Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-17
Louisiana,
AAVVANIAIltt1
THE CLAsm OF AUTHORITIES.


New ORLEANS, Dec. 16.-B. S. Lynch trep)
was to-day installed Judge of the fourth district
court, Bonner (fusioDis) being iorcibly elected.
Bonner held his commission from Gov. War
moth, and Lynch held his commission from act
inc Governor Pinchback, upon the return Of the
Bovee board.
In the Warmoth contempt case before the
United States district court to-day, several wit
nesses were examined, but there were no new
developments. The case was taken under adj
yisement in the legislature The impeachment
proceedings were postponed until Wednesday,
It IS stated that Warmoth will not answer the
citation.
The legislature will ballot for United States
senator tomorrow. Billings, Casey, Burrcll,
Pinchback, and eX.GOv Hohan will probably be
candidates. PnChback is regarded as the
strongest, nearly three-lOurths Of the legislature
being cOlOrcd.
DISSATISFIED WITH THE RESULT OF HIS
MISSION
WASHINGTON, Dee. 16.-Gen. Dick Taylor
called on the president to-day, with view of
obtaining some modification of the executive
policy with reference to the affairs of Louisiana,
but returned dissatisfied with the result of his
mission.
PLAIN STATEMENT OF THE CASE BY THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-AttOney General
Williams to-day made the following statement
relative to affairs in Louisiana: According to
Tue laws OF Louisiana, GOV. Warm0th, Lieut..
Gov. Pnchback, Secretary of State Hernon, and
MeSsrs. Lynch and Anderson, constituted the
late election returning board, with power to
canvass votes for presidential electors members
of congress, state officers and members of the
legislature. Pinchback and Anderson were
candidates upon the republican ticket. and
therefore resigned seats upon the board, and TO
fill the vacancies Longstreet and Hawkins were
elected by the remaining members, as provided
by law. WarmOth then pretended to remove
the secretary of state from office, and APP
pointed in his place fellow by the name Of
Jack Wharton.
Warmoth and Wharton then repudiated the
election of Longstreet and Hawkins, and APP
pointed in their places Hatch and Daponte.
This board, s. cons ,ituted, were proceeding to
canvass votes, when, upon due application,
their proceedings were perpetually enOned by
the Judge OF the eighth district state court,
whose jurisdiction in the case was unquestioned.
Warmoth thereupon forcibly elected the judge
granting said injunction from office, and in
stalled in his place, before the votes were can
vassed or il was legally known who were cleo
ed, the democratic candidate for udgeship in
that district.
Proceedings were then had in the supreme
court of the state by which the validity of the
change Of judges was brought in question, and
the court held it invalid and in effect decided
that Warmoth'S board was illegal and its acts
void. These decisions of the state court were
treated by Warmoth with perfect contempt. A
suit was commenced on the equity side of the
United States district court, in which an injuuc-
tioD was asked and obtained against the War
moth board, and this injunction was also treated
by Warmoth'S board with contempt. lnStruc-
tons were then given for the marshal to enforce
the orders OF the court, and troops were placed
mt his service for the purpose. Meanwhile
board of canVaSsers was organized accord
ing to law, and a majority of them
canyassed the votes and returned that the
republican candidates for presidential electors
and state officers were elected, aud that certain
persons were elected 10 the legislature. War
moth having called an extraordinary session of
the legislature, the persons returned as elected
by the regular board assembled in the state
house, and after organization made a formal
requsiliou under section 4, article T. of the con-
stitution of the United States, upon the presi-
dent, to protect the state from domestic Yio-
lence. Resolutions OF impeachment were also
preferred by this body against Warm0th; and,
under the constitution Of the state, the lieulen-
ant governor became acting governor. Another
body assembled at Lyceum hall, New Orleans,
claiming to be the legislature of the state, and
was recognized by Warmoth. Two organiza-
tons were thus made, promising nothing to the
state but discord and anarchy, Not doubling
that irregularities had occurred on both
sides, but believing thar the republican ticket
had received majority of the votes of Louisi-
ana, and acting in conformity to the returns of
lUc regular pOdTu Vi CduNaSScfb ana decisions oil
the state and federal courts, the president decid-
ed to answer the resolution of the state house
legislature by recognizing the organization with
which it is connected as the lawful government
of the state.
JUDGE BoNHER's STATEMENT.
New ORLEANS, Dec. Is. Judge Bonner
makes the following st statement; Before | took
my seat was informed by Gen. Longstreet that
had been elected. Since ten / have learned
that by some arbitrary ruling, and without any
warrant of law four polls were thrown out,
and in that way the Bovee returning board
made out that was not elected
ANOTHER RESOLVE.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 16--EUening. The SEN
ate this morning adopted the following:
Whereas, there is a conflict between the constitu.
tion aud laws of the state of Louisiana and an act
of congress relating to the election of United States
senator's; and
Whereas, a reasonable Interpretation Of the con-
gressiona law justlfes delay on the part of the
general assembly in the election of a United States
senator until the second day after the commence.
ment of the next regular session. therefore
Resolved by the senate, that 1t will not proceed
to the election Of United States senator before the
second Tuesday after the organization of the regu-
lar session OF the legislature IN June next.