The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-10
LOUISIANA.
A AWarmOth Judge Sent to Jail
The Custom House Legislature Calls
Oh the President for Troops.
nImpeaches and suSpends warmOtA
Plnchback Succeeds as Governor.

New YoRK, December GA New Or.
leans special says the WOrmotk Legisla-
ture held a caucus yesterday morning
but all parties are reticent Judge Dur
rells house Is guarded by marshsls. Pack
ards house Is also guarded. Kellogg L
entrenched In the hotel, and the Secreta-
ry OF State was escorted through the
streets by squad Of soldiers. Warnoth'G
call for the assembling OF the Legislature
Is not revoked, and that body will Assem-
BILE early Monday TO get the start OF thu
Kellogg party. The latter meet OF noon
and their first act will be the apppoint
meht Of asbody Of Sergeants alarms tC
arrest, and bring aS guilty Of contempt
all absent members, numbers OF whom
are in the other Legislature This will
precipltOte the issue, and 1t Is expected
the whole affair will be settled Monday
The Wafmothites intend exhausting every
lawful means In resistance TO arbitra.
ry power, but In no event will they coun.
tenance violence. .alDEy- IHls
NEW ORLEANS, December 0.-The
fusion members OF the Legislature, are
ssembllng at Lyceum Hall. They were
in caucus this morning. Each member
as he passed in, was served by the Dep.
uty U. s. Marshall with copy OF Dur
relIs restraining order.
Mechanics Institute Is still In charge OF
the military, and sentinels guard the
door. State officials and members of the
Legislature are recognized by the Custom
House Board. Reporters and political
friend are admitted. Congressman Dar.
rell and ex.Mayor Flanders, were on the
floor OF the House. Both sides claim a
quorum in the House. The Senate is
doubtful, Vigers, the old clerk OF the
House, whose duty 1t is to call the roll,
was arrested, yesterday, by Deputy U.
8. Marshall, and since has been held pris.
oner at Mechanics Institute. This move
was made to prevent hinsEalling the roll
OF the Conservative House.
NEW ORLEANS, December 9.-In the
Federal Court the Warmoth contempt
case came up at2PM.
The Mechanics Institute Legislature,
both houses, was organized and Joint
committee appointed to inform the Gov.
ernOr that G. w. Lowell was elected
Speaker of the House by acclamation.
The holding over Senator's entered q
written protest against the manner in
which the Senate had been organized,
which is being discussed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Attorney Gen
eral Ogden, Of Louisiana, in the supreme
Court this morning asked q writ of pro-
hibition against Judge Durrell, restraing
him from proceeding further in the case
of Kellogg rS Warmoth, in the Circuit
Court OF Louisiana. Ogden asked an
immediate consideration Of the motion,
remarking that very llle.stake was in.
volVed In the controversy.
Dir. Phillips associated with Mr. Ogden,
and said 1t was proper case. N g. N'
Judge Miller asked howit could be a
proper case, when the Constitution ex-
pressly provided case wherein citizen
was party, should not be a case for its
ISSUANCE.
The Court took the motion under ad-
visement.
NEW ORLEANS, December 0.-In the
Federal Court the Warmoth contempt
case was postponed until tomorrow, on
account oil the illness Of Judge Durrell.
Much interest Is manifested regarding
political movements. Quite crowd as.
sembled ct the Mechanics Institute,
where the Kellogg Legislature met, and
at the City Hall, where where the fusion
members were In caucus, as well as at
the Federal Court room, where the War
moth contempt case was set for hearing.
Judge Elmore, of the Eighth District
Court, and Manning, clerk, were ar
raigned before the Supreme Court for
contempt growing out Of the Bovee case
Judge Elmore was fined $50 and ordered
to be imprisoned for ten days. Manning
was fined $50 dollars and ordered to be
Imprisoned five days. They were both
pardoned by Gov. Warmoth.
In the Kellogg Legislature, after liz
organization, (64 members present) the
following were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The General Assembly Is
now convened in compliance with the
call Of the Governor, and certain evil dis
posed persons are reported to be forming
combinations to disturb the public peace
and defy the lawful authorities, and the
State Is threatened with violence; there.
fore be It
ResoIgcd, Gytte Hou4e Of Representatives.
Of the GtnerGL Assembly Of L0uisianG, thu
iSendte Concurring, That the President of
the United States be requested TO afford
the protection guaranteed to each State
by the Constitution Of the United States
when threatened with domestic violence
and that the presiding officers Of the Gen.
eral Assembly transmit this resolution
Immediately by telegraph or otherwise to
the President OF the United States.
The Credit MobeIier Investigation.