The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-17
ALI. TIE OBNOXIOUS LAWS REPEALED.

Carterites will probably attempt to take pos
session of Mechanics Institute within twenty
four hours.
ALL TIE OBNOXIOUS LAWS REPEALED.
The political farce continues. There is al
immense gathering around the Carterltes'
headquarters at the Cosmopolitan Club Room
on Canal street, as OH Saturday, and the same
army of policemen on Dryades street, about
the Mechanics Institute. Carter made a
speech requesting the people to disperse quiz
etly. He said he would appoint Il sufficient
number of sergeants-at-arms to seat members
and protect them, but would act under the
laws and Constitution.
In the Senate to-day eighteen members
were present, including the President. 1t
was decided there was quorum. After
other business the rules were suspended, and
the registration, election, constabulary, and
printing bills were all repealed.
In the House the repealed bills from the
Senate were taken up and passed without q
dissenting voice and the Senate notified of
the fact.
At 8 o'clock the repeating acts, as passed
by the Senate and House, were presented to
the Governor, and at once signed.
The Carterites declared this hasty legisla-
ton trick.
THE WAY THE WORK WAS DONE. -
New ORLEANS, January 15.-All the ABB
sent senator's will return tomorrow. The
Senate for several days has lacked only one
member to make quorum. On Sunday
Senator Anderson Democrat arrived III the
city with the previously secured pledge of
Governor Warmoth that he was not to be
moIested. Dir. Anderson had no intention
of attending the session, which met as usual
to-day without quorum. About an hour
afterwards Governor Warrnoth dispatched a
messenger for Mr.. Anderson, requesting to
see him at his private office. The latter re-
sponded.
After some preliminary conversation, du-
ring which most of the senators had entered
| the room, the Governor asked Mr.. Anderson
what his party demanded, and was told,
"Tbe unqualified repeal of all the obnoxious
acts" This Governor War1noth offered to
pledge himself to accomplish. Senator An
derson said that would not be sufficient. Hc
did not want professions but business, and
added that if bill for the repeal of all these
laws postponing the action Of the police and
militia bills for obvious reasons was drafted,
then and there he would go in the Senate,
make quorum, and enable all legislation to
be performed necessary TO their repeal. He,
however, retF,sased, in addition, that no other
business was to be transacted without hisap.
proyaL
After some little discussion and delay, the
offer was accepted by the Governor, and the
repeal bill suInlnarily drafted, and hence the
legislation which followed i'll the Senate.
Some difficulty was experienced in rushing
the bill through the House, but by o'clock
the repeal bill had passed, was signed by the
Governor, and only wanted proper publica-
ton to become law.
new York PoLrTIcAL COSTA New
| York correspondent, under date OF the 18th
instant, gossirs politically as follows: .al.}
"The caucus of Democratic Congress
men to be held at Washington next Tues
day night is exciting much more attention
among the politicians here than such things
usually do. The fact is the Democratic par
ty in this city and State have been SO badly
driven about by the revolution against Tam
many that they are eagerly looking to this
caucus for some chart to enable them to see
their way in the future, and hence not q few