The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-28
Trial of John e. Mather, Canal Commits
sioner, for High Crimes and Mlsdemeanors.

ALBANY, Wednesday, July q 1858.
At il o'clock the resident of the Senate called the
order and the roll called by tie Clerk OF the
Senate ard Chief Judge Ruggle four associate Judges
ard twenty one Senator'S, Eered to their names
follows -
PRESIDENT OF THE sENATE-Lieut. Gov. Church.
son, judge Morse, Judge Willard, Judge Iasgert
Huntingdon ssEiwain Morgan Munroe NsweoSs pts
KSseF wf sn0 w Tssss whs Vanderbilt
The President Of the senaie then declared that ms
jory of the Court of Appeals of the Senate being
pre-. ent the Court duly organized
The Clerk proceeded TO read the articles exhibited by
New York, against John G Mather, one of the Canal
Commissioners, in maintenance Of this i'm parchment
against him for high crimes aud misdsmsauors.
The names of the Managers the part of the Assem-
bly, read follows -Messrs. Loornis, Champl,n
Hastirgs, Noble, McBurney, Sessions aud Wood
necessary He alluded to the fact that Court of In.
parchment had as yet been convened in STATE and
hence that We we're almost entirely without urecedert or
rules Tor the OF the court aud therefore moved
that committee OF FIVE be appointed by the President to
prepare code 4 rules to regulate the proceedings Of the
court and that the court take Of two hours
give time for the action of the committee.
The action was adopted, and
The PRESIDENT announced such committee Senators
Tsber Vanderbilt aud Pierce and Judges Rusges and
johnson.
the Court then took recess till BPM.
Mr. TABER, from the Committee on Rules, submitted
report, in substance as follows
Rule The Articles o. impeachment against the accused
ar TO he read at the opening Of the trial. and he be
preO, under zeal the Court is TO be endorsed on
the cup mons.
suip0nsa are TO be issued call of either party
4 The President is to decide all minor questions
The Clerk shall administer oath TO the members Of the
g. HE respondent is permitted to appear in
All motions i the Precedent 20 dr'f are to be p
in M 10 or a. Inv vote V0AS"
Rules with respectto witnesses other conr.s
al questions 70 witnesses to be addressed through the
10 Ayes and nays called all questions exccp. those
The anal Judgment to be rendered Sy answer Of
put the question Of guilty or not guilty and then
L. The President shall employ competent s.enographer
to report tho oitmony which shall be printed for the
Of the Co9rt 70 @ corrected by vote Such enoapher to
- Tho Clerk keep book ofrecords preserve the
aye ard rays on every question,
The rules adopted.
Mr. TABTR also offered separate order the device
for the seal OF the court. Adopted.
Mr. TABrR then moved that The rules be printed for
the ufe of the court. Carried
Mr. LOOMS In behalf Of the Board OF Hsnagers ep-
pointed by the Assembly announced thSt they pre-
sent ard resoy 10 conduct the prosecution against John
C. Mather, FOX igh crimes and mscemeaaors, calling
upon the respondent 10 appear
Mr.. ffcKIAM from the counsel for the accused q.
aented the answer Of the respondent to hs articles Of
IMPEACHMENT protesting ths they specify no high cr
Mi demeanor and denJing each and evely article
claiming that his acs had been in sccordancs with the
NJ. LOOMS from the Managers asked time 10 consider
The Of the pcndent; il order determine
whether 70 make nUgwos thereto.
10 this end Mr.. PIERCE moved till 4 O'Clock
NJ Carried.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. TABER reported list of rules which adopted.
The respondent made to the articles deny og
all the specifications.
Mr. Looms, from the Managers asked for time TO pre-
pare testimony
The counsel for respondent opposed IT,
IL ordered TO meet ON 10th Of August.
Upon a motion to meet ct Saratoga Springs prvat,
cnr'ul,stion held. and the motion s8s finally lost b.
vn2
The Court ttsn adjourned.