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Washington, Jan. is. - With an
agreement reached to vote on the
Swayne impeachment articles to-day
At $3.50 o'clock the debate yesterday
was carried on at high pressure for
more than five hours. Mr.. Grosvenor
furnished the text for very vigorous
speech by Bourke Cochran by the
reading of a letter from Judge Pardee
Of New Orleans declaring that politics
was at the bottom of the impeachment
proceedings. The fact of judge
transmitting such a letter, Mr.. Cock
ran declared dramatically, was "a
monstrous spectacle Mr.. Grosvenor
asserted that there was no ground
presented for impeachment in the re-
port of the committee.
Mr.. Lamar of Florida closed the de-
bate for the day, reviewing the senti-
ment of his state and the record OF
Judge Swayne. He declared there was
ample ground for impeachment.
The unusual spectacle of a United
States senator explaining ON the floor
of the senate charges made against
| himself in court of law in his own
state was witnessed in the senate yes
spoke of the Indictment recently re-
turned against him by an Oregon
grand jury. The senator had not pre-
viously appeared in the senate since
the Indictment was returned and he
was received by his fellow senators
with many evidences of good will. He
was much affected, his emotion at
times being such that he read his
statement with great difficulty.
Mr.. Hepburn concluded his speech
on the statehood bill and Mr.. Stone
gave notice of speech to-day On his
resolution for an investigation of the
charges of corruption in the cam
paigns of 1896 and 1904.
Washington, Jan. 19.-The house-of
representatives yesterday adopted
the twelve articles of impeachment
against Judge Charles Swayne Of the
district court of the Northern district
of Florida, which had been presented
by it's special committee of investiga-
ton. The speaker was authorized to
appoint seven members to present the
case to the senate and conduct the i'm
parchment proceedings before that
body. This action was the culmina~
| ton of debate which has been in
| progress for over week and which
has developed partisan feeling and
! personal vituperation.
| The charges of impropriety made in
connection with the campaigns Of 1896
and 1904 We're revived for a time yes
(, terday in the senate by Mr. Stone, who
spoke in support of.the resolution pro-
viding for an investigation Of the
charges. He used with much freedom
/ the names of President Roosevelt
Judge Parker and Chairman Cortel-
you. and again related the allegations
| that Mr.. Cortelyou had used the infor-
nation secured by him as secretary of
commerce and labor to secure Money
from the trusts.
| The discussion of the statehood bill
continued, with Messrs. Clay. Nelson.
Bailey and Stewart as speakers.
| Washington, Jan. 20.-The house of
| representatives yesterday completed
| consideration of the army appropria-
! ton bill and will vote on the measure
/ to-day.
| During the debate Resident Commits
sioner Degatu of Porto Rico made his
first speech in the house. He praised
the United States for it's attitude TO-
ward his island home He said he
saw no need of the maintenance ef the
provisional regiment of troops in the
island. $50
A vigorous attaclwas made bars to
no avail on the arm transport serT
by MI Humphreyif Washington. ~
Consideration q the statehood bill
was continued yesterday end Mr..
Stone spoke for two hours IA cpposi-
tton to it. The bill for the r1auaera.
ton OF the American fur sealers who
suffered losses because Of %heir snn.
preston also was debated at some
length, but no action was taken IN n.
Washington, Jan. 21.-Tke house O,
representatives yesterday passed the
army appropriation bin after voting
by large majority to Incorporate In
it an amendment providing that here J.
after retired army officers ASSIGNED to
the militia Of the several states shall
not receive any pay or allowances ad.
didonal to their pay as retired eaasers
where such pay and allowances ex.
| coed those Of major.
The statehood bill and the fur seal
Indemnity bills again divided the at.
tention of the senate yesterday and
both again went over without accsdn.
Mr.. Fulton spoke in suppsrt Of the
Indemnity bill and Messrs. McCrery
and Bate In opposition to he state,
hood measure.
Washington, JAM 23.-After a day
devoted to listening to eulofdes upon
the late Senator John ]. Ingalls, Of
Kansas and to the consideration Of the
Dill making annropr;,+;.~u E. s--A:a