The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-31
AFTERNOON.

Upon the rcassembling OF the Senate
the iirst vote was taken upon the eighth
article, which charged John s. Bardett
with corruption in attempting TO bribe
JIM. Camden, Of the First National Bank
Of Parkersburg. yaa. 3 I.
The manner Of taking the vote was as
follows: ,,t-,-... ~ -. = ~
Each Senator, as his name was called;
rose to his feet, and the President oil the
Court, also standing, propoundcd the fol-
lowing questions: 77JgljIG.. =
"Mr. Senator, whatsay you1sJoh ohm >
Burdett guilty or not guilty oi the
charges preferred in the article ?" To
which the Senator gave his answer. q .
On the article above alluded TOT the
vote stood, guilty, 20; not guilty,S.. 90
The affirmative votes were-Messrs
Bennett, Berkshire, Bishop, Caldwell, Cam
den, Clayton, Cunningham, Dennis, Dick;
inson, Eastman, Ferrell, Grantham, Coli
johnson, Loomis, Mcdonald, McGinnis,
Scott, Shelton, Sherrard. gsrT OF
Tic negative votes were-Messrs. Ar
nett, Guston, and Price. 'a alfEp
On the FIRST article, charginga corrupt
bargain with the, Merchants Bank o.
Charleston, whereby the Treasurer &C.
cured 81 600 rs q bonus for keeping al
average deposit Of $4,000 in that insti
tuition. ,.. t,,
The vote upon this article was as fol
GuILrY-Messrs. Bennett, Berkshire
Rishop. Camden. CLAYTON, Dennis, Dick
inson, Ferrell, Grantham, Gof, Johnson
LOOMS, Mcdonald, Scott, and sherrard
Nor GunTY-Messrs. Arnctt, Caldwell
Cunningham, Eastman, .Guston, McGin'
mis-, Price and Shelton-AS.
Upon the second article which charged
John S. Burdett with conspiracy in com
bining with his son, William I. Burdett, to
keep $4,000 OF State funds in the Mer'
chants Bank. The vote stood as follows
GuILTY-Mcssrs. Bennett, Berkshire
Bishop, Camden. Clayton, Dennis, Dick.
inson, Eastman, Ferrell, Grantham, Goil
johnson, Loomis, Mcdonald, Scott, Shell
ton and Sherrard-17. g.
Nor Messrs. Arnett, Caldwell
Cunningham, GuSton, McGinnis and
Price-6.
Upon the eighth and second articles the
President announced that the requisite
two.thirds OF the Senate having voted in
the affirmative, tho Treasurer; john 3
Bnrdett, has been declared guilty OF the
charges preferred in said articles.
Upon the first article the requisite two
thirds vote Of the Senate not having beer
given in the affirmative, the Treasurer
John s. Burdett, stands acquitted, '
Senator Loomis offered the following
order: That the respondent, John s. Bur
dett, having been found guilty upon the
second and eighth articles Of impeach'
mIent the Senate proceed to enter up it,
judgment, JS
Manager Good then rose in his place
and formally demanded in the name ol
the House OF Delegates and OF all the
people OF the State, that John s. Burdctt
DO removed from office and disqualified
from holding any office OF honor or profit
hereafter in this State. liF
Several orders on various points were
offered but were voted down or declared
out Of order, Counsel Morrow having
demanded the right TO speak upon The
hnal Judgment tho right was yielded
and the counsel addressed himself to thI
final question, "shall the respondent b
removed from Office" He was followed b,
Manager Stuart. Senator McGinni
moved that the Senator be censured
which was lost by vote OF 81 TO 2, Gus
ton and McGinnis voting in the aiIirma
tive. F '.'s '. .tls+ +
The President Of the court announces
that unless otherwise ordered he woul
divide the final question so that tho yot
should first be'upon the question Of remoy
Al from Office, and the question being pu
those voting aye were Messrs. Bennett
Berkshire, Bishop, Caldwell, Camder
Clayton, Cunningham, Dennis, Dfckinsol