The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-07
lMPEtCHEIES
Removal Of John s Durdatt.

b. the action ofiIa Senate OF this
State, sitting MS q High Court of In,
parchment, John S. Burtctt, Treas
urcr of West Virginia, has been re-
mov!d from otsce Twenty-Five nrti.
% c!cs Of Impeachment were exhibited
ngsInst him but only three we're vo.
ted on-thc remainder being. as We
presume by the action Of tho Senate,
Tirhout foundation.
The manner Of taking the vote was
as follows:
E1ch Senator, as bis name Ea' call.
cd. rose 10 his feet, and the President
Of the Court, also standing, prop ound.
cd the following question:
"Mr. Senator, what gay you-is
John S. Burde,t guilty or not guilty
Of the charges preferred in Thea ri.
clc?' To which the Senator gave his
answer.
The FIRST yo!c was taken upon the
eighth article, whicn charged John S
Burdet, with corruption in attempting
10 bride J. \. Camden, Of the First
National Bank Of Parkcrsburg.
On this article the affirmative votes
wcrc-Nlcssrs. Bennett, Berkshire,
Bishop, Caldwell, Camden. Clayton,
Cunningham, Dennis. Dickinson,
Easthum, Fcrrcl, Granthum, 'iolf,
johnson, LOOMS. Mcdonald, McGiu.
mis-, Scott, Shelton, aud Sherrard
The negative votes Wcre-Mcssrs
Arnctt, Custom and Price.
On the first article, charging q coz
rur' bargain with the Merchants Bank
Of Charleston, whereby the Treasurer
secured 81 900 as bonus for keeping
m average deposit Of $4,000 in that
institution.
The vote upon this article was as
follows:
GuILTY-Mcssrs. Bennett, Derk.
shire, Bishop. Camden, Clayton. Den.
mis-, Dickinson, Terrell, Granihn'E,
Golf, Johnson, LOOMS, Mcdonald,
Scot, aEG Sherrard-l5.
Nor GrlL1Y-Alcs,rs. Arncl;, Call,
we'll, Cunningham, Eastman, Gus:Ua,
McGinnis. Price aud shrl,On-S.
Upon the second ariclO which
charged John S liurdclt with consrir-
ncy in combining with lis SOU. Vii.
liam 7. Drrdeu, TO Keep $4,000 Of
State funds in the Merchants BANK
The vote stood M follows:
GrlLrY-Alcss,s. i uuctt. Bsrk.
shire, bishop, Camden, Clayton. Den.
Ms, Dickinson, Eastman, Terrell,
Grantham, Cot. johnson, LOOMS.
Mcdonald, Scott, Shelton and Shcr
,arl-i7.
Ncr GtltTY-NIsssrs Arnc't. Culi.
wi. Cunningham. Gus,Ou, MrGin.
r,s and Plirc-G
Crou the ,ishh and second Article,
the President announced that the req
ni<itc twotlirls OF the Senate havin.
voted in the affirmative, the Treasurer,
J"hn S. liurdrli. haI been declared
gritty of Ihc changes preferred in said
articles
Upon the first article the requisite
two.thitiS vote Of tho Senate not hav.
Jug trCn given in the affirmative. the
Treasurer. John S. liurdgtt, stands
;'1r,tttd.
S,npiOr NlcGnnis offered n rt.oiu.
ii n that whrrcuS the Treasurer had
tom convicted Of mi:lcmcauors. that
l." be ccusured by the Senate but not
moved from Office, THIS proposition
Nss vatcd down The President then
announced that in passing judgment
lar Senate had tic power to remove
The respondent from office and iisqual.
! j, lin from Holding cliicC hereafter.
or they could remove him without the
disqualification, mud iflhcre was 10 OBJ
j c'Iun Oh The part Of the Senate he
N'uld submit tie Two propositions sep.
unrcIy. There being no objection it
vas dVuc accordingly.
Tie vote Tor removal stood 10 to 1
] lie second proposition, MS to whether
Nlr l;urdctt should be disqualified
LON holding any office Of prof; or
,ust hereafter, being submitted. the
',Haic voted unanimously in the neg.
tive. So Mr.. Eur!ctt was removed
ut not disqualified from holding Office
!; this State in the future. This gives l
be respondent, il he desires to do so, I
IL opportunity o"appcal from the |
Of thc Senate directly to, the 7
ropl,, and tho Senators oppressed u II
llingpcss that the people should have II
opportunity of reviewing their &C ]
4, A. .KdSr ,rua than tnaJa dtrnnl- q