Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-23

except Senator Beman of WinoSa county, and
Senator Lawrence of Wabashaw, who have
not been In attendance at any time curing
the trial, and Senator Langdon of Minneapo.
lis, who has not been present for the last
three weeks.
Senator Crooks moved that further pro-
ceedings be with open doors.
Senator Rice moved to lay the motion on
the table, which latter motion, after briei
discussion, was adopted, yeas IS, nays Is.
Senator Macdonald moved that the senate
now proceed to vote upon the articles, taking
them up In their order, and that the managers
for the house, counsel for respondent and re-
porters be admitted to the chamber, but SEN
storiHinns pr omptly interposed motion to lay
on the table, which motion prevailed, yeas ~,
nays TO-
THE FORMULA.
The senate then proceeded to vote, first
upon article 1, the following formula being
pursued. The article would be read by the
secretary, who would then call the names OF
the senators. Each senator as his name is
called, rose in his place and the secretary pro-
posed to him the following question. "Mr.
Senator, how say you, is the respondent, Z.
St. Julien Cox, Judge of the district court OF
the State of Minnesota, IN and for the MIMI
judicial district, guilty or not guilty, as
charged in the article of impeachment Inc
vote taken, the result would be handed the
presiding officer, who announced that the res
pondent, E. St. Julien Cox, Judge OF the Ninth
judicial district, has been declared guilty upon
such article by senators, -and--senators
have pronounced him not guilty. Having
been pronounced guilty by more or less than
two-thirds. he stands guilty, or acquitted, as
the case might be, upon the article.
ARTICLE I.
The articles up 10 the seventeenth are sim
liar in substance and form, except
as to the time and place where
the alleged offense was committed. Article
one upon which the first was taken Is as fol-
lows: 80
That Z. st. Julien Cox, being Judge OF he
district court Of the State of Minnesota, in and
for the ninth judicial district, unmindful OF
his duties as such Judge, and in violation OF
his oath of office and of the constitution and
laws of the State of Minnesota, at the county
of Martin, in said state, 20 wit: On
the 22d day Of January, 4. u.
1878, and on divers days between that day and
the 5th day of February, A. D. 1878, acting as
and exercising the powers of such judge, did
enter upon The trial of certain causes, and the
examination and disposition of other matters
and things then and there pending In the dis
trict court of Martin county and did then and
there preside as such judge In the trial, ex-
animation and disposition thereof, while he,
the said E. st. Julien Cox, was in state oil
intoxication, caused by the voluntary and I'M
moderate use of intoxicating liquors, which
disqualified him for the exercise OF his under
standing in matters and things then and there
before him as such judge, and which then and
there tempered him incompetent and unable to
discharge the duties of his said office with de-
cency and decuorum, faithfully and impartially
and according to his best learning ard dlscre-
ton, to the great disgrace of the administra-
ton of public Justice, and to the evil example
or persons in office, by reason whereof, he, the
said E. st. Julien Cox, was then and there
guilty of mlsbehavior in Office, and Of crimes
and misdemeanors in Office.
The vote upon this article resulted unanl-
nous acquittal, IS.
ARTICLE II.
Article two charged the same otteDse at Wa
teca, in March and April 1879.
The roll call upon this proceeded without
until the name of Senator Pow
ers was reached, who in explaining his vote
claimed the right to review the testimony.
Senator G, d. Gilfllan did not think such
a course was attainable under the mere
in the case of the senator, Others would claim
a like privilege, and the result would be
another general discussion, and an unneces-
sary prolongation OF the trial.
Senator Powers asked if senators were afraid
TO hear the testimony.
Senator J. E. Gillian raised the point the
senator was not in order.
The discussion was continued at some
length, Senator Powers finally ending it by
statement that as the majority seemed afraid
of the testimony he would not offend again by
q review of 1t.
The vote resulted as follows: