The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-28
SWAYNE ONCE MORE IS
 FREE BY PARTY VOTE
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(COntinuco rom FlTSI Fd9SsI Dubois, Gibson, Latimer, McCreamery, McInery, McLaurin, Mallory, Martin. Money Morgan, Pettus and Tanferso-19
 The vote on the eighth, ninth and tenth and eleventh articles, covering the contempt cases of E. T. Davis and Simeon Beldea. was 31 to 51. On the arti- cles covering, the contempt cases Messrs. Dubois (democraD and Hansborough (re- publican) voted for conviction. and MT. Bard Republican, for acquittal.
 On these articles Messrs. Hansbrough and McCumber were the only republicans who voted for conviction and Stone the only democrat for acquittal.
 Vote on Last Article.
 The twelfth article was the last. It dealt with tee conduct of Judge Swayne In punishing W. c. O'Neal for contempt in assaulting a trustee in bankruptcy ap- pointed by him. The voting was concluded at 11:35 a. m., one and twenty five min utes after the first ballot began. In the final vote the result was 3o guilty to Al rot guilty, the largest vote given for conviction. Messrs. Bard, Hansbrough, Kittredge, McCumber. Nelson and Quarles, republicans voted guilty with the democrats. Messrs. Gibson and New lands. democrats, mot guilty" with the republicans.
 The result os this vote being announced and with it the entire verdict ascertain ed the chair directed the secretary to enter an order of acquittal on all the articles. This being done. a motion for final adjournment of the trial was offer ed by MT. Fairbanks and it prevailed. Thus at Il 40 the long and tedious pro- ceedngs came to an end. Messrs. Thur ston and Higgina were congratulated by .ra rnYsc walked up the center aisle of the cham Der and soon took their departure; the galleries were speedily cleared and the Senate proceeded with it's regular busi- ness.
 Resumes Legislative Session.
 Judge Swayne remained in the Presi- dents room during the balloting. When the Senate resumed legislative session, MT. Proctor presented the conference re- port on the army appropriation bill, and 1t was agreed to without debate. This bill carried the provision relating to the pay of retired army officers affecting ti.c pay of General Miles. which has here tofore been a subject of controversy.
 The naval appropriation bill was then laid before the Senate.
 MT. German discussing the proposed in crease of the appropriation for the marine
 
 for such an increase in times of pro- found peace. Answering Mir Hale's re- marks, made Saturday. MT German said this administration was going beyond the policy established by England more thar a century ago, and at this time such ex- pendtures were extravagant and un- reasonable. He referred to the posterity of the English navy when 1t was used to collect duties from the American col onies, and compared 1t with the position of this country in San Domingo today q suppose if this is to continue," ht said, that we soon will have our marine: in all of the weaker South American re- publics.'
 Public Mind ParaIyzed. The adoption of this policy, he said was no doubt responsible for the increase in the bill. and that public opinions hat been paralyzed by the big appropriation. for the army and navy Public buildings and rivers and harbors Improvements haS been utterly sacrificed He gave the tota appropriations for the navy during thu four years of the civil war at SS1400o 900 and the appropriations for the navy il 1901 to 1904, inclusive at 100000. .'The time is close to hand" he said when the people will not tolerate thes' conditions at the cost of the trade inter ests of the country.
 MT. German predicted that the big 16. O00-ton battleships in ten years would b. ''as obsolete as the Texas" Referring to the request for an increase to com plete the proposed scout ships in orde | to make them as fast as those of an. government in the world. Mir. Gormal said that ''the Secretary of the Navy