New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-12-12
New Orleans.
Gov. warmoth Impeached.

les Institute Legislature to-day both Houses
| organized, and a joint committee was APP
pointed to inform the Governor that &. W.
Lowell was elected Speaker of the House by
reclamation.
The holding-over Senators entered a writ
ten protest against the manner in which the
Senate had been organized.
Pinchback stated in the Senate to-day that
Gov. Warmoth and Weed, of the Times, went
to Pinchback's house at IL O'Clock last night
and offered him $50 900 and the appointment
of large number of officers if he pinch
back) would pursue the course which they
would point out.
In the Federal court to-day the Warmoth
contempt case was postponed until to-mor-
row on account of the illness Of Judge Durrell.
Much interest is manifested regarding po-
litical movements. Quite q crowd gathered
about the Mechanics institute, where the
kellogg Legislature met, and the city hall,
where the fusion members were in caucus, as
we'll as the Federal courtroom, where the
Warmoth contempt case was set for q hearing
JUDGE GILMORE IMPRISONED.
Judge Elmore, Of the Eighth district court,
and Mr.. Manning, the clerk, were arraigned
before the Supreme Court for contempt, grow
ing out of the Boree case. Judge Elmore
was fined $50, and ordered to be imprisoned
ten days, and Manning was fined $50, and
ordered to be imprisoned for five days. They
were both pardoned by Gov. Warmoth.
PRESIDENT GRANT REQUESTED TO AFFORD
PROTECTION.
NEW ORLEANS, DEC. 9.-In the kellogg
Legislature, after organizing, ga members
being present. the following was unanimous
ly adopted:
Whereas the General Assembly is now con-
vened in compliance with the call of the Gov
ernor, and certain evil-dsposed persons are
reported to be forming combinations to dis
turb the public peace and defy lawful au-
thority, and the State is threatened with Vi
olence therefore,
BE it resolved by the House Of Representatives.
Of the General assembly of Louisiana, (the SEN
ate concurring,) That the President of the
United States be requested to afford the pro-
lection guaranteed each State by the Consti-
tuition Of the United States when threatened
with domestic violence, and that the presid-
ing officers of the Genersl Assembly transmit
this resolution Immediately, by telegraph and
otherwise, to the President of the United
States.
The joint committee to wait upon the Gov
ernor reported that they had called at the
executive office and were informed by mes
senger that the Governor was not in, and had
not been at his office during the day. The
committee then asked to see the Governors
Secretary, but were informed that he was too
busily engaged to see them. The committee
left written communication for the Gov
ernor, informing him that both Houses of the
General Assembly hal assembled in pursu-
ance OF his proclamation, and, having organ
lied, were ready to receive any communica-
ton he might be pleased to submit.
The Governors private secretary after
wards sent to the House note, stating that
the Governor would communicate to the Gen
eral Assembly at noon tomorrow.
IMPEACHMENT OF wARMoTH.
The Speaker then proceeded to read the
following, which he stated was an important
matter, and asked the attentive consideration
of the members:
Resolved by the House Of Representatives Of
the State Of Louisiana, That Henry G. War
moth, Governor of the State Of Louisiana, be,
and he is hereby, impeached for high crimes
and misdemeanOrs in Office committed against
the constitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana.
After a short debate, the resolution was
adopted by a vote Of yeas SO, nays 6.
Speaker Lowell then said: ''It becomes
my solemn duty to announce to this House
and the people of Louisiana that the Gov
ernor Of Louisiana stands impeached Of high
crimes and misdemeanors.
wARMOTH SUSPENDED.
A committee was appointed to notify the
Senate, and the following was unanimously
adopted:
Be it resolred by the House, (the Senate con-
CURING, That whereas the House of Repre-
sentatives has formally presented and ap-
proved articles of impeachment against Hen
ry &. Warmoth, and presented the same for
the action OF the Senate; and whereas, I'M
der the constitution, the impeachment Of the
Governor operates the suspension of his Of
flee pending trial, the General Assembly in
the premises considered, do now declare that
Henry c. Warmoth is suspended from the
office of Governor of the State of Louisiana
until such time as the Senate shall try and
decide upon the charges preferred against
him.
In the Senate, Generals Hugh J. Campbell
and w. l.. Mcmillan and Messrs. Hansacker
and jerks, Senators holding over from the
last term, entered protest against the ille-
gal and unconstitutional manner in which the
Senate was organized.
General Campbell maintained that the
Senate was the sole judge of its returns, and
could decide for it.
The other protests were of the same pur-
port.
A debate followed.
Tho House committee on impeachment APP
peared, and reported to the Senate the ac-
ton of the House, and its intention in due
time to present and make good particular ar
ticles of impeachment of Governor Warmoth,
and demanding that tho Senate make order
for his appearance to answer them.
Mr.. Ingrahanl then offered a resolution
that the Senate then resolve itself into high
court Of impeachment, and that the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court be notified of
the Senate's action. He stated that by the
resolution impeaching Governor Warmoth
Lieutenant Governor Pnchback became Gov
ernor of Louisiana, and moved that Senator
A. B. Harris, of Concordia, take the chair as
president of the Senate; which was agreed
to.
EXPLANATION OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
| PINCHBACK.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 9.--In the Senate
this afternoon Lieutenant Governor Pinch
back, upon reading in the Erening Times edi
torials fatty contradicting the statemen
made by him this morning, that Mr.. c. A
Weed and Governor Warmoth had otfere,
him $50, 900 and as many offices as he wante'
to help them In their measures, said: 81 ow