New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-17
THE GOVT OF IMPEACHMENT.

Correspondence Ct Tie y Y. Tntaue
Tie Court OF Impeachment met this u0rnlng in the
rste Chamber There were Sax If the Jnises of She
Court Of Appeals tveuyone Senator's and the Presi-
Gent OF Tie Senate, present.
The cath Of olce was administered % the President
by the Cleih Ia + Barnes. Esq The other members
81 tie Court were theo sso,n IN by the President
SIX OF The seven Managers we're present Messrs.
Looms, ClanIhn, Hastings, Sessions, Noble aud Wood
tnd tie three Counsel for the defendant: Messrs.
ftckhsm. Re! mods and Brady.
The President announced 70 the Prosecuting Mana
e'Is LIST he Count was ready 70 proceed
Nr P'ckhau counsel for The defendant asked an ad-
JoumU on The ground that several members of the
urt we're absent. He said thing about members
beng ncapaci ated to at give their votes upon an
Impeachment tlis II not present 40 the opening Of tho
C'uit To sustain this view be- quoted the following
section from the nj volume third edition of the Re
v'scd Statutes, pege 22i, OF impeachments and tho
mode If conducting them, section Is, Is
NJ TIE tine and place 8" Npt 'ed and before the
y" cntu' o. the triss the Clerk t administer TO tho
fsdIt OF The nate ana the Pre- dent 70 each ~ the
n,mttr OF toe Court then present oath siirmsion
10y ana npaftisy 70 Try aud determine the ohsrss In
question sc ldug 70 evidence A0 ncnber Of he CDart
sfaH'" - gir' ~ ro nfon sUh rta asfahs stN havs
nbcp sbca oon ~ a. rm0fion
| see nothing here making Il obligatory for a mcmbsr
30 be rres'u, at the opening Of the Court Members
con be- swoIb rs IN oi meeting of the Legsa.ure
Whenever fht come o. take their But che Presi-
dent OF tie Court good naturcdy adjourned the Court
too P.M
iLtit herrtHeniy tLh members ~ the Court present.
and. o course thuctG absent II is scarcely expected
that there viii be- n. Court present az any tune
As TO how lcng this Count viii be- in session that ia
hgord a certain conjecture. Some say two weeks
some two mouths. Il vas ,opt before the Canal
y. AID neafl, a month, and but half examined into
ii,D. True thy have adopted an eSpedent well
calculated 10 basien Close add that * che em-
payntLt OF a corps Of Reporters, under the direc-
ton II Richard Sutton, Esq, to take the testimony
Ilcuogr5 phcally The testimony Is 10 be printed
g. oh aV ard laid al gppullprs d4sta Re tbaf
the testimony viii be- uniform and there viii not be- Sd
much Danger of different understanding by members.
rot only this tut they viii get along much faster tho
counsel and witnesses proceed g.h their uterlocu-
ZION without being called upon every nov and then 10
" lt until The answer Is put down Mach time would be-
.iveJ in This way Buf | tear IL was intended only tn
give more time 20 be wasted 10 other ways The Court
tss rule 10 hold private concentrations Whenever called
lus by member and voted 10y q majority How often
sen Hoa,yer, We have Saarsites TIN if'9ln "a
seldom a. they vii be- sbut up where they cannot 30
beard hy that old chap, Buuconibc.
This af erncou Senators Beekman, Cooley and Wight
were swoIn in
Mr Iaber laid on the table rsolnton declaring il To
re the opinion ofts Court that members not present at
deepening Of he Court no; opacied % vote or
10 upon tbs trial He said be- dl rot want t to 20 out
Ia n public AMI more especially those members of
he Court absent that member who were not pres
it ~ me opening OF the Court could sit upon or
vote in this t.al.
Mr Reynolds counsel f,r the prisoner then moved to
iiiAe our the FRI, five articles of the impeachment ON
De- ground n at rhey do not charge upon the respondent
improbable ohcrsc These articles had reference to
Le defendant connection with the corrupt lettings
Nr LOOMS, Chairman Of the Committee Of Mana
.es asked until tomorrow morning 10 reply, also tO
COX a. authorities 10 asceftrln whether counsel were
Justified 10 making such motion after having answered
The Cont then adjourned by the following vote:
lfA.- Mersrs lard {, Bristol Clark, Couser Cornell
Davenport DEMO, Johnson Jones, McEl van, Morse,
~comb President Rugges, Isber, Van SchOonhoysn.
" srd. Willard Nfsht-lg.
NAYS Mrssrs Beekman Benns,t Cooley Huntington,
nuby, MuLroe, Gus, Snow, Iaggsrt, Vanderbilt. WI
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