Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-02-25
Correspondence of the Boon's Lick Times.l
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. %, ls43.

MeSSrS. Benson d Green :-Ihe trlai OF
Judge Leland was terminated on Monday
testimony having been concluded
on the Thursday previous, and Friday,
Saturday, and until o'clock of Monday
being consumed by the managers for the
State, and the counsel for the Judge, in the
argument of the case. Mr.. Phelps made
the opening speech, in which he occupied
the forenoon of the first day; Mr.. Bay
followed, and occupied the whole of the
afternoons; Mr.. Stringfellow followed him,
on the same side. and occupied the fore
noon of the second day; and Mr.. Polk
closed the argument, in powerful effort,
occupying the whole Of the afternoon of
Saturday, and until about o'clock of
Monday. The court then separated and
both Houses adjourned for dinner, after
which they proceeded to vote on the
charges and specifications, each House,
separately, as follows:
IN SENATE.
On the first charge-"That John d. Le-
land, Judge of the State of Missouri,
within and for the second judicial circuit,
in this Stale, is unqualified to discharge the
duties of the Office of Judge Aforesaid
the vote was ayes 90, nays 9.
On the first specfication-"He wants
the legal attainments to qualify him for the
office"-the vote was ayes %, nays 9.
On the second specification-"He is de-
ficient in legal knowledge"-the vote was
ayes %, nays 4.
On the third specifcation--"He wants
frmness and decision in the exercise of
his judicial functions"--the vote was ayes
Is, nays II.
On the second charge-"That the said
John ID. Leland, Judge as aforesaid, does
not bestow that application and industry
necessary to qualify him for the discharge
of the duties of Judge, aforesaid"-the
vote was ayes 6, nays s6.
On the third charge-"That the said
John D. Leland, Judge as aforesaid, is
negligent, tardy, and inattentive in the dis
charge of the duties of tie Office of Judge
aforesaid" vote was ayes II, nays 2l.
On the fourth charge--"That the said
John d. Leland, Judge as aforesaid, per-
mits some members Of the bar to exercise
an undue influence over him in the dis
charge of the duties of the office of Judge
aforesaid" vote was ayes none, nays
80.
DR.. Fort was excused from voting
throughout.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES.
The vote on the first charge was ayes
SO, nays so; On the first specification,
ayes 60, nays 81; On the second specifca-
ton, ayes 81, nays 90; On the third speci-
fcation, ayes SO, nays 30.
The vote on the second charge was
ayes %, nays 81.
The vote on the third charge was ayes
Ia, nays II.
The vote on the fourth charge was ayes
s, nays SO.
Excused from voting Messrs. Flanagan
and Hudson Of st. Louis. Absent, Mr..
Ellison. Absent, with leave, Messrs
Maulsby and White. Sick, Messrs. Melu-
gin, Montgomery, and Bailey.
So you will see that some of the charges
and specifications have been sustained by
both Houses, by majority of two-thirds,
bare majority not being sufficient. The
Senate sustained the first and second
charges and the first and second specifca-
tons; the House sustained the second and
INTERPRETATIONS.
The Senate, yesterday, refused to insti-
tute an address, for the removal of the
Judge, by vote of Is to l6. So this
may be regarded as the lend of it,"
The Senate, yesterday evening, passed
Mr.. Boggs' bill laying off the State into
single districts! The following are the ayes
and nays:
Ayes-Messrs. Acock. Allen. Anderson.
Boggs, Campbell Of Marion, Campbell Of St.
Charles, Ellis Ewing. Gentry, Glover, Harris,
| Mills, Netherton, RAWLINS, Smell, Williams,