The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31

SENSATIONS 5 ! D. 5 | PROMISED ! is
Prosecution Has issued Nearly Two
Hundred subRoenas-May ssst
Three Times Daily 70
Expedite Case.

bismarck, N. D., March 2S.-Iale I'm
parchment trial Of Hon. John j..
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,
cial capacity. began at 2 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. a..
The senate came to order In the reg
uiar 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
jurist and former attorney general of
North Dakota, were cad by Chairman
Homnes of the house board OF mama
gers conducting the trial.
The question Of rules. under which
proceedings are to tie conducted, was
then brought up for discussion. The
prosecution contends that the district
court rules applicable to civil actions
should be observed throughout. while
the counsel for the defense protests
that the rules Of the district court APP
plicable to quasi-criminal cases hsould
be the method of procedure.
An official statement has been
given out that three sessions day
will he held, three hours in the morn
ing and the same in the afternoon and
at night. It is thought there will be
much protest over night sessions on
the part of a large percentage of SEN
ators:. Only a 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 194 suboenus
but some of those are duplicates and
some duplicates. the same parties to be
called to the stand severai times.
Committees Were Manned.
When the roll was called in the sen-
ate it was found that Duis. Mcdonald.
Moviuss and Pierce were absent.
1t was moved that committees be
named on employees. rules, mileage and
per diem.
The chair appointed the following:
Employes---Davis.. Talcott. Steele of
Stutsnan. Turner.
Mileage and Per Diem-Etken, Gil
bert, Plain, Bessessen. Carter.
Rules-Steele of Renvilie. Simpson,
Williams. Linde. Putnam. t;aker,
WEIGH
Steele of Renvil,c moved that 500
copies Of the journals Of the irapeach-
ment proceedings be printed, 100 for
the attorneys and the newspapers ard
400 for files.
On motion of WEIGH, the proceedings
will be conducted in the senate instead
Of the house chamber as had been
planned.
Simpson moved that att employees
who had reported be considered as on
the pay roll till the committee on en-
ployes reported. This evoked pro-
test from Garden. Simpson announced
that he would not remain for ct,c pro-
ceedings if forced to neglect his busi-
ness and il he could not have a step
ogra pher to look after his correspond
ence. The senate took his view OF the
matter.
The senate then adjourned to meet
at s o'clock this evening when 1t is
expected the committees wifi repotr.