The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20

dent and Vice President.
Washington, Jan. 16.-Debate on
the Swayne impeachment case occu-
pied the House until after 5 o'clock
today. The arguments were exhaus-
tive, dealing with many Of the legal
phases Of the charges against Judge
Swayne. The Senate resolution fixing
Wednesday, February Sth. as the time
for counting the electoral vote for
President and vice president, the pro-
ceedings to take place in the hall OF
the House was adopted.
he Burleson resolution directing the
director Of the ensus to collect and
publish additional statistics relating to
cotton was reported by Mr.. Crumpack-
er, Of Indiana, amended so as to pro-
vide that the statistics of the con-
sumption of cotton, the surplus OF cot
tor held by the manufacturers and the
quantity of cotton exported shall be
summarized as of September 1st, each
year so as to show h cotton produe-
ton and consumption Of the preceding
year.
Mr.. Livingston, Of Georgia, charged
that if cotton reports were made az
the time stated. a break" in the cot
ton market would result. upon each
occasion that uch reports were pub.
lished.
In most emphatic terms Mr.. Mad
dox, of. Georgia, declared tina cotton
farmers should protect themselves by
forming a trust and withholding re-
ports from the government. Every
body, he said, was in some sort Of a
trust aaginst the farmer and that he
must fight the dew with fire.
After some further discussion, ri
which the resolution was favored by
Mr., Williams, of Mississippi, the reso-
luton was agreed to.
The legislative, and juui-
ciaI appropriation bill was sent to II
ference with Messrs. Bingham, OF
Pennsylvania. Littauer. Of New York,
| and Livingston. of Georgia, conferees
on the part Of the House.
Consideration of the Swayne I'm.
| parchment charges then was resumed,
! Mr.. Clayton: Of Alabama, speaking In
advocacy of them
! s4As SiLS kollp SAS S"p~A'SS
account of Judge Swayne, argued that
a strange evolution lac taken place by
which it was sought to excuse the
Judge from a plain violation of h
law. He produced a, c%ircula which
had been addressed to and
which bore the caption "Swayne not
| alone" and insisted that it should not
&c considered in reaching a conclusion
in the case because It was not a parr
of the evidence.
1T repel," he vehemently declared,
"the charge that the judges OF this
country are guilty Of putting UP at
boarding houses at $1.25 a day, charg-
ing up $40 and pocketing the $3.50"
Replying to questions by Messrs.
Smith, of Kentucky. and Bartlett, of
Georgia, Mr.. Clayton said there had
not been the slightest ~intimation by
Judge Swayne or his counsel that 9TH
er judges charged UP the full $40 a
day. although they might have ex-
pended less.
He protested against what he char
acterized as this wholesale indict-
ment against the judiciary OF the
county"
Mr.. Clayton, responding to an in
Quiry by MI. LOngworth, of Ohio, sal
that the United States would" have q
right to institute a civil suit against
Judge Swayne to Cow h differ
ence between the money collected and
the actual amount expended, and ex-
pressed the opinion that an indictment
could properly be brought against him
Mr.. Clayton tool up the remaining
eleven charges and a that although
the substantial facts were admitted
"the excuse factory" had been put in
operation as to each one OF them. Nc
other judge, he continued, against
whom impeachment proceedings had
been brought a been confronted
with such a number OF specifications
OF misconduct as Judge Swayne.
Mr.. Brantley, of Georgia, supported
the majority report of the committee
He confined himself to a discussion Of
the legal phases Of the case.
Mr. Brantley maintained that i'm
parchment proceedings were not made
possible by IT constitution for the
purpose of Furnishing a delinquent OF.
fetal, but for the protection of the
people. In his opinion 1t was the duty
of the House to send to the Senate q
complete picture of Judge Swayne':
official life, therefore he was in favor
of all the articles of impeachment
Il Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa, spoke for fit
teen minutes on the $40 a day PROPOSE
tion involved in the Swayne case. HI
cited the law requiring judges to Ger
, tjfy to their actual expense account
and reviewed the debate in Congress.
at the time Of its enactment
Mr.. Lacey did not favor impeacn
ment on this ground. IF this man goe-
out for this reason" he concluded, "th.
I other Judges pursuing the same prac
tice must go. co. Secretary Shaw