The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-06

thereof, did, without authority Of law AM
In violation Of the Constitution Of tn
State Of Louisiana, surreptitously issu
your proclamation and convene thegenera
assembly in extra session in the Afternoon
ofJanuary 4th, Notwithstanding said Gen
eral Assembly was already in session, ant
had adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock NJ
this date, and could not be legally
assembled at any other hour ever
by tho unanimous consent Of thI
body; and in further consideration
that your Excellency, in conjunction
with the parties before mentioned and
other bad men have taken forcible pos
session of the police and other persons o.
the hall Of the House Of Representative
and the approaches thereto, with the
view Of intimidating the Representatives
of the people, preventing a free and un
trammeled expression o! the same and
from legislative action, and all this in
violation of the constitution and laws OI
the State Of Louisiana and oI the United
States and oil this at the peril OF the lives
Of the members Of the House Of Repre-.
sentatives, against the peace and dignity
ol tho State, l, the legal Speaker Of the
legal House Of Representatives, In my
own behalf and that Of q majority orthose
who adjourned until 12 o'clock this date,
officially notify you that we shall proceed
to some hall and proceed with the bust.
ness of the Legislature US provided for by
the law and rules OF the House, and shall
notify your ExCellency of our action in
the premises. Respectfully,
G. w. CARTER,
Speaker ct Ae House Of Rep. Of La.
A resolution was adopted instructing
the Sergeant alarms not to allow George
W. Carter, under any circumstances, TO
enter the State House.
A resolution was adopted that those
members who made allidavits before the
U. s. Commissioner, causing the arrest Of
several members, be excluded from the
privileges OF the House.
The. excluded members arc Mcssrs.
Schumacher, Stevens, Kierson and Will
son.
A number of the members denounced
the action Of the arrest Of the Governor,
Lieut.. Governor, and members Of the
House and Senate yesterday, by the U. 8.
Marshal, in severe terms.
AT l o'clock the House adjourned.
A Ajoint resolution will be introduced to.
morrow requesting Senator Kellogg to re.
sign. The Warmothites claim that they
have IS members. There were only So
present at the extra session this morning.
The Carterites met at No. 10 Royal
street. Only Iorty-eight members were
present, but the Sergeantat.Arms was
sent in search Of the others. Several
speeches were made and resolutions
adopted denouncing Gov. Warmoth's
action in taking illegal possession of the
State House and bringing therein a large
force of armed Metropolitan police to
overawe the members. The following
was offered, showing the future objects Of
the Legislature:
"ReS0tced By the House Of Representatives
Of the State Of Louisiana, in session duly
cOncened, That, whereas, false reports
have been circulated as to the objects and
purposes of the present united action of
the Democratic members and of the MEM
bers of the Republican party opposed to
the ruinous and tyrannical rule OF Gov.
Warmoth; be it
''ReSolced, That it is the duty of this
House to express fully and fairly the oh.
jects of the said union.
"ReSo!red, That the only and sole OBJ
ject Of said united action is 10 defeat the
nefarious schemes of Gov. Warmoth and
secure the repeal or amendment already
agreed upon by the Democrats Of: 1st-
The election and registration laws. I'd
The constabulary bill. 3d-The Metro
politan police bill. 4th-The revenue
law and the printing law.
This was unanimously carried. An
immense concourse gathered on Royal
street in the vicinity of the Cartrfte Legis.
lature, and at one time q riot seemed i'm.
minent.
A Sergeant-at-arms, with squad OF Me.
tropolitans from the State House, ap.
peared on Royal street in search of ab.
sent members, but were quickly driven
of. The Mayor opportunely arrived, and
made aspeech, quieting the excitement
At two o'clock the United States troops
returned to the Custom House from Ram.
part street. At six this evening the Me.
tropolitans and militia were still on duty
at the Mechanics Institute.
In the Senate there was no quorum.
Those present passed resolutions condem.
ing the Federal authorities in arrresting
the State officers, &C., yesterday, denounc.
ing such action as revolutionary and sub.
versive to republican institutions. A reso.
luton was also adopted requesting the
Secretary Of the Treasury to order the
revenue cutter Wilderness to land at the
city OF New Orleans, that tho Senators
alleged 10 be on said vessel may be
brought into the Senate. Adjourned. 4
1t is reported tonight that the Carter.
ties will attempt to take ,lorcible posses.
sion of the State House, though their ac.
tion to-day indicates desire to avoid
violence. s.. f..SI
PHILADELPHIA,