Mr. President, is a quorum present? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. A quorum is present. Senators will be seated. Court of Impeachment Under the previous order, a quorum having been established, the Senate will resume its consideration of the Articles of Impeachment against Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. (The House Managers, Judge Porteous, and counsel proceeded to the seats assigned to them in the well of the Chamber.) The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Sergeant at Arms will make the proclamation. The Sergeant at Arms, Terrance W. Gainer, made the proclamation as follows: Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye! All persons are commanded to keep silent, on pain of imprisonment, while the House of Representatives is exhibiting to the Senate of the United States Articles of Impeachment against G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader.
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