Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-13
THE SENATE.

When the Senate convened today Mr.
Kean had read a memorial from the Ex-
port Association of New York against the
Esch-Townsend railroad rate bill, and Mr..
Clapp a memorial from the Minnesota legis-
lature praying for the enactment of law
for the regulation of railroad rates, The
New York protest presented the view that
the House of Representatives had acted
hastily, and that the bill passed is imper
feet
In presenting reports on number of pri-
vate pension bills Mr.. McCumber, chairman
of the committee on pensions, stated that
the committee would not be able to give
any further attention this session to PEN
sion bills introduced by senator's.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
taken up. Mr.. Stewart offered an amend
ment authorizing the Secretary of Agricul-
ture to determine the standard of foods.
and in support of the provision said that
the adulteration of food has grown to
much of the fresh meat used in Washington
hotels is five years old, and that even sena-
tors eat much impure food.
why. If you would be more careful in
that respect you would be healthier and
look brighter he said.
The amendment was lost.
Mr. Bacon offered his amendment pro-
viding for sem-monthly reports on the cot
tOi ciop lIldt no PROVISION COulQ De
Incorporated in the bill that would be of SO
much Importance to the cotton producers
as this one. He traced the failure of the
growers to secure profitable returns from
last seasons crop TO the infrequency of the
official reports. The loss in one month on
this account had not been less than $4,000
OOO He also urged that the Secretary should
publish synopsis of the information on
which his estimate is based as well as the
estimate itself.
Swayne Court Resumed.
The amendment had not been acted upon
when, at o'clock the Impeachment pro-
ceedings against Judge Swayne We're re-
sumed.
Residence of Judge Swayne.
After The Stars report of the proceedings
of the Senate was closed Saturday after
noon in the matter of the application for
attachments to secure the attendance of L.
P. Paquet of New Orleans and j. H. Dur
kee of Florida as witnesses, the presiding
officer stated that they had been commu-
nicated with and that Mr.. Durkee would
come on condition that he could have an
attendant
Mr.. Paquet replied through his wife that
he was seriously i'll and could not attend.
Permission was given to b. S. Liddon of
Florida, who had prepared the charges
against Swayne, to sit with the House man
ayers.
MI Olmsted again took charge of the
case for the managers. He said that Mrs.
Annie E. Russell of Tyler. Texas, the first
witness that was to have been called to-
day, was SO nervous over appearing before
so august a tribunal as the Senate that she
had prevailed upon the managers to ac-
cept her deposition, which was accepted
1t had been the intention of the managers
TO proceed with it's investigation into the
articles charging illegal collections for ex-
penses, but the witnesses summoned on that
point having failed to arrive the charges
relating to Judge Swayne's failure to re-
side in his district in Florida were taken up.
The examination in chief was conducted
by Manager Perkins and the cross-exami-
nation by Senator Higgins. Questions were
asked of the witnesses by the senators as
the case progressed In each case they
wrote their queries and sent them to the
desk to be read.
The first witness was A. H. D'Allenbert,
tax collector of EScambia county Fla Mr.
pounded the question as to whether a man
can be resident of the county without
being taxpayer.
Manager Palmer objected that the cues
ton is one Of law and not of fact The OBJ
lection was sustained by the presiding off,
Ger, but when Mr.. Lodge asked if obiec-
tons on the part of the managers were to
be allowed to cut off inquiries from Sena-
tors, the chair replied that objections would
not be considered in the technical manner
of the courts, but that the managers would
be allowed to raise objections in order to
bring out the points. In order to save time
the objection was withdrawn.
Counsel for Judge Swayne took exception
to many OF the questions propounded by
the House managers concerning the resi-
dence of their client. They commended that
residence could be shown by following the
judge and his family in their movements
and not by drawing out the opinions of wit
nesses. The chair excluded questions in
tended to bring out opinions on the point OF
residence.
The next two witnesses were w. III.
Northup. postmaster at Pensacola. at
whose house in that city Judge swayne
stayed at various times. and Harry f.
Graham. clerk in the hotel there, where
the judge also. stopped. While Mr. Gra-
ham was testifyins the chair asked the at
torneys to use as little decentralization as
possible. saying that the time of the SEN
ate is too pressing to permit of unnecessary
delays.
The last witness OF the day was J. EN-
met Wolfe, an attorney of Pensacola He
closed at APT pm, and the Senate. sitting
as q court, adjourned. to resume its ex-
ecutive session