Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-19

b-commIttee, spoke on behalf Of the
majority report FOR Impeachment He
referred to acts which he declared rep.
rehensible to the last degree Mem
bers OF the house had been flooded
through the mails with articles from the
public press IN behalf of Judge Swayne.
One metropolitan daily had printed
three-quarters of a page of garbled ex-
tracts OF the testimony Of the case and
this had been mailed to members. lt
Judge Swane or his advocates had COM
mtted an olfense, which. II II was a
case IN court, he would BE- amenable to
court action
AS to the political aspect, Mr. Palm.
er said he was a Republican ana a
party man to the last, but the Republic
can had stumped the country on the
claim Of honesty In official life. The
people had Endorsed this platform by a
majority Of 100000 votes. 1--WE now
have chance to make good on that
claim" concluded Mr.. Palmer
Mr.. Palmer asked for a vote on the
first three articles of impeachment, re-
lating to the false certificates Of ox-
pense. Mr.. Lltteheld moved that these
articles be laid upon the table
The speaker ruled that this motion
had precedence.
When the hour for the vote drew
near the galleries of the house flied
rapidly, aud when the voting began
there was not vacant seat and many
persons were IN line for admission IN
the corridors
Mr., Littlefelds motion 20 table the
first three articles was lost, l6b TO l59
Speaker Cannon had his vote recorded
for the motion, Three Democrats, Bell
80 n..s.V Bf 4
Thayer OF Massachusetts voted to ta-
bic, while "a Republicans voted against
the Littlefeld motion. They were
Bede Of Minnesota. Cooper of Wiscon-
sin, Darragh Of Pennsylvania, Dayton
of West Virginia, Driscoll OF New York.
Gibson of Tennessee, Hougen OF Iowa.
Holiday of Iowa. Jenkins OF MISSISSIPPI
pI, Mccarthy OF Nebraska, Olmstead
Of Pennsylvania, Often of Wisconsin,
Palmer OF Pennsylvania, Pearre Of
Maryland, Perkins Of New York, Rob-
erts of Massachusetts,, Smith Of Iowa,
Spalding of North Dakota, Sperry Of
Connecticut, Stafford of Wisconsin,
Thomas OF Iowa, Wanger Of Pennsyl-
Vania, Weber OF Ohio, woodward Of
West Virginia, Bourke Cochran and
Goldfogle of New York, voted pres
ent," as did Hughes Of West Virginia
and Watcher of Maryland and Wilson
of Illinois.
Mr., Palmer at once moved TO adopt
the first three articles and this was
agreed TO, 1855 yeas, 100 nays.
Mr.. Palmer moved TO adopt together
the fourth and flfth articles. The mo-
ton was carried, l62 yeas and 1873 nays.
, The same motion was made with ref
erence TO articles six and seven charg-
ing Judge Swayne with non-resldence
I'm his district Mr.. Littleheld secured
a roll call on this notion
Articles and were adopted, l5S to
1877. Mr.. Palmer at once moved the
adoption Of articles s, Q, 10 and II, re-
lating TO the Davis Belden contempt
cases A rol-call was not demanded
on this motion, and 1t was declared
adopted on q viva yOce vote The same
motion was made with respect to the
remaining article, No. II, relating tc
the O'Nei contempt proceedings, and
II likewise was ADOPTED.
Mr.. Palmer offered resolution EN-
powering the speaker TO appoint sever
managers on the part Of the house e
conduct the impeachment against Judg'
Swayne. This was agreed to without
objection. He followed with another
resolution, empowering the seven man.
ayers TO present the articles Of i'm
parchment to the senate I'm the name Of
the house of all the people OF the Unit
ed States. This resolution was also
agreed to without opposition, where
upon the house, at $40 o'clock, adj
journed.