Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-06-03
COURT OF IMPEACHMENT.
he Question OF Jurisdiction not 10 DO
Raised.

DIES MONIES, May GA resolution by Sen.
ator Schmidt that all Interpolation In the daI-
ly journal such as applause" daughter"
etc, indicating the sentiments OF the senate,
be omitted from the minutes, was adopted.
Senator Bolter moved that the answers TO tho
IDterrogatorles submitted by Senator Wolfe be
postponed until the final summing up OF the
case. Senator johnson moved TO lay the In
terrogatorlcs on the table. This brought Sen.
ator Knight TO his feet with question Of
privilege that senator had perfect right TO
put any question TO the court or managers or
defendants counsel for the purpose OF secur-
ing light on any legal question before them,
and that the motion TO lay on the table was
out Of order The chair ruled that motion to
lie on the table was not in order. There being
no other remarks on the subject the secretary
called the roll on the question whether the de-
cision OF the chair should be sustained In rul-
Ing Johnson's motion to lay Wolfes Interro-
gatories on the table out OF order. The vote
resulted yeas Al; nays4 4, Absent or not vot.
Ing 5.
The question then REQUIRED again on the
Wolfe interrogatories and TO the motion OF
Senator Bolter that the answer Of the question
be postponed until the managers: desrsd 10
answer the same or until the final summing
up of the case. motion by Senator Mccoy
that the entire subject be open for discussion
was lost, and Senator Sweeney, by leave, offer
a substitute TO his amendment that the man
ayers be requested to answer the intcrrogato-
ries propounded by Wolfe after the testimony
had been taken. Senator Casey moved that
further discussion OF the question be postpon-
IA. l. haI L.at, tair
A yea and nay vote resulted as follows:
The yeas wcre--Barrctt, Bayless, Bloom,
Bolter, Burdick, Caldwell, Carr, Casey,
Chambers, Chesboro, Clark, Deal, Dodge, Dom
nan, Doud, Duncan, Earle Catch, Gault, Glas,
Henderson, Henrie, Johnson, McDonough,
Miles, Parrott, Poynecr, Robinson, Schmidt
Stephens, Sutton, Sweeney, Underwood, Web
or, Whaley, Whiting, WoolsoD, Young-40.
The nays were-Chubb Dooley, Knight, Nc
Coy, Ryder, Wilkin Wolfe-7.
Preliminary business having been disposed
Of President Hull announced that the court
was now ready 10 hear witnesses. In view OF
the fact that the morning had been consumed
In the way It had Mr.. Weaver Of the Board Of
Managers, asked for recess Of fifteen minutes
TO bring in the witnesses. Request granted
and Court adjourned at IL o'clock for fifteen
minutes. Upon re-convening, Mr.. Weaver
called the present Secretary OF State, +. ID.
Jackson, as the first witness on the part Of
the prosecution. Treasurer Twombly was also
called on behalf OF the managers. Several
other witnesses on behalf of the prosecution
were also examined.
DIES MONIES, MAY 27-The trial opened by
the submission by Nourse Of an official GER
,t6oa,o sionad hv tho clark ~ tho court nf this
county dismlssing the injunction in the case
between the Burlington Insurance company
and Auditor Brown. The reading Of the ord
er Of dismissal provided the costs be charged
to the Insurance company. He also asked
the witness, Judge Newman, II the case had
been dismissed on account Of . change In tina