The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-23
.SWAYNE CASE Is TAKING MUCH TIME MT. Hale Wants Vote on the
 Question PANAMA ROAD TAKEN UP Mir. German and MT. Bailey Favor Ac- quisition of the Line By the
 United stateo Gov.
 ernment.
PANAMA ROAD TAKEN UP


 recognition of the day the Senate began it's proceedings today with the reading of Washington's farewell address.
 When the reading of the address by Senator Perkins had been concluded, MT. Hale reintroduced in somewhat different form his resolution to bring the swayne impeachment trial to close next Satur- day, saying that he hoped in view of information received he would not be compelled to again call it up. This in- formation he said was to the effect that an arrangement had been perfected whereby the trial might be terminated by the end of the present week. He added that unless such an arrangement could be consummated, he would find some way of bringing the matter to the attention of the Senate so as to get a vote. He said that in order to get action upon the appropriation bills 1t was absolutely necessary to promptly dispose of the trial. Included in the supply bills in or der to be considered Mr. Hale said there were five of the most important carry ing aggregate appropriations of $500 600, 900.
 Wants No Undue Expedition.
 
 MT. Bacon objected to undue expedition in disposing of the Swayns matter, that while he agreed with MT. Hale as to the importance of pressing consideration of the regular business, he regarded the trial as a constitutional function of great importance and therefore deserving of most careful consideration. He suggested longer daily sessions of the Senate.
 Consideration of the bill for the govern ment of the Papama canal zone was then resumed. Mr. Morgan took exception to some of the provisions of the bill, among them the one authorizing the deposit of $l 100000 to facilitate work on the canal He saw no necessity, he said, for em- ploying a bank for that service He con- sidered the provision as Tn the interest of some favorite bank
 MT. Kittredge said the provision was intended only to facilitate work on the canal and avoid asking favors from banks when funds were needed.
 MT. German explained that the pro- vision was a matter of convenience. He did not doubt that the selected bank would be benefited, but he did not be- leve there need be any danger of loss. MT German also spoke of the acqusi- tion of the Panama railroad, saying that while he did not believe in the principle of government ownership he was pre- pared to defend the acquisition of this road because it was necessary to the construction of the canal.
 MT. Bailey acquiesoed in the opinion ] that the acquisition of the road was in accord with sound business principles. l MT. Patterson expressed his opinion on the subject of governmental owner ship. saying that he did moi regard such ownership as an unmixed evil. He fa- vored the acquisition of the Panama road as 1t would enable the government to demonstrate the effect of natioanl control in such business.
 Injustice to MT. Roosevelt.
 Continuing, Mir Patterson said that to call President Roosevelt the student of MT. Bryan was an injustice, for he be- lieved both had taken their lessons from the same source. He eulogiZed the Presi- dent for his attitude, saying that he had done more to check unwise agitation than all the railroad officials and their sup porters had been or would be able to ac- complish He hoped the President would pursue the policy entered upon, and he believed that government ownership must come, unless the power to fix and main tain rates Is conceded, because" he add. 1 ed "as a distinguished gentleman outside | of this chamber has said, the people Ol this country have made up their minds 1 that If the railroads do not go out of the government business the government will go into the railroad business"
 The canal bill vas still under consider ation when, at o'clock, the Swayne tria was resumed.
 The following witnesses were examined l in the interest of Judge Swayne.
 Witnesses in Swayne Case.
 F. W. Marsh, clerk of the federa courts at Pensacola; Beverly H. Burton deputy clerk; Thomas F. McGourin, Uni ted States marshal for the Northern Dis l trict of Florida; Herman Wolfe, deputy marshal Elijah Barker, Percy S. Hayes a Pensacola newspaper man, and Adolpf Greenhut all of whom testified to cir l cumstances connected with the contempt l proceedings in connection with the case Ezra P Axtell. an attorney whose testi- mony related to the respondents use ol 1 private railroad cars and Milton Jackson of Philadelphia, brother-in-law Of Judge Swayne who said that in recent years the judge had made only occasional visits to Guyencourt Del Robert Mccullough Atwood Wilson, Martin Turner anC Charles C. Morris. residents of Guyen court. Del where the Swayne homestead 1 is located testified that Judge Swayn' had been in the habit of spending hi' summers there but that he is never there at any other season of the year
 After the last witness of the day haC been heard MT. Higgins said there wer' l only four witnesses to be introduced II | Judge Swayne's interest and that they would not occupy to exceed 40 minnte and Mir Palmer said that only one wit ness would be recalled in rebuttal
 Both sides agreed not to exceed tw' hours more time should be required To the introduction of testimony.
 When the Senate resumed Legislative session the bill providing for the ap pointment of an individual circuit tudg for the seventh judicial circuit and re arranging the federal court distrcts Illinois was passed.
 The Panama canal government bil was again laid before the Senate fn' Mir McComas offered an amendment re quirinG supplies for the canal to be car ried in American ships. The division de veloped the absence of a quorum ant the Senate adjourned until tomorrow