The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-03-31
QUESTION OF PROCEDURE IS
FIRST ONE TO BE RAISED BY
TRIBUNAL
SENSATIONS PROMISED
Prosecution Has Issued Nearly Two
Hundred Subpoenss-Msy Set
Three Times Daily to
Expedite Case.

bismarck. ". ID. March 2S-The i'm
parchment trial of Hon. John i.
Cowan. judge of the Second judicial
district. charged by the house of rep
resentatives at the recent session OF
the legislature with sundry crimes and
misdemeanors while acting in his off,
ciaI capacity, began at o'clock this
afternoon. The proceedings are before
the senate Of North Dakota, sitting as
a high court in the house chamber In
the state capitol.
The senate came to order in the reg
ular manner with Lieutenant Governor
Burdick presiding, followed by prayer
by Chaplain Harris. after which there
was the usual calling of the roll.
After the announcement Of employees
Of the senatorial body. the numerous
charges preferred against the accused
iurist and former attorney general Of
North Dakota, Were cad 10y Chairman
Homnes of the house board Of mana
gers conducting the trial.
The question Of rules. under which
proceedings are Ia he conducted. was
then brought up for discussion. The
prosecution contends that the district
court rules applicable to civil actions
should Ice observed throughout. while
the counsel for the defense protests
that the rules Of the district court ap-
pliCablc to quasi-criminaI cases hs0uld
he the method Of procedure
An official statement has been
given out that three sessions "A day
will he held. three hours ia the morn
ing ana the same in the afternoon and
at night. 1t is thought there will De
Nff IN
the part of "A large percentage OF SEN
atprs. Only n few Of the members OF
the upper house came in yesterday
last nights trains not bringing In
more than an even dozen. The main
| portion arrived at noon.
The prosecution issued 1874 suboenas
| but some Of those are duplicates and
/ some tripliCat"s. the same parties to bt
/ called to the stand several times.
Committees Were Named.
When the roll was called in the sen.
ate IL was found that Duis. Mcdonald
/ Movius and Pierce were absent
J II was moved that committees b,
named on employee. rules. mileage anC
per diem.
/ The chair appointed the following:
Employcs-Davis. Talcntt. steele %
Stutsman. Turner.
| Mileage and Per Diom-Elkcn. Gil
bert, Plain. Bcsscsscn. Carter
Rulcs-Steclc Of Renville. simpson
Williams, I.inde. Putnam. Baker
I WclCh
Steele Of RcnvIll" moved that so
/ copies of the journals nf the impcach
mont proceedings hr printed. 100 70
the attorneys and the newspapers an,
+ 400 for files
ON motion of WEIGH. the proceeding
will he conducted in the senate instcu,
of the house chamber as had becl
planned.
Simpson moved that all employe
who had reported he considered as OF
+ the pay roll till the committee on en-
/ ployes reported. This evoked n pro
/ test from Garden. Simpson announce
/ that he would not remain for the pro
cecdinEs IL forced to neglect his bust
ness and Il he could not have a stem
ographer To look after his correspond
! encc. The senate took his view Of tn
matter
The senate then adjourned To NEE
AZ o'clock this evening when it
expected the committees will rcpotr.