New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-12
PROCEEDINGS OF THR SENATE,
sIrrING AAA
COURT or yMPEACHMENT.



court of impeachment adjourned on the
ninth instant having arrived, the Chief
Justice entered the Senate Chamber, took
the chair and osdered she Secretary TO call
the roll.
The following Senators answered 60 their
names:
Messrs. Anderson, alexander. Barber,
Blackburn, Blunt, Butler, Burch, Brewster,
Cage, Greene, Harris, P. F. Herwig, L. +.
Herwig, Harper, Ingraham, KelsO, Mascot,
Pollard, Sypher. Stamps, Twitohell, Weber,
WhartOn-23.
A quorum being present the Chief Justice
ordered the Sergesnsas-Arms 20 open the
court.
The Sergeant-at -Arms-HeaY Sc! hear ye!
hear vel All persons are commanded 80
keep silence On pain of Imprisonment while
the Senate of the State OF Louisiana is sit
ting for the tfial of the articles of impeach-
ment of Henry Clay Warmoth, Governor OF
Louisiana.
The Chief Justice-Mr Secretary. SOU
will inform the House Of Representatives
that the Senate, sitting as a court of i'm
parchment, is now ready to proceed with
The trial of she impeachment
The managers on the part OF the House
! of Representatives appeared and toos their
seats at the bar, whereupon the Chief JUS
tice ordered Che minutes OF she previous
| days session TO be yead.
On motion of Dir. Sypher, The reading OF
the minutes Of the previous days session
! was dispensed with
The Chief Justice-Gentiemen managers
on the part of the House Of Representatives,
are you ready to proceed with the trial CT
! the impeachment
Mr.. Manager HahH-Mr. Chief Justice,
desire that the names OF the witnesses be
called.
The Chief justice-I would inform the
gentlemen managers on the part of the
House OF Representatives, that no answers
have yet been filed.
The accused appeared by his counsel
Judge Howe, who asked leave to read the
| following statement:
In the matter of the trial of II. e. War
moth. Governor of Louisiana.-The under
signed, counsel for Henry G. Warmoth
| Governor of Louisiana, makes the following
| professional statement: Within few hOura
| he has been placed In possession, by his
| client of draft of answers TO the charges
| exhibited in this cause; that he has had
| time to give but an imperfect examination
| to this document; and in the opinion OF the
| undersigned, the said draft of answers
| should be revised in many particulars be
| fore being filed in the court. The under
| signed asks for further time for this pur
| pose, and takes leave to say next Thurs
| day. the sixteenth instant.
w. HOWE. of Counsel.
| January y. 1873.
| The Chief Justlce--Are there any VhIsc
tons to filing the statement:
On request of Senator lngraham the ;oiI
was called on the adoption of the statement
| OF the accused:
Yeas . Anderson. Blackburn, Butler
| Brewster. Cage, Harris, P. +. Herwig, F.
! +. Herwig. Ingraham. MasiGot. Pollard
| Sypher. Twitchell-l3.
: Nays-Alexander, Barber. Blunt. Burcb
| Greene. Harper, helsO, Stamps, Weber,
| Mr. Stamps desired to change his vote
| from yes TO nc.
| Mr. Ingraham offered the following
A: order:
Ordered. That the Senate, sitting - g
| court Of impeachment. adjourn until
Thursday. january Is. 1873. at the hour OF
| O'Clock 2. M.
Adopted.
Whereupon the Chief justic. announced
that the Senate, sitting as court of
impeachment. stood adjourned until
Thursday next. the sixteenth instant. 81
o'clock T. N.