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occasions in the history of the United States in the

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Senate of the United States. There have been something

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like eight or nine impeachment trials in the Senate.

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They have lasted an average of 17 days, during which time

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they have tied up the entire work of the Senate. Statis-

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tics indicate at many times during a trial before the

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Senate, as few as three members of the Senate have been

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present on the floor giving attention to the process of

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the trial of a public officer whose removal from office

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is at stake. It just is not a satisfactory method.

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I don't have any great love for the method

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proposed by the committee but I think it is better than

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a trial by the Senate.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Beatrice Miller.

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DELEGATE B. MILLER: Mr. Chairman and fellow

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delegates: There are two parts of this proposal that

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bother me very much, one is that if the committee's pro-

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vision is allowed to stand, then the very same judges who

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might be involved in the conviction of a man for impeach-

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ment might then also be involved in his conviction for

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criminal prosecution and I think that this is a very