The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-01-06

ded majority against them. The first
test vote of Wednesday was upon
resolution to postpone approval or
consideration of the journal of Tues
days session to Thursday, which was
adopted by 40 yeas to 46nays. AS the
resolution of confidence in the Speak
er was included in Tuesdays journal
the refusal to approve was looked up
| on as defeat of Mr.. Carter and his
friends. The conduct of Speaker Car
ter towards the decided majority of
the House during this days session
was outrageous and arbitrary. He re-
fused to grant the floor to, or to en-
terrain motions from any but his own
partisans, and when a motion was
made to declare the Speakers chair
vacant he refused to put the question
to the House. Mr.. Carr, of DeSoto,
the gentleman who offered the resolu-
ton, put it to the House, and it was
carried by large and unmistakable
majority. Notwithstanding this fact,
Mr.. Carter refused to yacate the chair,
and when movement towards it
was made by anumber of the members,
he beckoned toward the Speakers
room and there Immediately emerged
therefrom and stood around him Il
number of armed men, among whom
were reported to be several of the most
noted thugs of New Orleans. Although
panic occurred among the reporters
of the press and in the lobby, the Re-
publican members of the House stood
firm, and by their refusal to be fright
ened so far convinced Mr.. Carter of
their determination to enforce their
will. that he sent word to their lead
ers that if they would consent to an
adjournment he would pledge himself
to resign Immediately upon the assem-
bling of the House next day. This
being agreed to, the House adjourned.
Thursday morning few minutes be-
fore IL o'clock, the hour designated
for the opening of the session, deputy
marshals entered the State Capitol
and arrested the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, several Senators, and some
eighteen Representatives, all favora-
bic to the State Administration, under
warrants issued by U. S. Commissioner
Wolfey, based upon the affidavit of
four members of the Carter wing of
the House, charging the persons there
in named with seeking by bribery and
intimidation to control the action of
Representatives.
This most audacious outrage, abso-
lutely without precedent, did more to
open the eyes of deluded supporters
of the Carter wing than the most elo-
quent argument could have done.
The object of these arrests became
at once evident as desperate attempt
to reduce the opponents of the Car
terites to minority; but this project
was baked by a sufficient number of
the remaining Republicans leaving the
House and breaking the quorum, de-
spite the attempt of the Sergeant-at-
Arms to detain them, so the enemy
was defeated at his own game. On
par with the other Illegal and infa-
nous actions of Mr.. Carter and his
friends was the proceeding of the
House to the transaction of business
with only fifty of the members present
two less than quorum. This ille-
gal assemblage proceeded to adopt
Tuesdays journal, and also adopted a
report of the Committee on Elections
and Qualifications, which unseated
seven Republicans, all friends of the
State Administration, and seated six
of Mr.. Carriers friends, three of whom
were Democrats. This no-quorum as
semblage then adjourned until Friday
at 12M.
The Governor and other persons
upon whom warrants were served i'm
mediately after the service of the
same proceeded to the court of Com
missioner Wolfey, and were. released
upon giving bail of $500 each to APP
pear for trial when required. Upon
his return to the State-house, Cover
nor Warmoth at once issued his proc
lamation converting the General AS
sembly in extra session at half-past
four o'clock the same afternoon, in
view of the conspiracy deyeloned IN