New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-18
Seventh Days Session.

by Hon. A. B. Harris, Lieutenant Gov
ernor and President of the Senate.
On call Of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Anderson, Barber, Black burn
Blunt, Butler, Burch, Brewster, Cage
Green, p E. Herwig, E. F. Herwig, Hun
saker, Harper, Ingraham, jerks, Kelso
Massicot, holland, Pollard, Sypher, Todd
TwitchelI, Wharton, Worrell, and President
Harris-25.
The President of the Senate announced a
quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The hour to which the court of impeach-
mcnt had adjourned having arrived,
the Senate on motion of Mr.. Ingraham, re-
solved itself into court Of impeachment,
and Chief Justice Ludeling took the chair.
After the recess taken by the court Of i'm
parchment the roll was called and the fol
lowing Senators answered to their names:
Messrs. Anderson, Barber, Blackburn,
Blunt, Butler, Burch, Cage, Green, p. + i.
Herwig, E. F. Herwig, Hunsaker Harper,
Ingraham, jerks, Kelso, Mascot, holland,
Pollard, SYpher, Todd, Wharton, Worrell,
and President Harris.
Twenty three Senators present and a QUO
rum.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ingraham, chairman of the select
committee to report upon the message Of
the House of Representatives in relation to
the impeachment Of Henry Clay Warmoth,
Governor of Louisiana, presented the fol-
lowing report and rules for the government
Of the Senate sitting as court of impeach-
ment;
To the Honorable the President and Members of
the Senate Of the State Of louisiana
The select committee appointed to con-
slider and report upon the message of the
House of Representatives in relation to the
impeachment of Henry Clay Warmoth, !
Governor Of Louisiana, have the honor to
report that they have discharged that duty, |
and that they submit the following pre-
amble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives.
ON the ninth day of December, A. D. 1872,
by four of its nembeTs-Messrs. Michael |
Hahn, A. G. Bickham, A. Williams and G.
w. Keating-at the bar Of the Senate, i'm
peached Henry Clay Warmoth, Governor
of Louisiana, of high crimes and INSIDE
meanors in office, and informed the Senate
that the House of Representatives will, IN
due time, exhibit particular articles Of i'm
parchment against him, and make good the
same, and likewise demanded that the
Senate take order for the appearance of
Henry Clay Warmoth to answer to the said
impeachment; therefore, be it
ReSotoed, That the Senate will take proper
order thereon, of which due notice shall be
given tothe House of Representatives.
ReSOtCed, That the accompanying rules Of
procedure and practice be adopted by the
Senate when sitting for the trial Of an i'm
parchment,
All Of which is respectfully submitted by
the committee.
JAMES H. INGRAHAM,
Chairman;
j. HENRI BURCH,
ALLEN GREENE,
o. III. BREWSTER,
ROBERT WORRELL.
RULE I.
Whatsoever the Senate of the State of 6
Louisiana shall receive notice from the
House of Representatives that managers
ire appointed on their part to conduct an
against any person, and are :
directed to carry articles OF Impeachment q
o the Senate, the Secretary Of the Senate .
hall Immediately inform the House of Rep
esentatives that the Senate is ready to re- =
GIVE the managers for the purpose of ex
ibiting such articles of impeachment,
greeably to said notice.
RULEu. y
When the managers Of an impeachment
hall be introduced at the bar of the Senate
nd shall signify that they are ready to ex- a
ibit articles OF impeachment against any ~
erson, the presiding officer of the Senate i
nall direct the sergeant-at-arms to make =,
who shall. after making *
repeat the following words,
IL "All persons are commanded to keep !
lence, on pain of imprisonment, while the sc
ouse Of Representatives is exhibiting to al
Re Senate of the State OF Louisiana articles I'll
Impeachment against - after which
lie articles shall be exhibited. and then the
'esiding officer of the Senate shall inform rc
Re managers that the Senate will take ;,'
oper order on the subject of the impeach =
ent, OF which due notice shall he given to
e House of Representatives.
RULE III. -
Upon such articles being presented 20 the dr
nate, the Senate shall, at one o'clock at- o+f
rnoon of the day Sunday evcepted) fol
wing such presentation, or sooner, If SO
dered by the Senate, proceed to the con- ~,
leration of such articles, and shall con ~
ue in session from day to day iSundavs q,
cepted1 after the trial shall commence ,5I
Mess otherwise ordered by the Senate) W
til final judgmentsha be rendered, and so
leh longer as may, in its judgment, be
edtul. Before proceeding to the con ito
Grafton of the articles of impeachment, | moi
presiding officer shall administer the the
b hereinafter provided to the members
The Senate then present, and to the other =
mbers of the Senate as they shall appear, 49,
ose duty it shall be to take the same. ou'
RULE ". nm
When the Governor, Lieutenant Cover upt
Attorney General, Secretary OF State, arg
iit0r of Public Accounts, State Treas the
r, Superintendent of Public Education,
Judges of the inferior courts. justices Of +
peace excepted, shall be impeached, the ~