Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-28
Senate Sen Says Federal Judge
lis Not Guilty Of The Grimes
OF Which Was Accused.
ISIS VOTE FOR AcQUl1TAl
Virginia Senators Stand For convic-
ton or Every chsree-As Many as
s sixty Votes in His Favor on Some
counts-Aceuscd Was Not Pres.
ent During the Proceedings.

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T$5lssNF4sStINGTON, D. c. Feb. ;27-The
Senate today concluded the impeacil-
ment trial Of Judge Swayne by acquit-
iting him Oh ali the charges made
against him in the articles Of impeach.
.ment presented by the House
81 The voting on tho swayne case be-
ssggan at 1910. twenty minutes after the
Senate convened and continued until
Gil As. The;e was no discussion. and
fan the time WAS consumed in taking
sasthc twelve Votes necessary to dispose
I;of each of the articles. The highest
Ivote Tor impeachment was 35 votes,
Ethe lowest against it Al. On the two
PARTICLES charging the use Of private
Is'ai]road cars only IS votes were cast
flor conviction. The larger votes We're
llargely.salong party lines.
Judge Swayne was not III the Senate
idnring the loil calls, but III the Presi-
Iaent's room. just back of the chamber
The result Of each ballot was sent to
him by his attorneys. Five of the
House managers attended during the
s.. eaeed inss
| Form of the Proceedings.
When the first article was read,
charging Judge Swavne with mallin%
a false certificate for expenses while
holding cou:r at Waco. Texas. the pre-
siding officer said:
Senators. how say YOU? Is the re
| spondenl. Charles Swayne guilty or
net guilty as charged in this article?''
The calling OF the roll by the secre-
| tary was then begun. The first sena-
MI. Alser, WHO voted Not guilty. in
| clear and distinct tones.
Mr.. Bacon was the first Democrat on
! the roll and likewise the first to an
swer in the Affirmative finding Judge.
Swayne guilty The vote Throughout
was largely partisan and stood SO to
~
The senators who voted guilty were
i'd;-1'il' l'1licl' -bdTu,. 6dle. SofrN,
! blackburn. Carmack. Clark, {Alnnt.l:
| Clay, Cockrell. Culberson Daniel. Eos
ter. U-a.l, German. Kttridge 1-atimer,
McCrear*. McCumber McEnerv. Nc
Laurin. Mallory, Martin Money Nor.
gan, Nelson Ncwland, Oyermar Pat
| te:son. Pettus, Simmons, Stone 'Ia!ia-
ferro. Tcller-33
Two-Thirds Required to Convict.
| Under the rule requiring two thirds
vote to convict, So votes iii the affirma-
| tive would have been necessary to cor.
Wet, AS this vote was almost re-
vc1scd. Judge Swayne was pronounced
to be not guilty The chairman an
nounccd this to be the result
| The reading and voting upon the
ether articles followed in rapid success
sion. The second charge was that Of
ar excessive charge for expenses while
kidding court at Tyler Texas The
proceedings in this case was an exact
counterpart of that on the first article
and the result was so for conviction
and SO for acquit,al
/, The third charge also related TO cx-
ccssive expense charges at TYLER Tex
as: and the vote was identical with TIC
vote en- the second article, 80 to 80.
The fourth and fifth articles related
TO the nse OF private cars There wore
OILY 3 votes Of guilty on them. as fol
lows:
| Bailey. Berry; Blackburn Carmark
CCckrell. CulEersnn, Daniel. Mc',atrin
Martin. Money, Morgan Nawla,.G anG
Pettls. all Democrats. Sixty-nina sen.
ators voted for acquittal
| On the sixth charge that OF non
residence by Judge Swaync in his dis
tlict. the vote was 81 to H.
| On the seventh article relating "a
residence. the vote was !" for ccivc.
ticn and IS against The affirmative
vote was as follows:
! Bate. Berry. Blackburn. Carlnack
| Clark (MontD: CockrclI. l:aniol. Du-
bois. G:bson. I.atimcr, McCrcary, Nc
lEnciy. McLauri,, Mallory, Mar:in