Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
Mr.. Palmer Closes.

Mr.. Palmer (Pa.), chairman of the sinh
committee, closed the debate on behalf of
the majority report for impeachment He
referred to acts which he declared repre-
hensible to the last degree Members of
the House had been flooded through the
mails with extracts from the public press
in behalf of Judge Swayne. One metro
pol1tan daily had printed three-quarters of
a page of 'garbled extracts of the testi-
mony in the CASE and this had been mail
ed to members. In this Judge Swayne or
his advocates had committed an offense
which If it were a case in court would be
amenable to court action.
AS 70 the political aspect Mr.. Palmer
said he was a republican and a party man
to the last degree, but the republicans had
stumped the country on the claim of hon.
esty in official life. The people had in
dorsed this platform by majority of g.
500 900 votes
I'VE now have a chance to make good on
that claim declared Mr.. Palmer. He ask
ed for a vote first on the first three arti-
cles of impeachment, relating to the false
certificates of expenses
Mr.. Littlefield moved that these articles
be laid upon the table.
The Speaker ruled that this motion had
precedence
When the hour fixed for the vote drew
near the galleries of the House filled rap
idly, and when the voting began there was
not vacant seat and many persons were
in line for admission in the corridors.
Motion to Table Lost.
Mr. Littlefelds motion to table the first
three articles was lost-165 to 100. Speak
err Cannon had his vote recorded for the
motion Three democrats-Bell (Cal),
Moon (Tenn) and Thayer (Mass.) voted to
table while twenty-four republicans voted
against the Littlefeld motion. They were
Bede (MinnD, Cooper GWis.), Darragh
Gibson (Tenn), Haugen qowa), Holiday
Uowa). Jenkins (Wis.), Mccarthy (Neb.),
Pearre (Mdl, 1erkins On; ~. Re- Roberts e.
Sperry (Conn.), Stafford lWis), Thomas
Gowa), Wanger (Pa.). Weber (Ohio);
woodward (W.sVa.l. Bourke Cochran and
Goldfogle Of New York voted present" as
did Hughes CIV. Va.), Wachter (Md.) and
Wilson Un.).
Mr.. Palmer at once made motion to
adopt the first three articles, and on roll
cali this was agreed to, the vote being 165
yeas, lG0 nays.
fourth and fifth articles.
Mr.. Olmsted said he should object to their
being voted on together unless Mr; palmer
would accept an amendment 10 poln az
ticles Mr. Palmer declined TO accept tne
amendment which was lengthy substl-
tute. changing the form OF the articles. me
two articles relate to the use OF the private
car of a railroad for which he had ap-
pointed receiver.
II.
caIss his amendments, and five minutes
were allowed for Mr.. Palmer to reply. Mr..
Olmsted believed the use OF the private car
was wrong. He, however, did not think II
should appear that he demanded the car,
| but that he accepted it's as courtesy
! from the receiver of the road.
On viva voce vote Mr.. OlmStedS amend
ment was lost. A yea and nay vote was
then taken on articles and 5.
Articles Adopted.
The roll call on articles and on Mr..
Palmer's motion for adoption resulted 1G2
ayes, 1873 noes.
The same motion was made with refer
| ence to articles 8 and Z, charging Judge
swavne with non-residence in his district.
Mr.. Littlefeld secured roll call on this
motion.
| Articles and were adopted, 158 to 1877.
Mr. Palmer at once moved the adoption of
articles 8, o, 10 and H. relating to the Da
Wis Belden contempt cases. A roll call was
not demanded on this motion, and 1t was
| declared adopted on viva voce vote. The
| same motion was made with respect to the
remaining article, No. IL, relating to the
| O'Neal contempt proceedings, and IL like
wise was adopted.
! Mr. Palmer offered resolution empower
4 ing the Speaker to appoint seven managers
on the part of the House to conduct the
| Impeachment against Judge Swayne.
This was agreed to without objection.
| He followed 1t with another resolution,
empowering the seven managers to present
the articles of impeachment to the Senate
4 in the name of the House and of all the
people OF the United States. This resOiu-
| ton also was agreed to without opposition.
whereupon the House at $40 o'clock adj
| 5ourned.
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