New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-17
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE,
SITTING AS A
COURT OF IAIPEA CHAIENT.
second Days Session.
MONDAY. December l6. 1872.

{ The roll being called by the direction o
, the Chief Justice, the following Senators
ans wered to their names:
Aessrs. Anderson. Barber. Blunt, Burch
Brewster, Cage, Harris, p K. Herwig L
F. Herwig, Harper Ingraham, Kelso, No
LAND, Pollard. Sypher, Twitcheil, Wharton
Seventeen Senators present who had pre-
viousIy 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 duly qualified
as members Of the court:
MessIs. Blackburn Butler, Greene, Hun
saker, Ingraham, Mascot, Todd, Wcr-
! rcIl-S.
Twenty-Five members and quorum.
Mr.. Ingraham presented the following Or
der, which was adopted:
| OEdcrcd. That the Senate sitting as court
of Impeachment take recess until ?. n.
Of this day.
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 to their names:
Messrs. Anderson, Barber, Blackburn,
Blunt, Butler Burch, Brewster Cage,
Greene, Harris, P. +. HerWig E. f. Herwig,
| Funsaker Harper, Ingraham jerks, keIsO,
| Mascot, Noland, Pollard, Sypher, Todd,
| TwitcheIl, Wha ton, Worrell.
Twenty five Senators present and
quorum.
The following order, presented by DIr.
Ingraham, was, on motion, adopted
| Oidered, 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 CT impeachment for 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 ready to receive the managers APP
pointed to carry to the Senate articles Of
Impeachment against Henry Clay Warmoth,
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 |
to the bar of the Senate. and took the seats |
assigned to them in the area in front of the |
Chair.
The following gentlemen constitute the
board Of managers on the part Of the
House of Representatives: Messrs. NJ.
Hahn, William MurrelI (of Madison), L. S.
Rodrigues, Nelson Kenyon and j. B.
Wands.
Mr Manager Hahn rose and said:
Mr. Chief Justice-By direction of the
House OF Representatives., we appear at the
bar of the Senate for the purpose of pre-
senting and exhibiting articles of imDeach.
ment gainst Henry Clay Warmoth. Cover
nor Of Louisiana, on behalf of the House
Of Representatives and all the people of
the State of LouisisnA.
The Chief Justice said
Tie Senate being organized as a court Of
Impeachment. and ready to proceed, the
sergeant-at-arms VIII make proclamation.
Tie Sergeant at-arms-Hear ye! hear We.
hear ye! 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 impeacL-
ment OF Henry Clay Warmoth. Governor OF
Louisiana.
Manager Hahn then rose and requested
that as his voice was weak, that the Secre-
tary read the following articles of impaach-
man'
Articles exhibited by the House of Re
representatives. of the State of Louisi- t
ana in the name Of Themselves and of all
the people OF the State Of Louisiana
a-ainst Henry c. Warm0th Governor Of |
tile State OF louisiana, in maintenance :
aud support OF their impeachment against
him 10. high crimes and n.isiemeauors in 5
office. /
ARTICLE I. t
That Ill" said Henry G. Warm0th. Cover F
Tor IF the State of Louisiana, at New Or |
cans, in the State OF Louisiana, on or about =
he twenty day of August, one thou v
and eight hundred and segenty-one, IN e
mindful Of the high duties Of his office and a
u his oath OF office, and in violation of the Q
constitution and laws OF the State of Lou
sjana, did iOrcibiy, violently and against
he free V Ii and consent of George T. o
5evee, remove and exptI said George T. +
3OyeP, Secretary Of State Of the State OF |,
louisiana, from the office Of Secretary of Y
state If the State Of Louisiana, to which Il
re had been legally elected and commits II
Toned, and then and there, in violation of L
he constitution and laws Of the State of q
louisiana. did issue and deliver a commits o.
ion as Secretary of State of the State of IL
4oU!s lana to Francis j. Heron, and did OF
orclbiy and against the will Of said George dl
:. bovee put said Francis j. Heron in pos iii
ess.on OF th5 Office books archives, seal Is
nd other effects belonging to the Office Of ar
he Secretary Of the State and under the "
ontTO! and custody Of said George E. of
,ovee. Secretary OF State, whereby said in
ienry J Warm0th, Governor of the State -,
+ Louisiana, did commit ard was guilty Of
M h crime and misdemean0r iii ot1iye.
ARTICLE Il.
That the said Henry c. Warnoth, Gov