The news & observer., 1901-02-24
ACTION TO BE TAKEN MONDAY
A High Court of Impeachment Will
be Organized at 1888.
JUDGES WILL BE SUMMONED TO APPEAR
When The Managers Went to The Senate TO Pre-
sent the Articles Of Impeachment They
Were Accompanied by the Mem
berS of the House.

The articles of impeachment against
Judges Furches ard Douglas, as prepared
b. the managers and their attorneys,
were yesterday submitted to the House
and adopted after some discussion caused
by objections to them On the part of Re-
publican members.
At exactly II o'clock the articles were
laic before the House. They were read
and then re-read, article by article, and
adopted seriatim.
Immediately after the last article had
beer adopted a resolution was sent to the
Serate Informing that body thai the
House was ready through it managers, to
oAbitit the articles of impeachment
whenever it should suit the Senate to
receive them.
Il suited the Senate to receive them at
orce.
As the clock pointed to the hour of 2:15
the managers, accompanied by the en-
tire House, proceeded TO the Senate.
The Senate received the articles with
great solemnity and fixed 1890 Monday
as the hour at which the Senate will or
ganize as a court of impeachment for
trial of the judges.
IN THE HOUSE.
Just before II o'clock, Doorkeeper
Howell announced in stentorian tones:
"Mr. Speaker, the report of the managers
of impeachment
Then the managers elected by the
Iiouse to conduct the impeachment trial,
entered the Hall. They were Judge AL
len, of Wayne, chairman; Messrs. Craig
o. Buncombe Graham, of Granville,
Hayes, of Chatham Rountree, of New
Hanover; Nicholson, of Beaufort Seawell
OF Moore, and Shannonhouse. of Meek
lenburg. Mr.. Spainhour, of Burke, was
absent.
Walking up to the Speakers desk in
ppIopriately ceremonious order, two by
two with Judge Allen at their head,
they ranged themselves in line on eithei
side of Judge Allen, who then said in
distinct and incisive tones:
Mr.. Speaker: The managers elected by
the House to conduct the impeachment
trial of David NJ Furches and Robert NJ
Douglas have prepared articles of i'm.
parchment which they are now really
&c submit to the House for its considera
tion 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 committee 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 articles
Of Impeachment were ordered read and
considered seriatim. Mr.. Winston OF
BERTHE. at the request of the committee,
then read the FIVE articles printed below.
They were signed by all of the managers,
except Mr.. Shannonhouse, who it was ex-
planned by Judge Allen. acquiesced entire |
ly in the articles, but was at home when
the paper was signed
The consideration of Article One was
then taken up, and Mr.. Rountree made |
a hrief statement to the members of the |
House, giving the substance of the ar |
ticle, which tells the whole story of the
claim against the State of TheOphilus
White and the issuing of the writ o,
lnandamCs in violation of the Constitu-
tnn OF North Carolina.
MIR. Marlborough: Il voted against the
resolution and l shall vote against the
articles. have no wish to obstruct the
duties of the managers appointed by the
House. and shall merely content my
self with voting against each article as
il comes up.
Mr Whitaker, Of Forsyth then moved
the adoption of the first article
Judge Connor said that his position on
the proceeding was well known; but that
he would vote for this article, for it
merely cited facts already well estab-
bshed.
Wr. Ebhs, the Republican leader. was
seen to be rising in his scat just as the
question was put on tho adoption of
Article I. He did not speak however,
himself with loud mo"
The article was, of course, adopted by
a big majority.
Article No. was then taken up and ex- !