New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-05
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SENATE.
Pre.eeafsgs q she sssass who's sittisg n
High Coure Of lnDeaehnsuf.
sxxArn CnAnDsa, /
New Orleans February -, ls5& )
ThesChisf Justics Of the State Of Louisi
ana entered tho Senate Chamber, accom-.
panied by n. Justice Tsliaferro, who I'd.
ministered t. tho Chief Justice the follow.
ing oath:
i do solemnly swear that in all things
.ppertaiuin9 to the trial Of tho impeach-
ment Of william Pitt Kellogg, Governor Of
the State Of Louisiana, now pending, will
do impartial Justice according to the con-
stitution and the Laws. 50 help me- God.
On taking the chair the Chief Justice
said:
Senstose, for the purpose, Of organizing
the Senate into s Court Of Impeachment. it
will - necessity to call the roll now for
the purpose Of AsCersaining how many
moW6o0 aEo pRoee0t. Aesg,. 1855
The Secretary called the roll, = follows:
Present. Mossrs Allan, Anderson, Black
burn. Blunt, RFewster. Burch, Cage. Chad
bourn, D0ti6Ee, Dunont, 3netis. George,
0oodo. a. 0eeGmo, Grover. Harper, Her
vie. Kels6. Kelly, Landry, Hasicet, Ogden,
Pcliasd, ROber1on, Stamps, Steven. Sypher,
fWis6hell WeAse, Whaftoa, White, Whit
ney, Y0png-A
A quors.h being present, the Chief Jus
tice aid:
III 6afh YIN now b administered to the
Senafore ~ they will Is called by the Sec
rotary. The Secretary will call the roll.
Tho Secro$aRY proceeded to call the roll,
aad IL CAisf Jastaos administered the
cath to tho following Genatore:
Measra Allan, .Anderton, Blackburn,
Detiege, Dn1cot, Eegiis, George, Goode,
Ola, Gree6e. Grover. Harper, HerWig,
Kolso, Kelly, LAndry, EAsicot, Ogden, Pol
lard, Robertson, Stamps, Steven, Sypher,
TwitOholl, Weber, Wharton, White, Whit
ney, Young "a.
4 querum being present and duly quail
fed, the Chief Justice said:
The Senate being Organized - Court
of Impeachment, and ready to proceed, the
Eergeant-at-Arms win make proclamation.
The 0oreoantat-Arms-Hea ye hear
ye /! hoar 70! All persons are commanded
10 keep silence on pain Of imprisonment
while tho 6enate Of the 6tate of Louisiana
10 sitling for the trial Of the articles of i'm
VG00Qmeut -
ernor of Louieisns.
Mr.. John Ray, Of counsel for appearer,
submitted tho following plea:
In the matter Of the impeachment of
William p. Kellogg, Governor OF Louisi-
ana-The said William r. Kellogg having
appeared, now makes known to the High
Court Of impeachment that he il now
ready to answer any charges that may be
preferred againet him by the House of
Representatives,.
He prays the court to fix . time within
which the House of Representatives shall
DO required to prefer specific charges, in
order that he may be able to respond
wMs p. KELLOGG.
HENRY O. DIBBLE, r
j. e. LEoNARDs
Counsel
The Chief Justice ordered the same to be
spread on the minutes of the court.
Mr.. Dibble, Of counsel for appearer. read
tie following Plea, which he moved to fix
anA enter ON the record of the court:
In tho matter of the impeachment of
William p. Kellogg, Governor of Louieiana.
The said Appearer, William P. Kellogg, by
his underlined counsel. now asks the court
to dismiss the impeachment against said
William r. Kellogg, Governor Of the State
of Louisians, for that the House of Repre-.
sentives has failed to appear to prosecute
WIN. p. KELLOGG.
JOHN RAY,
H. C.. UIBBLE,
j, e. LEONARD,
OF Counsel.
The Chief Justice ordered the same to be