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last Witnesses in swayne I'm.
parchment Case Heard.
THE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
House Managers Resist It's lntroduc,
ton on Ground Of Irrelevancy-Sen-
ate Passes Bill to Establish Govern
nent il Panama Cana zone.
fEy Associated PrcSs.)

OF the testimony in the interest Of
Judge Swaync in the impeachment
proceedings against him was today
presented to the Senate. The case
occupied seven hours OF time. begin
ming at O'Clock and closing at 10.
with an intermiSsion OF TWO hours.
from {; 10 s O'Clock, Much OF tie time
was spcn, IL argument and as 10 the
admissibility Of testimony.
The Senate adopted an order grant
in. each side five hours in the closin.
argument
The bill providing a form of gov
eminent for the Panama canal zone
was passed early III the day
Mr.. Morgan skeptical.
Mr. Morgan declared his belief that
the canal never would be built
Witnesses called for the defense
during the day were Or. !. William
CrossOn. the Swayne family physician
at Guycnco,lrt Del, who testified as
70 the judges failure to maintain q
residence there: Attorney w A.
Blount of Pensacola aud Clerk F. W.
Marsh. Of Judge Swayncs court. who
we're questioned concerning the con-
tempt cases involved in the case and
also on the point OF residence. The
last witness in behalf Of Judge Swaync
vas his son. Henry G.; Swayne. a
lawyer residing in Philadelphia, Who
testified as to his fathers residence in
Florida
Documentary Evidence Presented.
\ mass Of documentary evidence
was then introduced in behalf Of Judge
Swaync This included 1abulated
statements. showing the amounts paid
tor several years past to all the Cir
cult and District judges OF the United
States as expenses While holding cour,
outside 81 their own ;lictrict
The House managers resisted the
introduction Of these statements on
the ground Of irrclcvancv. In ars,-
in" the point, Mr.. Olmstcad charact-
Grizcd lie cfIor, as "cDwardly insin-
ua,ion against the honorable judges
whose expense accounts are not be
fore til, court.
Mir Higgins contenied that the $40
a day for expenses was intended TO be
an allowance regardless OF the amount
expended
At the Night Session.
TN" Senate had difficulty in Src,lr-
in@ quorum at its first night sitting
of the session, called for the purpose
OF proceeding With the Swaync i'm
parchment case. Tho session vas
called for O'Clock, but il was i'm.
possible 70 begin until fifteen minutes
LATER. SiX1y-cighth senators having re
snonhcd to a roll call a'votefw;is taken
on the admission OF the tabulatcd
statement showing the payments paid
70 Federal Judges on account Of cX.
p"nscs. The vote vas adverse TO the
proposition
After ofiIrin. a few documents. Mr.
Higgins announced the close OF the
case for the defense
Only two Witnesses We're called in
rnhu'tal. They We're f. r. Davis and
Geo. NJ CrNer bOlh Of Pensacola
Their testimony related To the Davis
Beldcn contempt cases and was Drie1'
y few papers We're prcsente;! as evil
drncc by HE prosecutor and when the
last Of these had been received al,
80 y. m. Mi. Palmer announced the
termination Of testimony
Argument was then begun, Mr. Ohm
stead oprnin. FOR the prosecution Ia
concluded a, 1876 ami the Senate adj
iOurnCd