The Topeka state journal., 1905-02-27
Impeachment Proceedings End
in Verdict of Not Guilty.
Each of Twelve Articles Was
Voted Upon Separately.
POLITICS DECIDES.
Democrat Senators Voted for
His Conviction.
Republicans as Persistently
Voted the Other Way.

Washington, Feb 27.-Tne senate met
at $50 o'clock today for the purpose of
making final disposition of the Swayne
Impeachment case by voting upon the
articles of impeachment. There was an
unexceptional attendance of senators
and the galleries were crowded. Many
members of the house were also in at
tendance. They occupied seats espec-
tally set apart for them in the rear of
the senate chamber and followed the
proceedings with the closest attention.
Between the hour of meeting and the
time of the beginning of the trial Mr..
Frye asked and obtained unanimous
| consent fixing a time to consider six
bills regulating the inspection of steam
boats, reported from the committee on
commerce. The necessity for the pro-
posed legislation had been made ap-
parent he said. by the disaster to the
General Slocum in New York. The time
was fixed at p- m. Tuesday
The house managers in the impeach-
nent case and the attorneys for Judge
Swayne were then ushered in and took
their usual seats and the sergeant-at-
arms for the last time made proclalna-
tion of the trials as usual, threatening
imprisonment for violation of the
rule imposing silence.
The voting on the impeachment case
of Judge Swayne began at 1910 today
on the first article, which charged
Swayne with certifying a false claim
for expenses. The vote was guilty 33;
not guilty 40.
The detailed vote on first article fol-
lows:
GuiIty-Bacon, Bailey, Bard, Bate,
Berry, Blackburn, Carmack, Clark
(Alont.), Clay, Cocl1re1l, Culberson, Dan
iel, Foster (La.), German, Kittridge,
Latimer, McCreary, McCumber, Nc
Emery, McLaurin, Mallory, Martin,
Money, Morgan, Nelson, Newlands, Ov-
erman, Patterson, Pettus, Simmons
Stone, TaIaferro, Teller-33.
Not guilty-Alger, Alice, Allison
Ankeny, Ball. Beveridge, Burnham,
Burrows ,Clapp, Clark CWyo), Crane,
Cullon, Depew, Dick, Dietrich, Dililng-
ham, Dolliver, Dryden, Dubois, Elkins,
Fairbanks. Foraker, Foster CWash.),
Frye. Fulton. Gallinger, Gamble, Glib
son, Hale. Hansbrough, Reyburn Hop
kins. Kean. kearns. Lodge, Long, Nc
C0mas. AIilIard, Penrose. Perkins, Platt
(Conn.). Platt IN. ". Proctor, Quarles,
Scott, Smoot, Spooner, Stewart, Warren
"a
The vote on the second and third ar
ticles being similar charges, resulted in
each case 80 guilty, so not guilty.
Clark CMont.) voted not guilty on the
second and third articles and this was
the only change from the first.
The fourth article related to Swayne's
use of the private car on the Jackson
vile, Tampa & Key West Railway
company. The vote resulted guilty 13;
not guilty SO.
The senators who voted guilty on the
fourth article were: Bailey, Berry,
Blackburn, Carmack. Cockrell. Culber
son, Daniel, McLaurin. Martin, Money,
Morgan, Newlands, Pettus.
The sixth article charged Judge
Swayne with non-residence in the dis
trict. The vote was guilty IS; not gull
ty 81.
The fifth charge was similar to the
fourth and the vote was the same as
the vote on the fourth.
On the sixth article the vote was
the same as on the second and third
articles except the votes of Dubois
and Gibson, which were for convic-
ton, for the first time, and Clark
(Mont) who voted for the conviction
and the vote of Kittridge was for ac-
quittal.
The seventh article was similar to
the sixth and the vote was 19 guilty.
SO not guilty.
The eighth article related to the
contempt case of e. T. Davis guilty
81, not guilty IL
On the ninth article the vote was
guilty 81. not guilty 81
Article 10 related to the contempt
case of Simeon Belden and the vote
was guilty 81, not guilty 81
Article IL was similar to article 10
and the vote was the same.
The twelfth and last article was the
contempt case of O'Neal and the vote
was guilty 35. not guilty Al.
This acquitted Judge Swayne of all
charges