The advocate., 1891-06-03
VOTE on THE KANSAS. SENATE. ON, THE
BOTKIN IMPEACHMENT TRIAL siil o

On Friday, Msy"23, 1891, : a VOTE
was is' reached on 'the articles 81 81 I'm I'M.
peachmienit preferred BY the Kansas
House of Representatives by tbs
State senate, Of Kansaes4.. There were
thiby-fye Senators present. 40 Hon
Hill p. Wilson, ,,who represented. .ths
Fortieth district inthe Senate, which
contained fourteen counties IN north
western aKsnsss,A had resigned hit
seat. Senator "Buchan, who repre-
sssnitiss the county Of Wyandotte, Sen:
atoor' Z johnson the "a counties Of Jackson
and Jefferson, Senator kirkpatrick Xii
the counties Of Neosho and Wilson,
and Senator Martin, who represents
Bourbon county. were the Rbsenteea
.JOn article jVII.the vote stood, gull
ltyySynotag 926. Senator Kim
bah was excused. The text OF this
afticleS Sis as follows: '.''.1"o" o''''''''
mat the said Thecdcsius B0tNdn;; Jndge 'as
afOfesald, lHnmlndful OI the duties OF his ONCE
and the. al4nitIes aDd. pT0prletles thereof, has,
since and during his term Of Office, been an hab-
ltIal user o. Intoxicating liquors, TO such an ex-
cess as tO ihCapaC1tate MIN f0f' b cleSrMinded
discharge. Ofihis said djUdICiaLfaRetlens by means
thereof ;! The said8 Tbe0dOslus Rotdp.. has
brought his high Office Of Judge aforesaid into
contempt and ridlcule and disgrace to the mani
fest scandal ana great danger Of the adfnlDistra
tOnOfl justice, and tO.the. gteat scandal of all
good cltizelss whereby. the said TheOdOSluS Bot
kin, Judge, as aforesaid, was guilty Of high
miSdemeanOr inOfIlce.O4I cJOi"O..J ""T
Senators voting guilty were Messts.
Hark:niieissisi,, Hays, King ! Long, L Nc.
Taggarb Rankin, 5g1 l Rush and and Wheeler. l le
Senators voting not guilty were
Nsssrs, Bentley, Berry, . Carroll of
Laayenworth, Carroll Of Manu.. Ell,
listOn, Emery Forney, .Gillett, How,
ard Kelley. Of . Crawford, Kelly Of
CPherson, Lockard,9 MUhfsr,, Mgchs
en-, Moody, -'Murdcck; Norton o.
born, Richter, Roe, SckilliHg, Senior, !,
Smith, Tucker, : Woodward and
Wright. tr.a.o. saw yi4.q w,0 !. I..a. Jl9Al
The hss,.e .textiof article VIII il. as fol-
lQwss.(.e OIL .9gal..oo l.ooI l4&oA ,1.s
That the said sTheodosigg .BQtkin, Judge as
Aforesaid, unmindful Of the high duties Of his Of
'nce, and the dighltfes and pr6prIeeeS thereof,
did etlle eiiyCf springHeld1n his said district.
on or about the.lOth day Of january 1904, while
ina dGpg. Store where ~ oSicattiAg liquors were
sold, In violation of law, as was Well known to
HIM, curse and swear In d blasphernons manner,
aEl.Sayin the presence Of Others that God Al.
mighty was a. GOdsdamned, .fOOl;U slbg means
whereof he bEoDghlt. his AIgh 9Jice lDtQ contempt
and rldlcule and disgrace, to the great scandal
ofall good citizens, Whereby, the said Theodo-
sds BOtkln, ja0ee SsI aforesaid. was guilty Cf b
high hmIsdemeanOE In. Oiilce.4 o..d"q 10 oao.,y
.Tha vote ON this article was, guilty,
'4ynotAguilty, 80, Senator Kimball
was-excused from voting Senators
voting guilty were Messrs, Hays, Nc.
Taggart; Rush and Wheeler. = Ssns-
tors voting not guilty wi were MessrisiI
Bentley, Berry C Carroll of Lsa!yiellrn.l; y q rl !.
worth, Carroll. l.,ot ot Miami. " ami. i rElllisttOn,
Emery, ForpsHo Gilletta Hardness,
Howard, Kelley Of. Crawford, Kelly,
Of Mop Pherson, King, LOckard, Long
Mechemy Mohler, AfOodS MuE&ock,
Nerten,- Osborn, Rankin, Richter,