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Show SWAYNE IS IMPEACHED House Votes to Place Florida Flor-ida Federal Judge on Trial. " WASHINGTON. Doc 14.-Sltting as a grand Jury, the Houm of Representatives Tuesday, with almost a full membership, adopted a resolution providing for the Impeachment of Judge SwayneJ. of the northern district of Florida, for "high crimes and misdemeanors." Throughout the session Intense Interest was - shown by members. Following the adoption of the impeachment resolution, provision was made for the appointment of five members to notify the Senate of the impeachment and for a committee of seven to present the case to the Senate. These proceedings were the first of their kind since the Impeachment. In 1876, of Gen. W. W. Be Ik rap. who was Secretary Secre-tary of War In Gen. Grant's Cabinet. |