Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-01-18
CONGRESS AT WORK.
The Senate and House Regularly at
Work-What They are Doing.
Moraan on Statehood Bill.

bill. Mr.. Morgan spoke for two hours
against the bill.
The speech of Mr.. Morgan followed
closely the arguments he made against
the Statehood legislation proposed TWO
years ago, but he spoke particularly
81 the character of the population OF
New Mexico and Indian Territory. He
declared that the trainers of the legs
lation were of the white race and that
It was not the intention OF tie MeXl-
cans, Indians, negroes anS. half-breeds
should be brought into citizenship. lie
said that if Arizona and New Mexico
were admitted into the Union this class
of citizenship would control the cleo
tions and that bribes and whiskey
might control them.
Mr.. Mallory presented the minority
report of the merchant marine COM
mission. It was referred to the COM
mittee on commerce.
The omnibus claims bill was passed
with several committee amendments.
It carries direct appropriations amount
ing to about $2,S00,00G. The Senate ad-
iourned.
Tie swayne Investigation.
The House of Representatives de.
voted it's entire session to discussion
of the impeachment charges against
Judge Charles Swayne, Of the north
ern district of Florida. A dramatic
incident occurred when Mr. Little.
field, OF Maine, called on Mr.. Lamar, OF
Florida, who filed the charges against
the judge, to admit or repudiate an
alleged interview which the former
claimed tended to incite the people
to commit an act OF evidence against
Judge Swayne. Mr. Lamar said that
although Judge Swayne was known to
be the most lawlcss man in Florida
he had remained secure from bodily
harm.
Mr.. Lamar, of Pennsylvania, chair
man Of the committee of seven. ap-
pointed by the Speaker to prepare
the case against Judge Swayne, ex.
planned that the majority Of the com.
mittee had received their conclusions
after most painstaking deliberation
and it remained for the House to take
such further action il tic case as 1t
might deem proper:
Mr.. Palmer defined what constltut.
ed impeachment offenses and said a
judge could be impeached for any mis-
behavior He then gave a resume OF
his committee had brought in.
Replying TO question by Mr.. Cock
ran, of New York, as to whether any
litigctiant was opposed by the alleged
failure Of Judge Swayne to acquire a
legal residence in his district, Mr. Pal
mer said the evidence abounded in
such cases. He discussed at length
the statute governing contempt cases,
and said it was so plain that a way.
iaring man or fool may not err
therein" That, he said, was where
! this man has sinned.'
i,-7 FRI, 2.rl;c. nvc!:od iut: rppla'ao
when, raising his voice, he declared
his intention of introducing at the
present session bill which would
give every man punished for contempt
the right to appeal to some higher
court.
Mr.. Palmer reviewed the contempt
cases of Belden and Davis. saying that
Judge SWayne claimeu that the pun.
ishment of the two men was moderate.
IT hope" he added, God will be good
to the men that Judge Swayne imposes
a severe sentence upon
Referring to the real estate trans
action of Judge Swayne in Pensacola,
Mr. Palmer said that no other judge
on earth would have done such a
thing.
Judge Swayne's court, he said, was
reeking with bankruptcies, scandals
and suicides, and he did not believe
the judge had friend in his district.
The Senate and the Mormons.
Nearly the entire day Thursday in
the Smoot investigation was devoted
to a continuation of testimony relating
to political conditions in Idaho. Frank
Martin and F. H. Holzheimer, promi-
nent Idaho Democrats. testified that a
majority of the Democrats of the State
opposed IAN unnecessary attack" on
the Mormon Church. which they said
was tile effect OF the anti-polygamy
plank OF the party's State platform.
James H. Bradley, chairman of the
Republican State committee, told Of
taking advantage of the Democratic
charges in order to get votes for the
Republican ticket. He charged also
that the Democrats traded off Judge
Parker, the Democratic candidate for
President, for votes for former Senator
Heitfield, the Democratic candidate
for Governor. Just before the adjourn
ment was taken, J. w. N. Whitecotton,
of Prove, Utah. was called to the stand
and an examination began in relation
10 political conditions in Utah.
Mr.. Holzheimer said there had been
no plural marriages in Idaho since the
oanifesto He said all young Mormons
were opposed to polygamy; that the
practice of pOlygamy in Idaho is only
in isolated cases; that there had been
a few cases where children have been
born in plural families since the mani
festo, but that there are not more than
20 or 80 plural families in the whole
State and that the Church did not in
tcrferc in politics.
Mr.. Martin said he never had known
Of any instance Of Mormon interfer-
cEce in the politics of Idaho. He said
lie had heard it charged that Mormon
Influence had defeated former Governor
Morrison fer denomination, but he be-
lieyed so per cent. Of the people did
l,ot credit the charge. The witness ex-
pressed the opinion that it was an an
nouncement by Senator Dubois that he
intended to push the Smoot investiga
tion that provoked the Mormon contro-
versy of the last campaign.
Mr.. Brady said that he made care
ful investigation of the number of
noiygalnists in Idaho, and to the best
Of his information there were only 56.
He haid that Mormon precincts in which
Mormon pollygamists campaigned
showed falling off in the Republican
vote. This information was given to
show that the younger Mormons were
opposed to polygamy.
1T is all hosh." said the witness, TO
say that Mormons get everything they
want in ldaho-at least, if they do they
want very little