The advocate., 1891-03-11
KANSAS LEGrsLAEURE.

Mr. Kimball, offered the following
preamble and resolutions, which we're
laid over under the rules:
Whereas, Tho House Of Representatives
have impoaohod TheOdOsius Botkin, Judge
OF tho Thirty-soCond judicial district, and
have notified tho Senate Of their action In
tho matter; and
Whereas, 10 is the constitutional duty Of
tho Senate 10 Try such impeachment thsre-
fore
Resolved, That tho Senate organize as a
court OF impeachment on Monday, March o.,
1891, and theroupOn adjourn .as such court
until April 20, 1891, at 3 O'Clock p. m. said
day, and that trial Of said impeachment DO
set for that time, and that all process DO
issued intermediate such organization, and
the time set for said trial be made return
able al the hour fixsd for said trial.
The board Of managers on the part Of
the House TO prepare and present articles
OF impeachment as 10 ThedoBius Botldn,
Judge Of the Thlrty-second judicial dis
tdCt Of the state of Kansas, presented the
several charges and specifications Of inn
peachment, and on motion Of Senator
Kelley OF Crawford, the same were
ordered TO be spread upon the journal,
which motion prevailed.
These articles Of Impeachment are ten
in number, the first Of which is as fol-
lows:
That the said Theodosius Botkin was on
the 13th day Of January, $780, ever since has
boon and still is Judge Of the Thirty second
judicial district OF tho state OF Kansas, and
that the said ThoodO8ius Botkin, while oc-
Cupying the official position as Judge Of said
judicial district, unmindful OF tho high du-
ties Of his ofHCe and the dignity and pro-
pri0tiOs thereof, has been repeatedly intoxi-
Gated In several places throughout said Judi
Cial district, 10 the manifest scandal OF the
administration OF justice, by means whereof
the said TheOdosius Bobkin has brought his
high Office as Judge as aforesaid into con-
tempt, ridiculo and disgrace, TO the great
scandal Of all good citizens, whereby said
TheodOsius Botkin, Judge as aforesaid, was
guilty Of high misdemeanors In Office, which
arc set forth in the several specifications
hereinafter written, in substance aud effect,
that Is TO say.
There are ton specifications under this
first article.
Article second reads as follows:
That tho said TheodOsius BOtkin, Judge
as aforesaid, unmindful Of the high duties
of his office and tho dignity and prOprietiSs
thereof, while engaged in holding through.
out his said district, In the various counties
thereof, the terms of the court as required
by law, and during the times Of holding the
Same, has been repeatedly intoxicated and
under the influence Of Intoxicating liquors,
by means whereof tho said Theodosius Bot
kin has brought his high office as Judge as
aforesaid into contempt, ridiCulo and dis
grace, TO the manifest scandal and danger
OF Justice and TO tho scandal of oil good
citizens, whereby the said TheOdOSius Bot
kin, Judge as aforesaid, was guilty of high
misdemeanOrs in Office, which are set forth
in the several specifications hereinafter
written, in substance and effect, that is 10
say;
Under this head are ten specifications.
Article 3 is much the same as section 2;
il recites In four specifications where
Judge BOtl1in was under the influence Of
intoxicating liquors, while sitting ON the
bench.
Articles and 5 are IA follows: