The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-01-06
order of arrest was refused.


letter from Geo. w. Carter, informing
Governor Warmoth that the House
of Representatives would convene
in some .other hall than that in the
State house and proceed to transact
Legislative business, "and shall notify
your excellency of our action in the
premises A written reply to this
ridiculous letter was requested, but
Governor Warmoth did not consider
it of enough Importance to vouchsafe
one at the time; he said, however,
| that he would look it over at leisure
and reply to it if he deemed neees-
sary.
At IL o'clock the Assembly con-
vened. In the Senate resolutions
were adopted requesting the Presi-
dent of the Senate to telegraph to
the Secretary of the Treasury ard
ask that the Wilderness be ordered
to land at New Orleans; authorizing
the President of the Senate toappoint
committee of three Senators whose
duty should be to investigate the
cause of the absence of Senators, and
to make such recommendations as
they think will complete quorum !;
and requesting the Governor to furn-
ish military force sufficient to arrest
the absent Senators and enforce the
orders of the Senate.
In the House of Representatives, a
resolution was offered and unanim-
ously adopted to the effect that the
Sergeant-at-A Arms be instructed not to
grant Mr.. Geo. w. Carter admission
to the State-house under any eircum-
stances. 1t was also resolved that
Messrs. F. Schumacher, HI. H. Stevens,
H. r. Kearson and j. ?. Wilson, the
members who had sworn to the affida-
Wit upon which the arrests of the day
before had been made, should not be
entitled to admission upon the floor
until examined by the committee APP
pointed to investigate the matter, and
until they should be so admitted by
vote of the House. A committee of
three was appointed to notify the
Governor and Senate that the House
was organized and ready for business.
The report of the committee APP
pointed to investigate the charges of
conspiracy to defraud the State made
against Messrs. Carr and Devices, of
DeSoto, was received and adopted.
The report aequits the gentlemen of
the charge, which is clearly shown to
be unfounded. Mr. Carr gave notice
that at some future day he would
introduce a ".joint resolution re-
questing William P. Kellogg to
resign his seat in the United States
Senate as a Senator representing the
State of Louisiana after which the
House adjourned until IL o'clock to-
day, Saturday.
At latest accounts the rump House
of Representatives was in session at
the Gem coffee-house, on Royal street,
though it contained only about
thirty five of the regular members of
the House. Members were fast de-
sorting this disgraceful crowd and re-
turning to the bonaJide House, no less
than seven having left them yester-
day. Among these was Hon. P.
Jones Yorke, of Carroll, heretofore
one of Carter's right hand men. Ser
geants-at-Arms appointed by this
rump mob were prowling around the
streets yesterday, arresting all MEM
bers of the House of Representatives
they could find, and compelling their
attendance at the coffee-h house afore-
said, where they are held under re-
straint. The New Orleans papers of
this morning contain a proclamation
from Governor Warmoth ordering the
release of the members of the House
thus illegally detained against their
wills, and in case of refusal threatens
to use force to induce compliance with
the command and put q stop to the
unlawful acts of the revolutionary
body. The militia was ordered to re-
port for duty at 2 o'clock this morn
ing, and perhaps to-morrow's papers
may bring us news of disturbances
caused by resistance of the enforce
ment of the proclamation.
1t needs no comment from our pen