New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-04
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
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and that the rule agreed upon by this
Senate in the commencement

and that the rule agreed upon by this
Senate in the commencement
The Chief Justice: The Chief Justice
must call the manager to order. It Is not
In order to argue the question again.
Mr.. Manager Lowell: Very we'll, !
have submitted the law.
The Chief Justice: Senators, the ques-
ton recurs upon the order asked for by
the Senator from Claiborne. Shall this
Senate, sitting as Court of Impeachment,
close the doors for consultation. Those
in favor will say AYE" when their names
are called those opposed will say mo "
Senator Futch: l understand that the
order was that the Senate retire to the
House of Representatives.
The Chief Justice: If that is the order
there is a rule to the contrary.
Senator Bacon: I think the proper
order is that we close the doors.
The Chief Justice The Secretary will
read the order offered by the Senator from
Claiborne.
The Secretary read the order, as follows:
Ordered, That the Senate retire to the
House of Representatives for the purpose
of discussing the question now before the
court.
Senator Blackman: am perfectly will
ling the order should be amended;
thought it was more convenient for the
Senate to retire than for the managers and
all others present.
The roll being called, the Senate refused
TO adopt the order of Senator Blackman,
by the following vote:
Yeas: Blackman, Day, jerks, Ogden,
Bay, Todd-6.
Nays; Anderson, Antoine, Bacon,
Beares, Braughn, COPELAND, Egan Foute,
Futch, Jewell, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, Mon
cite, \Offutt, Packard, Pinchback, Poindex-
ter, Smith, Thompson, Wilcox, Williams,
Wittgenstein-23.
The Chief Justice: The vote stands 6
yeas, % nays; the order is refused. The
question recurs upon the order of the Sem
stor from Orleans, Mr.. Campbell.
Senator Bacon: I propose the following
order as substitute for that Of Senator
Campbell.
The order was read by the Secretary,
as follows:
Ordered, That the Senate sitting as a
Court of Impeachment do close its doors for
the purpose of consultation upon the evi.
dence presented by the managers.
Senator Pincbback: Would motion to
table be in order
The Chief Justice: The Chief Justice is
of the opinion that motion to table would
not be in order.
The roll being called, the order Of Sem
ator Bacon was adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas: Bacon, Blackman, COPELAND, Day,
Egan, jerks, Jewell, Lynch, Poindexter,
Ray, Smith, Thompson, Todd, Whitney,
Wilcox, Williams-16.
Nays: Anderson. Antoine, Beares,
Braughn, Foute, Futch, Kelso, Lewis,
Monette. Offntt, Ogden, Packard, Pinch
back, Wittgenstein-14.
The Chief Justice: Senators, the vote
stands, 16 yeas, IA nays. The order is
adopted. Those who are not members of
the court will please retire.
The doors of the court we're then closed.
The doors having been opened, the
managers on the part OF the House of
Representatives and counsel for the &C.
cused appeared, and took their seats.
Senator Ray: l move that the court take
q recess until seven O'Clock this evening.
The motion being adopted, the Chief
Justice announced that the Senate sitting
as a Court of Impeachment, stood ad-
journed in accordance with the above
motion.