Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-28

TIE MARYLAND LE1IsLkTURE- ARREST OF
NINE MEMBERS OF THE HOUsE-REFU5AL OF
SENATORS TO RE-AssEHBLE ARREST OF
TIE 0FFloER5-THE SESSION BROUGHT TO
CL0SE-REA0vAL OF THE PRIsoyER5
Tuesday vas day Of unusual excitement 10 the ely
of Frederick, and will long be one TO b. .mbered
even in the present stirring and perilous times.
The morning train Of cars on Thursday from Baltimore
brought number Of the mbers Of the Legislature,
With the clerks end officers OF both Hou es the former
mostly intent sop, and the latter duly thought.
iu Of their per diem, desrous Of setting the machine
going, and strongly arguing that If there quorum
there must necessarily by continued session until
quorum should arrive II IL thould DO un, the night
they should be sup.rssd BY the election new dele
gates In November
The hour OF one O'Clock having arrived there were
but three Senators In the ciy-Messrs Bradley Nutts
aI K'mmel-al Of the Uoion side of the House. each
and all determined that there should be session Of
the Lf gslsture II they coud prevent IT, They accord
ngly refused to enter the Senate Chamber and fer
consultation at the reading room p2osite to the Hl in
which the Legislature meets They had previously 10.
tfed Mr. kigour the Clerk OF tho Senate, that II
not thsr intention to fs'embs. but that they would
tfy him in half hour to th,ir joint de.eruination-
At the expiration Ct thi, time notice vas conveyed to
the Clerk that there would be meeting Of the Senate
when they informed that he had called the roll in
the empty chamber and gone through the formsty Of
announcing that there being no quorum present the
day"
The Union members Of The House Of Delegates he'd
also come to similar determination TO do all 10 their pow
to prevent hs meeting Of that body, but the Stces
sion members who in that city mcvrg towards the
Hall ttey went also, and at 10 o'clock Thos q. Moore,
the Reading Clerk, went through the foTmaty Of calling
the Houso TO order, and proceeded to call the roll The
members present kessrs. Salmon Kessler, Gordon
Aaccubbr, Jones OF Tslbot Srsughn Dursnt hcIutire
Long KseIc, and Ai.; being seven Of the Opposition
TO four Union members. heiss. Nall and Fiery weIe
n the city, but declined to 90 10 the Hall There were
but four responses, and Mr. Long Immediately moved
tia. the House adjourn until nocn on Wednesday.
The refusal Of the Senate 10 convene, argued
had virtually annued any legal semblage Of the egs-
ature though the clerks declared their intention to
tnue TO call the roll daily until quorum should ap-
pear denying the right Of less tLan quorum to sd.
,urn the body.
MILITARY NOvENEsrs AND ARTISTS.
A few minutes after the formalty Of opening tie
Legislature bad thus been gone through With by the
clerks and they had dispersed small squads Of the Wis
consin regiment each under charge Of officer,
observed moving through the city, all taking different
dirt ctons arcs the outskirts Thus, In about half
hour GORDON OF srmed pckets crcled the entire town,
with instructors 10 let person psfs out without
written permit from member OF General Banks sisf
who bad been appointed Provost harshsl. This bad
scarcely been accomplished before squad Of police Of
6oers from Baltimore, consisting Of Lieut. Carmichael
Sergeant Wallis, Sergeant Wstt and Officer West
compsI led by military sort Of the Third Wisconsin
r,ginens Colonel T. Il. Rugar, which has been encamp
ed for days near the Railroad Depot commenced
to search the city for parties they were ordered to
ret In the Of tie afternoon and evening. and
yesterday morning, the following arrests we're made:
Nil on Y. Kidd Clerk Of the House,
Thomas II. Moore. Reading Clerk Of the Hose.
Wm KHgour, Clerk Of Senate.
s. p. Carmack, Afs.s ant Clerk of Senate.
John N. Brewer Reading Clerk of Senate.
William Salmon, OF Frederick House of Delegates
Thomas J. Chgget Of Frederick, House Of Delegates.
Andrew Keeeler, OF Frederick, House Of Delegates.
Josiah II Gordon, Of Allegheny, House Of Dee
Richard c. hAccubbin, Of Anne Arundel, House Of
Delegates.
D. Bernard Mills, Of Carroll county, House Of Dele
gates.
William r. Miller, Of Cecil, House Of Delegates.
Clark Durant, 81. harys House OF Delegates
j. Lavrer C JONES' Talbot, House OF Delegates
The following citixeus wero slso arrested: John W.
EIkins and John Hsgsn Who had been very noisy,
making threats, a., with A. Hanson, VIM. Mason,
Wm. Hansou, and bis two s;ns.
E. Riley, editor of the Annapolis Republican" and
printer OF the House, was also arrested.
The prisoners all taken 10 the Barracks fast
Wednesday morning, about noon-he being the list
cep: Mr. hi.chsL, the SsrgeantatArms of the House,
who could not be found ard believed to have escaped-
the guards around the town virbdrasr, and the
ancient city Of Frederick again fell back into the conr
Of tie civil authorities.
The sudden embargo on egrer from the city, without
previous notice. soon occasonsd siderable eIetsmen
The cks were stationed en- every road and sesea avery