Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-19
THE IMPEACHMENT.

|
cution to Have Three and the Defense
| Two Notwithstanding the Case.
Senators were promptly in their seats yes
terday morning to proceed with the impeach-
ment case. The roll called, the president an
nounced that the first business was the consid-
Grafton of the resolutions offered by Senator
Nelson before the Monday adjournment.
! Senator Nelson said he offered the resolutions
to ascertain the wishes of counsel and mana
gers for the guidance of the court. He then Of
fered substitute to the resolution that the argu
! ment proceed at once, naming Thursday in
stead.
Mr.. Davis said it was delicate matter for
| counsel to touch upon, but the fact that the
Journal was four days behind, thus depriving
Senators of au opportunity to Look over and
| examine the evidence seemed to him valid
| objection against proceeding with the argument
at this time. And even if the Journal was up
| it would be imposing very severe task upon
| counsel to ask them to go ON with the argu-
| ment Immediately. Counsel were placed in a
peculiar position. They were few in numbers
| and had been compelled to attend daily upon
the trial, while the managers by their numbers,
had been enabled to divide up
their labors, some being engaged in preparing
their argument, while others were conducting
the trial. As to the order of argument, Mr..
Davis said counsel had made their arrange
ments upon the rule adopted by the Senate
upon the opening of the case, and it seemed to
him it would be inequitable and unfair to
| change the rule now. thus imposing upon them
needless and unlocked for labors,
and he protested most vigorously against any
change. But if it would be thought proper to
allow the managers three closing arguments
then he asked that respondent be allowed to
close the same as allowed defendants in GRIM
inal actions in this State.
Mr. Camnhal1 for the manauers said that
they were ready and would prefer to proceed, but
believing the force of the objections raised by
counsel they would not be tenacious upon that
point. As to the other proposition, he could
see no injustice in it. The practice in such
cases was to allow managers all the time de-
sired, and it was the right the representa-
tives Of the branch of the State government
finding the articles of impeachment. Another
thing, the managers had been assisted by
counsel engaged by persons deeply interested
in the case. He had followed the case from its
commencement, and was probably more thor
oughly acquainted with it than any other per-
son, and it was in the interests of justice that
he should be heard in the argument, and that,
too, without depriving either OF the managers
assigned to that duty at the beginning of the
case from performing that duty.
Senator Armstrong hoped before the Senate
retired the managers and counsel would indi.
cate, if they could, the probable time they
would want.
Mr.. Davis said while he would like to ac-
commodate the Senate he could only say. He
had never been accused of being prolific, and
he should try not to be in this case.
gnments and experience, he thought it would
be impossible to review the testimony by any
one speaker in less than a day.
Mr.. Gilman thought probably the managers
would divide up their arguments,
all not going over the same
articles as no more time would be
required for the three arguments than for two,
Senator Doran inquired how it would do to
let the managers go on this week and give Mr..
Davis next week.
As n0one seemed able to answer this conun-
drum, the Senate, on motion of Senator Nelson,
went into secret session to consider the ques-
tions.
THE DECISION.
The doors reopened, the president directed
Secretary johnson to read the decision reached
by the Senate as embraced in the following
orders:
Ordered, That the final argument, as provid-
ed for by rule 8, be commenced on Thursday
next.
Also, That the final argument may be made
by three persons on each side, the argument to
be opened and closed on the part of the House
provided, that in only two persons make
the closing argument for the respondent, and
three on the part of the managers, then two of
the managers shall speak before the respond
ent's counsel are heard.
During consideration in secret session, mo-
ton to have the argument commence to-day was
rejected with only eleven affirmative votes. A
proposition to allow respondent the closing ar
gument also rejected with but thirteen
affirmative votes.
n aft he on
nounced, Senator Edgerton offered resolution
that when the Senate adjourn Friday it be to
Monday next at P. NJ, but it being suggested
that probably that matter had better be left
undecided, the resolution was withdrawn the
understanding being that such adjournment
will be taken, the idea being that two of the
managers, and probably Mr.. Lovely of counsel,
will have concluded their arguments by Friday
evening, and then an adjournment had to such
time Monday as will suit the convenience Of
Mr.. Davis.
The Senate thereupon adjourned to Thursday
at $3.50 A, N,