The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-12
TEE STATE clr1lL.

EXTRA Session - the senate-Impeach-
nsnt OF JSS - Smith, or Onsida-Open-
ins mp U>e Bounty Frauds I'm = New
Pisce-Sfhs Array Of Coansei and Forms
Of sy<e Trial, Sc.
OUR ALBANY CORRESPONDENCE.
Albany, June IL, 1885,
Ieutenant Governor Alvord and majority Of the State
Henaors are in tonight and will convene IN extra
session tomorrow Tuesday in pursuance OF Governor
Pentons proclamation for the trial OF Judge Smith, the
Ceunty Judge of Oneida thought that the proceed
sngs tomorrow will open with important argument Of
counsel relative the forms Of the impeachment and
the extent of the Jurisdiction Of the Senate in the
sAruRE AND ORIGIN OF IMPEACHMENT
Judge Smith is charged with completely In the noted
bounty frauds committed by Haddock and others in
Oneida county and with receiving Of money for the
Office OF Attorney TO the Board Of Excise Commissioners
Of his county. These commissioners appointed by
him in The Of his Official duties they then desgnat
ID Judge Smith counsel to the commission, but the
parties who had held that Office (Which not legal or
county 0ice) gave Judge Smith some five hundred dol
Sars 10 resign IL in their favor The bounty irauds WIN
covered in the trial Of Haddock prosecution was
ooaducted by Roscoe Conking at the instance o. inc wa
department Haddock i will be recollecsa was nn ea
Cen thousand dollars and made to dsgorge some Two
hundred and forty thousand dollars o. the county
money, fraudulenty obtained 10 the course 81 ,nas
the conuec OF Judge Smith win haadock was
prominently Indicated and after some delay was maze
Shs basis Of the impeachment In connection with the
excise attorney ship transaction.
POLITICAL BEARINGS.
Considerable political feeling has arisen out OF THIS
ampeachment Congressman Conklng appears TO have
antered very earnestly into general investigation OF
ebe arocious system Of bounty frauds VIII oh ramifed
Through the whole country at time when the nation
was in greatest peril and when the preoccupation OF
eyery branch of government such to afford CON-
paratye immunity the perldious perpetrators and
90 OBJ rators in these outTages The feature Of
this actually organized system was the countenance
and partic patton in them by the trusted officials
of the government The connection which Judge Smith
had with the affairs in Oneida county was not
elected by any direct examination or investigation
against him. but leaked out the trial Of Haddock.
HIS friends sanguine Of clearing him and he himself
n understood to be confident of his acquttal when his
explanation and defence presented
FORM OF TRIAL.
There appears to be precedent for the form Of the
trial about to be opened here although It is sup
posed be analogous to the where trials con-
Quoted for removal by the Governor for cause The
usual mode of Impeachment Is to have charges filed with
she Assembly and appointed from that body 10
conduct tile trial before the Senate The present proceed
ngs originated with the Governor and the Senate the AS
scmby not taking part. II s probable that some very
shat the trial may be quashed the ground Of want Of
Jurisdiction
Tho trial comes before the Senate upon charges fled
~ Ex Assistant Provost Marshal p. b. Crandal, for
Nhom and the pros cution Messrs Chas B. Sdeewick Of
SYRACUSE and Mr. Waterman late partner Of Ward Hunt
appear as counsel. For Judge Smith, ex-senator Ira
ehafier and Henry Smith, Of Albany, act counsel
The defence.