The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-17
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
FIRST DAY.
SENATE CHAMBER,

February II. 1876.


Athafpast twelve O'Clock Mr.. Gray moved that the
Senate do now proceed organize Court of impeachment
and that committee Of Two De appointed . Wat upon " the
Senate and the prescribed bath to the Senators pres
ent. -a f
Which motion prevailed @ II
Tbereupon the President pro tpore the Senate announced
The Legislative and Executive business of the Senate will now be
suspended and the Senate will be organized into Court Of I'M
peachmen consider the matter OF the impeachment OF Thomas
w Cardozo, State Superintendent of Public Education
Mess Taylor and Terry were appointed as COMMITTEE TO
wait upon and the attendance of OF the Justices OF
the Supreme Court administer the oath to Senators
In few moments Mr.. Justice Tarbe, Associate Justice OF
the Supreme of the State of Mississippi escorted by the
committee Messrs Taylor and Terry entered the bar of the
Senate.
President pr comparative oath will be administered to
each of Seaors present As the roll called by the Secre
arv each Senator will his and and stand at
his place The Secretary will call the roll
The Secretary proceeded call the roll alphabetically and Mr.
Justice Tarbel administered the oath Senators Allen Al
bright Barry Cacott Carter Chalmers Everett Fewe F
ton Mc(,okii Mcneil MendenhalI Nets Morgan Oldham
REYNOLDS Shirley Sims Stewart Stone Taylor Terry Thomp
son. Thornton and White in the words following:
trial 90 Hmn na om all srP sate uD TO s
tendent of Public Education pending will do justice ae-
cording to law and evidence; So help me God"
directed by the President pro Ore
Managers the part Of the House that the Senate is
organized Court Of Impeachment and is ready pro
coed with the trial of the Impeachment of W. CardoO State
Superintendent of Public Education
In short time the Managers the part of the House
announced by the Sergeant-at Arms - II. .
President pro mporeThe Managers of the impeachment will
within the bar and the provided for them
j. c. Hall and j. Z. Leigh within the bar and took the
assigned them in the front of the Chair Mr. Man
ager Men air absent.
President pro Messrs Managers The Senators pres
having been according to law and being mall respects
duly and Contuonay organized Court Impeachment
is ready proceed with the trial of the impeachment
T. W. Cardozo State Superintendent of Public Education
Mr. Manager ShandsN1r. President We instructed by
the House Representatives its Managers demand tina
the Senate take against Thomas W. Cadozo Supernten
of Public Education of the of Mississippi
the bar the Senate Articles of I'm
parchment heretofore preferred by the House of Representative
by its Managers before the Senate -...
President eDpOre-Oders will be taken by the Senate
BY Mr.. Taylor: OrderedThat writ of issue
Thomas w. CarOzo Superintendent of Public Education,
citing the Articles of Impeachment preferred by the House
ce and notifying him appear before the Tuesday
March IA, 1876 at hafpast o'clock A. the
Chamber the city of Jackson, and file his Ar
cles of impeachment and stand and abide the orders
judgments of the Senate thereon. ->,>-
Which order adopted by the following vote:
YEAsMessrs. Allen Albright, Barry, Calicott, Carter Cha
mers, Everett FewelI FizGerad Foote, Furlong Graham
Morgan Oldham, Reynolds Shirley, Sims Stewart Stone Tay
Tor, Terry, Thompson Thornton, futile and Whte-32. :
NAYs-None
ABSENT VOTING essrs Catchngs Mcclure
Mendenha, Pratt and Smith,. i. - .-....
The Managers on the part of the House then retired
Mr. Reynolds that the Senate, sitting upon the tra
of the impeachment of T. W. Cardozo, adjourn Tuesa
next the 14th instant, a and a half o'clock A. NJ
The motion prevailed and the President pro tepore hereupo
declared the Senate sitting the trial impeachment afore
said adjourned to the time named and the resumed
Legislative business
lOFrcIAL D. p PORTER. -,v
Secretary of the Senate