Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-24
SINE DIE.

The Impeachment Court Draws ITS Last
| Days Salary and Braathes No More-"A
| Liar, q Coward and Sneak"-A Sum.
| mary Of the Expenses.
| The senate meeting foi the last act in the
court of Impeachment al 10 o'clock yesterday
morning, the roll being called, President Gill
man inquired the pleasure of the senate-the
business of the senate for which it was con.
vened having been virtually completed.
Senator Powers, taking the floor, said thai
during bis exceedingly pleasant stay in st.
Paul he had never felt called upon to
refer to anything said OF him by the press Of
the city. But there was something, he said,
In the P. p. which be does most emphatically
repudiate He was represented as pleading
| not to be forced to apologize for a remark
made in debate. He did not propose to make
| speech, but he did wish to say that the per-
| son who wrote the item was liar, coward,
| and sneak, and the man who procured it's
publication is also liar and sneak, and the
senator from Fillmore is personally respon.
sible for what he says.
Senator Shaleen asked (which senator from
Fillmore?" a query that elected hearty
laughter.
Senator G. F. Buck moved the remarks OF
the senator be taken as the cense of the senate,
and the chair, President Gilman, announced
they would be so considered unless objections
was made, SO the party alluded to by Senator
Powers, will understand that the senate OF
Minnesota considers him liar, a coward
and sneak.
Arecess was here taken to allow the finance
committee to audit certain bills.
Called to order again, the secretary OF the
| senate upon motion of Senator Campbell, read
the official record of the finding of the court
OF impeachment for the benefit Of the board
of managers, all of whom except Hon. James
Smith, Jr., were in attendance.
The finding read, Secretary Jennison was
instructed to prepare the official copy 10 be
| filed with the secretary OF state, which had to
be made of record before adjournment OF the
court.
A resolution offered by Senator Powers re.
turning thanks to Geo. A. Hillman and 10.
eeph E. Lyon, stenogtaphic reporters, for
their uniform courtesy and the excellence OF
their reports.
At about 1880 the secretary having COM
pIeted the record to be filed with lhe secretary
of state the senator's remaining were called to
| order, the record was certified to by President
Gilman and Secretary Jennison, and duly filed
as above.
Senator Mealey then moved that the secre-
tary deliver to respondent, Judge Cox, q duly
authenticated copy of the proceedings of the
court in this trial.
Mr.. Allis, of COUNSEL explained that adop-
ton OF the motion, would simply then require
the secretary to make up correct list of the
journals, the object being to secure the re-
spondent and counsel, and exemplifcation of
the proceedings.
Senator C. b. Gilfllan objected, and some
little discussion ensued as to the necessity for
the adoption of any such motion.
as copy Of the proceed
ings could be secured without trouble, when
printed. Finally, the motion was modified
by adding the words, "upon paying the sec
Rotary reasonable sum therefor" in which
shape it was put to vote, and very strangely
voted down by yeas 10, nays IA.
And with this the high court of impeach-
ment at 1:10p. M, upon motion of Senator
Crooks, adjourned without date.
RESUME OF THE COURT.
The court was in session siXty-fve days,
and its cost to the state will be about $50, 0O0.
The exact sum cannot now be stated, as the
cost of the printing cannot be given for sew
eral weeks yet. The purposes for which the
money was expended, and relative amounts,
will be about as follows: