The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-04-05
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
ADELBERT AMES,
Governor of the State of Mississippi
CONCLUDED.
SIX TIL d A Y.

The Chief Justice then assumed the
The Chief Justice
The Senate sitting the trial of the Impeachment of Abel
bert Ames Mississippi will please be
order The SergeantatArms will make the usual proea
The Sergeant Arms made proclamation in following
O, yes! O. yes! o. yes!An persons commanded
the State Of Mississippi is sitting for the trial of the Articles
of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives
The
The Secretary will please notify Managers the part
After short time the Sergeant Arms entered the Senate
Mr. Chief Justice The Managers. of Impeachment
the matter Of Adelbert Ames, are now present
The Managers part of Representatives
please take seats of the Senate The
will read the journal of the last day which the
Senate sat as Court of Impeachment
Secretary the journal Of Monday, March
Of, 1876; which adopted
The Chief Justice
and consider the first business this morning. the order
moved by Mr. Barry the Senator from the Eighteenth District
Eleventh District Mr. MeCaski whether it will let that
slider the business the order which these matters before
the Senate?
Senator McCaski-
Mr. Chief Justice, believe that order postponed in
order give the Managers and the counsel for the Respondent
opportunity to consult and report We have not heard any
thing from them yet
the following rule Ordered That the Reporters and
Transcbers of the testimony in this be to make
true and correct reports thereof as follows: 49, do
4I ti f th M in tb tii Of AdnIbe 4e
of the Mississippi the Articles of I'm
parchment preferred against by Representa-
tives: SO help God!
The Order agreed to by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs Albright Barry, Cacott Catchings, Chal-
Gray, Griffin Hooker McCask Mendenhal Nets, Morgan
Oldham Pratt Reynolds Shirley, Sims Smith, Stewart Stone
Taylor, Terry, Thompson, Thornton, Tutte-Sl -
ABSENT AND NOT VoTma-Aessrs Allen, Carter johnston
George W Hardacre Holland then by
the Chief Justice in accordance with the oath above
Barry wish to call up the order before the Court
in reference to the number Of counsel who will make the final
The Chief Justice the Senator propose to
up and consider 1t now?
The Chief Justice The Secretary will please read the
The Secretary read as follows:
Ordered That Rule be amended that such of
of the House of Representatives, desire to do
the final argument OF the cause deliver one oral printed or
Senator McCaskl offered the following amendment thereto:
Amend by inserting the word either after the word de
liver; and amend further by inserting the words, file one
where in said order
Senator Chalmers offered the following substitute for
the order and amendment thereto:
Ordered That three Managers the part of the House,
the number the part of the Governor de-
liver oral the and such Managers Coun
sci desire to do file written printed argument
The Chief Justice The Senate will prepare the
Senator REYNOLDS: move to lay the substitute of the Sen
ator from the Twenty-eigh District the table.
Chief Justice When this subject before the Court
day the Honorable Managers
proper for the Court hear what these gentlemen have
and suppose the Conrt would like to hear from them before
Mr. FeatherStOn
the Managers have had no meeting consultation upon that
subject have they had conference with Counsel for
Respondent Owing to the of they have
had no opportunity OF doing So not anticipating so early &C
ton upon the order.
postponed subject the call of the Senator who in
PRODUCED the subject
The motion agreed to.
The Chief Justice Are Counsel for the Governor prepared
the the House Of RepEesentativess
Mr. Counsel ready, if your Honor please
if in order, will read the
the Honorable the Senate of the State of Mississippi
sitting a High Court of Impeachment.
Impeachment Adebert Ames
of the State of Mississippi
And this Honorable Court comes, by his counsel,
Thomas Duran and Roger A. Pryor, Adelbert Ames Gov
of the State Mississippi and protesting that he
upon charges against by Honorable
Representatives the 27h day of March, 1876
Articles of Impeachment
charges crime and isdemeanor alleged to have been
by him, the OF the present pro-
ceedng impeachment against him. and for that he only
legally called upon be legally tried said Ar
4ces impeachment presented the said 9th day Of March,
1876 separate proceeding of Impeachment;
reservng all benefit and advantage Of this
may have hereupon proceeds file his plea
to the said Articles of impeachment
And plea twenty
Respondent pleads not guilty Of the high crime Office there
forth every allegation
tanned mputng to him any bad conduct or improper motive
or neglect of duty.
plea to the twenty-thrd Article
spondent denies alleged thai he
guilty of the high misdemeanor office therein charged
And this Respondent for further and plea to each OF
said twenty and twenty third Articles Impeachment
says that they do charge against him any high crime
misdemeano known and defined the Constitution and
of the State of Mississippi solemny denying all
intentions and designs charged the said twenty
second and twenty third Articles inconsistent with the upright
discharge of his duty asserting
what he right believing that he was well war
the State
or misdemeanor alleged; prays
may be inquired by as
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