The advocate., 1891-03-11

resolutions, which were adopted:
Resolved, That Especial committee Of three
bo appointed by tho House 10 notify the
Senate that Che House will present an inn
peaehment Of Theodoaius BOtkin, Judge Of
tho Thirty-seoOnd judicial district, and that
In due time, tho House, by Ia managers,
will present speolAoa ARTICLES Of impeachment
and 10 ask process against the person inn
pOachod.
Resolved, That the articles of impeaoh-
ment Of Theodosius Botkin, Judge OF the
Thirty-ssoond judicial district, presented by
the special committee Of five appointed by
this House on Eobruary 7, 1891, 10 investi-
gate the charges against said Theodosius
Botkin bo adopted by this House as the arti-
Clss Of impeachment of said TheOdOsius
Botkin, Judge Of the Thirty-seCOnd judicial
district.
Resolved further, That board Of mana
gors, consisting Of Ave members of this
House, be appointed by tho speaker 10 act
with the attorney general 10 prosecute the
trial OF the said ThOodosius BOtkin upon
said articles Of impeachment before tho
Senate, and that said board of managers
shall have power 10 employ counsel learned
In the law TO assiOt them, and TO employ
5tonographer.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the clerk of this House be
instructed 10 inform the Senate that the
House. through its managers, is prepared TO
present 10 that body articles Of impeaCh-
ment OF TheOdOsius Botkin, Judge OF the
Thirty-seCond judicial district.
The committee Of three was appointed
consisting Of Messrs. Douglass, Wagner
and HOllenbaoh.
The following named gentlemen we're
as board OF managers In the
Botkin impeachment: MessFs. Whit
tlngton, Mitchell, Coulson, Webb and
CoOnR.
The report Of the special committee
was submitted as follows:
The special committee appointed by the
House 70 notify the Senate that the House
will present an impeachment of TheOdosius
BOtkin, Judge Of the Thirty-seoond judicial
district, would report;
Your committee performed the duties
assigned them by appearing at tho bar Of
the Senate, and by reading TO the Senate,
and by delivering TO the secretary thereof,
the following notice and demand.
GEo. L. DOUGLASS, Chairman.
MR. PRRsIDRNT;--The undersigned appear
al the bar Of the Senate Rs committee Of
the House Of Representatives, charged with
the duty of notifying your honorable body
that tho House has impOaohed TheOdosius
BOtkin, Judge Of the ThiEty.seOOnd judicial
district Of the state Of Kansas, for high mis-
d0meanOrs in Office, and will, in due time,
by lie managers, present special articles Of
impeachment, and demand that the Senate
take order for the appearance Of said Theo-
dOSius BOtkin 10 anSwer TO the said impeaOh-
mont.
The following House concurrent reso-
lvtlOn No. 80, was offered:
Whereas, The government OF the United
States did grant TO the Union Pacific rail-
road a quantity Of land adjoining said rail-
road equal in value to $4,000 per mile, or
more than enough 10 build three such roads
and fully equip the same; and
Whereas, Said road has not paid on the
mortgage now held by the government any
Of che principal, and none Of the interest
due 10 the government for many years; and
Whereas, The government now holds only
a second mortgage, which should have been
the frat; and
Wharaaa Tho aaid unorkuaOa ia novy dua