Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-19
House of Representatives Adopts
Them Against Judge Charles
owayne.
CASE NOW GOES TO SENATE.
Speaker Authorized to Appoint Seven
Managers to Present and Conduct
Proceedings,

Washington, Jan. 1s-The house Of
representatives today adopted the ~
articles OF impeachment against Judge
Charles swayne Of the district court Of
the Northern district of Florida, which
had been presented by its special com.
mlttee of Investigation. The speaker
was authorized to appoint seven man
ayers to present the case to the senate
and conduct the impeachment proceed
ings before that body.
This action was the elimination OF a
debate which has been In progress for
more than week and which has de-
veloped partisan feeling The first vote,
that to table the first three articles,
those relating to the Justification and
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 concurred in by the members
OF the committee signing the minority
report
The motion 10 table these articles was
lost, l6O 10 1865. Twenty-four Republl-
cans voted with the Democrats against
tabling and three Democrats voted
with the Republicans to table. Upon
roll-call these three articles were
adopted.
Articles 4 and 5, relating to the free
use Of a private car by Judge Swayne,
We're made the subject of a separate
vote and adopted, Like action followed
on articles and 4 which charge him
with nom residence in his district.
This was the last roil-cal as articles
3, 3, 10 and IL, relating TO the David
Belden contempt case, and article ~,
relating to the O'Neil contempt case
We're declared adopted on viva yoce
votes.
The last time the house voted to pre-
sent articles of Impeachment was IN
1916, when It voted the impeachment Of
w. w Belknap, secretary Of war under
President Grant,
The debate today was chiefly notable
for the closing arguments in the case.
That for Judge SWayne was made by
Mr. Gillett Of California and thai for
impeachment by Mr. Palmer of Penn
syvanla. Mr.. Gillett entered an earn
est plea for the Judge and Mr. Palmer
spoke strongly for purity on the bench
and for impeachment,
Arguments in the Swayne case were
opened by Mr. Mccall (Mass), who
said he had no difficulty in reaching the
conclusion that he should vote against
all Of the articles Of impeachment,
Mr. Gillett In charge OF the floor for
the minority endeavored 10 secure an
understanding whereby he might close
the debate. Speaker Cannon said that
the custom was that the member in
charge of the pending measure had the
right TO close the debate,
Mr. Gillett read telegram by the
leading merchants and citizens Of PEN
sacola, condemning the Impeachment
proceedings and expressing a sentiment
friendly TO Judge Swayne. Judge
Swayne, he said, would never have
been proceeded against and "perse-
cuted" If it had not been for the O.
Nell contempt proceedings
Mr. Gillett spoke OF the car incident
as having occurred years ago. and said
It would be triilng to present serious
ly such a charge, He asked where they
would end II they started 10 impeach
men for riding in a private car, He
said he had statements showing II was
the intention that $40 day should ba
charged by Judges and that he had a
statement from the secretary of the
treasury showing other judges had
charged $40.
Mr.. De Almond Of Missouri 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 written
by Judge Pardee and read yesterday
by Mr. Grosyenor, MIR. DE Almond said
he was IN sorrow and shame at that
exhibition. He asked what would be
the action Of Judge Pardee II some one
should write a juror In his court.
Of" he continued I'VE knew that
he Judge Pardee) was one Of those like
Judge Swayne, who has been setting
aside the law regarding his expense al
loWance for the purpose Of drawing
from the treasury money which does
not belong TO him, we could find reR-
son for that letter where no reason
can now be found Co exist, unless II
should be the blindness Of narrow par
tisauship,"
MIR. De Almond expressed surprise
that. lnosmuch 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 oscer-
tanned,
Mr.. Palmer tTenn), chairman of the