The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-26
THOM S w. RDOZO,
State Superintendent of Public Education.
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T IF T H d A Y .

FIT DAY
SENATE CHAMBER Wednesday, March % 1876
At 81 o'clock P M Presiding Officer j. NJ Stone
President pro tenpOre Senate the chair announced
The hour having arrived for the Senate Court Impeach
the consideration of the matter of the lmpeach
Thomas W. Carozo, Superintendent of Pubic Edu-
Mississippi all Legislative and Execu
tive the ordered be suspended
and the Senate sitting Court of Impeachment will proceed
to consider said The SergeantatArms will make pro
clamaton.
manded keep silence while the Senate of the State OF MIS-
ssspp sitting trial of the Articles of Impeachment
exhibited by the House of Representatives against Thomas
Cardozo Superintendent OF Pubhc Education OF the oaUe
of Mississippi
The Secretary Managers the
part of the House. that the Senate organized as Court OF
impeachment and is ready proceed with the trial Of Thomas
w. Cardozo
In the Managers the part of the House
announced by the Sergeant at Arms
House will advance within the Bar and take the seats provided
for them.
took assigned them within
the Bar in the area in front of the Presidents chair
Messs Potter and Green of counsel for the Respondent
peared in their within the Bar
The Journal of the last days proceedings, towit Tuesday
March Dist inst, read and approved.
Mr. Manager Hall asked the indulgence of the Senate for ten
fifteen minutes for the Managers and Counsel for Respon
dent to retire tor the purpose OF consultations which was
granted.
absence Managers and Respondents Coun-
sci returned to the Senate.
Whereupon Potter Respondent,
leave behalf of Respondent to withdraw tn Demuers of
the Respondent filed the 10Th of March instant certain
of the Articles of impeachment preferred against him.
Leave Withdraw the demurrers asked for granted
by the Senate. ,,.
Manager President: behalf
of Representatives ask the Senate to discontinue proceed
the T. W. CardOzo. We have present
papers, with resolution of the House of Representatives.
Which papers and resolution read, as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF EDUcAr1oN STATE OF M1ssss1PP1l
Jackson, March DIST 1876 {
II. Street, Speaker of Representatives:
Articles of impeachment presented by the honorable
body over which preside being pending against
in the Senate respectfully ask permission to resign the office
of State Superintendent of Public Education of Mississippi
and that said proceedings against be dis Missed with the
consent of the Senate upon the filing of resignation in the
proper office. @+e..- -.F
placed my resignation of my COUNSEL to
be so filed upon such consent being given.
T W. CARDOZO
WHEREAS Thomas W Cardozo, Superintendent of Public
Education against whom Articles impeachment preferred
by TINS House are now pending in the Senate sitting as
Court of impeachment, has, by communication written to
the Speaker of the House, resign
and 2
WHEREAS In the Judgment of this body, the prose
cuon of said Articles of impeachment
by SAID Caozo under charges would be attended with
siderable expense without corresponding benefit the State
Reo1eed That permission is hereby given said Thomas
Cardozo Superintendent Public Education resign
office pending said Articles of impeachment tha upon
the filing of such resignation in the proper office by said
Thomas W. Carozo Superintendent of Public Education the
Managers of said impeachment part
to request the Senate behalf ofhe House the
of further proceedings in said impeachment
against said Thomas W. Cardozo. "-..
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JACKSON March 22nd 1876
Hon. H. " Street. Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
SIR am requested to notify you that the resignation
thomas W Cadozo State Superintendent of Public Educa
Enclosed please find a copy of the same.
have also notified his Exceency the Governor
effect Very respectfully .l..s
JAMES HILL Secretary of State
A true copy:
g. NJ GovAN, Clerk House Representatives.
JACKSON March p, 1876. e
To the People Of the State Of Mississippi:
Thanking for the honor conferred upon me-
ing in November, 1873 the position State Supen-
endent of Education hereby resign position to take
effect from and after this date.
Your obedient servant,
T. w CARDOZO.
A true copy
6. M. GovAN Clerk House Representatives.
Mr. Everett offered and moved the adoption the following
order:
Ordered, That the House of Representatives allowed
to enter noe prosequ5 the pending against
w Cardozo, State Superintendent of Education
Senate, sitting Court of Impeachment the
proceed provided that W. Cardozo Superintendent
OF Public Education may any time file plea guilty
On motion of Mr. Fewel the Senate retired delibeaton
Mr. Sims offered the following, amendment the order
Ordered That further proceedings in the of the I'm
parchment of Thomas W. Caozo Superintendent of Public
Education be discontinued pursuance of
House of Representatives this day
IN their behalf And that the Senate sitting Court
parchment in said case do adjourn die ~