Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-13
58th CONGRESS-.
House 0evotes Session
to Impeachment Charges
loainst Judge Charles l.
Swayne Of Florida.
.ses,e. Palmer. Littiefield and Lamar
IN Interesting Debate.

CONSERVATIVES. today, devoted its en-
.,.. session u the discussion of the i'm
,.o,hrt,mt charges against Judge
,tarl-. :. Swaync Jf the northern dis
,,, If Florida. \ dramatic incident
,currrl when Mr.. Littlefeld Of Maine.
..u.d on Mr.. Lamar of Florida. y hD
ava rhr charges against the judge t"
.,uliYtr an alleged interview which
f.r,l,l claimed tended to incite the
.,l,. 10 commit an act of Nl"nc"
liner Jirlgt- SWayne. MIR. Lamar adj
.,..a giving an interview. but en-
,h,,i,-,llr drni, d any suggestion from
,.,o that could be construed into adj
,.....o, oeea +sindtion or murder. II" said
49,, although Judge Swayne WIS
r-., ~ Ii. the most lawlcSs man in
=, in, h. had remained secure from
bodily harm.
Inner evoked loud applause when
t.,l.,r. his intention to introduce a
,.l ~ give every man punished for
,,.n,,t the right to appeal to some
hi"her court
,r1oa Swavl IS court. he sad. was
r,.kfng with bankruptcies. scandals
"a .,,irid.s and he did not b"liev" III"
;.,,,pe had 4 friend in iis district.
palmer yrh,n..:itly declared that til"
s,,f4n,.uts thai other Judges than
.,,,ua had III aged so 4 day for eX-
,.,e were a sllnder o. the judiciary
r.. III. G'uitrd states. There IS not.
no aid SYLLABLE. OF testimony in
this record or tly"hr". Oh earth thai
o,,v iud.c eyer did this thing. but judge
.u9vor." To r..iIIsc 20 support the i'm
rearhn4nt charges Palmer exclaimed
vorli make tn" 'nrn,b".'s of the House
the laughing stock Of the United states
Iittlrfeld of Name. analrted the owl
drnrc in tn. case AMI said that none of
,t,. ma inritv Of the committee, except
III. subcommittee. hal read the report
,Yhrn they vol ID for impcarhns 1T.
Turning his ..ttrnti1il To Lamar. VIII"
Gl,d the original charges LittieielG
called on him to admit or deny an al
l.s,i interview which he read in which
Lamar ie alleged 10 ha.'" said that the
t,opIr Of Flnri n hid stood Judg"
Swayn" just about as lcng as they
could and that Il" va. going I" tell
rnn@1csS that If s"in' action was n"t
trk.n IT, r"liev" IN" people "f Florida
Jrder Swaync's ilfr would be in dam
g.:.
Lamar said Mat anv languag" i'm
outing 10 him tn, :.tat".nt Mt that Judge
Swayrrs life va; in danger. Was alb
snlut"lv iu,ur',.rt: bat. h" had said
that h. l"n<,.l upon Jrder Swayn" as
utterly corrupt and utterly tyranuiclI
and tn" most law loss NAN in tn" state
If Florida.
fatuar declared that lie stated in
me interview that if nothing appealed
II Judge SWstyne. neither law nor hu-
mainly IN his own laWl"sS career. then
| would point ont 10 him the fact that
| his arbitrary ana tyrannical action
might result in som" i'll ordered brain
~ SOME r"v"n%"ful brain that suffered
| at his hands. mnicting violence upon
him"
| TIL" most intense interest WAS eX-
hit'rd III this phn~- of the debate ana
members l..rllrd forward 10 catch evcrv
| word
Litth field said It rcricvc1 him pro-
f"undly that Il ncrlbrr cf the iIuus..
had preached "ih,'ii,m"nt 10 assasSina-
ion ami mur,i..r'
! d'nv any suggestion nf violence to
IndC" SNaynr." ,.xclri.n".l Lamar. who
further said III Il "th" fact that he has
remained in my state so long secure in
ms layl"sS nar""r. is evidence Of thai. i
do you think" interpreted Robinson.
Of Arkansas. addressin" I.ittlefield. "af-
Ter The statement bv tn" gentleman
h"m Florida. taat il. justified assas-
Sinalion?"
l protest here AMI ro,v." exclaimed
!hll"feld. that no ian~,'age put into
WhHr prints AMI read by the common
l"1'" and when ir::"s assassination
# Indictment . murder. is trivial in
Is ,harl, ter
l~mar was promptly on his foot ana
"'ar'd that while 10 did not think
''U"h"d Intentionally charged hin,
'nh netting murder I.;ttlefe'd GER
"'hF Fad almost blaudly miSlppre
.'ard what really WAS said. A. said
mar he ii his language in tn,
''fv'"w Ia irnute that HI suggested
'"'"nr" t" Judge Swayue ne would de
''u'''" 7 as r'aliciouS falsehood.
=" gentl"nIn's pronunciation dis
"''N b"hody." replied I.ittlcfield. who
|''' mat unfortunately for Lamar
ordinary citiZcu ~ the United
''''N would 50 "nuS,rue it. and il is
'hat reason tn" language does
'""T Ni"lrn," to the f,uthor Of the
'uiSn"d gentleman from Florida.
,''er'i anniaI=e greeted an inquiry
'''lorS ~ Tennessee. why I.ittlctield
h"' 'oninr himself To y dis, ussior
"' record rs ic short time hefol.
III E Kicking ABOUT it not being done
the gentleman diSturbed," saI-
II 'ahN reJ"rt"d Lit.ltficlG.
Storm ~ arnlluse followed til" re-
ii y" NairrS that he was disturbed il
'hnenr" ~ I.it;lcfeid';; fair mind
i =" Shdck(nrd resolution aUthorizin:
"iH'hlttre on int rrstate commerce
'N"tigalr tie Panama Eaifwa,
il II" vas p.sscd. after which III
nj -. L. NJ. adjourned.