Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-07
ADDRESS. TO THE GOVERNOR.

ADDRESS TO THE GOVERNOR.
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The members of the House, aftel
adjournment, sent the following ad
dress to the executive:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF LOUISIANA. J
4 New Orleans, January 4, 1872. (
To His Excellency h. C. Warmoth, Gov
T. ernor of Louisiana: N = D.
S1R-The undersigned, members
OF the House of Representatives
lay before your excenency the fol-
lowing facts:
During the session of Jan. 8, 1872,
a majority Of the House evinced a
disposition to displace the Speaker,
George w. Carter. A motion to
that effect was offered, but the
Speaker refused to put the question.
An appeal was taken from this rul-
ing, but the Speaker refused to put
the appeal to the House. A mem
Der then put the question and it
was carried by a decided majority.
But Notwithstanding this fact the
said Carter held possession of the
chair, and although the House had
ordered the hall to be cleared, he
(Carter) called around him num-
Der of men whom he had secreted
in his room, in contempt of the
order of the House. ---, ev.f 4.
A few minutes before the hour for
converting the House to-day, eigh-
teen members of the House, all be-
longing to the opposition against
Speaker Carter, were arrested by
deputy United States marshals and
forcibly carried out of the State
House upon groundless charges
made by his friends and partisans.
Deeming this trick to obtain a ma
jority Of the House, enough mem
bers absented themselves to break
a quorum. Notwithstanding this
latter fact, the Speaker proceeded
with the business of the House,
contrary to the constitutional pro-
visions binding the power of a less
number than a quorum. He arbi-
trarily directed this minority, and
caused the pretended expulsion of
a number of the absent arrested
members.
He assumed, among other things,
that the House had clothed him
with the power to appoint a large
number of assistant sergeants-at-
arms for the purpose of taking
charge Of the State, and preventing
the ingress of the police thereto.
For these and other misdemeanors
Speaker Carter has been deposed
and elected from the House during
the extraordinary session held under
your proclamation of this date.
Approaching that Carter and
his partisans will attempt violence
to regain his lost position, we de-
mand Of your Excellency, the chief
executive officer Of the State, that
you take measures to prevent such
attempt.
We state to your Excellency that
we have no doubt Of the power of
the House to protect its members,
but we feel it our duty to take this
action in order to avoid riot and
bloodshed.
D. A. Cochrane, Lafayette.
J. Darinsburg. Pointe Coupee.
H. C. Tounoir, Pointe Coupee.
A. Belot, Orleans. o.-. --- -
Charles Abel, Bossier.
John Garstkamp, Jefferson
u W. B. Barrett, Orleans.
Henry Riley, st. James.
George Washington, Concordia.
Thomas Murray, Orleans.
Thomas D. worrall, Jefferson.
o. n Brewster, Ouachita.
A. w. Faulkner, Caldwell. t ea
Emerson Bentley, st. Mary.
F. Marie, Terrebonne. '--J b. aal
G. H. verfet, Terrebonne. oJ c
John b Bowen, Orleans. s ~
George Washington. Assumption. r
w. G. Kinsella, Orleans. r--.I |
W.R. Wheyland. Sabine. If.
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