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PROCEEDINGS or THE SENATE,
SITTING AS
COURT OF IMPEACHMENT.
First Days Session.
MONDAY, December 9, 1877.

MONDAY, December y, 1872.
At 1885 P. NJ, the Chief Justice Of tn
State of Louisiana entered the Senate
Chamber, accompanied by Mr.. Justice Tai
liaferro and escorted by Senators Ingraham
Blunt and Brewster, the committee APP
pointed for that purpose.
The Chief Justice, on taking the chair
said:
Senators, for the purpose of organizing
| the Senate into a court of lmpeachment il
| will be necessary to call the roll now for
| the purpose of ascertaining how many mem
| bers are present.
A quorum being present, the Chief Justice
said:
The Senate will now proceed with the
organization of the court of impeachment.
if there are no objections. There being no
objections, l am now ready to take the
oath.
The oath was then administered by Mr.
Justice Taliaterro, associate justice of the
Supreme Court Of the State of Louisiana,
to Chief Justice LudeIing, in the following
words
l do solemnly swear that in all things
appertaining to the trial of the impeach-
ment OF Henry Clay Harmoth, Governor
OF the State OF Louisiana, now pending, l
Will do impartial Justice according to the
constitution and the laws. So help me
God.
The Chief Justice-The oath will now be
administered to the Senators, as they will
be called by the Secretary. The Secretary
viii call the roll.
The Secretary proceeded to call the roll,
and the Chief Justice administered the oath
to the following Senators:
Anderson, Barber, Blunt, Burch, Brew
ster, Cage, Harris, Z. F. Herwig, P. +. Her
wig, Harper, Ingraham, Kelso, NJland, Pol
lard, Sypher. Stamps, Twitchell, Weber,
Wharton.
A quorum being present and duly quail
fed, the court of impeachment was then
declared duly organized and ready to pro
coed to business.
Senator 1ngraham moved that the court
Of impeachment do adjourn till Monday the |
sixteenth instant at II NJ, which motion
being agreed 10, the Chief Justice an
that the court stood adjourned in
accordance Herewith, and vacated the
chair.
CHARLES II. MERRITT,
Secretary of the Senate.
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this State, since he was impeached by the
| House of Representatives OF the State of
| Louisiana in the present case, and after the
court OF impeachment to try this case was
! organized and after by the constitution of
this State he was suspended from the Office
of GOvernor-which suspension continues
| during the tendency of the Impeachment
| did on the eleventh~day of December, A. D.
1879, assume to act as Governor of this State.
| and did issue the proclamation, copies of
| which are hereto annexed and made a part
of this article, in words and figures follow
ing, to wit:
PROCLAMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF LOU
ISIANA.
STATE oP LOUISIANA,
Executive Department, :
New Orleans, December II, 1872
WHEREAS, A revolutionary assemblage,
pretending to be the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana, composed mainly
OF candidates defeated at the election, but
who have been proclaimed elected by per
sons wholly unauthorized to act, which per
sons have deliberately and wickeCly falsi-
fed the facts of the election, aud have pre-
tended to return the said defeated candi-
dates without having possession of any Ie-
gal returns or other documentary evidence.
thus setting at defiance the viii Ut ne ma
joritv Of the people; and
e Whereas, The said fraudulent and pre-
tended General Assembly has attempted to
impose upon the public 10y passing pre-
tended resolutions of impeachment. IN pur-
suance OF which person falsely assuming to
be Lieutenant Governor by virtue Of term
OF office as Senator, which had expired,
has, under the protection of certain unau-
thorIzed persons, broken into the executive
office. and declared himself to be the acting
Governor Of the State and persists in such
claim, IN spite of an injunction issued by
competent court; and
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MICHAEL HAHN,
Chairman;
WILLIAM MURRELL,
L. 5. RODRIGUES,
NELSON KENYON,
j. B. WANDS.
; OhIe1 Justice then said

The Chief Justice then said:
G!ENTLEMEN-the court has heard the
d al, e OF lmpeachment presented bv You,
me senate will take due order upon the
subject of impeachment, of which dne no.
s siGe VIII be given to the House of Repre-
The managers of the impeachment on the
part OF the House then withdrew.
Mr.. Ingraham presented tie following
order which was adopted:
Ordered-That in pursuance with the re-
qolrements Of rule eight of the rules of
procedure and practice in the Senate Of the he
state OF Louisiana, and when sitting on
ba ;i OF Impeachment, awrit of summons
De issued to Henry Clay Warmoth Cover
nor of Louisiana, reeiting the articles q Of
today exhibited to the SEN
ate, sitting as court of Impeachment,
sS;a him, notifying him to appear before
TINS Senate, sitting as a court Of iTnpeach.
me ment, at ! p F. N, Wednesday, December
10, a. D. 1872, at the Senate Chamber, IN
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the State Of Louisiana and - shall be
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth, so help you God" which oath
shall be administered by the Secretary, or
any other duly authorized person.
Form Of subpoena to be issued on the ap
plication of the managers of the impeach-
ment, or of the party impeached, or OF his
COUNSEL
To ----, greeting
You, and each of you, are hereby com
manded to appear before the Senate Of the
State of Louisiana on the day Of --, at
Orleans, then and there to testify your
knowledge in the cause which is before the
Senate, in which the House of Representa-
tiyes have lmpeached -. Fail not
Witness --, and presiding officer of
e day Of 6 N yesr o Of L 1hi
- and Of the independence Of the United
States the -.
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The Senate shall have power to compel
the attendance of witnesses, to enforce
obedience to its orders, mandates, writs,
precepts and judgments, 10 preserve order,
and to punish in a summary way, contempt
of and disobedience to its authority, orders,
mandates, writs, precepts or Judgments,
and to make all lawful orders. rules and
regulations which it may deem essential or
conducive to the ends of justice And the
under the direction of the
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FX IRA SEES SION
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
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PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Executive Department, :
New Orleans Decemher II 1q10 {

STATE OF LOUISIANA ,
Executive Department
New Orleans, December II, 1872
WHEREAS, An Illegal and revolutionary
body OF men pretending to be the Legisla-
ture OF the State of Louisiana, have bv
force taken possession of the Mechanics,
Institute, temporarily used as a State
House; and
Whereas, The lease made by the Execu-
tive has expired, and the General Assembly
has not authorized it to be released for the
use OF the State, and
whereas, The proprietors of the building
have indicated desire that the bui7din9
shall not be used for State House and
Whereas, His Honor. the Mayor of this
city of New Orleans, has rendered the use
of the City Hall to be temporarily used for
such State House,
Now therefore, l. Henry Clay Warmoth,
Governor of the State of Louisiana, do issue
this, my proclamation, declaring the State
House TO be at the City Hall, where the Lee
glSlature will meet, and the officers of the
Offices. '--o'A
Given under my hand and seal of the
State, this eleventh day Of December. A. D.
lo'@, ana OF the independence of the United
States the ninety-seventh.
HENRY CLAY WARMOTH.
Governor OF Louisiana.
BY the Governor:
Y. A. WOODWARD.
Secretary OF State
Which proclamations were in violation nj
tne constitution and laws. and an indip
nlty to tile General Assembly of this State.
ana were calculated to create riot and do,
mestlc violence in this State; and that said
henry =. WarmOth. Governor as aforesaid
qua, on the eleventh day of December, A.D'
100 address and deliver to an ILLEGAL and
revolutionary organization of men calling
themselves Senate and House Of Ranrao
sehtatiYes OF the State of Louisiana. a doc
a'heht called message, in his canacitv of
Governor OF the State after he was sna-
pended from office by the Impeachment in
SnlS case; whereby said Henry G. Eyarrnofh
lld' IN the cases mentioned in this articIe
office. 49, =" 4oA9 liz
Inc House Of Representatives hereby no
deserving to itself the right of pxhihifirg
II any time hereafter or on the trial of tbi9
impeachment, any further articles or other
proper accusation or impeachment apainst
me SAID Henry c. WarmOth, G0yerHor of
ne state OF Louisiana, and also of renlving
o ms answer which he shall make unto the
IEIeles herelnbetOre preferred against him
shd OF oneT1ng proof to the same and every
'@fC thefeo1 and to all and every other artf-
~ accusation or impeachment which shall
10 e4nlplted by Them, as the case shall re-
tulre, 90 demand that the said Henry G War
hoIh, governor as aforesaid NAV be mt tn
hS%6f Inc NIGH crimes and misderneanors
u once; herelnbetore charged against him
n9 suGh proceedings examinations. trials
no Judgments may be thereupon had and
ice 80" 0Do JUS
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That the said Henry c. Warmoth, Cover
nor Of the State of Louisiana, at New Or
leans, IN the State Of Louisiana, on or about
the twenty ninth day of August, one tbou.
sand eight hundred and seventy-one. nm
mindful of the high duties of his office and
OF his oath of office, and in violation of the
constitution and laws of the State of Lou
the free will and consent Of Georsg5e e,in q
Bovee, remove and expel said George D,
Bovee, Secretary of State of the State Of
Louisiana, from the Office ~ Sew If
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All the orders and decisions shall be made
and had By yeas and nays, which shall be
entered on the record. and -without debate.
except when the doors shall be closed for
deliberation, and in that case no member
shall speak more than once on one question,
and for not more than ten minutes on any
interlocutory question, and for not more
than fifteen minutes on the final question,
unless by consent of the Senate, to be had
without debate; but motion to adjourn
may be decided without the yeas and NAYS,
unless they be demanded by one-ffth of |
the members present.
RULE XIV,
Witnesses shall be sworn in the following
form, viz:
" You. --, do swear Tor affirm, as the
case may bel that the evidence you shall
give il the case now depending between
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1Eonors to t,,e re,lera, .il,, noad.5 2

Ihc National Cemetery, which is located
on tho Williamsburg road not far from Rich.
mond, was the scene of a large assemblsge
Yesterday, the occasion being the decoration
with flowers Of the large number OF Union
soldiers graves there found. The larger
portion of the visitors to the Cemetery were,
OF course, co'ored persona; but there we're
also many whites on the ground.
The members Of Sheridan Post, No. 9.
dand Army of the Republic, turned out in
body, and marched out curly in the morn
ing. These were followed by the Attucks
Iuard, under the command of Lieutenant
y. W. Walker, and the Richmond .Zouayes,,
captain johnson; each of these organizations
geins accompanied by band. i Later in the
day ono hundred and fifty stone-cutte1s.. en-
'piosed at Ordway's Granite Works, availnc
themselves of the privilege of haIf-holiday,
assembled in front of the customshouse, and
marched IN thence to the cemetery in column of
lours. preceded by brass band. They
were Va nne-looking men, and attracted many
complimentary remarks. Many of them are
eA-Federai soldiers, and these felt a sad and
pssuilar rs pleas ure in paying this tribute OF
respect TO their fallen comrades
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MANCHESTER ITEMS.

MEETING OF Town TRUSTEES. meet
ing of town trustees, which was to have
been held tonight, has been postponed until
Tuesday night next, in consequence Of the
absence of several members of the board.
CONTESTED ELEcTIoS.-Th last election is
to be contested by the Conservatives. We
learn that they claim the election was Illegal,
which, according to the town charter, should
have been held OH the fourth Monday in
April, and not on the fourth Thursday in
May. The proper notices will be served by
the shcrin this morning, and the case heard
before Judge Cox at the next term of the
County Court, which commences on the
second Monday Qoth day. of June.
Police CorRT.--Mr. J. V. Pollard was
brought before Justice Chiles yesterday
morning Oh Il warrant of j. V. Reddy.
charging him with keeping five pictures and
refusing to pay for the same. From evil
dencc it appeared that minor in the house
Of Pollard had purchased of Mr.. Retldy two
pictures, the other three having been pur-
chased and paid for by Mr. Pollard. The
Justice ordered the return o.; the two pic
lures. and dismissed th, parties.
John Jones (colorcd), arrested for being
drunk and behaving in disordcrly manner
in the street, was fined one dollar and dis
charged.
The "cow case" was Yesterday settled by
Il compromise satisfactory to all parties.
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Spain.

MADRID, May 30.-At the session OF the
Cortcs to-day Admiral Topete stated that tho
Ministry recognized the validity Of the con-
yention made by Marshal Serrano with the
rebels in Biscay, pardoning those who vol
UNFAIRLY surrender. He requested the aop-
postion not to interpolate5 the Government
relative thereto.
Upot1 this announcement Gorilla arose ana
moved a vote Of censure upon Herrano.
1t is said this action Of Gorilla VIII cause
Marshal Serrano to resign. g
Hardly had the excitement which was
caused by the introduction OF the nihtioi,
died away, when Senor AlartOs arose and
proceeded.to question the Government.
The President of the Cortes refused to all-
swer. but MartOs insisted upon his questlon,
when the President declared that the ACTON
Of the Deputy was Insulting to him, and lett
the Chamber. ,s..-...
The tlm,llt in the Chamber thereupon be-
came general, and amid the din ofyo1ces no
deputy could be heard.
The excitement over Serrauo's generous
treatment Of the insurgents IS very great,
and the stormy scenes in the C0rtes nn'e
served to intensity it. 1t Is probable that the
Marshal. with other Ministers who have ac-
cepted positions In the new Cabinet, VIII re-
sign. Should the King insist Oh making
Serrano Premier, as it is rumored ne Is dis,
posed to do in reward for his distinguished
services in quellins the Carlst insurrection,
grave consequences are feared. ~
| France.
PARIS, May 3o.--The trial of Chateau ior
setting fire to the Tuilcries terminated yes
terday with verdict of guilty, and nc was
sentenced to be shot.
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ANNIVERSARY CELEBRAT1oss.-Tbe ami
velsary celebration Of Phoenix Literary So
ciety of William and Mary College viii he
held on June 18th. Committee: R,straclmn
Zones, North Carolina; w. H. N. Parker
Virginia; Frank Canm, Virginia; w. +.
land.
The final celebratlons Of the Philologian
and Mu sigma Rho Societies Of Richmond
college, VIII take place on the Goth June.
Committee: W. Wildman, Virginia; l..
Drummond, West Virginia; Charles II.
Cooke, Virginia; J. Henry Miller, Virginia
}. j. Rhodes, Texas; t. W. Estes, South
Carolina; Robert G. Witt, Virginia; II. j.
Lewis, Virginia; w. j. Jordan, Georgia
Edward Lewis, Poland; i. 2. Garnett, Mis-.
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great persuasion, withdrawn, and the affair
temporarily hushed and quietcd:

c'S"S p'as suHSaon, Wlthdfawn, and the affair
temporarily hushed and quoted:
:" 10 the Hon. r. II. FIfshuoh, Judoe Of ahe
Cndnce,v Court Of The city Of Richmond !:
complaining spe,keth unto the court
your M ofati1x, Jane Elizabeth Howle, wife Of
WI Nili,am Is. HoWlc, Of the city of Richmond,
MO sues py ----------- ----------r------, her next friend:
'ia' she Is t"enty-nine years old, and was
married 10 the said William r. Howle ON the
- aaS oi -, and since that time has been
TO MN faithful and lutit,n wife. She was
nof fourteen years old when she was mar.
ri"d. Her husband has been negligent tor n
long time, making no provision for her sun
port or maintenance for more than 1--we wears !.
has wiI:ully abandoned her during this time.
travelling about with lewd women from State
TO State, sometimes living in Georgia, North
Carolina, Washington city, and South Caro-
lima. lie il excessively intcmperate in drink
mg ardent spirits, and insuiferably abusive
and violent to her, frequently beating and
clokin. her, until, 10 protect her person from
violence and 10 preserve her life, she has been
comprl.cd to obtain warrant from JUS
ticc of the peace. He has threatened to
take her life several times, and once
drew pistol to kill her, and she
believed he would llavo done 80 bad not
Il gentleman taken tie pistol from him ana
arrested him. His associates ara among the
loose, low, di.simted, aud degraded. he
lives in almost constant adultery. Although
he has abandoned her ~ his wife, hs some
times purSucS her, using the most violent
and abusive language to her. In tender con-
sideration, &c. to the end therefore that Jus
tice be done, your oratriN prnys that the salu
William X. Howlo may be made Il defendant
to this bill, and required to render a 1uil,
true. and perfect answer to the same upon
his corporeal oath; that no may be enJolncd
and restrained from interfering with or IN
any manner molcsting her; and that your orr.
trix may be entirely divorced from him and
the marriage be dissolved. and that your
Honor will grant ouch other and further re-
lief as her case requires and to equity may
seem meet. May it please, &c. .
"And your oratriN will ever pray.
ISi-ncdl "JASB Il. HowLE.s
"!Stn's Of Virginia, city Of R'chmond-fo
rit:
"This day personally appeared before me,
notary public for the said city, in the State
aforesaid. Jane T.. Howlc, and made oath
that the foregoing writing contains the truth.
"Givcn under my hand this 21th day, OF
May, 1872. L. ATKINSON, n. J..
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sBsptis:s OF Virginia arealreaay fully alise 70
the work, and have now EioTs schools and 2 5
larger number OF scholars than any other
denomination in the State. But he urged
that the practical poins to be considered b
the means cf making; the Board more efil-
Gent. II ~ ~
The report was adopted, rs was also the /
report Of the Treasures, John G. Williams,
Esq.
Adjourned with prayer by Rev DR.. W.
F. Broadus, in which special mention was
made of the case Of Rev. john q Massie, who
is detained by illness: II. s1sssss e.
! III t5pr ~ Night Session.
!. The House was crowded to its'usnest ca
E,acity to hear addresses on the subject OF
ss4.sys, poAEsr1c MISSIONS.
h Rev. W. Z. Hatcher made % very interest
ing statement Of the operations Of the Do
rnestic Mission Board Of the Southern Bap-
tist Convention, showing that tile Board Is
doing noble work among. the whites OF the
South, the freedmen, and the Indians. he
closed with IN earnest appeal to the brethren
to sustain this Board. ,sfsa II
Rev. DR.. Burrows explained that the Do
mestic Mission Board proposes te do for the
whole South what our40wn State Mission
Board is doing for Virginia. He urged that
we should recognize the obligation off the
individual to labor for those around him, OF
the Church to do what it can for the destl-
tute of the region surrounding, ana OF the
churches in their associated capaeity1to send
the GOSPEL to the regions around. In his
peculiarly happy manner the Doctor nrged
the claims of this Board, and appealed 10
the churches to sustain itby their sympatnies,
prayers, and contributions. sta.s3 itS3
Rev. w. D. Thomas said that Of atl the
periods since the Messiah assembled to Ills
throne. this is the happiest in which to live
for. Now is the grandest opportunity to
| work for Jesus. He sividly illustrated and
| enforced this point, and then urged that
| Virginia Baptists will come far short of their
duty if they confne their efforts at home to
| eyangelization within. the limits of their
own State. He reminded the Baptists OF
this State that in their destitution this
Board had helped them, and appealed to the
churches to remember in their eontrfbu-
tions the Domestic Mission Board Of the
Southern Baptist Convention. M
After few remarks by Rev., S. W., L.
Hatcher and, ,J. G. Long the. Convention, at
half-past Q, adjourned until o'clock to-mor-
row. t,4t.. G5
It was announced that the subject Of State
Missions would he considered Tomorrow
morning, the Education Board Tomorrow
afternoon, and the interests OF Richmond
College tomorrow night. a
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Latest News from Washington.

w WAsHrSGToS, 3Iay 30.-!Senate.-air. Scott,
from the Select Committee on Southern Out
RACES, reported bills to amend the enforce
lnent act and the supplementary civil rights
bill; which were read the first time.
Dir. Bayard objected to the second reading
OF the bills. He questioned the propriety Of
The reference of these bills to this committee,
which had been originated for special pur-
pose, and certainly not to take cogniZance of
Sllch matters rs We're involved in these two
bills. he did not even know that the bills
liad been referred TO the committee until
yesterday. The proper reference for them
was to the Judiciary Committee.
+ The Vice-President stated that it was per-
fectly competent for the Senate to refer bills
70 any committee.
Mr. Kellogg called up House bill regard
ing quarantine regulations on the Gulf and
Atlantic coasts; which was amended and
passed. 1t goes back to the. House for con-
currence in amendments.
The tariff bill is being considered to-
night.
H0use.-Senate bill extending the act of
June 22d, 1860, In relation to the confirma-
| tion OF private land claims in Florida. Loui-
slana, and Missouri, was amended and passed.
MI. van Trump, in rising to a personal
explanation in respect to charge against
MN as member of the sub-Kukl,Ix Com
| miltee, sent to the clerks desk and had read
an article from the Columbia rs. C.) Union.
quoting from the Baltimore american, TO
The effect that he IVAN Trump) had declined
examining an important witness, distin-
sulsned Democratic lawyer, who knew and
could disclose too much of the kukluX his
tory. he denounced the statement as false in
every particular.
Mr. Stevenson, another member of the
same Subcommittee, also spoke on the sub.
Ject, and in reply to Mr.. Van Trump bore
testimony to the great zeal. activity, and en-.
erSy of his colleague. and to his honorable
and high-mindcd conduct IN the whole mat
ter.
Mr.. Poland, chairman Of the Kuklux Com
mittcr, made some remarks, particularly il
contradiction Of Il statement by Mr.. Va,
Trump that Senutor Scott had special sp,
along with the subcommittee.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, inquired o
the Speaker whether there was any posi-
bility of compelling vote on the enforce
ment bill so long as motions to suspend til
rules were interpoSed.
The Speaker replied that there was not.
Mr.. Butler said, "Fhcn move that tn
House adjourn" T4aughter.l The motion
was carried.
| General Items.
WAsnINGToN, May 3n.--No department bl
siness was transacted to-day.
Hon. S. S. Cox, of New York, is sefiouSl
i'll.
Heavy rains interfered with the decor;
tons here and northward. No outragcS al
reported and but little general interest ";
manifested.