Thomas's Massachusetts spy, or, Worcester gazette. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1811-1821, 1821-04-25

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gain counted, and but additional mem
bers were added, number still INSULT
cient to form quorum; when the Speak
er adjourned the House to o'clock,
Pm. AT this hour the Speaker again
resumed the chair, when still further
insufficiency of members to constitute a
quorum being reported, a motion was
made, andcarried, authorizing the Speak
er to command the immediate attend
ance of such Representatives as resided
within 90 miles of the metropolis. The
House then adjourned to tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL l8.-The summons
issued yesterday, by the Speaker, d.
recting the attendance of members,
produced quorum when it was
Ordered, That if, during the trial of
Impeachment now pending before the
Senate, quorum of the House should
not be present, at the hour to which that
high Court shall be, from time to time,
adjourned, those members who are pres
ent shall be called to order, and may
accompany the Managers to the bar Of
the Senate, for the purpose Of attend
ing the said-trial.
The Hoht Levi Lincoln having re-
signed the appointment of Manager,
in the impeachment of Judge Prescott,
Horatio G. Neweomb, ESQ. of Winchen-
don, was chosen in his stead.
A petition of the Hon. Josiah GUM
cy and others, praying to be incorpo-
rated as the Boston Fuel Savings Ensti-
tuition, was read-a bill thereon intro
duced, which was read first and sec
ond time, and tomorrow assigned for
its third reading.
The House then proceeded in body
to the Senate Chamber, accompanied by
their Managers; after some time they
returned to their hall, when the Mana
gers, on the part of the House, presented
the Answer of Judge Prescott to the
Articles of Impeachment, exhibited a.
gainst him by this House which was
read by its title. The said Managers
also reported the following Replication
to the said Answer, viz. -
Replication
By the House Of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to
the Answer and Pleas of James Pres
colt, to the Articles of Impeachment ex-
hibited against him by the said House of
Representatives, in their own riame, and
in the name of the people of Massachu-
sets, before the Hon. the Senate of said
Commonwealth, on the 9Th day of Feb
ruary, A. D. 1921
The House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts have
the answer of James Pres
colt, Esq, to the Articles Of Impeach-
ment against him, by them exhibited, in
their own name, and in the name of the
people Of this Commonwealth and al
Ieging that the said Answer of the said
Prescott contains no sufficient answer to
the Charges by them exhibited, as a.
foresaid; nevertheless, for replication
thereto, observe that the said James
Prescott has attempted to cover his mis-
conduct and mal-administration in office
by evasive statements, and perversions
of the law that the said Answer does
give false and deceptive colouring to
the various charges of misconduct and
administration, contained in said Ar
ticles that the said James Prescott did,
in fact, commit the various acts. and is.
in truth, guilty of the misconduct and
mal-administration of which he stands
accused; and the House of Represent
atives, in full confidence of the truth
and justice Of their accusation, and not
doubling that the Hon. Senate will use
all becoming diligence to do justice to
the proceedings of the House of Rep
resentatives, and to vindicate the honour
of this Commonwealth, do aver their
charges against the said James Prescott
to be true and that the said James
Prescott is guilty in such manner as he
stands impeached; and that the House
of Representatives will be ready to
prove their charges against him, at such
convenient time and place as shall be APP
pointed for that purpose.
The foregoing Replication having
been read, was adopted by the House.
adjourned teahag past 8 o'clock, p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Agreeably to intimation, the House
repaired to the Senate Chamber, to at
tend the trial of Judge Prescott.
THURSDAY, APRIL r9.-After reading a
few papers, the House attended the tri-