Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
House Votes Indictment,
Charging Attempted Suppress
sion of Press Freedom.
STORMY SCENE MARKS
PERIOD BEFORE VOTE
is Other Charges Remain to Be
Considered Against Accused
Governor.


BATON ROUGE, La, April e.-The
Louisiana Senate organized itself into a
court of impeachment this evening
for trial of Gov. Huey p. Long, who
earlier in the day was indicted by the
House on one of the 10 charges of an
impeachment resolution.
Chief Justice Charles A. o'Neill OF
the State Supreme Court was sworn in
as Judge of the Senate court at
$50 pm.
Lieut.. Gov. Cyr retired from the
chair and Justice O'Neill swore in the
Senators as jurors and announced the
formation of court. After reading OF
the resolution carrying the impeach-
ment indictment the court recessed
until next Thursday. The House adj
journed until Tuesday.
Leaving consideration of the other Is
charges against the governor until next
week, the House. by vote of So to 40,
today handed down an indictment
charging the governor with attempting
to suppress the freedom OF the press,
sDecifcallv threatening Charles p.
Manship, Baton Rouge publisher. with
public exposure of the fact that the
publishers brother was an inmate in
the insane asylum unless he stopped
an editorial attack upon the governors
proposed tax on oil.
The count read:
THAT the said Huey P. Long did
while Governor of the State OF LOUISE
ana, and in the City Of Baton Rouge,
and in a public place, on or about the
goth day of March, 1929. intr,lde HIM
self upon, threaten and attempt to IN
timidate Charles p. ManShip, owner and
publisher of the Daily State Times, a
newspaper published in the City OF
Baton Rouge, and did threaten to make
known and to cause to make pnbhcty
known the iniirmities OF member o.
said Manship's family as punishment
and iritimidatio Of the sAid Manshlp
in the exercise of his rights as q citizen
of the State OF Louisiana ana n an
attempt to suppress the freedom of the
nreSs In lawfully opposing and criticize
ing certain legislation proposed or pend.
ING in the Legislature Of Louisiana Of
the special of 1929, all Of which being
in contempt of the laws of the State OF
Louisiana, and particularly denounced
Is a crime by act 100 Of the Legis-
lature OF 1908
Foes Victorious In Stormy Scene.
The vote was taken during storm
on the floor, where the governors sup
Y,nrters sought to push back the IN
evitahle irnpeachmert. They yelled and
rushed about. resorted to all forms OF
legislative maneuvers to prevent the
vote but advocates of impeachment
had the situation in hand ana forced
over the roll call.
nurinr the riotous session OF the
House Gov. Long sat with Few close
friends In his ONCE directly under the
House chamber, and to an inquiry sent
back the message:
at have nothing to say.
He had directed the battle from the
Once and his cohorts went down to de-
feat netting to the very last After
the vote. one of the floor leaders. Rep
resentatiye Mechanism of Caldwell,
SOUGHT to do his fighting with his fists
and turned on Representative WOODS
of New orleans. Members rushed IN
between them.
A few moments before the vote was
ordered. Representative Delesdernler OF
Plaouemines ran to the loud speaker
microphone in front of the chamber
and in q voice trembling with passion
began an address in which he sought
TO compare the drive against Gov. Long
with that Of the crucifixion upon the
cross.
Long Supporter Collapses.
A member sought to stop him on
the point of sacrilegious utterances, and
during the excitement, the Plaquemines
Representative exclaimed.
TAKE my life, but spare me my priyi-
iege'
He collapsed in heap at the foot
of the microphone and members rushed
to his aid, throwing glass Of water
in his face and lifting him to chair
where he was famed.