Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-17
TRIAL OF SULzER
BEGINS TOMORROW
Two Months May Be Required
for a Verdict on the I'm
parchment.
RIGHT OF COURT TOSIT
TOBE Determined FIRST
of Proceedings Will Be
Questioned by Counsel for
the Governor.

the Governor.
ALBANY. y. Y. September IA citing.
Gov. Glynn and the legislative leaders
were none too hopeful today that a suf-
fcient number of assemblymen would be
present tonight, when the state legisla-
ture Is to reconvene. to put through the
financial program. The state faces a very
serious financial embarrassment unless
the revenue bills and appropriate for
bond interest are passed.
Many Of the present assemblymen were
unsuccessful in obtaining Nominations a
candidates for reelection, and the
unusual drain on their private
sources, owing to repeated recalls
to Albany since the extra session
convened has put them in no
amiable frame of mind toward incurring
further personal expense. Their salaries
ceased with the adjournment of the regu-
lar session and under the law they are
allowed mileage for only one trip to AL
bany to attend the extraordinary session.
Their other journeys, caused by repeated
recesses. We're entirely at their own ex
pense, as was their maintenance in Al
bany.
Compensation of Senators.
In the upper house of the legislature,
where the Sulzer impeachment trial will
be staged, the leaders expect practically
a full attendance of senators. Each SEN
ator will be called on tomorrow to quail
ify as a member of the impeachment
court. and for this service he will draw
a stipend variouSly estimated at from
01CD11e0
of compensation is one of the kinks that
the judges of the court Of appeals, who
also will form spart of the impeachment
court, are expected to straighten out be-
fore the impeachment proceedings begin.
The right Of certain senator's, who as
members of the Frawley investigating
committee uncovered the evidence upon
which the Impeachment charges against
of the court of impeachment will be one
of the first questions to be raised by
counsel for the accused executive when
the trial begins tomorrow. These sena-
tors are James j. Frawley OF New YORK.
Samuel j. Ramsberger of Buffalo. Felix
j. Sanner of Brooklyn, democrats, and
Elon R. Brown Of Watertown, republican.
Counsel for Gov. Sulzer will question the
propriety of any member of the senate
sitting as a member of the high court
who may be called upon to testify before
it. These questions and others, including
the expected attack by Gov. Sulzer's
counsel upon the validity of the impeach-
ment proceedings, will be determined by
the court of Impeachment itself. Until
these preliminaries are decided no evil
dence will be taken.
May Last Two Months.
Scores Of witnesses will be called for
both sides during the trial. estimates as
to the length Of which vary from one to
two months. Although the impeached ex-
ecutive's legal advisers have not dis
closed any of their plans, 1t Is generally
understood that Gov. Sulzer will not at
tend the sessions Of the court while the
preliminary arguments are under way.
His friends assert that his presence on
the opening day of the trial would at
least be a tacit admission that the pro-
ceedings are constitutional-a point which
his counsel are prepared to contest Wig
orously.
Should the validity of the proceedings
be upheld by the court, 1t is expected
that the presence of the accused in the
courtroom daily will be one of the fea-
lures of the sessions.
Mrs. Sulzer will be one of the most
important witnesses for the defense ac-
cording to the governors friends She
has been going over evidence in the case
with ner husband at the executive man.
sion since her recovery from the nervous
breakdown following her alleged admis-
sion that she was responsible for some
of the Wall street transactions attrib
uted to her husband.
Although Patrick +. McCabe. clerk of
the senate, has Announced that the roll
calls of the court of Impeachment have
been so arranged that the names of tn
members of the court of appeals will be
called first in alphabetical order before
those Of the senator's there is a possi-
bility that this may be overruled on the
ground that all members of the high
court stand on equal footing, and that
the votes OF the judges and senators
should be recorded in alphabetical order
No Crowding of Galleries.
Public interest in the trial Is so keen
that great throngs are expected to
crowd the capitol corridors in an ef-
fort to gain admission to the court
room. No one will be allowed on the
floor except members Of the court, wit
nesses, counsel, the assembly board of
managers and newspaper men, So
many applications for news writer's
chairs have been made that it was
found impossible to accommodate all
on the floor of the transformed senate
chamber. and the first two rows in
one Of the galleries have been reserved
for press representatives.
The public will be admitted to the
galleries until all seats are filed when
the doors will be barred against
further admissions