New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-14
THE STATE HOUSE.

Carter, inspired that individual with new
courage, and on the night following thu
day he was permitted to give bond for hi
| appearance to answer to the charge o.
being accessory before the fact to the
murder Of Walter X. Wheyland. he ap
peared on Canal street, at the base of Clay
statue, and delivered q most incendiary
speech. This was the signal for new ex
citement. A few hundred men in the in
terest of Carter cheered him, while the
great body of the people are wondering
where the impudence and presumption OF
this violent pretender will end. His
harangue on the evening Of the twelfth
stirred up anew. on a small scale, the
spirit OF revolution in New Orleans and
| yesterday, on repairing to the State House,
we found it again guarded by a strong
| body of police. The Governor was on hand
at an early hour in the State House, and
both branches Of the Legislature were
| called together at twelve o'clock There
being no quorum present in the Senate.
on motion Of Senator Lynch that
body adjourned until Monday next at
twelve o'clock
The House was called to order bv
Speaker Brewster, and fifty-four members
answered to their names. Shortly after roll
call Messrs. MOncure, Lynch and Gaddis
appeared at the door of the House and asked
to be admitted Messrs. Moncure and Gaddis
were invited to take their seats but Mr..
I,vn ,I, IL
mittee on Elections having decided in favor
OF the contestant of Dir. Lynch, who was
already seated in his stead. When Messrs
Moncure and Gaddis found that Mr. Lynch
would not be admitted they refused to enter
the House. and all three retired to where
Mr.. Carter and his followers were congre-
gated within sight of the State House.
After they had retired Mr. Matthews said
he had understood committee had been
refused admttance to the House. He asked
for information in regard. to the same.
Thereupon, Speaker Brewster stated that
he had directed the doOrkeeper to enforce
rule No. 20 of the House, which excluded
all but members. The Speaker further said
that the committee referred to represented
themselves as being committee from the
House OF Representatives and as he recog-
nized no House of Representatives but this.
and the committee had not been appointed
by order of this House he could not ad
NIT them. Mr.. YOrke and Mr.. Faulkner
were inclined to think the committee
should have been admitted. Mr. Carr did
not agree with them. He did not recog-
nize any House of Representatives that held
its meetings over gin shops. Mr.. Yorke
questioned the right of the House to expel
members by mere majority, and quoted
the law and the constitution in support of
what he said. Mr.. Davidson was in favor
OF receiving memorial upon the subject
and II those unseated could show that they
were entitled by law to their seats. he
would vote for seating them. He had re-
fused to serve on committee appointed by
this House to confer with a similar com |
mittee appointed by another BODY of |
Representatives over which Mr.. Carter pre-
tends TO be Speaker. Mr.. Davidson con- |
tessed that IL vas prejudiced against such |
conduct; tha. ae di' uot.recognze the right |
of the mlnorIfV to control the majority: and |
therefore rcf1 5ed to serve on the committee |
to confer with members of Speaker Carte,'s
House.
A resolution again inviting all members
entitled TO seats to return and occupy them
passed the House, and then recess was
aiken until Monday morning next at ten
o'clock.
After the adjournment of the Legislature
'ur reporter walked out on Canal street. and
ound quite a large number Oh persons list
ming to the harangues Of Mr.. Carter and
'is friends. They were speaking from the
,allery of a house in the immediate vicinity
# the State House. The crowd seemed
much better natured than the speakers,
whose faces indicated either deep passion or
reat pain. One old gentleman seemed
readful.y agitated about something and
wanted every man present to bear in mind
hat there will he ward meetings through
ut the city tomorrow afternoon, and he
rged the necessity of attending them. He
id not say what would be the nature of
hose meetings, and we are, therefore. una
lie 10 tell whether they are to be political or
eiigious meetings. If Mr.. Carter intends to
ct mp religious revival, we hone il will
urn out better than his political reyiyals.
,r his last two efforts on Canal street have
erved no better purpose than to make sport
,r the boys.
After the old gentleman in question had
oncluded his part of the talk some of the
oys, who knew what an inexhaustible
alker George is, cried out for Carter They
new that he had promised to take the State
ouse to-day at twelve O'Clock, and as it
as then halfpast one, and he had not taken
, they no doubt supposed he would have
talk a little more in order to gain his
lrpose. SO they repeated their cry time
: two more. Carter" Garter" and sure I
lough George made his appearance, with
le distinguished McNan, OF Shreveport, on
is right and Barney Lynch-of we don't I
1ow where-on his left. George COM
enccd in his usual earnest way. by inform
g the crowd that he had NEST important
ecc OF information to impart to those
esent. He said he had learned that the q,
gus House Of Representatives, which is f
'lding its sessions in the State House. had /
iourned until Monday at ten O'Clock. and i
r that reason he would be unable 10 talk 8
msef and followers in there TODAY. But a
intended to keep talking, and he thought q
Monday they would be able to get into
e state House and run out the borus
1use Of Representatives He spoke in n
ad earnest, and Barney and McNean h