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TRE BRUNSWICK DTrYhy. NEWS.
Volume 4. number 117.
BRUNSWICK P]LOTS(
STRONGLY AQ4INST
LirTLEFIELO’S BILL
RESOLUTION 81
BOARD OF TRADE
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Body Will Work to Defeat
Measure Now Before
Congress
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Bill Will Work a Hardship on the
Pilots if it Becomes a Law and
T ANARUS% ill Fight it—The
Proposed Measure.
A special meeting of the boar 1 of
t-t.de was hold yesterday morning at
the request of a number of Brunswick
Pitots, the purpose nf which was to
tske some action on n bill now pending
l * ore congress, which Is to remove
el;-criminations against American sail
li t vessels lr tho coastwise trade.
The bill which lias been introduced by
Representative Littlefield is as fol
lows :
"Be It oneeied t:y the senate and
house of representatives of the United
mates of America in congress astern
tj!oil. that section forty four hiindreii
iiruJ forty-two of the revised statute*
i.c and Is hereby amended by addins
thereto the following ••Whenever tie.
rei.rtor or mate of a 'ailing vt-'-sifi ol
me United States employ..u in tin
e. ur.twlae tnuu claiming to bo u ski;',
in' pilot offers himself for u li.-onst
ino inspector.; shall make dk vein 11.
ijinry as to h ; H character tad merit;
ar.d if satisfied from personal examin
ai.ou of the a plicuat, with the prooi
tl at he offers, that ho ponst-sia tn
nquislte knowledge and skill, and .
liuetworthy und faithful, they mas
giant him n license tor a form of iiv
years to pilot any such vessel wunn
the. limits prescribed in the license
but such license shall ho suspended c
revoked upon satisfactory evidence o
negligence, unskillfullm r, in.itt s no
to the duties ol lus station lUten.
porance or th wiilfull violation of an.
of the provisions of this tb ’
Hoc. 4444. No stale or mini
c.pul government bhall impose upoe
pilots of vessels any obllgatlcn to pro
cure a state o: other licence In add;
lion to that issued by the l ultei.
States, or any regulation which wii
impede supli pilots in 6>t-■ pi-rfoi
icancc of tl.o duties required by thi.
title; uor shall any pilot chargeWi
levied by any such authority on
vessel piloted as provided by this tltl<
nor any vessel 'of the United State
employed In t jfe coat t wise tiade bain,
towed In or out of port of the Unite '
States by a vessel under the comican,
o' a pilot licensed for such port unutr
tic !x'S of the United Hinted l
bo case shall the tees charged for t/m
1 liotagu of r.ny vessel exceed custo
i.,nry or legal esutldished rnti's in thi
slates where the same is performer-
Nothing in this title shall be construed
to annul or affect any regulations es
tablished by the laws of any state
requlring vessels t storing or leaving
■ port in any such state other than
coastwise vessels u lake a duly li
censed pilot authorised by the law
Of such state or upon a -ta'e siuiat.i
upon the watt's of such -.tate."
Soc. a. That section lorty-tsvo hue
died and thirty seven tin and is hire
by, amended to read as follows.
Sec 4x37. No regulations or pro.-
f:us shall be adopted by any stats
which shall make any disc-run,nation
in the rate oi pilotage hc.woen v
s. is sailing between the ports of dll
u rent siates, or any dlscrmiinatioi,
against vessels propelled in whoi
.->• In part by maculnery or sail, o,
against national vecsolk ol the Cnlteu
StkU-s; and all existing regulations
or provisions mnk.ag any aucli die
criminations are anuuiied and abro
gated."
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect
six months alter its tannage.
The proposed bill was discuss-d ai
length by vtlota and other citizens
present and the following resolution
v as adopted:
Resolved, ty the board of trade
of Brunswick. Ga., That tho members
o* congers* t e and they are hereby
requested to vote against h ,u*o bill
number 7298, entitled "A Bid to He
laove Discrimination Against Ameri
can sailing vessels in the coastwise
Trade” and as well as any measure
having for its object the depri' ation
of the right of tee several states to
onset pilotage laws and govern tb||f
respective ports, because we leel that
the states shccld have the right to
prescribe by legislation regulation*
governing such matters, this policy
having preved satisfactory ty protect
ing the channels, the vessels and-the
cargoes, and thus bonefitted the own
ers and the shipping Interest gen
erally.
ifurther resolved That a copy of this
resolution be transmitted to the
Breaker of tl . house of representa
tives. the chairman of the committee
on merchant marine and Fisheries and
Honorable W. G. Bruntley representa
tive from th's district.
LARNER THINKS BROWN
HAS A GOOD SHOWING
Washington Correspondant of the Sav
annah News Talks of Postmaster.
R. M. Larner, Washington eorresppu
daut of the Savannah News, wired his
paper the yesterday on the
I'-unswick postmaster race:
“At the postoffice depart lin-m there
appears to be no disposition to exped
ite action on the long pending coh
tioversary over the Brunswick post-
office race. Representative Brantley,
being a democrat, has no voice in the
matter .as this administration does
rot follow the old practice of consult -
ing the representative about his homo
fostolflee.
"The term of Postmaster F McC.
lhown expired last Juno, hut he has
c- utluucd In office because the party
Merle:', have been unable to agree
ion Ills successor. Mr. Brown Is a
v: ndidate for reappointment, hut his
claim to the office Is disputed by Al
• 11 M. Smith, Mr. Cole and a railway
I -all clerk named Hardaway.
It apt ears that Mr. Bristow, who
i jivt passed out of the fourth as
••• mnt postormastor generalship, was
lie.-,nous In l-ls opposition to the re
, viiiiitneut of Postmaster Brown
that Air. Bristow Is out of the
vay the friends of Mr. brown are hope
oi lib; appointment.'
TO BEGIN ON NEW RESIDENCE
irst Baptist Soon to Erect Home for
Their Paetor.
Work on the new residence, to be
'■'ill by the congregation of the First
’apMst church, will begin within the
■ urs<- of a week or two. The resi
■ nee will bo erected on the large lot
m-t in the rear of the church on Mans
'l :fi street.
Ibis new residence will be a very
ihndsome structure end will cost
I I out $2,300. A largo portion of the
nonov lias already been subscribed
nil ii is expected that ai soon as the
vork Is commenced the house will
■< rapidly pushed to completion.
ROCK FELL
NINE DEAD:
Awful Accident Yeeterday at Lake
Locri/srd, Norway—Many Houses
Overwhelmed.
Copenhagen. Jan. 17.—A mammoth
tick {>ll at 1 eke Leonyard, Norway
< day, causing a waste that overwh.il
..cd a number o< houses. Many per
-ons w ere injured ,ai>d titty nine were
.tilled outright.
THE FLAMING ARORW" TONIGHT
Lincoln J Carter's Melodrama at the
Grand.
Lincoln J. ( urter's melodrama “The
.amlng Arrow" will b the attract
>r. at the Grand tonight, and no doubt
i will b<; greeted by an unusually
arge house The company will give
street yarado at noon. In which a
)nd of real Ij dians will take a proral
unt part.
The t-iay, it is said, is splendidly
•daged and nv many thrlling aecoin
puDlazncnt , such as a trite of slxtoc-n
.pica! American tudiuas, four frtshy
> u eking bronthos Ex-L'Li ted States
oldiers, scout'., cowboys and in lacl
everything pertaining to a production
{ the far west. The story deals with
a treacherous Mexican's attempt to
force Col. Fremont's daughter Mary,
>. marry him She is rescued by her
Indian lover and Iwought back to
•he stockade in the last act when ah
hope of her recovery has been abar.
doned. Mr. Carter has given the play
a sotting unusually Bumptucus oven
or him, Homo of the Hcenes being won
c.erfully effective.
3choonrr a Toltal Wreck
Norfolk, Va., Jain. 17.—Tho four
n asted schooner Cordelia E. Hayes,
Captain Brown, from Baltimore to
Charleston with a cargo of guano, was
stranded on Diamond shoals Sunday
and will be a total wreck The crew
t-f eleven an.l tho cook’s wife were
rescued by the Hatters* and Creed
Hill life savers.
ODD ■fELLowrri
10 HOLD MEfM
Lodge Will holte
a Session in Waycross
Today
LOCAL MtMBLRS GOING
Ecth Brunsw'tk Lodges Will ba
Represented rt the Meeting. Which
Was Callid by District Master
...
I'i Vision Deploy w. K. Porter of this
city.
Thu Bninswk-k^^S^ggjflM^fehai
From Seaport lodge No. OS, Max Is
sac. A. M. Calder, G. P. Smith: from
Piunswick lodge No. 48. C. If. Taylor,
'V .W. Allen. C. O. Rodriquez and M.
W Harrell. It. is understood all of
the delegates will attend the meet
lip.
Tile meeting today will include all
of the lodges in the Brunswick Judic
ial circuit. Tne lodges are situated at
f i unsvviek. W'aycro: s, Hlackshear,
Nicholls, Huzlehurst, Josup, Baxley,
Deuglhs. Wlllacoochee. Brunswick is
the only city in the district which has
two lodges.
Thu meeting at Waycross wl'l no
doubt he an interesting one, and the
delegates will he entertained at.er
the meetlug by the Waycross lodge.
The delegates will leave thi;. .viur
ncoon at 4;lo returning tomorrow
morning
SUING mi
$600,000
Former State Senator Coffey File*
Claim Against Estate of Late
Hugh McLaughlin.
Brooklyn. N. Y., Jan. 17.—-Former
State Senator Coffey today fil'd a
ii.it for 1600,000 against the es
tate of the lute Hugh McLaughlin,
democratic leader, who left a fortuno
to his family.
The suit Is brought by Mr. Coffey
o:. the charge that McLaughlin was
indebted to him in that amount.
SOME REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Several Piece* of Property Changed
Hands Yesterday.
In the office of the clerk of the
superior cour yesterday the follow
itig record deeds were filed:
New South Building and Loan As
sociation to Mrs. Mary K. Binford.
Did Town lot number 48-J This lot
L situated an South Wolf street. W.
EL Shadman ox. Mrs, Mary I Beckham,
tu James E). Gould, a largq tract of
farming laqd situated on tie northern
part of St. Simon. '
"Ulittaring Gloria"
John C Fisher,a. I Tlios V. Byley's
i fieri ug yf ciitferiii.; Giari.' " comes
to the Grand Jan. 20*.' eh the ap; rov
iii of the audiences that have witness
d the production elKewhere, and the
promise is made that the new bnpoi
Lion Is all that ,is claimed for It. The
fliat thins that appeals to one i:- the
Cast which numbers some ol tin; bust
Known peo'i.le in the profession. This
encourage* one to believe in the hand
hug the dial actors of the piece re
ceive. The assurance is further giv
'■n that Gloria is an extremely at-
Utttive persor by reason largely oi
ner surroundh g*. The play is 5p0i1.1,3
.1,3 of as bein'; funny and snappy anu
raving a consistent piot tha: i ; rua..
enable and of consequence. There
are several song hits in "Glltiiring
G.oria" and ilie music is said to be
cti that charar'er that lasts alter Its
origin ia forgotten.
Tho Weather.
Forecast for todr.y in Georgia: Fair
with light frosl) northwest wind.-,.
Eight Men Dead.
Decatur, Ills., Jan .17.—Eight men
are reported (bad In the Decatur mins
as a result of a fire this afternoon.
Negro Bishop Dead.
York, Pa., Jan. 17.—Blah John Bry
ant Small, one of tho besL known
mgro bishops in the country, is dead.
Thousands are sick every year with
some form of bowel complaint. Thous
ands are cured by staking Dr. Seth
Arnold's balsam. Warranted to give
satisfaction by Smith's I'hr-mger-
BRUNSWICK, GA.,
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untary Bankruptcy
PAPtRS FILLD YtStIKDAY
Little Coffee County Town is Playing
a Conspicious Part in the bank -
ruptcy Court—Creditors in
Savannah and Waycross.
Mjuxton, fo the fourth tinje during
(lie the little town of tVfi|
fee county, ht.s come forward with
another failure. As has been reported
b* these columns three firms recently
failed in the little city;, two; of them
tiling applications in the bankrupt
on the same day and yesterday
Judge Isaac received the petition ut
several creditors of C. H. Parker, dedP
er in general merchandise; asking
that e be adjudiclated an S Involun
tary bankrupt. The petition was filed
by attorneys representing A. Ehrlich &
Cos., ami L. Mohr, of Savannah and the
Price McCulley Cos., of Waycro-s.
United St.itos Marshal White now
has charge of the property, und Mr
Parker Ims been allowed ten'(lavs in
which to file his schedule' of assets
and liabilities.
As soon as the report ts filed the
arise case will bo assigned for hcarling
•nd a trustee will be named to bring
-he business to an qnd. jl
“THE GIRL FROM KAY3" ™
Musical Farce Was Presented at the
Grand Last Night.
"Tlie (ilrl From Kays,” by Owen
Hnll. wa3 the attraction at tltd Grand
set night and was witnessed by a
fa',i -sized audience.
The production Is one of thove that
meases and di3pleason, some part aro
■ a oil and somo are poor, but Y-n the
• 1:l >le the Brunswick audience jkoemed.
■o enjoy it considerably. i
Jack Bernard, as Max lioggohefnier'
■ s the whole t.how as far as perform
ers are concerned. He handled his
.ele very And portrayed the
part of a rich Jew very admirably.
At times, however, he goes a little
too far. He was greatly in evidence
during the performance and seemed
‘i keep the audience in a eonUuiioui
laughter.
Like several other musical comedies
which have br-en seen here this sea
son, "The Girl from Kays" is minus
* good singer. It can be truthfully
slated that there aim not a good
male or fomae; voice in the compuny
last night. The music, or at least,
some of It, was very pretty and catchy
but would have been more appreciated
had there boon an ochestru of two or
three pieces. Clara Palmer, in the
title role, easily carried oftrthc honor
of l.ho evening among the famaie
members of the company, but she
</.n,0,.,J 4 f , K. ......... de.le,. <•#..
* Li-* •* . p ou*M<h ct*
t r ( , performance. She htfs a sweet
voice, hut could hardly bp calloil a
good singer. '
Eienjamin f*Tc ward, as Harry Gordon,
did fairly well Lilly Ikirroll, the maid
.its easily the of the- mauy
virls, and she sang and danced to tho
satisfaction of the audience.
Thore were severipi others among the
cast, hut with a good aUTgt-r among
(ho company tho aUructiob’ would'he
iho per cent bettor.
The costumes, 'stage effects etc., were
as elaborate and handsome’ as over
.ecu on the local stage. All of the
;irls seemed to have a sufficiency ol
iieautifu! gowns and they all knew
now to wear them.
BLEW OFF THE VAULT DOOR
Attempt to Rob ,i Eank Made at La
fayette, Ala.
ljafftjTet|o, Ala., Tan. 17. -An at
tempt was made at an early hour this
morning to rob the bank of Lafayette
The outer door of the vault was
blown off with dynamite and an at
•■rapt wan made to wreck the safe in
ode, but tb- robbers evidently be
came frightened and left before com
piotlng their work.
The papers and money In the safe
are Intact and nothing was taken
from the bank. The damage to the
vault will amount to about SI,OOO. A
kit of tools Stolen from a local black
smith shop was found in tho bank
this morning.
Against the Lake Shore.
Washington, Jan. 17. —In tho Su
premo court rt the United States to
day the solicitor general filed a mo
t.on to advance the case of United
States vs. the Luke Shore and Mich
igan Railway Company Involving tho
right of tho United States to compel
the railroad company to file an annual
report with the Interstate Commerce
Commission in accordance with the
Rw creating that commission. |
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-sip mm
Mrs. Macon
Secretly Marked to
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SO SAYS NLW YORK SPECIAL
— -f-
Coupte Leave Waldorf-Astoria Hurried
ly, Friends Eelleve to Get Mar
ried—Mrs. Jordan, With a
Friend Called at Hotel.
to spivii.l dispatch puh
in the Atlanta Con-
yesterday, Mrs. llah af\an.
the beautiful Macon widow,
C’omr. the Nicaraguan minister, yUßag
married tu New York Monday. The
article in the Constitution says:
Friends of Mrs. Ila Dunlop Jordan,
the great Georgia beauty, and Imw
fiancee. Don Luis Core, were wnarer
ing to w hich rhurch they had
after hurriedly leaving the Waldorf
Astoria together, tor It was not the
ICEHt doubted hut that they had gone
lei th to be married.
Mr. .Corea was at lunch when Mrs
Jordan and a woman friend appeared
at the hotel. Senor Corea at ones
conducted the visitors to the Turkish
room, where he remained with them
fot a long time denying himself to
all callers
"Presently P was discovered that
Mb senor and Mrs. Jordan had din
und it was then rumored
that they had gone forth so seek a
clergyman.
"Mrs. Jordan and her relatives havr
investigated (lie rumors circulated
concerning Senor Corea's ancestry,
and declare them to he without basis,
and in support of this attitude ou th,.-
part of the family Claud Manning
Pudgly, brothyi-tn-iaw of Mrs. Jorder
made fho following statement:
“A.a tho brother-in-law of Mrs. Jor
dan 1 wish to say that the attacks
made upon Mr. Luis F. Corea, tip
Nicaraguan minister, evidently In
spired by malice, are absolutely false
slid have no weight with her or bar
family, who have had for some time
iu tholr possession documents from
• lie moat reliable suiirces which leave
nc- doubts iu their minds aa to tho ail
cestry, honor and standing of Mr. Cor
ea in his oivu country und abroad."
“Friends of Senor Corea in this city
declared today that it was his intention
ti; challenge any person who repeatß
the slander concerning him, which has
caused him so much annoyance, ana
which for a time has delayed his wed
ding to the beautiful Georgia widow.”
PAID HER
$685,000
John R. Platt Says he Gave Hannah
Elias, the Negress, That Very
Large Amount.
New York, Jan. 17. John K. Platt
testified In court today that he paid
Hannah Kliafi, the negross, ?686,000,
elainilngwUmt she hied him for that
amount.
The case, which has attracted great
attention, "111 probably bo finished
during tho present week and some
-, r-iy sonsulional farts are expected
be brought out.
MAY OPPOSE THE INCREASE
Injunction May be Employed to Pre
vent Salary Raises.
Augusta, Gu., Jan. 17. —It is proba
~r tl-.Ri tho v.iiolesale increases of
salries by the city council Saturday
r.i hi wii! be . et by an injunction.
Alderman U .) lUce, who has been
the |i. eon:-l'-,teut opponent of the
rt-iae*. says i.hal sevi ral buslDosa men
have ap-.kon .f ;.curing an injunct-
Pm a nd l; i . more Dian probable that
lids will he lor.'e
NEW COLONY MAY E'E SUED
Understood Vhat Some of the Land
Liard is Claimed.
Valdosta, Jan. 17 -A portion of the
mml bought b the company establish
ing a now colony town, St Geogre,
t! the Georgia Florida and Southern
railroad. In Charlton county, are now
In dispute aid an interesting law
•suit is llk'dy to grow out of the mat
ter.
Mrs. C. 0. Daughery sold ihc colony
! eoplo 4.400 acres of land on which
to build tho town, the deeds to a por
: lion of the land are being claimed
by another party.
| Six acres of tho land In dispute are
in the hoart of the town as planned by
( the promoters and 100 acre* £
IN 4xSJKONK SPEECH %
\ TASnfpWDDGE SWAYNE
I th#*su6urbß. The location of- the six
jacres makes the land very valuable
establishing of the town,
i*"W enormously Increased the
value of the 100 aewt tract. '
It Is ffnderst -od that the party who
Is clalmuig the land has made formal
demand on the colony company, anil
U in turn has entered suit against. Mrs.
I aughtry. The latter alleges that she
gave the purchasers of the laud notice
before the land was sold that this por
tions of the land were In dispute, it
.s understood that the case will come
up in the Charlton couuty superior
court.
h COAST BTREWN WITH WRECKS
grit Gales Cause Havoc in the Uni
ted Kingdom.
ondon, Jan. 17.—A fierce gale last,
r.’ght caused havoc along the coast,
oi the United Kingdom.
Thore ware a number of wrecks of
small craft causing loss of life, a
I'reach ketch was driven ashore on I
the Isle of 'Wight and her crew of
five men were drowned. All arrivals
report terrific weather. The harbors
are filled with vessels seeking shelter.
No less than fifty steamers aro now
at Holyhead v, here they ran from the
storms.
Nearly the whole of the fishing fleet,
ill' Ullapou Loch Broom, Scotland, was
driven ashore. Three of the boats
were sunk , and many were badly
vv rocked.
League Eowls Tonight.
The regular seinl-montnly howling
contest of the Southern Bowling Lea
gue- will tako place tonight. The
Fame wiR - jjlyml .ytlmuHaneousli
■ind th - -wired to the ilif
ferent'-fteaEls .mkiedlat.ely after the
genie.
CARNEGIE
10 PAY li
Announces That h e Will Make Good
to Those V/ho Suffered In the
Oberlln Bank Failure.
Oberlin. Ohio, Jan. 17.—An announ
ccmont was made today by Andrew
Carnegie that ho would make good
nil of the losses of those who suffered
worst in the recent failure of the Citi
zens National Bank, which was due to
*o the loans to Mrs. Chadwick.
He added that he had already sent
darfts for the amounts including bone-
I'telaries. Oberlin students, old sol
diers .people, r,f small means and the
Pke who lost by the failure.
It is understood that the students
t one lost fifteen thousand.
ROOSEVELT TO NAME CARTER
Contest Over the Birmingham Post
office Settled.
Washington, Jan. 17.—President
I<4bsevelt informed Representative fin
rierwood, of Alabama, today that, he
; ad decided tr, appoint J. Rivers Car
tor aa postmaster at Birmingham to
succeed Postmaster Hughes.
Tho appointment has been pending
lor some tirn and was finally made
<'ti the recommendation of the Ala
l ama roferee i. Mr. Carter is a grad
uate of the University of Pennsylva
nia, and is a civil engineer. His ap
I-ointraent seUitd a spirited contest.
G EORGB MADDOX KILLED.
Scot by a Young Man Who had Been
Beaten by Maddox.
Madison, Fla., Jan. 17.—George Mad.
■lox wan shot and instantly killed Sat
urday night by a young man named
Fowell.
The report is that the two sons ot
Yaddox a day or two before the killing
Lad beaton and cut young Fewell and
i hat their father had gone to town
that day and indulged rather freely
. had threatened several time sto as
sault him, but that Fewell wont away
begging to be let alone; at last the old
n an assaulteu Fewell who fired once
or twice Into the air. Maddox stilt
advanced on him when ho fired and
Instantly killed him.
Tho young man was arrested and
is now In the hands of the shetff but
It is thought that he will be acquitted
as the shoooUng was Justifiable.
Pledge to Reduce Acerage.
Edgefield, S. C., Jan. 17—A ’
and representative meeting .arge
farmers of this county w? . of the
court house to tako >* hold at tho
mg cotton conltto - kotion concern-
t reduced and , Resolutions in
preseut a* m passed pledged those
lion H . evory farmer in 'he sec
jj. **' reduce tho acerage 25 por cent.
W. A. Htiom was elected repre
sentative of iba county to the Cotton
Jdiowcr's Convention at New Orleans.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MMK S REIB
OF BIS RECQRD
Brunswick Congressm tM
Makes Charges AgaimJ
Federal Court Judge
* h - Brant ' ey C,ai ™ That Impeach
mcnt is tha Only Remedy Le#t
to the People Who Have
Been Wronged.
CongressrSh VV. G. Brantley, of this
ly, was heard from on the Svvnyne
case in the halls of congress Monday.
he Brunswick congressman handled
the Florida federal judge /vitkout
gloves and strongly favored his im
peachment.
Ills speech was given considerable
prominence ov the Washington news
paper correspondents and Joe Ohl
representing .he Atlanta Constitution,’
sent lus paper the fui;q^* :
What Is gcnei-alljUaMjd to have
1.i.0n the Mr yet made
01 ‘ 110 Swayna impSchment case was
that of Representative Brantley, of
t-corgia, delivered this al’terloon.’
’'■lr. Lrailtley ,\as given close at
'enUon during the whole time ho was
<■ the floor, and at the cc.iolnsion
"* b:s romali;s Sjlts warmly compli-
Aiented by mc-uTbers from both sides
of the house.
He spoke in favor of impeaching
■6 wayne on every count, pitching his
•Hgumeut on a high legal puma, in
,-uarp contrast to some of the heated
appeals heretofore made, anti which
made a most favorable Impression.
Mr. Lrugjjgy saiu .that impeachment
not made possible
by the constitution for the purpose
f punishing rt delinquent official, but
for the protection of the people, in
his opinion, it was the duty of tha
house to sen 1 to the seuato a com
plete picture of Judge Swayne’s offi
■| nl life, therefore, lie was in favor
o. all the articles of impeachment.
Charges Discussed.
Mr. Brantley briefly discussed the
charges of false certification, of the
.cpiopei use of tlie raiiroad receiver's
(•ai of non-residence, the Ilaskins case,
and then devoted most of his argu
ment to the O’Neal, Belden aud Davis
e-sea. He said they constituted the
'■■cst serious or all the charges against
J , U(lge Swayne, for they were cases of
Ihe deprivation of liberty w ithout a
Jiny trial, without a law authorizing
and in violation of the law as it ex
ited and exists now.
-V ° m J 7SO 10 1831, ho said a judge
' sd ’“hiimUed power to punish for
:< ntempt. The law did not say what
•rould b econlempt or wba. should
"c the punishment therefor. In 1830
H.dge Peck, of Missouri, imprisoned
f r twenty-four hours and debarred
Horn practice a young lawyer who
i a newspaper article criticised an
opinion delivered by him. The houae
representatives thereupon impeach
ed Judge Peck, but the senate failed
'<> convict him. Immediately there
alter, however, !r. 1831, congress pas
.■■ 6 a law defining contempts and 11m
*i ng the power of the judge to pun
ish tipf.refer. That law limits the
power for misbehavior la tie pres
nco of the court or so near thereto
n to inter!; re with the court In their
fficial transactions und the nisobe
■l cnee of or resistance to a lawful
■rish of command of the court
Bclcfen ami Davis Cases,
in tho belden and Davis canes, be
lore Judge Bv.ayne, the rules to show
■ao':.' i.-mod against them shows that
-hey v.- ie charged simply with having
-nod Judge Hwayno in the state court
;o recover a piece of land, after Judge
Bwayne had announced in Ids court
f. om the bench that ho did not ow
the land, in to O’Neal case he .
a personal difficulty with i<
in bankruptcy, at a time '
United States (Harriet ' . trut.tee
in session, and whr when the
was not even in ,ourt was not
The rule t -a Judge Hwayne
CNeal alb
trustee ’ callSO against
dutlo- **** Ilat he assaulted the
■n order to Interfere with bis
ill neither case was there any law
Piling Judge Swayne Jurisdiction to
punißh Irtr contempt.
lirp. uchmoitt is the only remedy for
a nabuse in a contempt case. The dls
titct courts are the creatures of con
greas and congress Is tho only body
that has the power to review their
uets where they are charged with abus
•er in contempt cases.
II in n ot to be called
1.5 these
avail ' •;
■'i ■ \
If they ignore
dfy the Hmltatona