The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-25
Champ Clark Delivers a Charac.
teristic Speech on Subject
SWAYNE IMPEACHMENT
SENATE ELECTS Mr.. PLATT OF
CONNECTICUT TO PRESIDE
AT TRIAL AND ISSUES
SUMMONS TO THE
JUDGE.
By the Associated Press.

/ washington, Jan. E4.~-l ne Bislrlci
cf Columbia appropriation bill again
occupied the attention Of the house
today. At times he proceedings were
enlivened by vigorous remarks, in de
Tense Of proposition to increase ma
,er.ally tie salaries OF Washington
school teachers, who haI many sup
orteTs On tie 4tCr. Mr. Clark ol
Missouri, in a character site speech.
said that more money was being paii
/ Washington policemen to crack the
skulls of the people than was paid TO
school teachers 10 improve what was
/ in the skulls. An adjournment was
taken without having concluded con
side.aton If the bill.
Judge swayne Impeachment.
The senate today took an import
ant stop N the Impeachment trial OF
Judge Swayne. Organization for the
trial was perfected by the swearing
Of the senator's for that purpose; the
managers of the house were received
for the purpose Of formally present
| ing the articles of impeachment and
a resolution summoning Judge
Swayne TO appear was adopted, Sen
ator Platt Of Connecticut was elected
to preside a the trial sessions Fur
/ ther proceedings were postponed un
I'll Friday next, when Judge Swayne
expected TO appear before the sen.
ate in response 10 the summons.
Impressive Ceremony.
The ceremony was impressive and
was wi messed by full senate and
well filled galleries. The trial oatt
was administered to the senators bs
Chief Justice Fuller. who appeared In
the long black gown worn by him
when sitting In the supreme court.
May Last One Month.
Estimates as TO the length of time
he trial will occupy vary from ten
days TO a month, after II II once be
gun. II is believed that when Judge
Swayne appears next Friday he viii
ask few days to make answer and
when he does answer, then day oil
two more viii be given the house for
the preparation of its replication A
number Of Witnesses will be heard
and considerable time will be con
sumed by the attorneys. II Is, there
fore, probable that a conclusion Of the
case will not long precede the day oi
final adjournment in March
1t is, however, the purpose OF sen
ators 10 press the matter as rapidly
as possible and present action Is that
the daily session will be advanced AN
hour or two. Part of each day will
be given 10 the trial when the pre-
liminar'es are disposed of
swayne in Delaware.
Judge Swayne is now in Whining
ton, Del. aud Sergeantat-Arms A
Trandell of the senate. left for thai
city tonight to serve the scnate's
summons on him.
Other Work of Senate.
Other proceedings Of the senate to
day consisted q a speech on the
statehood bill by Mr. McCumber and
a discussion of the Bacon resolution
of inquiry concerning the agreement
between the United States and Santc
/ Domingo The resolution was refer
red 20 the senate committee on for
eign relations.
The Smoot Hearings.
Contrary 10 expectations. counsel
for the defense in the Smoot inyesti
cation d!d not complete It's examina
tion OF Witnesses today When ad
journment was taken until tomorrow
an announcement was made that one
more witness would be put on the
stand tomorrow. The testimony Civ.
en- today was unimportant and much
time was devoted TO a discussion be
tween counsel of documcn airy eyi-
dence offered by the defense
Cabinet Meeting.
No matters Of special importance
were considered at today's meeting
Of the cabinet Only few routine
matters were discussed.
Naval Appropriation Ball
President Roosevelt and Represent
dtift russ VI Aiiiutl7s Nita- A4dA tA tHE
house naval affairs committee. had a
conference today regarding naval ap-
preparation bill The president is in
entire accord with the disposition OF
congress tc reduce appropriations
wherever possible. but he feels thai
the naval estimates ought not to be
pruned so seriously as 10 interfere
with the carrying into effect Of the
government naval program. Mr.,
Foss told the president that the com
mittee had reduced the estimates by
several million dollars and that, as
the measure now stood. il provided
for a naval expenditure of s1030oe..
600. Still further reductions might
be made. Notwithstanding the reduc-