The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-05

4. nould be slow and deliberate,
ahAx rked with frequent Interrupt
tionA e. >sason Of the anticipated ex-
planah cx.S votes. Not one ex-
PLANTATION q vote was made by any
senator dls G. The entire afternoon
SO far as deh .Aing the guilt Of the
accused was concerned.
Vote Analyxed.
The record of the vote as cast is
interesting, aud the following state
ment indicates strength Of the prose-
cution through the balloting; on
seven specifications there were un-
animous votes of not guilty: on four
specifications there was only one vote
Of guilty; on two specifications only
two votes of guilty were cast: on two
specifications three senators voted
guilty; one one specification four
senators voted guilty; six senator's
voted guilty on two others; two 9th
ers found seven votes Of guilty while
two more found eight votes Of guilty;
ten senators voted guilty on one
specification; four specifications
found eleven votes of guilty; three
specifications brought out twelve
votes of guilty; six other specifica-
tions brought out thirteen votes of
guilty; three specifications showed
fourteen votes Of guilty; four others
resulted in fifteen votes of guilty;
three specifications brought out six
teen votes Of guilty; seven speciflca-
tions found seventeen votes; twelve
specifications resulted In eighteen
votes; one occasion brought out nine
teen ballots Of guilty; three specif-
cations brought twenty votes Of
guilty; five times twenty-one senators
voted guilty; one specifications show
ed twenty-five voting guilty, and one
other found twenty-three. the highest
number cast.
Features incident to the close Of
the trial were numerous, these COM
ing Immediately after the vote Of not
guilty had been announced, and dur
Ing the evening session. It was not
until 9:25 O'Clock that the court Of
Impeachment was dissolved, and It
was fully two hours afterwards be-
fore the state senate adjourned sine
die, thus ofacially concluding the
Thirteenth legislative assembly Of the
state.
When the short recess that had
been declared by President Burdick
after the vote had been concluded
was over. and court again went into
session, Senator Simpson moved that
on each Of the charges In full. with
out regards as to individual speci-
fcations hereunder, and after the
senahet had cast such q vote on tho
habitual drunkenness charge, the
idea was abandoned on the ground
that there was no further reason Tor
such action, respondent having al
ready been acquitted.
Senator jacobson was insistant IN
his demands for such a roll call and
took serious issue with President
Burdick on that score with reference
to his ruling. declaring that he want
ed to go on record as heartily dis
agreeing with President Burdick's po-
sition. But few minutes later the
record on this point was expunged,
which brought forth further caustic
remarks from Senator Jacobson.
Press Handed Candy,
Probably one Of the drollest ac-
tions Of the court came when sena-
tor Stevens made q motion that the
press representatives be thanked for
there .fair and honest" reports Of
the court session. Some senator's
wanted to know Il such vote was ex-
tended only to the press men work.
ing on the floor of the senate, and
being assured that 1t was. some con-
cluded to vote for 1t, others did not
vote at all, while two voted against the
resolution. During the progress Of the
voting several senator's took occasion
to say nice things about the men COW
ering the trial, voting for the motion
after they discovered that 1t limited
the membership In this circle Of the
blessed" but such remarks will not
appear In the court record, IL being
deemed best later that such action as
was taken was hardly within tho jur-
isdiction Of tho court, even though 1t
is the highest tribunal Of Justice the
state has ever had.
But In adopting the report on the
newspaper inquiry at the evening
court Of impeachment Slipped one
over" on some Of the state editors.
and every member Of the court voted
for 1t. In substance. one portion Of
this report declares that certain
newspaper editors who have seen At
to make such unusual end heated
comment upon the work Of the court,
did not know any better, And here
Il the language In which this declara-
ton ID couchod:
Didn't Know.
"That said articles were published
and permitted to be published not
with any wilfull intent to influence,
intimidate or slander any senator. but
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