Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-18
IMPORT NEWS, VA, WEDNESDAY,. JANUARY g. 1905.
lie declared there was ample ground
for ir,2eachn.e
Plea Fer Judg. Swsyre.

speech in behalf Of Judge Swayne as
he had been at self expressions If had
temper and had legal propositions that
lad been llat.c in the debate Gen.
.emtlt Who nave al2Nc.l for the per.
s.cntion. he trntnntlru. have given
: II, iii advance that there VAS nothing
tc CONSIDER that was not contained in |
! lie report in ,hc case. Yet submit
THAT lnlc-tcnths Ut The argument ha,
~, Boon made on matters contained
i'll IL" record "
Judge 7ardec's Letter.
Mr.. trcsvc,u hal read a letter
from Judge Fallcc Of New Orleans
III 1t Judge Pardcr expresses, SUR
Prise 'Eat The House committee on
the ,rdi2iar! had votel six Demo
Gratis ami Two Republicans to present
ar,i'l's CT Impeachment against Judge
SwaNn. lie reviews lie tirc::la-
STANCE ct Swavncs appointment in
the carly part Of tie Harrison admin
iS,ra'itn an +, flowing an election III
Elc!i,la IN which it was rruorted and
generally believed tina. gross frauds
had been nrrrotratcd against tao Re-
/. uh!nn J,niSc Swayno ha,! told
HIM tltat It was .he desire Ut tho at
miniStlati, ii hat these guilty OF these
frauds should he proceeded against
Feeling Runs High.
This litigation had engerdered an in.
tense feeling against Judge Swayne |,
was then regarded as hazardous for
Judge Swasne to travel about the dis
trict a:ld from that time on Judge
SwayNc was persona non srata to the
Democrats iii Florida
Following this unropularity' The
lette: continues. Judge Swayne's dis
trirt was changed. largely for the pur-
rose Of furnishing him. The change Of
the district resulted III his being as it
were, le"islated Ont Of his district
He states that Judge Swavne imrc-
datc!y set about obtaining u new
residence within his district. which
took -four or five wears Judge Par.ce
thinks it an ''eNtraordinary hardship
OH Judge Swayne to hold him to a
aaNseLy1 ,lalld COMPLIANCE with the al
1s. edsspia;it Ter, 7s,;ll "
Ills residence; when Congress saw, fit,
rs a matter or punishment. to change
tho limits If Tic district for which, hc
was appointed
Politicsl Amin osity.
Exactly What proof he will be ah!.:
to make upon this line am not fully
advised. hut being satisfied as an,
that the original motive Of the prose
tulicn is based on political grounds an,
that his district limits were changed
to his rejud.ee, dc think a Repuh,i
can House should vote impeat hmcnt
against him
He neAt refers tc the act CT g, par
,isau legislature" in Florida, passing a
resolution calling for the in,Ec.,..!,m ent
OF Judge Swa>ne on the ground Of
''abscucc from his district, incon.pc-
tence and parIisanship." 1t was this
resolution. passed about ten years ago.
recent: rcenaCted Ivy the s;nle body.
that Judge Parlee said he understood
had been considered as evidence
against Swaync ny the House commit.
tee.
Calls Charge "Outrage."
Judge Parlcc says that from his ac-
Guaintance With Judge Swayne he con
sders the charge CT "inconpctency
IN "cutra sc"
Judge Pardee concluded by saying
that some OF the northern brethren
ought to look carefully iutn the case
ard be SIRE tina! an impeachment
ought to he voted on before putting
q Judge to the disgrace CT an impeach
nent. consequent expense. trial and;
trihn!alio., TO himself and family re-
sulting thcrerrcm
Partisan Argument.
MI. Cochran lamcnted that tie pro
ceilings might not have proceeded
along ncnpariisan lines Strange as
il nay SEEM ne continued. the FIRST
partisan argument cones from outside
the House. It comes from the bcnc',
itself. This was. he said. reason fc.'
extending the operation okthc Houses
scrutiny.
There was. ne said vast difference
between an impc achn:cnt and an in
dietment. a fact which the House hal
seemingly fcr.otter. No law Of cvi.