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

RULE 6. All motions made by eithe
party or his counsel shall be addressed t
the presiding officer, and if he or any Ser
ator shall require it, they shall be CON
mitted to writing and read at the Secre
tsry's table.
RULE Z. Witnesses shall be examine,
by one person on behalf of the party pre-
ducipg them, and then cross examined b,
one person on the other side.
RULE 8. IT q Senator is called IS o wit
| ness he shall be sworn and give his test
mony standing in his place,
RULE 8. At all timee, while the Senate i
sitting upon the trial of an impeachment
the doors of the Senate shall be kept open
unless the Senate shall direct the doors t,
be closed while celebrating upon it's de
cisiOns.
RULE 10. All preliminary or interlocu
cutory questions, and all motions, shall b.
argued tor not exceeding five minutes or
each side, unless the Senate shall BY order
extend the time.
RULE IL. The case on each side shall be
opened by one person. The final argument
On the merits may be made by two persons
on each side unless otherwise ordered by
the Senate, upon application for that pur-
Pose), and the argument shall be opened
and closed on the part of the House of Rep
resentatives. The Senate, however, may
limit the time of argument by proper order
made.
RULE l2. On the final question whether
the impeachment is sustained, the yeas and
nays may be taken on each article of i'm
parchment separately, or enc vote may be
taken on the whole; and If the impeach.
ment shall not, upon any of the articles pre-
sented, be sustained by the vote of two
thirds Of the members present, a judgment
of acquittal shall be entered; but ii the per-
son acused in such articles of impeachment
shall be convicted upon any of said articles
by the vote of twO-thirds of the members
present, the Senate shall proceed to pro.
nOunce judgment, and certified copy of
such Judgment shall be deposited in the
Office of the Secretary of State.
RULE Ii. All the orders and decisions
shall be made and had by yeas and nays,
which shall be entered upon the record,
and without debate, except when the doors
shall be closed for elaboration, and in that
case no member shall speak more than once
on one question, and for not more than five
minutes on any interlOcutory question. and
for not more than ten minutes on the final
question, unless by consent of the Senate,
to be had without debate; but q motion to
adjourn may be decided without the yeas
and nays. 1t shall require vote of the
majority of the Senate to direct that the
uOOIC 70 CAUScu AOE OollU0EHCIOu anu b mo-
ton to close the doors shall not be debated.
RULE Ia. Witnesses shall be sworn in
the following form, viz: "You, do
swear Tor affirm, as the case may bel that
the evidence you shall give in the case now
between the State of Louisiana
and - shall be the truth, the whole
truth; and nothing but the truth. So help
you God"
Which oath shall be administered by the
Secretary or any other duly authorized
person.
Form of subpoena to be issued on the ap-
plication of the managers OF the impesch-
ment, or of the party impeached. or Of his
counsel: "To -7, greeting: You and
zach of you are hereby commanded to ap-
pear before the Senate of the State Of
Louisiana, -, at the Senate Chamber,
in the city of New Orleans, then and there
TO testify your knowledge in the cause
which is before the Senate, in which the
House of Representatives have impeached
not.
witness, 49,, presiding officer of
he senate ate at IT. the city Of New Orleans this
lord and OF the indep pc n % Of thu thu
United States the -.
Secretary of the Senate"
Form of oath to be administered to tina
members Of the Senate sitting in the trial
f impeachment:
~ solemnly swear Tor affirm, as the case
nay Del that in all things appertalniug to
he trial of the impeachment of --,
ow pending, will do impartial justice,
ccOrding to tho constitution and laws. So |
clip me God"
RULE Is. If the Senate shall at any time
ail to sit for the consideration of articles |
t impeachment on the day or hour fixed |
herefor, the Senate may. by an order |
dOpted without debate. fix q day and |
our for resuming such consideration.
Senator White made the point of order |
lat the rules should have been adopted
efore the Senate resolved itself into High |
curt of Impeachment.
The Chief Justice ruled that he had been
formed by the Secretary that the rules
I'd been adopted by the Senate.
Senator White offered an order that the
mate proceed with closed doors.
Senator Burch called for tho yeas an d
Tvs, with the following result:
Yeas - Anderson, Blackburn, Eustis,
gorge. Goode, Greene, Grover, Harper,
ely, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, White,-
Nays-Allain, Blunt, Brewster, Burch,
age, Chadbourn. Detiege, Dumont, Kelso,
ascot, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, Twitchell,
cher, Wharton. Whitney, Young-lS.
Breaux, Ola, Herw;g
andry-5.
And the Senate refused to adopt the or.
The question recurring upon Senator
motion to lay Senator Whites
aendment to the order offered By Senator
vitchell on the table. the amendment was
ID on the table.
The question recurring on the adop-
N of Senator Twitcheil's order,
nstor Robertson called for the yeas and
ys, with the following result: i
Keas-Allain, Anderson, Blunt, Brewster,
rob; Cage, Ghadbourn, Detiege. Dumont,
., Greene, Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Lam
=, Masicot, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher,
,itchell, Weber, Whitney, Young-S3.
Says-Blsckburn, Eustis, George, Goode,
over, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, 1
ABSENT - Alexander, Breaux, Kelly, 6
lart0n-4.
he order was adopted.
enator Blackburn offered the following
or: @
ordered, That the vote BY which the rules a
'erning this Court of Impeachment were
'pted, or said to have been adopted, DO .,
reconsidered.
enator Goode offered the following sub
ute: 81
,rdered, That the entry on the journal 7
the rules have been adopted by the Sen.
for the Senate sitting as Court of I'm hi
cnment, DO expunged, the said entry m
~ untrue. pl
enstor White called for the yeas and |"
. on the substitute, with the following Il
lit: NJ