New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-07
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
OFFICIAL. AL
OF THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
SECOND SESSION
OF TIE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIA-N A.
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.


SENATE CHAMBER, !
January 1, 40 T. NJ, lo12.
Pursuant 20 the following proclamation
of his Excellency Governor II. {. War
moth, the Senate met in special session;
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Executive Department,
New Orleans. January 4, l5J p NJ, 1877
WHEREAS, A conspiracy has developed
itself to overthrow the government by IL
legal and revolutionary means, which were
shown by the arrest of the Governor, Lieut.
enant Governor and a member of the House
of Representatives. at the moment OF as
sembly, by the United States marshals, on
a writ of a United States Commissioner,
upon false and frivolous charge: and
Whereas. While these said officers and
members of the General Assembly were
detained in arrest, an illegal and revolu-
tienary attempt was made to eject certain
members of the House of Representatives
and seat other other persons IN their stead,
there being at no time during these pro
cecdings a quorum present, and deemlng
that the present condition of public affairs
presents an extraordinary occasion, l do
hereby, in virtue of the power i'll me vested
by the constitution and the laws enacted
Hereunder, convene the General Assembly
of the State Of Louisiana in extra session,
at 4:30 Z. NJ, this fourth day of January,
1872, to take such steps as may be neces-
sary to preserve the peace and protect the
interests Of the commonwealth.
Given under my hand and seal. on the
fourth of January, 1877.
H. C. WARMOTH.
Governor of Louisiana.
Assistant Secretary of State.
Upon call of the roll the following mem
bers were found to be present;
y n
and President Of the Senate, and Messrs.
Harris, Uunsaker, jerks, Raglan and
Swords.
No quorum being present, motion TO
adjourn till 10 A. NJ. the fifth instant was
made and adopted
Thereupon the President announced that
the Senate stood adjourned until Friday,
the fifth instant at 10 A. NJ.
SRS4TE CEAMBRR,
Friday, January ;, lt12. J
The SeDn,e net IN extra session, pursuant
to adjournment.
Present-Hon p. B. S. Pinchback. Lieu
tenant Governor and President of the
Senate, and Messrs. Anderson, Barber, But
Ter, Campbell, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker,
jerks, Kelso, Lynch, McMillen, holland
Raglan, Swords, Twitchell, Whitney-l7.
The President announced that no quorum
was present, and directed the Sergeant-at-
Arms to 20 in search of absent members.
Mr.. Hunsaker introduced resolution ex-
1rassive Of the sense OF the Senators present
relative to late extraordinary proceedings,
(which was unanimously adopted as follows:
Reso!rcd, That the extraordinary pro-
eeeiings on TIE part of the civil federal au-
.horities, in arresting, just as the Legisla-
1ure was about TO convene. or yesterday.
1he Governor ard Lieutenant Governor
Df the State and a number of Senators and
Representatives is unprecedented. illegal.
malicious and wrong, and wholly without
warrant OF law.
That said action is revolutionary and sub
verslve of republican institutions, and that
zhe charge upon which said parties were ar
rested is absolutely frivolous and insufficient
40 warrant the arrests aforesaid.
That we approve the sentiments CON
Gained in the dispatch Of the President of
the United States, in his promise to immedi-
ately investigate the conduct Of the United
States Marshal, and are treasured in our
iaith in his patriotism and wisdom.
On motion of Mr.. Whitney, the Senate
to meet to-day at twelve o'clock,
AZ, III regular session.