The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-17
Circular Issued Called
mot Swayne Alone
EXHAUSTIVE DEBATE
The BurIeson Resolution Calling On
the Director OF the Census to Pub
lish Additional Statistics Re.
lating to Cotton is
Agreed To.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 16.-Debate on
the Swayne impeachment case occu-
pied the House until after five O'Clock
today. The arguments were exhaus-
tive, dealing with many of the legal
phases OF the charges against Judge
Swayne. The Senate resolution fix
ing Wednesday, February Sth, as the
time for counting the electoral vote
for President and Vice-President,
proceedings to take place in the hall
of the House, was adopted.
The Burleson resolution calling on
the Director of the Census to publish
additional statistics relating to cotton
was reported .by Mr.. Crumpacker
tInd.) amended so as TO provide that
the statistics of the consumption OF
cotton, ;he surplus of cotton held
by the manufacturers and the guam
tity of cotton exported shall be sum-
married as Of September ist each
year so as to show the cotton pro-
duction and consumption of the pre-
ceding year.
Mr. Livingston (Ga.) charged that
if cotton reports were made at the
time stated a break" in the cotton
market would result, upon each oc-
casion that such reports were pub
iished
In most emphatic terms, Mr.. Mad
dox (Ga.) declared that cotton farm
ers should protect themselves oy
forming a trust and withholding re-
ports from the government. Every
body, he said. was in some sort of
trust against the farmer and that he
must fight the devil with fire.
.-- After some further discussion, in
which the resolution was favored by
Mr.. Williams (Miss.) the resolution
was agreed to.
The Legislative, Executive and Ju-
dicial Appropriation bill was sent to
conference with Messrs Bingham
(Pa), Littauer On. Y.) and Living
ston (Ga) conferees on the part of
the House.
The Swaync Matter Discussed.
Consideration Of the SWayne i'm
parchment charges then was resumed,
Mr.. Clayton (Ala-), speaking in ad-
VOcacy of them.
Mr.. Clayton, discussing the expense
of Judge Swayne, argued that a
strange evolution had taken place by
which il was sought to excuse the
nudge from a plain violation of the
law. He produced a circular which
had been addressed TO members and
which bore the caption ''Swayne Not
Alone" and insisted that it should
not be considered in reaching con-
clusian in the case because it was not
a part of the evidence.
Il repel,' he Tehemently declared,
"the charge that the judges of this
country are guilty of putting UP at
boarding houses at $1.25 day,
charging up $40 and pocheting the
$S.75."
Replying to questions by Messrs.
Smith (Ky.) and Bartlett (Ga.), Mr..
a J,a no
slightest intimation by Judge Swayne
on his counsel that other judges
charged uD the full $40 a day al
though they might have expended
less. He protested against what he
characterized as this wholesale in
dictment against the Judiciary of the
country
Mr.. Clayton, responding to an in
quiry by Mr.. Longworth (O.) said
that the United States would have a
right to institute a civil suit against
Judge Swayne to recover the differ
ence between the money collected and
the actual amount expended. and ex-
pressed the opinion that an indct-
mnt could properly be brought against
him.
Mr.. Clayton took up the remaining
eleven charges and said that although
the substantial facts were admitted
"the excuse factory" had been put in
operation as TO each one OF them.
No other judge, he continued, against
whom Impeachment proceedings had
been brought, had been confronted
with such number of specifications
of misconduct as Judge Swayne.
Brantley and Lacey Speak.
Mr.. Brantley (Ga) supported the
majority of the committee. He con-
fined himself to a discussion of the
legal phases of the case.
Mr. Brantley maintained that i'm
parchment proceedings were not made
possible by the Constitution for the
purpose Of Furnishing a delinquent Of
fetal. but for the protection of the
people. In his opinion ii was the duty
of the House to send to the Senate q
complete picture of Judge Swayne's
official life, therefore he was in favor
of all the articles of impeachment
Mr.. Lacey Ia.) spoke for fifteen
minutes on the $40 a day proposition
involved iii the Swayne case. He
nn0ed the law requiring judges to GER
to their actual expense account.
reviewed the debate in Congress
the time of its enactment. Mr..
ev did not favor impeachment on
ground. IF this man goes out
this reason" he concluded. "the
r judges pursuing the same prac.
must go too" Secretary Shaw
of our judges took the full amount
heir expenses ALLOWANCE. But yoa
hot indict nation" he concluded