Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-16


 held in secret behind closely guarded doors, the windows of which were GOV cred with newspapers. No record of the proceedings was kept and a ban of silence has been placed on members of the tribunal.
 An informal Vote Begun.
 When adjournment was taken short Iy alter o'clock tonight, two hours beyond the usual time, the judges filed out under guard and the senators hur- fleu rom the chamber to the streets instead or remaining to discuss the case, as has been their wont.
 There was an insistent rumor that the case had progressed so far as to have reached an informal vote on the guilt or lnnOnce of the governor, on the first article of the impeachment InlS afucle charges the governor with IalSIyIng his campaign statement The names of only g of the 57 members of the court had been called when it was decided to adjourn, it was announced Each members, it was said was given an opportunity to express his opinion on the merits of the article. and the same procedure will be followed at the open session tomorrow afternoon. It was reported that practically all the members took the opportunity to pre- sent their views today, and that one senator who is favorable to the gov- ernor consumed nearly an hour.
 Peck Testimony Admitted.
 The question as to whether article four of the impeachment charges should be amended to include the test- mony of Duncan W. Peck and Henry L. Morgenthau, or whether the assem- ply should be asked to bring an addi- tional article covering the offenses all legged in this testimony was decided to- day when the court voted to admit the Peck testimony into the article as it now stands. The decision was an nounced at a brief public session held in the afternoon after the court had deliberated four hours. It was runor- ed that the decision was reached by a vote of 4l to 16. Previous to that there had been a long discussion, it was said, on the motion to send the testimony to the assembly. This mo- tfon, it was said. was defeated by a vote of 46 to II.
 According to the announcement made by Presiding Judge Cullen teh court had decided that article four was broad enough to permit consideration of the Peck incident as a basis of a substantive charge
 Procedure on Final Vote.
 The procedure of taking the final vote as required by the rules of ths court is as follows:
 
 practically to answer to each of the eight articles in their order the follow ing question:
 Senator Cor judge). how say you, is the respondent guilty or not guilty, as charged in the - article of impeach- ment%'
 Each member will then rise in his place and answer Guilty or Mot guilty" The result will then be an nounCed by the clerk of the court. If two thirds of the members present concur in the finding guilty, then in called upon to answer separately the following further questions:
 Shall William SulZer be removed state for the cause stated in the arti- red against hi mupon which you have found him guilty" Shall William Sulzer be disqualified to hold any office of honor, trust or profit under this state2'' B Necessary to Convict. If all of the 57 members of the court are present. as they have been sincs the court reconvened on Monday. it will take 38 to convict. Only newspaper men were admitted to the brief public session that was held when the result of the conference on the Peck testimony was announced. They were excluded again within 3. few minutes.
 The court will convene at 1o.1S o'clock tomorrow morning.