New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-02
VOLUME IX.-NO. 23l

CONSTITUTIONAL rules IOr tno puEPVoo "a PASS
ing the. bill.
Mr.. White gave notice that he would file
q minority report.
The bill was laid over.
Mr.. Sypher moved that the Secretary Of
the Senate be instructed to communicate to
the House of Representatives the final
order of the acquittal adopted by the High
Court of Impeachment, sitting for the trial
Of William P. Kellogg, Governor of the
State of Louisiana, as the final action of the
Senate in the matter of the impeachment OF
said William P. kellogg.
Mr. Twitchell called for the previous
| question, and the main question was Or
| dered.
Mr.. Robertson in explaining his vote upon
the adoption Of the motion, said:
| l vote no because the motion does not
| given full. fair and correct account OF the
disgracefui las | consider) proceedings OF
this Senate while sitting as High Court OF
impeachment on Monday night, and l Go
not wonder that Senator'S and high oihciais.
| who we're parties to these disgraceful pre-
| ceeGin "a, should object to having the House
or the country informed What these pro
| ceeI,ngs were. l wish to add that
| motion, and should have done SO
! if l had not been cut OFT by
the previous question. the following
| That this action OF the Senate, sitting as a
! High Court of Impeachment, had been had
| itnnut having allowed the House to file
| specific articles of impeachment; without
| having notified the House of Representa-
| tiyas that the Senate had resolved itself
| iuto High Court of Impeachment: without
allowing the managers SO appointed oy the
| House, when they appeared at the bar OF
| the Senate to fls articles Of impeachment,
OF make good the impeachment at the bar
| of said court; anil that this acqattal was
| ordered without knowing for what hlgh
! crimes and misdeneanors tho said W. +.
| Kellogg had been impeached by the House
| OF Representatives.
The motion was carried by a vote OF a}
yeas to nays.
Mr.. Wharton called up the special order
Of the day--the Pacific railroad bill.
| Mr. Allan moved that it be postponed
and made the special order Of the day for
| te morrew at one o'clock. Carried.
Mr.. Sypher introduced joint resolution
asking Congress TO appropriate money for
rsopening the Mint in New Orleans.
The Committee on Federal Relations re-
ported favorably on joint resolution in
structing the representatives in Congress
to urge the erection Of Marine Hospital
at Morgan City.
The report was adopted.
Executive session was called, and after
the opening of the doors the Senate, on
motion of Mr.. TwitchelI, adjourned until
noon to-day.
The roll was called at twenty minutes
past ten o'clock, ana afterward Speaker
Estilette stated he had appointed managers
of impeachment after the House had sd
ourned on Monday.
Mr.. Lowell desired to know by what
authority, and the Speaker said it was by
tha resolution passed by the House.
Some discussion followed, and Speaker
Estilettes statement was amended by say
ing tie committee were appointed to pre-
pare articles of impeachment, and it so ap
pears in the minutes. The committee
named on Monday were Messrs. Your g
Wilt, Jetfries, Wells and Lafargue, to 81
to the bar Of the Senate and inpeach th'
Governor. The committee appointed sftel
tie adjournment were Messrs. Witt
Young. Kidd, Kountz and Hall.
Mr. Wilt moved that the committee hav'
leave to withdraw to prepare articles.
Mr.. Matthews, ohjecting, was defeated b.
62 to 81, and Mr.. Keeting's notion 70 ed
journ was lest, as was also a motion to re
consider the vote that authorized the CON
mittee to retire.
Mr.. Matthews presented a joint rsso'u
.. aud Speaker Of the House to adjourn th
bodies over which they presided.
: Mr.. Matthews, in suppor: of his cesolU
ton, stated it was plain no laws couid b.
, passed; that there was no disposition t
pass any. and that an adjournment was tht
best thing that could be had, all reform
measures being interrupted.
His resolution was rejected by q to SO.
Mr.. Ray having voted with the majority
in the negative, moved to reconsider, bu
: the Speaker ruled he could only make th
motion when voting in the affirmative. MI
Raw appealed, but it was tabled on motion
, of MIR. Walker.
| Mr. w lliZ CneU NlOFou W Udho d TcCcs
till one o'clock, it then being little afte
eleven.
Mr.. Matthews protested in the name o
, the people of Louisiana against recess
| All the time that was available should b.
, used in legislation for their good. II tn
reform measures so much talked Of are t
! be passed, this is the time.
The recess was negsrthelsss taken, an'
! at its conclusion a message OF the Senate
announcing it's action on impeachment, wa
3 presented.
Mr.. Wilt said he desired to make tn
point that the House had not been notifie
! that the Senate had been sitting as hig
. court of impeachment, and therefore II
Judgment could not be received, and h
E was sustained by vote of 81 to 90. II
. proposed to submit the report of the con
!. mittee.
, Mr.. Matthews made the point Of orde
that special committee could not report q
,, this time, on the ground that the regula
, order of the day was before the House, an
no committee could report until that wa
;, disposed of. To postpone this would n
ouire two thirds vote. The time *
!, | special committees to report was during tn
:, morning hour He referred to rules thirt!
thirty -one and seventytwo.
Speaker Estilette overruled the point an
, Mr.. Matthews appealed.
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