New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-24
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE,
SITTING As 4
COURT OF.IMPEACHNIENT.
Fourth Days Session.

MONDAY, December %. 1872.
st one o'clock the Chief Justice of the
State took the chair and ordered call o
the roll. The following Senators answered
to their names, viz:
Messrs. Anderson, Barber. Blackburn
Blunt, Butler, Burch. Green, Harris. ?. +
Herwig, E. F. Herwig, Hunsaker, Harper
lngraham, jerks, Kelso, Mascot. holland
Pollard, Sypher Stamps, Todd, TwitcheIl
| Weber, Wharton, Worrell-25
The Chief Justice, quorum being pres
ent, ordered the Sergeant to open
the court.
The Sergeant-at-Arms-He We! hear We!
| hear We! All persons are commanded to
keep silence on pain of imprisonment while
the Senate Of the State of Louisiana is sit
| ting for the trial of the articles of impeach-
| ment of Henry Clay Warmoth. Governor of
| Louisiana.
The Chief Justice ordered the reading Of
the minutes Of the last sitting of the court
Of impeachment.
On motion Of Senator Harris, the minutes
of the last sitting were adopted.
The managers Of the impeachment on the
part Of the House Of Representatives APP
peared, announced by the doorkeeper.
The managers were thereupon admitted
to the bar Of the Senate, and took the seats
assigned to them in the area in front of the
Chair.
The Chief Justice-G8ntIemen managers
on the part of the House of Representatives,
are you ready to proceed with this trial?
Mr.. Manager Hahn-Mr. Chief Justice,
we are ready. If the summons for wit
nesses were served, | would ask that the
witnesses be called to see if they are present.
The Chief Justice-Is the accused repre-
sented?
Counselor Howe-Mr. Chief Justice, l
appear as counsel for the accused.
The Chief Justice-Have you certificate
of authority to appear for him?
Judge Howe-I have been retained bv
him.
The Chief Justice directed the Secretary
to enter in the record that the accused was
represented by his counsel, Judge Howe.
The Chief Justice-Mr. Secretary; call |
the witnes res.
Judge Howe-Mr, Chief Justice, before
OBTAINING the court to call the witnesses
that have been summoned, | wish to make
an application for a poStponement. / have
been but this moment retained as counsel
for the defense, and in a case so outside the
usual course OF PROFESSIONAL employment 1t |
becomes absolutely necessary to make this
application in order to enable me to prepare
pleas and answers, and to enable me to ex-
anime the testimony in the case.
1 will not attempt to dictate to the court
what time should be allowed, although |
think that twenty days would not be out of
the way. As a precedent, l refer to the
case of Judge Chase before the United
States Senate, in which the articles were
lot longer or more numerous than these
eight only, believe-and the Senate readi-
y granted thirty-two days.
By Mr.. Burch:
WHEREAS, The counsel Of Fl. c. Warmoth,
Governor of Louisiana, against whom arti-
les of impeachment have been preferred,
SKIS for further time to prepare his defense;
therefore, be it
Ordered. That the Senate, sitting as a
curt of impeachment, take recess until
he ninth day of January, 1873 for the pur-
rose of allowing said counsel time to pre-
are said defense.
Mr.. Worrell offered a substitute, but sub
equently withdrew it.
On motion Of Mr.. Ingraham, the order of |
IT. Burch was adopted, and the Senate, +
tting as a court of impeachment, was ad-
'urned until the ninth day of January,
373. a