The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-26
Befknap.
HOW He WAS FORMALLY IMpEACHED
IN THE SENATE,

HOW HE WAS FORMALLY IMPEACHEI
IN THE SENATE.
There was none of that trobbins
turgidity Of excitement over the Sen
ate's reception of the articles of i'm
parchment to-day, such as wher
Hester Clymer's Committee mad:
its wild and weird first appearance
on the floor of the Senate a few weeks
ago. The more emotional cores
pondents climbed to hyperborean re-
gions in vain efforts to express their
lurid feelings on that occasion; you
may remember that the spirit of the
occasion so far overcame the yenera
BILE subscriber that be wrestled, with
the various languages at his com.
mand, to do inadequate justice at
least, to the efforts of Green Adams
to get his feet and legs into q proper
state of drill and discipline. To-day
there was nothing of that sort. Geo.
Lippard himself, nor yet Ned Blunt.
line, would have found material fol
even the coolest of interjectional en-.
thusiasm. There was a moderately
full gallery-not crowded. The di.
plomatic gallery had only three &C.
cupants altogether, during the whole
time. The floor Of the Senate was
we'll occupied, and there were quite
a number of occupants of the seats
back of the Senators.
The rules require the presentmept
to be made at one O'Clock of the day
succeeding the adoption of the arti-
cles of impeachment by the House.
1t was about half-past one when the
page threw open the doors of the Sen
| ate and fastened them back. About
the same time the correspondents
came trooping into their gallery,
from the House, Soon after, the
Sergeant-at- Arms announced the
managers on the part of the House.
They were invited within the bar
and furnished chairs, marching down
the middle aisle under the solemn
watch and ward of John G. Thomp-
son, Sergeant-at-Arms Of the House
and Mr.. French, Sergeant-at-Arms of
j the Senate-both of whom are we'll
known Ohio men. After the mana
gers reached their places there was a
little awkwardncss from not knowing
whether they ought all to stand du
ring the reading of the charges and
specifications ny their Chairman, or
whether the Chairman alone should
stand. First they all sat down, then
they all got up, then they struggled
back into their chairs by detail, one
ut a time-Proctor Knott leading
/; The Sergcant-at Arms Of lAc Senate
then said, Hear ye!!' solcmniy
three times, and commanded every
bod. to keep silence, under pain of
imprisonment, etc, etc, etc. Then
Mr.. Lord, Chairman, began his tedi-
,us and hilarious office. NJ. Lord
looks somewhat iikr the late Bishul,
Mel vainc in his general So, lie AMI
manner, anl his reading Of The char
9es and specifications would have
served rs 4 perfect reminder Of that
good old main. if the Senate could
only have responded after each
charge, "We bcseech Thee to hear
us, Good Lord" or 'Hayc mercy on
us miserable Sinners After Nj.
Lord finished his reading, the Com
mittee all arose once more, the Pres
ident Of the Senate promised that the
Senate would see after Belknap and
let the House know when the mana
gers were wanted again, and the
Committee returned to its native
wilds where the buffaloes of the peo-
pie disport themselves.
There was great buzz for some
minutes after the managers left, and
then the Senate settled back to its
ordinary calm and decorum, and be-
gan grinding on new bill-soon af
terward going into Executive ses-
sion. The crowd drifted over to the
House, where q hot debate was in
progress on the Legislative Appro
priation Bill Washington Cores.
pondence Columbus Journal.
SENATOR BAYARD.--Mr. Bayard Is