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Show GOVERNOR SULZET MUST STAND TRIAL HIGH COURT OF IMPEACHMENT OVERRULES MOTION TO DISMISS DIS-MISS COURT PROCEEDINGS. Democratic Senator, an Ardent Supporter Sup-porter of the Governor, Casts Solitary Soli-tary Vote in His Favor, While Seven Members Were Absent. Albany, N. Y. 'By a vote of 51 to 1 the high court of impeachment Monday Mon-day night overruled the motion of Governor Sulzer's counsel to dismiss the proceedings on the ground Miat he was unconstitutionally impeached by the assembly because that body was in extra session when the impeachment im-peachment was brought. Senator Gottfried H. Wende of Buffalo, Democrat, an ardent supporter support-er of the governor, cast the solitary nay, while seven members of the court were absent. .. Tie governor's defeat was the second sec-ond that has marked the battle waged by his attorneys to anihilate, as fai as possible, the impeachment proceedings. pro-ceedings. Last week the court thwarted their attempt to prevent four senators from sitting as members. mem-bers. Their remaining ammunition consists of arguments to prove that certain of the offenses charged against the governor are not impeachable. |