Charles Swayne

Swayne was a federal district court judge from Florida. He was impeached by the House in December 1904 for submitting false expense claims, making use of a private railroad car, not living in his district as required by law, and abusing the contempt powers of his court. The Senate acquitted him of all charges in February 1905.

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Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States
Call Number: KF46. A22
Published/Created: 1789-
58th Cong., 3d Sess. (1905) - The adoption of the resolution of impeachment is published on page 51. The proceedings concerning the adoption of the articles of impeachment are located on pages 158-62 (available at HathiTrust External).
Congressional Record
Call Number: KF35
Published/Created: 1874-
39 Cong. Rec. (1905) - The House debate on the resolution of impeachment and the vote can be located on pages 214-49. The debate on and approval of the articles are located on pages 1021-56 (available at govinfo).
Proceedings in the House of Representatives, 58th Congress, Concerning the Impeachment of Charles Swayne, Judge of the Northern District of Florida
Call Number: KF8782.S98 S98 1912
Published/Created: 1912
Includes the votes on impeachment, as well as a colloquy of Representatives and witness testimony. If using the Serial Set, the associated volume is 1144 (available at HathiTrust External).
United States Congressional Serial Set
Call Number: KF12 .U5
Published/Created: 1817-
- U.S. Senate, Proceedings in the Senate of the United States in the Matter of the Impeachment of Charles Swayne, S. Doc. No. 58-194 (1905) - Text of the trial proceedings in the Senate. Found in volume 4773 (available at HathiTrust External).
- U.S. House of Representatives, Judge Charles Swayne, H.R. Rep. No. 58-3021 (1904) - Restates testimony gathered by the Committee on the Judiciary concerning the charges in the articles of impeachment. Found in volume 4760 (available at HathiTrust External).
- U.S. House of Representatives, Judge Charles Swayne, H.R. Rep. No. 58-1905 (1904) - Provides a restatement of the evidence and testimony gathered by the Committee on the Judiciary against Swayne. Part two includes views of the minority. Found in volume 4582 (available at HathiTrust External).
Impeachment of Judge Charles Swayne: Evidence before the Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives
Call Number: KF8782.S93 S926 1904
Published/Created: 1904
Contains the full text of evidence gathered by the Committee on the Judiciary including depositions of witnesses. Very useful but not indexed (available at HathiTrust External).

Federal Impeachment

Charles Swayne

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