigation of the
charges. He used with much freedom
the names of President Roosevelt,
Judge Parker and Chairman Cortel-
you. and again related the allegations
that Mr.. Cortelyou had used the infor-
nation secured by him as secretary of
commerce and labor to secure money
from the trusts.
The discussion of the statehood bill
continued, with Messrs. Clay. Nelson.
Bailey and Stewart as speakers
Washington, Jan 20.-The house of
representatives : yesterday completed
consideration of the army appropria-
ton bill and will vote on the measure
to-day.
During the debate Resident Commits
sioner Degatu OF Porto Rico made his
first speech in the house. He praised
the United States for its attitude to.
ward his island home. He said he
saw no need of the maintenance Of the
provisional regiment Of troops in the.
island.
"A vigorous attack was made but to
no avail on the army transport service
by Mr.. Hump hrey OF Washington.
Consideration Of the statehood bill
was continued yesterday and Mr..
Stone spoke for two hours in opposi-
ton 70 it. The bill for the remun ERA
ton OF the American fur sealers who
suffered losses because Of their sup.
preston also was debated at some
length. but no action was taken on it.
Washington, Jan. 81 The house OF
representatives yesterday passed the
army appropriation bill after voting
by q large majority to incorporate in
u an amendment providing that here
after retired army officers assigned to
the militia Of the several states shall
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