The sun., 1872-09-11
rnEsENa7E,S ExrRi SESSION
Only Twenty senators Present An Adjourn
mrnt until Nov. 10,

ALBASY, Sept. 1O-Thc senate met in
extra session at 10 A. NJ, to hear the closing
argument In the case of Judge prndle. The
roll was called and twelve senators answered 10
their names. On motion " Senator II. y. wood.
who said there was evidently-t mi-apprchcn-ion
as to the time Of meeting, the Senlta adjourned
tlll4PM on reasspmbling there were twenty
Senators present. Before transacting any bust
ness they, on motion Of Senator Winslow, went
into secret session. After an hours discussion
the doors were rcopcned, and IL was announccd d
that whom the senate adjourn, d II would be TIL
The goth Nutemhcr at ~ % clucl. \. NJ
Senator n p wood moved iiat Wien the Sen
ate met the ~ ndl" - be- dtspo-rl ~ It.
and that the caso " Judge Curtis bc then taken
Nfr johnson rose No. apoint OF oricrtr.t the
Senate having IN secret session ".f'rd 10 ad-
Iourn tai Nov. W., 1t was not conpetelt 10 make e
any molten nov, as the Senate was In TACT ad-
iOurned.
Mr. Madden said he did not understand that
the Senate ever, in secret session. ad Iourus.
Mr. johnson insisted that In secret session the
motion to adjourn was put and carried, and the
presiding ofii,e now had only to make the an
nounce mcnt from the chair
Mr. Allen, in the chair, decided the point OF
order not well taken, and put the question on
Mr. Woods motion, which was So modified a.
to direct the Clerk of the Senate t. notify all
parties Interested i'm the eases that these trials
are postponed until that time.
Mr. johnson aaid that " appeared to him the
occasion for this postponement was that there
was political campaign to he attended 10, and
great public business that they had not time to
decide this matter of so much interest to the
people " theuango county, and that the qucs-
ton II the election ofa United states senator
10y the ntxt Legislafurc was considered Of
greater importanc 10y them.
MIR. Winaluw rose t. a point Of order. that the
guc tion before the senate was as to the mode
Of proceeding when the Senate meets, and not
as To whether there was time to continue the
session of the senate now.
Mr.. Cowen raised a similar point of order. a.
also did Mr.. Wood, but the Chdir decided tnat
Mr.. johnson was In order.
MIR. johnson proceeded and asked IL the SEN
ate would he better repaired to take up the
Scnator was disposed Of than II would be now.
He the -aid that IL would he proper 20 inform
the parties in the Curtis case about now long
the Senate would he engaged on the Pundle
case, and not leave IL so indefinitely as u was 10
The motion.
Mr. u. T.. wood said the suggestion vas a good
one, and he would so amend his motion as t.
set down the Curtis case for the I'D Of No
Nember.
NJ. johnson said he wanted his protest a-nIns,
this aciOurnu cnt enter upon he journal.
Mr.. ID. l.. wood said that in order to dispose
OF the case properly II was Necessary to have
twenty-five senators present. IL Is notorOu,
that here are not twenty two here, and IL will
seventns Of the Senator's john 0u'sl party as
spciitCs are not here. He did not say this TO
bring reprpach upon the Democratic party; but
they are not here. and will not he herr for
wtl be here. however. and so will Others at the
time hNcd upon, and this wOIN Il the peoples
will thcu be performed to the entire satisfaction
~ the people.
TreN,'c'w-s then taken on Nj Woods mo
ton IS 7Wcnded. ana IL was adoptcd Mcs.r-.
Johu.cp sd lieuoIin voting IN toe negative.
lac Senate tltU oaIDi4su- Il I'll the lth pt NO.
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