New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
BARNARD,s IMPEACHMENT.


AN EXPLANATION BY ONE OF THE COMMITTEE
AND MANAGER-TfE CASE PROPERLY
CONDUCTED AND THE IMPEACHMENT BEGU-
LAR.
The excitement relative to the report started
BaaIds interest Thursday, TO the effect that he
had not been impeached and that there TO be no
trial. continued yesterday; but IL has been asceraned
from various sources and from the statement OF the
Hon. W. w. Niles, given below, that the report that I'M
peachment had not been reached is absurdiy false:
To the Editor Of The tribune
SIR have no desire to deprive the papers
OF the rights and privileges Of charging all The members
Committee and the Impeachment Managers with false
hood and fraud before they act at all anu then Win
they had been prevented from alleging that major
y Of the Judiciary Committee had been bought up aud
ment the Committee was writing its unanimous report
the other way what sensation would nave been lost
such an utter %aSt Of inieiCenee in the statements
some people may be glad OF few facts.
third reading but we're not read the third time APP
pareny rot understanding that there is first
s SSa GTd reading q ass OIL rB 5e but
and adopt the articles" Another says: "Judge
iSere pS sneS tSne and newer wss
another, that he not impeached at all :; and still
minqry steps TO have him impeached" &c, when the
fact is that not only all dne pTeD1ha cy STEPS nave
and issued its summons for the appearance OF the de-
fendant,
were by of the House. referred 10 the Judiciary
Committee; that Committee, through good and evil
that he be l%peaehed. &c; the resolution was
adopted by the House. Committee tee, was T,s appoiped
ceved aud reported back 10 the House that the Senate
w9aa take i eps Ss bJ TO
pared and reported TO the House for adoption the House
went into Committee OF the Whole them. They
MEMBERS m
dence in the Committee and moved TO rise and report
progress with the view OF dsagreeng and adopting the
When they into the House, Gov Alvord moved to
House then elected Managers and instructed
them to report The . "artieles of mP s sn
answered that they would take action, &e., and the
managers reported back to the House.
and organized as a Court OF Impeachment and issued
summons to appear and answer, which was duly served
Judge Barnard returnable next Wednesday, TO
which time the courts took recess. This looks very
much like impeachment. ana have an impression the
best to turn it over to the ne spaper occasional
No. WalLst, N, T.. May II, 1919. WIN. W. NILES
1l. ID HOW THE CASE REALLY STANDS. .r.
AS appears by the above letter. resolution
that Judge Barnard be impeaehed carried. This
resolution adopted by the Assembly the I'd OF
May by vote Of % to 49, and was virtually the deter
miDaton Of the proceedings far as this House was
concerned. What occurred thereafter In relation
10 the matter was mere formula, and there was
intention expectation that the report Of the Com
mittee appointed 70 draft articles OF impeachment
would be disagreed WITH The motion TO disagree with
the report the Committee of the Whole, referred TO
by Mr.. Niles, is the ordinary motion made ON
all reports and bills consdered by that Commit
tee, the report being that the House In
Committee Of the Whole had considered the Articles in
structed their chairman 10 report progress, and asked
leave 70 cit again When the Committee rose the report
was made to the House, motion made to disagree with
That .aa fiela ha MI nsaH