St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-16
BOARMAN A BOODlER
At Least That Is What the
Judiciary Committee OF
the House Thinks.
1t Is Alleged That Financial
Considerations Influenced
His Decisions.
Articles ofImpeaehmentPr Prob
ably to Be Presented Dur
ing the Week.
Both Houses Turning Off Ap-
preparation Bills With Sur
prising Alacrity.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.- Articles of
impeachment against Judge Aleck
Boarman, of Louisiana, have been pre-
pared. and will probably be presented
to the house this week. There are at
least a dozen articles, charging the use
of public funds and allowing his de-
ciSions to be influenced by financial con-
siderations. Judge Boarman. it is eX-
pected, will be here tomorrow to make
a general denial of all the charges
against him. 1t is the general opinion
that if the house adopts the articles OF
impeachment against Judge Boarman,
and the matter goes to the senate, that
body, being continuing one, can pro-
ceed with the case in the next congress.
The proceedings in an impeachment
case have always been accompanied
with many formalitieS, and it is not
likely that this case will afford any eX-
ception. Acting upon the precedents
already established, the house, if it de-
cideS that Judge Boarman shall be i'm
peached, will appoint two members to
aquaint the senate with the fact.
accompanied by the statement
that the articles of impeachment
will be forthcoming and by the
request that Judge Boarman be ordered
to appear. After this first step the
house will appoint committee to pre-
pare and report the articles of impeach-
ioln ha vii
adopted, five managers to conduct the
trial OH the part of the house will be Sc
lected by ballot, The articles will then
be presented to the senate by these
managers, whereupon the senate will
convene as court of Impeachment.
During the first SO sslon of the trial the
house will march in body to the SEN
ate, but, on subsequent sessions, until
the arguments begin, will b repre-
sented by its managers. The energy
displayed by congress during the past
week in action upon the general
Appropriation Bills
has had the result Of placing these
measures III state of forWardneSS that
compares favorably with the record OF
the preceding congresses i'll the short
session. Although none of them have
become laws, two (the army and the
fortifcation) bills have been agreed
upon in conference. and will doubt
less reach the president i'll day
or two. Four appropriation bills
(the District of Columbia, the military
academy, the pension and the navaD
have passed both houses and will go to
the final conference stage as soon as
the necessary order can be made by the
house of representatives. The diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
has been reported to the senate, and
the legislative. executive and judicial
appropriation bill and the sundry civil
bill are awaiting the action of the sem
ate committee on appropriations. The
Indian appropriation bill is under con-
sideration by the house, and two appro-
priation bills (the postoffice and the ag-
riculturaD on the calendar, thus leav-
ing only one of the thirteen apprOpria-
tion bills (the general deficiency to be
yet prepared by congress, reported to
the house. The copyright bill is the
unfinished business before the senate.
Whether the consideration will be re-
sumed tomorrow, however, depends
upon the majorty'S estimate of the
amount of time that will be required to
reach the point of final action, Senator
Hale has stated his intention to call up
the diplomatic appropriation bill to-
morrow, but as the friends of
The Copyright Bill
are confident the measure is In such
shape that it cannot consume much
more time, it will probably be brought
to final vote before the diplomatic bill
is taken up. The sundry civil and leg
slative appropriation bills are to be re-
ported some time during the week, and
will be pressed at once upon the senate'S
consideration. Conference reports on
other and further advanced appropria-
tion bills will also DC submitted for ac-
ton. The Republican caucus list Of
measures selected for consideration i'll
the intervals between the discussion of
the appropriation bills is as follows:
The Indian depredations bin, the Nc
aragua canal bill, the pure food and the
Conger lard bill, the interstate
commerce bill, the land court
bill, the bankruptcy bill, the
revenue marine bill and the Pacific rail
road funding bill. How far in this pro-
gramme 1.-The senate may proceed will
depend on the amount of time occupied
by the appropriation bills. but it is the
caucus determination that none of the
measures named on the list shall be per-
mitted to remain under consideration
for an unreasonable length of time, and
as matter of justice TO the succeeding
features of the order any bill will be
laid aside that provokeS very much de-
bate. In the house it is confidently eX
pected by the party leaders that by the
end of this week the general deficiency
bill Will be the only one of the regular
llc tnd on 9 "a inf fn
finish consideration of
The Indian Bill
early tomorrow, and it has been ar
ranged that the postoffiee and agri-
cultural appropriation bills shall follow
the Indian bill in the order named. The
shipping bill. which has for about two
weeks remained pending in the house
as unfinished business. will then be
again brought up, and its friends pur-
pose to secure final action on it before
the end of the week. The committee
which reported the bill is prepared, if
necessary, to take the senate bill, un-
amended. as the measure to become
law. but generally prefer that there
shall be incorporated in the senate bill
the mail and naval reserve clauses of
the house measure. MI. Thompson, of
during the week the recommendation
of impeachment decided upon by
the Judiciary committee in the
case of Judge Boarman, of Louisl-
ana, but will not press this
matter if it will seriously delay the ap-
preparation bills or the shipping bill.
The silver question still remains the
most absorbing topic Of discussion
among members of the house, and there
is constant fear among the conserva-
tive members that it may at some un