The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-19
REPUBLICANS ARE DIVIDED
Twenty-four are in Favor of
 Arraigning the Jutge.
Three Democrats stand With . Major ity of the Republicans in Effort
 to Uphold the Flor
 Ida Man.

peachment against Judge Charles Swayne of the District Court of the Northern District of Florida, which had been presented by its speciaf ven,- mittee of investigation. The speaker was asked to appoint seven managers to present the case to the Senate and conduct the impeachment proceedings before that body.
 This action was the continuation of debate which has been in progress for over a week and which has developed paftisan feeling. The first vote. that to table the first three articles. those relating to the falsihcation of expenses, went against Judge Swayne by the narrow margin of five votes. This was regarded as the test vote, as the charge regarding expenses was the only one eoncurred in by the members of the committee signing the minority report The motion to table these articles was lost, 160 to 165. Twenty-four RepuD- licans voted with the Democrats against tabling and three Democrats voted with the Republicans to table, On roll call these three articles were adopted. Articles and 5. relating to the free use of private car by Judge Swayne were made the subject of q separate vote and adopted. Like ac- ton followed with regard to articles G and 2. charging him with non-residence in this district. This was the last roll, aS WnGu IAlC dEtlSlCS O, Ss AV anu Alp EG- lating to the Belden contempt case, and article 12. relating to the O'Neal contempt case, were declared adopted on vica voce votes.
 Last Impeachment Case.
 The last time the House voted to present articles of impeachment was in 1876 when 1t voted the impeachment of w. W. Belknap. Secretary of War under President Grant
 rHe 1ah NrI~ 1f.a t.rz for the closing arguments in the case. That for Judge Swayne was made by Mir. Gillett of California and that for inlreashGssn. ky sMr Palner of Penn- sylvania. Mir. Gillett made an earnest plea for the judge and MT. Palmer spoke strongly for purity on tho bench and for impeachment.
 MT. Gillett spoke of the car incident as having occurred years ago and said It would be trihing to present serious ly such charge. He asked where they would end if they started in to impeach men for riding in a private car He said he had statements showing it was the intention that s1O day should be charged by judges and that he had a statement from the Secretary of the Treasury showing other judges had claimed $1O. He characterized the charges as groundless. Mir. DeArmand CMo. ), said there had been an effort to dispose of this case, not on it's merits, but by drawing line down the center aisle of the House. Referring to the letter writ ten by Judge Pardee and read yester- day by Mir. Grosvenor, MT. DeArmand said he was in sorrow and shame at that exhibition. He asked what would be the action of Judge Pardee if some one should write to a juror in his court
 'If," he continued. i've knew that he (Judge Pardee), was one of those like Judge Sxayne, who has been setting aside the law regarding his expense allowance for the purpose of drawing from the Treasury money which does not belong to him, we could find a reason for that letter where no reason now can be found to exist unless 1t should be the blindness of narrow par tisanship."
 Yet to Re Tried.
 MT. DeArmond expressed surprise that inasmuch as these charges had been made against Judge Swayne there should be objection to having him placed on trial before the Senate, that his guilt or innocence might be ascer- tained
 MT. DeArmond reviewed the differ ent counts against Judge Swayne, finding pause for impeachment in all and sal the record of the case would DO dtlf AIlRtAIlIltul OL JuuBS OWdyAS as loDt as time shall last.
 Mr. iDeArmond was followed by Mir. Porttf (Pa.), who defended Judge 5wa' he.
 Mi. Gillett (Mass >. said a Demo- cratic member had said to him (GiI- Iett) he was glad the question was not to be a partisan one. When I asked him how many Democrats were going to vote for Judge Swayne," continued 1dr. Gillett. The answered. one I be- lleve.' I am a little tired of having non partisan actions in the House con- sist of solid Democratic vote and divided Republican vote.'
 Mr. Gillett concluded that while he believed the charges too trivial for inn peachment. he was in favor of the transfer of Judge Swaync from Florida and would eagerly accept his resigna- ton.
 MT. Palmer (Pa.). Chairman of the subcommittee, closed the debate on behalf of the majority report for i'm peachnlent. He referred to acts which he declared 'reprehensible to the last degree" Members of the House had been flooded through the mails with extracts from the public press in be- half of Judge Swayne One metropol- itan daily printed three-duarters of a page of "garbled extracts of the testi- mony in the case" and this had been mailed to members. Tn this Judge swayne or his advocates had commit ted an offense whicE. If 1t was a case in court, would be amenabIe to court action.
 As to the political aspect Mir. Pal mer said he was a Republican and a party man to the last degree, hut the Republicans had stumped the country on the claim of honesty in official life The neopIe had endorsed this platform by a majority of 2.5oOOO votes. we now have a chance to make good on that claim" continued Mfr Palmer.
 MT. Palmer asked for vote first on the first three articles of impeachment, relating to the false certificates of ex- penses.
 Mir. Littleheld moved that these ar- tieles be laid upon the table