Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-02-28

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The Senate then resumed its session
and soon adjourned.
HOUSE,
Thirty-siXth Day-Speaker Moore
convened the House at 10 O'Clock.
PRAYER was Offered by Rev. DR.. NJ. NJ.
Marshall.
The committee appointed to present
the impeachment resolution to the
Senate reported back, through its
chairman, Representative v -nstOn, o.
Bertie as follows: MIR. Speaker: IN
! obedience to the order of the House,
We this day proceeded to the bar OF the
Senate. and in the name Of this body.
and of all the people Of the State OF
! North Carolina, We impeached. as We
| were directed to do, David Vi. Furches,
| late associated justice, and now Chief
| justice, and Robert NJ. Douglas, aSso-
ciate Justice Of the Supreme Court OF
| North Carolina, of high crimes and
misdemeanors in office, and demanded
| that the Senate should take order for
| the same. and announced to the Sen
ate that the House would soon present
articles of impeachment and make
good the same. To which the response
was: The Senate has received the
! message, will consider the same and
take proper action thereon" The re-
port of the committee was ordered
spread upon the journal Of the House.
Thirty-seventh Day.-Speaker Moo"e
convened the House at 10 o'clock
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Butler.
Petitions were offered as follows:
BY Winston, to pension J. D. Bar
ham and L. W. Phelps.
By Benbow, to prohibit sale and
manufacture of liquor near Yadkin
Valley Institute
Inlrty-eigleh day.-The articles OF
Impeachment against Fuches and DUll-
glas, as prepared by the manage and
their attorneys, were submitted to the
House and adopted, after some discus
sion caused by objections to them on
the part of Republican members.
At exactly y o'clock the articles
were laid before the House. They
were read and re-read. article by anti
Gle, and adopted seriatim.
Immediately after the last article
nai been adopted a resolution was
sent to the Senate Informing that body
that the House was ready, through its
managers, to exhibit the articles of
impeachment whenever it should suit
the Senate to receive them.
1t suited the Senate to receive them
at once.
AS the clock pointed to the hour OF
2:l5 the managers, accompanied by
the entire House, proceeded to the
Senate
The Senate received the articles with
great solemnity and fixed 1890 Mon
day as the hour at which the Senate
Will organize as a court of impeach-
ment for trial Of the judges.
Just before II O'Clock, Doorkeeper
Howell announced in stentorian tones
Mr. Speaker, the report OF the mana
gers Of the Impeachment"
Then the managers elected by the
House to conduct the Impeachment
trial. entered the Hall. They were
Judge Allen. Of Wayne, chairman:
Mes@Ts- Craig, of Buncombe: Graham, |
OF Granville; Hayes, Of Chatham:
Rountree, of New Hanover; Nicholson |
OF Beaufort; Seawell, OF of Moore. and |
Shannonhouse, of Mecklenburg. h1r |
Spalnhour, of Burke, was absent.
Walking up to the speakers desk in |
appropriately ceremonious order, two
by two, with Judge Allen at their |
head, they ranged themselves in line |
on either side OF Judge Allen, who !
then said in distinct and incisiye |
tones:
MIR. Speaker: The managers cleo |
ted by the House to conduct the i'm |
pertinent trial Of David NJ. Punches |
and Robert NJ. Douglas have prepared |
articles OF Impeachment, which they |
are now ready to submit to the House |
Tor its consideration and adoption"
And all the while he spoke the clock
was striking twelve
Mr.. Gattis, of Orange. then moved
that the report be received. and that
the House resolve itself into commit
tee OF the whole for the immediate
consideration thereof. This motion
prevailed. and the Speaker called Mr.
Gattis to the chair.
On motion Of Judge Allen. the ar+i-
cles of Impeachment were orderod
read and considered seriatim. Mr.
WINSTON, Of BERTHE, at the request of
me committee. then read the FIVE ar
lcles printed below. They were sign
"a by all Of the managers. except, Mr..
:ohannonhouse, who it WIGS explained
oy Judge Allen, acquiesoed entirely in
the articles, but was at home when
Inc paper was signed.