Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-15
AMENDMENT VOTE
IN SCLZER TRIAL
THIS AFTERNOON
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Judges Recess After Deciding
to Vote on Question Later
in Day.
MANY REGARD ASSEMBLY
AS HAVING SOLE POWER
Taxpayer Said to Have OBJ
tanned Injunction Holding
UP Judges Pay.
BULLETIN


ALBANY, n. ", Oct. I5.-The i'm
parchment court decided today that
article 4 was brond enough to cover
the Peck testimony. The court de-
cided that 1t WINS unnecessary TO
amend the article or TO ask the As
semblyl to draw new one.
ALBANY, n. Y, Oct. 15.-The high
court of impeachment which is try
Ing Governor Sulzer recessed for
lunch shortly before l o'clock today,
after having been in executive ses-
sion throughout the morning, appar-
emily as far as ever from a decision
on whether article four of the i'm
parchment shall be amended or the
Assembly shall be asked to provide an
additional article to include the tes-
timony of Duncan w. Peck and Henry
l.. Morgenthau.
The failure of the court to reach
an agreement on this question was
productive of many rumors One
was that a deadlock had occurred
and that a vote did not appear i'm
minent. Another was that the court
had reached decision to vote this
afternoon as to whether OF not the
testimony in question should be sent
to the Assembly as the basis for the
new article.
1t was reported that majority OF
the judges of the Court of Appeals
had expressed themselves in favor of
such a course on the ground that to
amend article four would be unconsti-
tutional. Many of the senators, how
ever, strongly opposed this action, it
was said, and the question became the
subject of bitter debate. finally resolv-
H. I.-f< s.GF
ton to decide the question this after
noon.
Admonished to Secrecy.
1t was learned that just before ad-
journment came the members of the
court were again admonished not to
disclose what had occurred during the
session.
Both houses of the Legislature held
one-minute sessions today and ad
journed over until tomorrow There
were scarcely half a dozen members
of the Assembly present. and the
prospects were that in the event that
the court should recommend the
bringing of an additional article 1t
would take several days at least to
gather a quorum.
A rurnor that an injunction had
been served on the State treasurer
to prevent him from paying the
judges their $3.50 per diem salaries
caused furry in the capitol today.
Inquiry developed that some voter
who was not In accord with the pro-
ceedings had written a letter to q
State official demanding such action.
The executive sessions of the Court
of Impeachment are pretty successful
from standpoint of secrecy. All
persons, except the judges. are re-
moved from the halls and corridors,
as we'll as the courtroom.
Some of the remarks of members of
the court leaked out yesterday through
rear door of the courtroom and
when this became known, sound-proof
paper WAS tackled across the door and
four policemen placed on guard.
All sorts of arguments were current
around the Capitol as to whether the
necessary seventy-six votes in the As
sembly could be obtained so near cleo
tion time to adopt the proposed new
article of impeachment.
1t was said that ambitious candi-
dates would not care to go on record
now.
Opinions differed as to whether in
case of the passage of a new article
of impeachment it would be necessary
to give the governor twenty days in
which to answer it.