The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-17
NEW ORLEANS.
The situation.

The police are on duty. but no disturb
ance from any quarter is looked for.
The large force is kept on hand, as we
learn, merely as matter of precauaon.
A rumor is circulated that the Carter
wing in body mean to apply for ad'
mission to the Hall Of Representatives
to-day. Several of the Bay St. Louis
Senators have arrived in town. 1t is
reported that Senators Antoine, Wilcox
and Todd are likely to take their seats.
The rest of them discover no indication
in that respect.
1t is probable that bill revising the
police law will be introduced. The
alterations made in the law are mate
rial. 1t abolshes the Police Board,
and in consequence sbolishes the pow
ers heretofore exercised by it. A large
clerical force now employed will be
dispensed with. This feature will lessen
expenses over 100000. Other material
changes are also made, confding the
direction of the police more lmmedl-
ately to the city.
This morning the following commu-
nication was sent to Speaker Brewster
Of the House:
To Hon. Mr.. Bre,oster, Member Of The
House Of Representatives: By the revo-
lutionary and illegal arrest, by United
States Commissioner, OF twenty mem
bers of the House Of Representatives,
the number in the House was reduced,
and Carter and his friends, in order to
use US, had Messrs. Mcfarland and La
Salinere turned out OF the House and
outsiders seated in their places. We
don't believe that it would be honorable
for us to occupy seats in your honorable
body, obtained by such unfair and lille.
gal means, and we hereby decline to
take the seats OF the gentlemen named,
and do hereby resign all right and
claim TO the same.
TSgned1 THEo. COSTELLO,
CHAs. NEVER.
New ORLEANS, January l6, 1872.
Senator Todd has just appeared in
his seat in the Senate. Just as the
Senate Was going into session, Senator
Mcmillan received a note from Senator
Thomas to the effect that in the course
of an hour be thought all OF the Sena-
tors would be present. He was at that
moment in consultation with them.
The House is strengthened by the
advent of three additional members
from the Carter wing. The indications
now are that complete harmony will be
effected between the two wings OF the
Republican party. The opposition
wing acquiesce in the exclusion OF
Speaker Carter and all the rest OF the
members returning to the State House
and to the discharge OF their duties as
Representatives, agreeing to the Gov
ernors plans of reform and CO.
operating with him in effecting them
Messengers from those in consultation
are reaching the State House every
moment, and this is the intelligence
they bring:
1--WE have no report OF the proceed
ings of the body in session at the Cos
mopolitan Club rooms, for the simple
reason that it went into secret session
Immediately Oh the arrival OF the
speaker, and 90 remained up to the hour
OF our going TO press. All sorts Of
rumors are in circulation as to the
matter under consideration, but specu.
lation as to which Of them, if any, are
reliable, would be entirely idle at the
present hour"
The Senate failed in securing a
quorum today. The Custom House
aud Democratic Senators consumed the
day in caucusing.
The following communication was
to-day sent to the members of the State
Senate at Mechanics Institute at 2
o'clock 2. NJ, but could not be deliv.
cred as the Senate had adjourned:
To the Honorable Members cfMs Senate
gfhe State Of Louisiana
The undersigned members OF the
Senate who have for some time past |
been absent from their seats, for rea-
sons which will at proper times be
made public, represent to the men,
bers now in session at the State House
that they can't return to discharge
of their duty so long as the State House
and its approaches are guarded by
armed militia and metropolitan police
force, subject to.the orders Of the ex-
ecutive. We hold that the two branches
of the State Government, the execu-
tive and the legislative departments, are
separate, distinct and independent OF
each other, and any interference by the
executive with the legislative depart.
ment, in surrounding it with an armed
body, thereby preventing the free
ingress and egress, both Of members
and citizens, is usurpaton OF
power unwarranted by the consti-
luton and laws OF this State We can
not, without a compromise Of our dig
nity as State Senators, and complete
surrendering ofthe rights Of our constitu-
encies, recognize the unwarrauted and
revolutionary interference on the part Of
the Executive, and will therefore decline
to take our seats till the armed forces
in and around the State capital have
been removed. We further repeat that
Senator Pinchbeck is not, nor has be
ever been, the legal President Of the
Senate, and We refuse to recognize bis
authority as such to appoint a Sergeant
alarms for the purpose OF our arrest
and compelling our attendance. We
feel constrained, aslegal representatives
of . free people, to adopt this
course and refuse participation in,
or recognition Of, any act
or measure which is revolutionary in its