The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-24
MIR. MORGAN
 SAr CASTIC POkes FuD { Canal Com mitte Members. AMENDs z INT IS REJECTED Testimony in Favor of Swayne
 Closed. senate Apportions Time to be Consumed By Prosecution aud Defense in
 Case of the Federal
 Judge.
AMEND z INT IS REJECTED

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 Washington. Feb. 2s.--The last of the testimony in the interest of Judge lSwayne in the impeachment proceed ings against him was again presented to the Senate. The case today occu- pied seven hours of the time, begin- ming at o'clock and closing at ten with an intermission of two hours from six to eight. Much of the time was spent in argument relating to the admissibility of testimony The Sem ate also adopted an order granting each side five hours in the closing ar gument. The bill providing a form of government. forsthe Panama canal zone was also passed. fr .
 The Senate met today at II o'clock Immediately MT. Hale on the cdinmit- tee of naval affairs reported the naval Appropriation bill saying that as soon as the other business of the Senate would permit he would ask that 1t be taken up for consideration. Mir. Eos ter (wash.) presented the credentials foK Mr. Samuel H. Piles, his success sor in oflce.
 MT. Hale,s resolution directing the termination of the Swayne trial l by next Saturday again went over and Mir. Platt (Coun), chairman of the special committee having the trial in charge, explained that the outlook for an early close of the proceedings was good. He added that the managers on the part of the House and counsel for Judge swayne are expected to reach an agreement to vote on the case by the end of the week, and ] thought result would be attalned unless the Senate itself should want 10 discuss the matter before voting on lit.
 l The Canal BiiI.
 The Panama canal bill was then taken up but there was some diffi- IcuIty in securing unanimous consent Ito proceed with it's consideration on laccount of ths pressure to secure time to consider the appropriation bill.
 Mfr Stewart in charge of the Indian I hfsf ap ifested nre3f ilFt2 sfancns aeea &les 4SsAssses c3faffinau Of the p6se- ohlce committee said he would be compelled to object if there was 10 be delay.
 1 Mir. Kittredge in charge of the ce- nal bill and other supporters of the measure urged that as 1t was an emergency measure 1t should have im- mediate attention and gave assurance that 1t would be passed in five min- ute&
 Tn accordance with this assurance, MT. McComas withdrew his amendment requiring canal supplies to be carried in American vessels.
 MT. Morgan offered an amendment prohibiting the President from flIling vacancies in th8 canal commission when Congress is. not in session and spoke in support of it, saying that there is no occasion for panic leg islation in connection with the canal zone." the spooner act and the treaty of acquisition being sufficient for that purpose. He said he hoped that the present members of tho committee would live to hold their places untlI the canal should be completed which would insure their remaining for at least fifty years.
 | Mir. Morgan discussed the salaries and emoluments paid to the present commissioners referring especially to the provision giving them S15 per day for expenses on the Isthmus in addition to their salaries.
 Considering their aptitude for talk ing by-compensation as instanced in 1 the case of railroad directors meetings wonder that they have not taken their lives in their hands and remained on the Isthmus all the tirne in order to secure the extra SIS per day" he said. | Morgan PessimIEtie. Mir. Morgan declared his belief that the canal would never be built Mir l Morgan's amendment was rejected. 1 An amendment authorizing the pur- chase rather than the condemnation of | the remaining stock of the Panama Railroad Company was offered by AIr. Teller and accepted.
 MT. Bailey discussed the Teller ! amendment at some length and while he was speaking he was interrupted by Mir. Morgan who said the canal con | tractors were already known
 When Mir. Bailey concluded the canal | bill was passed.
 At o'clock the swayne impeachment trial was resumed and on motion of Mr. Fairbanks the Senate decided to sit to- day in the case until p. no. and then take recess until D. m for an even 1 ing session to continue until 10 o'clock. 1 The Senate also adopted an order ] granting five hours for argument on either slde-the managers on the part of the House to have three hours and twenty minutes for opening and an hour and forty minutes for closing. Witnesses called for the defense dur ing the day were Dr. J. Willard Crossln, l the Swayne family physician at Guyen- | court. Delaware. who testified as to the | Judges failure to maintain a residence | there; Attorney Blount of PenaacoIa. and Clerk P. w. March of Judge swayne's court, who were questioned concerning the contempt cases and al- ! so on the point of residence. The last | WANuGSo III BGAdlL OA SHuKG 6WaYnC was his son. Henry c. swayne. a lawyer re- siding in Philadelphia, who testified as | to his fathers residence In Florida.
 In NSwayne's Behalf.
 A mass of documentary evidence was l then introduced in behalf Of Judge | Swayne. This included tabulated state ments showing the amounts paid for several years past to all the circuit and district judges of the United States as expenses while holding court outside | their own districts. The House mana | gers resisted the introduction or these statements on the ground of irEelevan- I cy In arguing the point Mir. olm- ! sted characterized the effort as a cow ardIy insinuation against honorable | judges whose expense accounts are not before the court" Mir. Higgins contend- ] ed that the SIC day for expenses was ! intended to be an allowance regardless og the amount expended