New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-18
Second Days Session.
MONDAY. December rs. l81s

| MONDAY, DeCeL0 Der 10, lSf2s
At the hour of halfpast twelve the Chief
Justice entered the Senate Chamber and
took the chair.
The roll being called by the direction of
the Chief Justice, the following Senators
! answered to their names:
Messrs. Anderson, Barber Blunt, Rurch.
Brewster, Cage, Harris, P. F. IIerwig, e.
+. Herwig. Harper, Ingraham, Kelso, No
land, Pollard, Sypher, TwitcheIl, Wharton.
Seventeen Senators present who hats pre-.
yiously qualified.
The Chief Justice directed the Secretary
to call the roll of those members who had
not qualified, when the following Senators
answered to their names and daily qualified
as members of the court:
NessGs. Blackburn, Butler. Greene, Hun.
sakcr. lngrahamo Mascot. Todd. Wcr
rell-8.
twenty-five members and quorum.
Mr. Ingraham presented the following or.
der. which was adopted:
Ordered. That the Senate sitting as ooure
OF impeachment take a excess IlH!iI P. NJ.
OF this dayo
Adopted.
The hour of two O'Clock having arrived
Chief Justice Ludeling entered the Senate.
Chamber and took the chair.
The roll being called, the following Sena.
tors answered 20 their names:
MessTs. Anderson. Barber. blackburn.
Blunt. Butler. Burch, Brewster, Cage |
Greene, Harris, p +. Herwig, E. +. HerWig
HunSaker, Harper. Ingraham, jerks, Kels9,
Mascot, holland, Pollard. Sypher, Todd,
Twitchell, Wharton, WoryeIl.
Twenty. five Senators present and a
quorum.
The following order, presented by Mr..
ingraham. was. on motion, adopted
Ordered, That rules Of procedure adopted
by the Senate for the government of |
the Senate. when sitting as a court of i'm |
parchment, be adopted by the Senate SITTING
as court OF Impeachment Tor its guide and |
government.
The following order. offered by Mr.. Har
ris, was adopted:
That the Secretary of the Senate inform
the Pouse Of Representatives that the Sen
ate Is Teady TO receive the managers an
pointed to carry to the Senate articles of
Impeachment against Henry Clay Warmotb,
Governor OF Louisiana.
The managers Of the impeachment on the
part of the House of Representatives ap-
peared at the bar of the Senate and were
announced by the Sergeant-at-Arms.
The managers were thereupon admitted
20 the bar Of the Senate. and took the seats
assigned 70 them in the area in front of the
chair.
The following gentlemen constit te the
'oard OF managers on the part of the
louise of Representatives.: Messrs. NJ.
lain, William MurreIl, of Madison. L. s.
Sodrigues. Nelson Kenyon and j r.
Yands.
Mr.. Manager Hahn rose and said;
Mr.. Chief Justice-By direction of the {
louise OF representatives, we appear at the |
ar OF the Senate for the purpose of pre- a
'hting and exhibiting articles of impeach. t
tent against Henry Clay Warmotb, Cover h
or OF Louisiana, on behalf of the Honse q
RRepresentatiyes and all the people of r
he State of Louisiana. +
The Chief Justice said: r
The Senate being organized az 2 cC,urr Of .
1peachment, and ready 90 proceed. the u
Fgeant-at-arms will make proclamation. Is
lie Sergeant-at-arms-He We! hear vea y
ar ye! All persons are commanded to 81
.tp silence on pain of imprisonment while h
~ ~ AS'LC u Iiib CidiC VI Louisiana Slt- | n,
1g for the trial of the articles of irnDeach- "
ent of Henry Clay Warmoth. Governor Of II
DUisiana. ~ ~
Manager Hahn then rose and requested L
at as his voice was weak, that the Secre- hi
ry read the following articles Of impeach
INT:
'ticles exhibited by the House of Re N
of the State of Louisj- hi
ana in the name Of themselves and of all =,
Tie people of the State of Louisiana St
against Henry c. Warmoth, Governor Of A
he State of Louisiana, in maintenance bo
md support Of their impeachment against no no
nm for high crimes and misdemeanors in f.,
'tfice. IL loi
ARTICLE T. he
hat the said Henry C. Warmoth. Cover. til,
OF the State of Louisiana, at New Or ma
rs, IN the State Of Louisiana, on or ahont P.
twenty day of August, one tbon. WI
ID eight hundred and seventv-one, nm WI
ldtul OF the high duties of his office and err
his oath of office. and in violation of The an
sutution and laws of the State of Lon off
ma, did torcibly, violently and against
tree will and consent of George r. =
zee, remove and expeI said GeOr9e y of
zee, Secretary of State of the State of To
uslana, from the Office ~ Sec,e.arv of is is