The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-13
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLAT URE
SATURDAY, December II, 1875.
SENATE.

Senate met at o'clock n. IN.
House Joint Resolution 30, requesting
our Represeu tatives ut Washington To
use their best efforts to secure OIL appro.
priatIon to make further improvements
in the Little kanawha river was laid on
the table.
Mr.. Miller from the House of Dele
gates, informed the Senate that House
Joint Resolution 81, providing for the
appointment of committee to consider
the Governors special message in refer
ence to the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road, had passed the House as amended
bv the Senate, and that members of the
sud committee on part of the House
were Messrs. Miller, Thornburg and
Sehon.
On motion of Mr.. Camden, Senate
Bill 1872, amending the charter OF the
town of Clarksburg was taken from the
table and placed on the calander. This
bill was subsequently, placed on its third
reading.
Senate Bill 1G5, regulating the deposit
Of State funds WAS passed on its third
reading.
At 10! O'Clock the Senate resolved
itself into a court of impeachment TO try
J. ). Burdett, State Treasurer.
Judge Raymond took the chair and
the proceedings of the court on Monday
last were read and approved.
Senator Mcdonald was qualified to sit
rs q member of the Court.
The Sergent-at-Arms made proclama-
"A, I,b -,
pear and make answer to the articles OF
impeachment preferred against him by
the House OF Delegates of West Viz
glnia.
On behalf Of the respondent, Messrs
Morrow, Arnett and Davenport appear
ed, and read the answer OF the respondent
to the several articles of impeachment.
Ia his answer Mr. Burdett denies that
tn. charges contained IN the articles of
impeachment, are true in the manner and
form in which they are alleged. He adj
mits that some of the charges are facts,
but asserts that they were not committed
by hun. unlawfully frauduleDtly and
corruptly. as charged.
On motion respondents plea was re-
cciyed aud filed, and the Managers of the
House were allowed until Tuesday next
to make replication thereto.
Council for dependent then moved
that they be- allowed 10 file the following
plea;
"And the said John s Burdctt, Treas
urcr OF the State of West Virginia, by
his attorneys, James Morrow, Jr, w.
W. Arnett and Geo. O. Davenport, came
here into Court, to save and reserve to
himself the same right Of objection to all
and any of the foregoing charges against
him, preferred by the honorable, the
House of Delegates of the State of West
Virginia, which he might or would have
in tn" case "a demurrer To the same, were
here. filed. not cunfrssIng or admitting the
constitutional or legal authority of the
Court or the members thereof, or th"
suillyjru,N in law O, all or any OF the
said charges for the purpose intended,
SAWS ne i, not guilty OF the said supposed
administration corruption, neglect OF
duty or high crimes and misdcmcanorS
in office, or any of them laid to his
charge in manner and form, rs the hon
urahlc, the House of Delegates, have
above in and by the said charges com,
planned against him.
BY JAMES MORROW, JR
W. w. ARNETr
GEO. o. DAVENPORT.
joHN :. BURpETT.
Treasurer Of West Ijrguia.
The Board of Managers objected.
Pending the discussion of this motion
the Court took q recess until 3 o'clock, nj
which hour it again met.
The doors of the Senate chamber were
/ ordered to be closed while the members
F of the Court debated the motion to re.
celvc the above plea
At . O'clock the doors were opened
and the Char announced that the Court
had refused to allow the plea to be flied
The Court of Impeachment to try Johr
). Burdett then adjourned until Tuesday
next at l04 o'clock A. VI.
. The Senate reassembled.
On motion of Mr.. Burdett, 1t was re
solved that when the Senate adjourn, i,
adjourn to meet at o'clock each morn.
/ ing until otherwise ordered.
Mr.. Camden moved that Senate Bill
No l65, take effect from its passage
/ Adopted.