Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-01-18

New Orleans on the Sd. There was no
Quorum in the Senate The House was
the scene of great confusion, and an ex-
citing contest ensued between Governor
warmoth and his opponent. During
the proceedings the Governor and several
members of the Senate and House, and
other parties, were arrested by the United
States Marshal on charge of conspira-
CIV ito obstruct and hinder the execution
of the laws of the State and the United
States, for the purpose of depriving Rep
resentatiyes of the General Assembly of
their rights, privileges and immunities as
such under the laws and constitution,
both of the State of Louisiana and of the
United States" etc. Governor War
moth was subsequently released on
his own recogniZance, and the other
parties arrested were bailed in the sum OF
$500 each Subsequent to the arrest the
House was called to order by Speaker Car
ter. fifty-tbree members remaining in the
hall. In the afternoon, in response to a
proclamation by the Governor, fifty mem
bers of the House met in the hail. and the
Sergeant at arms secured enough addi-
tional members to constitute a quorum,
when the action Of the House in the morn
ing was declared null and void; the Speak
ers chair was declared vacant, and .. IL.
Brewster was chosen to that position. The
excitement continued, and on the 9Th a
dispatch was read from President Grant
saving, "Governor Warmoth's report of
the proceedings of the United States Mar
shall is of such an extraordinary character
that will have the matter investigated at
once" A resolution was adopted for a
committee to investigate the conduct OF
the United States Marshal in making the
arrests, declaring such action an outrage.
After the adjournment of the extra SEES
sion of the Legislature the regular session
was called to order, by Speaker Brew
stcr. On the 9th Governor Warmoth is
sued a proclamation stating that he was
in entire and perfect accord with the mil
itary authorities stationed there, and had
assurances from them that they would
sustain and assist him in REFRESHING dis
order and tumult. A Washington dis
patch of the 9th says: "The War De
partment has no precise information OF
affairs in New Orleans, nor has it issued
any orders to the General in command OF
that city. General Emery, in response to
request of the Secretary OF War, states
that the United States troops had taken
no part in the recent arrests OF the State
officers. The President is in constant tel
egraphic communication with the Secre-
tary of War and others on Louisiana al
fairs 1t is authoritatively stated that the
Administration will not interfere in the
local difficulties there any further than
necessary to preserve the peace. Gen.
Emery has been ordered to use his best
Judgment in the premises"
In the Louisiana House OF Representa-
tiyes, on the Sth after the reading OF the
Governors message, a resolution was
adopted to the effect that If the absent
membership Carteritcs-did not return
to the House and resume the discharge
of their duties by three o'clock on the
10th, the House would proceed to eApel
them.
Governor Warmoth has appointed Gen
eral James Longstreet Major General OF
the Louisiana State Military, and assign
| ed him immediate command and supervi-
sion of the entire military police and all
the civil forces within the city of New
Orleans.
Private kilograms from New Orleans,
received in Washington on the Sth, repre-
sent the excitement in the former city as
| intense.
| General Halleck died mt his residence in
Louisville, KY, on the evening OF the
9th, of congestion of the brain.
A New Orleans dispatch on the evening
Of the 9Th states that "A regiment OF Fed
cral troops, with cannon, were stationed
near the State House, to repel threat
encd attack from Lafayette Square mob.
The State House was filled with armed
police, the military were in the armorles,
and two hundred citizens had been mus
tered as a militia guard at the Governors
| office.
In the Carter House of Representatives
at New Orleans, on the 9th, as the Ser
geants alarms were attempting to arrest
a member, a scuffle cnsued in which Wal
ter II. Wheyland, who claimed to repre-
sent the parish of Sabine, but had been
expelled, was shot. He died in about an
hour after being shot. Governor War
moth issued proclamation on the 10th
ordering the Carter faction to desist fDm
further proceedings, and commanding the
members to return to their seats in The
General Assembly.
Congressional.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, after some
personal remarks by Mr.. Schurz, in which he alud-
ed to, and denied, certain charges made against
him by the New York Times the bill reported fpm
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