New Orleans Republican., 1872-12-25


At one o'clock the Chief Justice Of the
State took the chair and ordered a call OF
the roll. The following Senators answered
to their names, viz;
Messrs. Anderson, Barber, Blackburn,
Blunt, Butler, Burch, Green, Harris, 2. j..
| Herwig, E. F. Herwig, Hunsaker, Harper;
Ingraham, jerks, helso, Masicot, holland,
Pollard, Sypher, Stamps, Todd, TRitchell,
Weber, Wharton, Worrell-25
The Chief Justice, quorum being pres
ent, ordered the Sergeant-at-Arms to open
the court.
The Sergeant-at-Arms-H Hear ye! hear vel
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-
mtnt 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 ap-
peared, announced by the doorkecper
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 Observation-Disclosures managers
on the part Of the House Of Representatives,
are you ready to proceed with this trials "A
Mr.. Manager 'Hahn-Mr. Chief justices
we are ready. 1t the summons for wit
pegses 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,
appear as counsel for the accused.
The Chief Justice-Haye you a certificate
of authority to appear for him
Judge Howe-I have been retained by
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 'es.
Judge Howe-Mr. Chief Justice, before
OBTAINING the court to cali the witnesses
that have been summoned, / wish to make
an application for postponement, / have
been but this moment retained as counsel
for the defense, and in a case SO outside the
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.
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, refer to the |
case of Judge Chase before the United |
States Senate, in which the articles were
not longer or more numerous, than these |
eight only, believe-and the Senate readi- !
ly granted thirty-two days.
BY Mr.. Burch:
WHEREAS, The counsel of r. C Warmoth, |
Governor of Louisiana, against whom artj- t
Giles of impeachment have been preferred, |
asks for further time to prepare his defense: |
therefore, be it
Ordered, That the Senate, sitting as |
coprt of impeachment, take a recess until
the ninth day Of January, 1873, for the pur-
pose of allowing said counsel time to pre-
pare said defense.
Mr.. WorrelI offered a substitute, but Sub
withdrew it.
On motion Of Mr.. Ingraham, the order of
Mr.. Burch was adopted, and the Senate,
sitting as a court of impeachment, was ad-
ourned until the ninth day Of January,
1873.
CHARLES IT. MERRITT,
Secretary of the Senate.