New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-06
O. Were you contractor for public printing?

Q. Were you contractor for public printing?
A. Yes, sir.
@ With whom did you make settlement
for this work? - -
A. With the Auditor.
@. Did you have an interview, on or about
the middle of February, for the settlement
Of your accounts?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Please state to the court what that in
terview was.
A. presented my bill, think, in Janu-
airy, 1869, and the Auditor informed me that
there was an Injunction on my paper. and
that could not have my account audited.
Mr.. O'Hara: Mr.. Chief Justice. move
that the court do now adjourn until Thurs
day next.
The Chief Justice (having put the ques-
tion): 1t is impossible for the Chair to de.
eide whether the motion is carried or not.
The Secretary will call the roll.
The roll being called. the Ssnate refused
to adjourn by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Beares, Lewis. O'Hara,
Pinchback, Pollard, Whitney, Williams-S.
rail-. Foute, jerks, Kelso, Lynch, Monette,
Packard, Ray, Todd. Wittgenstein-l3.
Mr.. Gray, of counsel: Mr.. CHEF Justice
and Honorable Senators, the court is pro-
ceeding to hear evidence, and it is manifest
there is very small number OF Senators
present. presume that there is no Senator
on this hoor-I am satisfied, from the spirit
manifested by the House OF Representa-
tives, that there is no disposition whatever
to produce the conviction of person unless
he is proved to be guilty. However, we are
proceeding, may it please the court, with
scarcely a quorum present. Senators whose
duty it is to act in the capacity, as your
honor has pronounced, OF Judges-the evil
dence going on and those who are to judge
l. ors,o fla fnS
On the first day OF the trial it was agreed
that the evidence, from day to day, should
be published for the information of the
court. The evidence of the last ses-
sion seems not yet to be published,
and am satisfied from the
distance of many Senators from the witness
stand that they Can not hear the evidence.
l simply suggest this as counsel, having
no right to make any motion in that re.
spect, that, unless Senators are present and
manifest disposition to hear the evidence
and compel the attendance of Senators, how
is it possible that an intelligent judgment
can be formed on the case and proper YER
dict given? We have no disposition to
postpone the case, but We think We have
legal right to demand the presence of those
who are the judges in the case. If the
evidence is not to be printed for our benefit
and Senators do not hear it, how is it posi-
BILE for them, ss court, to determine.
Understandings and properly, when they
have not heard the evidence?
Senator Pinchback: Mr.. Chief Justice, l
was the instigator of the motion to adjourn.
l supposed il was all understood among
Senators, for had ascertained the opinion
of Senators.
The Chief Justice: 1 will suggest to Sena-
tors that it is out of order for them to dis
cuss matters, unless the court. is retired for
consultation.
Mr.. Pinchback: I move that the Senate,
sitting as 3 Court Of Impeachment, adjourn
until Thursday next at one O'Clock.
Mr.. Manager AcAillen: Mr.. Chief Justice, l
desire to make the point if it be competent,
that the court, having just refused to ad-
journ, the motion ia not now in order.
The Chief Justice: The motion to adjourn
is not debatable.
Nr. Manager McMillen: do not rise to
debate it, but simply to make the point that
the motion to adjourn could not be enter
tanned. ss the Senate had just refused to
adjourn, and no business has interviewed.
The Chief Justice: 1t is hard to say what
Is business; an argument has been made.
The yeas and nays being called for by sew
eral Senators, the roll was called, and
the motion to adjourn Was carried By the
following vote:
jerks, Lewis, Monette, O'Hara, Pinchback,
Pollard, Ray, Whitney, Williams-13.
Nays: Bacon, Campbell, COPELAND, OAR
rail-, Lewis, Lynch, Packard, Todd-S.
The Chief Justice then announced that
the Senate stood adjourned until Thursday,
the twenty-third instant, at ten o'clock.