The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-14

September 18th. If Mr.. stanchtieid Is
not TO be here lie .ime there is talk
of the selection OF ex-Statc Senator
Edgar II, Bracket, of Saratoga, as
counsel Mr.. Bracket expects 10 DE
the Republican candidate for chlei
Judge of the court OF Appeals AT the
November election. II was the orig
tnal intention for the court TO hold its
first session on September 22nd, but
| 1t has finally decided to convene on
the preceding Thursday. SO that the
rules Of procedure may be drafted
and adopted in time to permit tho
taking Of testimony by Monday, Sep
| TENDER 22nd. The haste In conVenlng
the court OF impeachment by fresl-
| dent Wagner, as early Us is permitted
| by the constitution. is due to the fact
| that tho court of appeals reconvenes
! September 2gth for Its fall term. ana
| II lis the hope that the court OF i'm
| peaehment can complete it's work be-
| fore that time. The constitution pro-
yides that the governor can have be-
| tween thirty and sixty days notice To
| answer. and the senate has given him
the minimum notice The other mem
! bers of the board of managers besides
! Chairman Levy, are Mcmahon, Ward,
GreenberR, Gtllen. Madden. Fttzger-
aid, Democrats, Schnirel, 7. Is. Smith.
Republicans.
| The committee stood In the main
aisle Of tho senate before the bar of
the house while Mr. Levy read the
articles OF impeachment. Mr., Levy
spoke in low, almost studied voice,
and went through TO the end of the
long document. comprising nearly
| 5000 words. The only time Mr.. Levy
voice changed was as he approached
| the more important accusations
against the governor. and these he
brought out with emphasis
Trial i'm September
! 1.-The articles of impeachment are
hereby received by the president of
| the senate, and by the senate said
President Wagner, as Mr.. Levy finished
reading the articles" and the senate
will In due time appoint day for
the trial of the Impeachment"
Promptly Senator Wagner an
nounced that he would call the court
of Impeachment 20 he summoned to
meet al the capitol at noon on Thurs
day, September 18th.
/ This ended the preliminaries in the
senate toward the PRONUNCIATION Of the
articles OF Impeachment against Gov
ernor Suizer. and the preparation for
/ the converting OF the court OF inn
( peac hment.
All that remained for the State as
sembiy to do when II convened this
-nfterroetf7- after--IlS- all might session,
was to pass the resolutions proYFdIng
for the committees which waited upon
the senate, and notified that body or
| the initiation of Impeachment pro-
ceedings.
Just before the State senate adj
tourned the minority leader. iSena
tor +. r. Brown, called the attention
of the senate TO a matter which he
considered Of trying public impor-
! lance at this time" Senator Brown
called attention TO the fact that article
(I3, section 6. OF the constitution, pro-
vides that the assembly shall have the
power OF Impeachment by vote OF
the majority Of all the members
elected. and that article 8, section 4,
provides that in case Of the impeach :
mept of the governor, or his rem oval
from office. ina bility 20 discharge the
powers and duty Of the said Office.
resignation or absence from the State,
the powers and duties of the ONCE