New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-08
1FEUCIAL JOURNAL

sx,raTE OF LOUISIAN1
SENATE.
efs<wss.xsuss OF the sesate when Sitting q
~ Aigh Court OF impeachment
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, Ft bruary ~, 1870
Tne Chief Justice of the State OF Louis
>zna esrss.ed the Senate Chamber accom-
s,suira ;,y Mr. Justice Taliaferro, who 40
,,,;uin.sored 20 the Chief Justice the follow
ing sxszn:
r <S.a soleE,aly swear that in all thing
1000 ming to the trial of the impeach
,sene, al William Pitt Kellogg, Governor 0
- Ssa be of Louisiana, now pending, vii
~. ine srtial justice according to the con
stiturdsa and the laws. So help me- God.
On. cssking the chair the Chief justice
saiGs.
Sefs6Sers, for the purpose of organizing
Nxa, Saaate into Court Of Impeachment, il
viii be necessary to call the Ioll now 1Ol
ebo gsurpose of ascerraining how many
monhecs are presens.
TITS Secretary called the roll, as follows
Pnes.snt-Messrs. Allan, Anderson, Black
Surrr- Bsunt. Brewster. Burch, Cage, Chad
Jlcurzn. Detiege, Dumont, Eustis. George,
laaodxA Gls. Greene, Grover. Harper, Her
Wig. Eslso, Kelly, Landry, Masicot. Ogden,
Yolisxsl, Robertson, Stamps, Steven, Sypher,
1aey. Y0nag-S4.
hi, ha Inc.
acasrzd:
THIS oath will now be administered to the
xanAsprs as they will be called BY the Sec
4pacsry- The Secretary will call the roll.
~sHs Secretary proceeded to call the roll,
and the Chief Justice administered the
oath TO dae following Senators:
MeHxE,s. Allan. Anderson. Blackburn,
HsuuE. Dre wster, Burcb, Cage, Chadbourn,
Nstieea, Dumont, Eustie. George, Goode,
= TlG. Greene, Grover, Harper, Herwig,
HAIso. Kelly, Landry, Masicot, Ogden, Pol.
zaxd. Robertson, Stamps, Steven, Sypher,
fRWiestssll, Weber, Wharton, White, Whit
aeys Eo4ng-a.
.Aquorum being present and duly quail
asd, tse Chief Justice said:
Tho Senate being organized as q Court
of impeachment, and ready to proceed, the
Sergeent-at-Arms will make proclamation
Tho Sergeantat-Arms-Hear ye! hear
ye! hear yel All persons are commanded
to keep silence ON pain of imprisonment
while the Senate of the State of Louisiana
10 sitting for the trial of the articles of inn
eenor of Louisiana.
0r. Dibble, Of counsel, submitted the fol.
Eawlg, which was ordered spread upon the
minntes of the court:
I'm the matter of the impeachment of
William Pitt Kellogg, Governor of the
State of Louisiana.
Mr.. Chief Justice, 1, William Pitt
Kellogg, Governor of the State of Louisi-
aua, do hereby waive the service of sum-
mons to appear before this honorable
to answer the impeachment found and pre-
scented sg ainst me by the honorable the
House Of Representatives of tho State of
Louisiana, and do hereby enter my ap.
pearanCe by my counsel, John Ray, Henry
C. Dibble and j. e. Leonard, who have my
warrant and authority therefor.
WIN. P. KELLOGG.
HI John Ray, of counsel for appearer,
suhnitted tho following plea:
In the matter Of the impeachment of
William P. Kellogg, Governor of Louisi-
ana.-The said William p. Kellogg having
appeared, now makes known to the High |
Court of impeachment that he is now
ready to answer any charges that may be |
preferred against him by the House of |
10 prays the court to fix time within |
which the House of Representatives ehsll |
DO required to prefer specific charges, in |
cCder that he may be able to respond
- tho same.
WIN. p. KELLOGG.
~yca1N RAY,
HENRY c. DIBBLE,
T. Il. LEONARD,
Counsel.
The Chief Justice ordered the same to be
spread on the minutes of the court.
Senator Twitcheu offered the following
wxlesz
Ordered, That the Secretary of the SEN
ID be directed to notify the House Of Rep
that the Senate lie now organ.
nod and sitting as . High Court of In
,oachment for the trial of William p,
Lelogg, Governor of Louisiana, and is
sady to receive the managers for the
House and such charges as the House may
,sstar against said William P. kellogg.
he Senate be directed to notify the House
4 Representatives that William P. KEEL
o4g, Governor of the State, has appeared
ef0re the Court of impeachment and
Faive2 citation and notice; and that he has
lfornaed the court that he is now ready to
nswer any charges that may be preferred
gainse him by the House Of Representa-
:yss, and he asked tho court to fix time
thin which the House shall be required to !
resent specific articles at the bar of the
Durt to the end that he may answer ,
ssret0.