New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-05
EXTRA SESSION.

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Thursday, January !, 1872. }
| Pursuant 10 and in accordance with the
| proclamation Of his Excellency Henry C.
| Warmoth, Governor Of the State of Louis
lana, the House was called TO order by
William Ei2ers. Clerk Of the House. at the
| hour OF i:J0 Z. NJ.
On motion of Mr.. Stanton, of Bossicr. Mr..
Davidson, OF Livingston, was called TO the
chair.
The chairman appointed a committee Of
three to wait upon his cXcellcncy the Gov
| ernor, to inform him that the House was
waiting for his proclamation The com
mittee consisted Of Messrs. Dag. of St Der
nard, Harper, Of st. Charles, and Marvin,
Of Catahoula.
The committee returned and presented
the following proclamation, which was read:
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF LoT,sIAS. }
Executive b, paItmrJt. ;
New Orleans, January :, 1872 l:J0 +. NJ.
WHEREAS, A cons piracy has developed to
overthrow the government by Illegal and
Revolutionary means, which was shown By
1ne arrest Of the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor and members of the House Of
Representatives. at the moment of as
semblng. by the United States Marshal, On
a writ Of IL United States COMMISSIONER
upon false and frivolous charge; aud
Whereas, While these said officers and
members of the General Assembly were
detained in arrest, an Illegal and rev0lu-
tlonarV attempt Was made to eject certain
members of the House Of Representatives
and seat other persons III their stead, there
being at no time during these proceedings
quorum present, and decmilg that the
present condition OF public affairs presents
an extraordinary occasion, | do hereby. III
virtue Of the power III me vested by the
constitution and laws and the laws enacted
thereuntO, convene the General Assembly
of the State Of Louisiana i'll extra session at
ha.tpast four O'Clock this evening, this
fourth day Of January, 1872, to take such
steps as may be necessary to preserve the
peace and protect the interest Of the COM
monwealth.
Given under my hand and tie seal Of tie
State this fourth day Of January, A. y.
1872, and OF The Independence OF the United
States the ninety sixth
Ii. c. WARMOTu.
BY the Governor
J. ". FAIKFAX, Assistant Secretary Of
State.
The following assistant scrgeants-at-
arms were then appointed, upon motion of
Mr.. Carr, Of De Soto:
J. ID. O'Connell, j. c. Weaver Il. \.
johnson. James G. Rivers. L. A. Ward
The roll was then called, and the follow
ing members ans wercd 10 their names:
Me-4ra. Abel, Barrett, Barrow, BcIot Bent
leg, Blunt, Bowen, brewster, Brown, Car,
Cochrane, Crawford, Darinsburg. Davidson.
Davis, Dvmas, Devices, Faulkner, Floyd,
Fontc!eu, Gttdncr, Gal tkanp, +. Harper,
Hampstead, Huston, kennor, kInsclla, La
Sailn,rrc, Nahuuey, Marea, Marvin, Me
Carly, McFLrlaHd, Murphy, Morris, Muir
ray, ong, Dl'atek, Pond. Quinn, Raby,
Riley, l,inggold, Smith, Souer. Stamps,
Stanton, lounolr. Ec!rett, Washington
!AsSumptlon), Washington (Concordia)
Waters, " orrall, Whey land, Young-55.
Mr.. Carr, OF De Soto, offered the follow
ing resolution, which lies over under the
rules:
WHEREAS, The constitution does not pro
vide that any new parishes which may be
created by Tho General Assembly shall be
entitled to representation until an app0r-
tionmrub has been made; therefore, be II
EeSJtrcd, That tho following parishes be
and ale hereby not entitled to any repre-
sentative, VIZ: Cameron, Iangiapanoa and
Grant, and that the seats of G.. w. Garter,
OF Cameron, }. b. Wands, of Tangiapahoa,
and II, T. kearson, OF Grant, be and are
hereby declared vacant
Under suspension of the rules Mr.. Ong,
of ST. Bernard, offered the following rcsolu
tion, which was read:
WHEREAS, At the meeting Of tho House
at twelve o'clock to-day, several of the
representatives of the people were umlaw-
fully and uncOnstitutiunaily arrested by
certain persons ling themselves deputy
United States marshals; and
Where's, These outragcs were committed
only Tor the purpose Of breaking down tho
constitutional majority of the House, III
order to enable IL riOtOus and Illegal mi
noritT 10 oXpel from the House certain
members Of the majority, and thus 10 effect
government; therefore be 1t
l. solved by the House of Representa-
tlycs oi the S:atc Of Louisiana, hat we de-
nouncc the arrest OF the members 81 this
body, rs aforesaid, as an outrage upon the
rrFr' ~yutatiycs of the people, an insult to
Tie dignity Of the State, and IA conspiracy
to overthrow the government; be il further
IcS.trC1, That We declare the sttcuI,t OF
a minority OF the House assuming to ACT in
the absence OF the members who had been
carried away by force as utterly uuconsfi-
tutionai, null aud void; be it further
Rcsoitcd. that the Clerk be instructed 10 |
cNpuB!e from his minutes all record OF pro- |
cccdiuga had subsequent to The arrest OF the |
Of tie House
Nc .ers Kcnucr and Barrett of Orleans