The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-03-02

Washington. Special -Tas ssaass
Monday oouc!uaei the tmpeazhussn
trial of Judge swssae hy arsultsiux
him on all the charges made against
him la ths articles oi lmpearhnzsnt
srezented b, the House The vosiaE en
he sSayne rss. hessa ~ 81 10. -
minutes after the Senate cuuse,5rd. aad
ronunued until II e. Tasrc uas N
discussion. and all the tiIs was con-
mmed In taking the i Votes nez essafy
q dispose of ssrA of ibe arttelss The
highest vote for Impeachment azs =
md the lowest against It. - 90 the
.wo artica , charging tic Use of rE.Fsie
eiiroad CARS. only ) votes ~efr cast
or 90 avistion. TIE larrrg votes ~rse
arsely along party lines
Judge swayne wsa NOT in the so
,,e during the roll-calls. bot In ~"
Presidents room. jest lack of the
.hamber The result nj. each ballot waA
sent to him by his alto neys. Five o.
he House managers ATTENDED during
he proceedings. When the fret article
vas read. charging Judge ssasac with
making a false certificate fo! expenses
while holding court 81 %aco- Texas,
he presiding officer said: Senators.
how say you is the respondent. Charlie
Swayne guilty or not guilty rs chaFEet
in this article" The calling ot the roll
by the secretary was then begun 1ns
arsi Senator to- rise In response Ia The
-alI was Mr.. Alger. who voted mot
guilty" in clear and distinct tones. Mr..
| Bacon was the erst Democratic se-.I-
| tor on the roll. and likewise the fiTHt tn
answer in the affirmative finding judge
| Swayne guilty. The vote throughout
vas largely partisan aud stood 55 Ia
| ~. The Senators Who voted guilty
we.e. Bacon. Bailey. Bard. Bate. Der
ry. Blackburn. Carmack. Clark. OF
| Montana: Clay. Cockrei. Cnlberson.
Daniel. Foster. Of louisiana German.
| Kittredge. Lattimer. MeCreaTy. Nc
| Cumber. McEnery. McLaurtn. Mallory.
Martin. Money. Morgan. Sewlanas.
| Cyerman. Patterson. Pettus. simmons.
| Stone. Tallaferro and Teiler-33. Under
| the rule requiring a tgo-thirds vote to
! convict. IS votes In the Affirmative
! would have been necessary 10 convict.
Az this vote was almost reversed. Judse
| Swayne was pronounced 10 be not gull
| ty. The chair announced this 10 be the
result
The reading and voting upon the
other articles followed in rapid sue
cesgion. The second charge vas that
| OF an excessive charge for expenses
while holding court at Tyler. Texas.
The proceeding In this case was an en-
act counterpart Of that on the hrst
article. and the result was 32 for CON
viction to so for aeqnitial. The third
charge also related 10 excessive er-
pense charges at Tyler. Texas. and the
vote was identical with the vote on the
second article-32 To so The fourth
and fifth articles related to the use OF
private cars. There were only l3 votes
| OF guilty on them. az follows: Bailey.
Berry. blackburn. Carmack. Cockreil.
Culberson. Daniel. McLanrin. Martin.
Money. Morgan. Newlands. Pettus. Ad-
ans. Sixty-nine Senators voted Tor &c
ouittal. On the sixth charge. that OF
non-rest aence by Judge Swayne In DIS
district. the vote was 81 To 81. On the
seventh article. relating TO residence.
the vote was IS for conviction 10 %
against. The affirmative vote was an
follows: Bate. Berry. blackburn. Car
mack. Clark. OF Montana: Cockreh.
Daniel, Dubois. Gibson. Lattimer: NC
Creary. ~McEnery. MeLaurin. Mallory.
Martin. Money. Morgan. Pet'us and
TaIlaferro-1s The vote on the eighth.
ninth, tenth and eleventh articles. COW
ering the contempt cases of Davis and
pefaen. was 81 to 81. The twelfth AZ
tlcle was The last. II dealt With The con-
duct OF Judge Swayne In punasnlns w.
E. ONeal for contempt in assanitias q
trustee In bankruptcy appointed by
him. On the fnal vote. the result sas
35 for guilty 10 ~ for not guilty. the
largest vote given for conviction.
The result on this vote being an
nounced. and with IL the entire yerhle'
ascertained. the chair directed the sec
retary to enter an order OF acauittal on
all the articles. This being dore sne
long and tedious proceeding came to an
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