The Portland daily press., 1872-01-06
LOUISIANA.
THE CONTEST OF FACTION.
The President to Look after Mar
shall Packard.
The Federal Troops support Yarmouth.

New ORLEANS, Jan. 5.-The excitement
throughout the city was intense all the morn
ing. Early in the day all the approaches to
Mechanics Institute were found strongly
guarded by the Metropolitan police. No one
put members of the Legislature State officials
ana reporters were allowed to pass. Soon after
III clock a company of State militia stacked
arms Immediately in front of the State House.
Ihere Were on duty thereabouts 250 Metropoli-
ian police; At 10 o'clock the extra session of
the Legislature assembled. Some delay was
0ccaSloned in obtaining quorum but it was
nnaily announced by Speaker Brewster. Gov.
Yarmouth was in the hall of the House when
IL was called to order, but soon after Withdrew
ana sent IN the following:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
New Orleans, Jan. 5, 1872. I
10 the Honorable Speaker and members of the
rouse OF REPRESENTATIVES:
nave received the following dispatch from
Washington from Hon. j. r. West:
10 Coo Yarmouth, NeW Orleans, La. II have
received the following from President Grants
Gov Warmouth's dispatch of this date to you
Is received. His report of the proceedings of
the United States Marshal is Of such an extra
ordinary character that will have the matter
investigated at once. Please show this dispa ca
to the Attorney General.
Signed) ...i U. S. GRANT"
undoubtedly justice will be melted out to the
wrong-doers The catalogue of wrongs has
calum m? and retribution will be speedy.
NoiShOuJ u. IL. w EST.
(Signed) He. YARMOUTH.
Prolonged cheering followed the reading of
the ABOVE. A resolution was then adopted APP
pointing committee to investigate the conduct
OF the United States Marshal and his deputies
IN arrestlng the Governor and representatives
OF the sovereign people of Louisiana About
half-past IL o'clock the extra session of the
House adjourned sine die.
The members did not seem disposed to quit
their seats as the regular session would com
mence at II o'clock, and the Speaker retained
his chair. The "Carterites" were expected to
appear before the hour for reassembling, but
they remained away. Carter having been ex-
PEELED from the House during the extra session
and his seat declared vacant, he could not have
obtained access to the Capitol instructions hay-
ing been given to admit none but members, and
special instructions were given, it is understood,
not to admit Carter.
At u o'clock Speaker Brewster called the
House to order There was some delay but
quorum was finally obtained Gov. Yarmouth
came in few minutes early and had taken a
seat, and was conversng with one of the mem
bers when perceptible stir was created in the
lobby, and all eyes turned in that direction;
many looking as though they expected the Ku-
Klux to appear; but their fears were soon re-
lieved, and the only visitor was a staff officer
from Gen'l Emery, in full uniform, who called
with message to the Governor, stating that
the United States troops would cooperate with
the State and MetropolitanS in preserving or
der. Half an hour later Gen. Sully and staff,
called on the Governor; the General stated that
he had been sent by General Emery to cooper
ate with the troops under his command, in pre-
serving peace, and informingthe Governor that
his men were under arms ready for any emer-
gency The Governor thanked the General,
stating that he hoped to be able in q few hours,
to notify him that troops would not be required
as he had received a communication from Car
ter, which clearly indicated that there would be
no disturbance. t-a
The document sent by Speaker Carter sets
forth the action of Gov. Yarmouth and his as
sociates in calling an extra session of the House
when it had adjourned to the next day, as q
violation of the Constitution, and closes by
stating the he, as the legal Speaker of the
House will repair to the Hall and proceed with
business at the time to which the House ad-
journed.
A resolution was adopted instructing the Ser
geant-at-arms not to allow Geo. w. Carter,
under any circumstances, to enter the State
House.
A resolution was also adopted that those
members who made affidavits before the U. S.
Commissioners, causing the arrest of several
members, be excluded from the privilege of the
House.
A number of members denour ced the arrest
of the Governor, Leut-Governor and members
of the House and Senate yesterday by the U.
s. Marshal, in severe terms At 1 o'clock the
House adjourned.
A joint resolution will be introduced to-mor-
row requesting Senator Kellogg to resign. The
Warmouthites claim to have So members, but
only SO were present. To-day the contestants
met at No. 16 Royal street. Only 4S members
were present. The Sergeant-at-arms was sent
in search of Others,
Several speeches were made and resolutions
adopted, denouncing Gov. Warmouth's action
in taking illegal possession of the State House
and bringing there in a large force of Metropo-
Titan police to overawe members; the following
was offered showing the future object of the
legislature:
Resolued-By the House of Representatives of
the State of Louisiana, in session only.convened
that, whereas false reports have been circulated
as to the object and purpose of the present
united action of Democratic members, and of
the members of the Republican party opposed
to the ruinous and tyranical rnle of Governor
Yarmouth.
Be it Resolued, That it is the duty of this
House to express fully and fairly the object of
said union.
Resolved That the sole object of said united
action is to defeat the nefarious scheme of Gov
ernor Yarmouth, and secure the repeal of the
amendments already agreed upon by the Dem
ocrats; of the first. The election registration
laws. 2d-The constabulary bill. 9d-The Me-
tropolitan police bill 4th-The revenue law
and the printing law.
The resolutions were unanimously carried.
An immense cOncourse gathered on Royal
street in the vicinity of the Carterite Legisla-
ture, and at one time riot seemed imminent.
The Sergeant-at-Arms with squad of Metro
politans from the House appeared on Royal
street in search of absent members but were
quickly driven off. The Mayor OPPORTUNITY ar
rived, made a speech and quieted the excite
ment. At2 o'clock the United States troops re-
turned to the Custom House from Rampant
street. AT o'clock this evening the Metropol-
itans and militia were still ON duty at Mechan-
les Institute.
There was no quorum in the Senate to-day.
The members present passed q resolution con-
demning the federal authorities in arresting
the State officers yesterday, denouncing such
action as revolutionary and subversive to Re-
publican institutions. A resolution was also
adopted requesting the Secretary of the Treas
ury to order the revenue cutter Wilderness to
land at New Orleans that the Senator alleged
to be absent on said vessel may be brought into
the Senate.-Adjourned.