New-York tribune., 1905-01-13
SWAYNE FIGHT BEGINS.
CHARGES UP IN HOUSE.
Littlefeld and Lamar, of FLORIDA, an
Hot AHerCdtiOn.

Washington. Jan. 12-The House of Representa-
tives to-day devoted it's entire session TO dscuS
sion of the impeachment charges Against 's
Charles Swayne. of the Northern plstrlct % 10.
ida. a dramatic incident occurred Wheh W.
tlefeld of Maine called Mr.. Lamar oL riot
ida who filed the charges against the Judse' ~
admit or repudiate alleged interVle" "i'io
former asserted tended to incite the peopie ~ -
NIT an act of violence against Judge o"aSH -,
Lamar admitted giving interview. out 5 eiiIA~
cally denied any suggestion tnat couiu " L. said
into advising assassination OF h~iu ~ A.. ba the
that although Judge Swayne was known "
most lawless man in Florida he hao ie'@
cure from bodily harm -. .ho .tate-
Mr. Palmer vehemently asserted 'N 1o-sa5
,nents that other judges than Swayne nau % o ~ eba
90 d FOR exnenses were slander on '.i0
judiciary of the United States. "There 10 n.y.
said "a SYLLABLE of testimony IN this IeC - .Lt,
where on earth that any judge ever u 49,, i'm,
hut Judge Swayne' To refuse 10 suPp sP, ro,1d
make the members OF the i1o
of the United States. . z.,, IN give
Mr. Iittlefed said he felt II MS w. 80 -
to the House what the record sio"e o. -, +,,o ca se
did not show He analysed the evidence ~ - - 80
ir all IT'S phases and said that none or 'he , i.t
a.. 49, 20 +ba committee except the subcommittee
-, rood the report when they voted for lmpeac"-
ment ~, Little
field called on him to admit or deny an 80,
/ Mt
sonyile Fla reprinted from The AtiaH'" ,tt1a-
stitntion" on March 90. 1904. which MI Llts-e 80"
field said did violence to Mr. Lamar iep~ ps ~
as a gentleman and an honorable hieiADe .+o,ery
House Mr. Littlefeld quoted from tue " -.
in which Mr. Lamar IS alleged to nave SaIU 80
.ho raopla Of Florida had stood Judge 0"aSH'
tTs+ about as long as they could, and that ne was
going TO tell Congress that, If some action was os
taken to relieve the people OF Fio'Iu''
swayre's life would be in danger - ..
Mr. Lamar said that any language Iihpu.''e
hin, the statement that Judge swayne Hio oS "~
in danger was absolutely incorrect but He Hl0
said that If the proceedings IN the fAoo -
mated in nothing it would be because Tue 49, 80
did not understand the conditions IN Floii'
he looked on Judge Swayne "as utterly cofiuP'
~, ,t+o,- +,,rannicaI and the most lawless man
i the s+ate Of Florida" He declared that ne saiu
in the interview that if nothing appealeo " 'uoee
Swayne neither law nor humanity III L- 80
Ia vless career then 1 would point out u Hill 10
fact that his arbitrary and tyrannlcal ac'oA ms
result in some i'll ordered brain or some reVehseiu4
h,oI that suffered at his hands nficting violence
upon him" ,., l., att,
The most intense interest was exhibited IN TINS
phase of the debate, and members leaned Ior"SIo
to catch every word
Mr. LittIefeld said it grieved him pro1oundly
that a member of the House had preached IN
citement to assassination and murder
II deny any suggestion of violence TO Judge
sUavneyr exclaimed Mr.. Lamar. who further said
that ''the that he has renamed IN
so long in his lawess career Is evidence OF
..Do Won think" interjected Mr. Robinson. OF
Arkansas addressing Mr.. Lttlefeld. after the
statement by the gentleman from Florida that ne
~ protest here and now" exclaimed Mr.. Little
field that no language put into public prints ana
read by the common people, and which urges assas-
sination incitement to murder is trivial in It's
MIR Lamar was promptly his feet. and de-
cIared that while he did not think Mr.. IAttlefield
Intentionally charged him with melting murder Mr..
Iittlefeld certainly had almost blindly mlSappre-
hended what really said. II. said Mr.. Lamar.
anv one used his language In the interview to i'm
Dute that he suggested violence 10 Judge Swayne,
he would denounce II as q meIcious falsehood
THE gentleman's denunciation disturbs nobody,
replied Mr. Iittleheld, adding that unfortunately
for Mr. Lamar, the ordinary citizen of the United
States would construe II. and II Is for that
reason the language does great violence to the char
acter of the distinguished gentleman from Florida
General applause greeted an inquiry by Mr..
Gaines of Tennessee why Mr.. Littlefield did not
conflne himself TO a discussion OF the record as he
a short time before Kicking about 1t not
is the gentleman dsturbed?' sarcastcally
torted Mr.. Littlefeld-
Gaines that he was disturbed In his confidence in
Mr. Iittlefelds fairmindedness. Mr.. Litteheld
then declared that part of the testimony of Judge
Swayne not reported and asked who did the
"OhI" answered Mr.. Palmer 1.-The colored man
employed by the Judiciary Committee
MIR Iittefield charged that the Judiciary Com
rnittee had edited out of the record certain state
ments Of Judge Swayne, which they embodied In
Mr.. Littieheld will continue his remarks tO-mor-
The shackleford resolution authorizing the n
mittee on Interstate Commerce to Investigate the
Panama Railway Company, adopted. after
which the House adjourned.