Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-05-19
ARKANSAS.
Bus ness Transacted by the Legislature
Yesterday-PrOpOsed Investigation
of the Armed InsurreetiOn.
Proclamation by The GOTernOr-The
Brooks Troops Dispersing--McClure
On LibeTtJ-Instructio
for Rose.

LITTLE Rock, May ls.-ln tne
senate to-day g bill was pa ASsed
changing the name Of Clayton county 10
that OF Wiltshire. In the house OH
was introduced TO change the name OF
CIevrou county to that of Anthony. No
tice was given Of bill to change tne
Dsua of Sarber county. The house
Dassed a r,ysolgtiOn raising a special conf
mittee to il vestigate as 10 whether any
officera of tINe State have been engaged
in armed insI, rrectiOn against the legal
state governn, ant. a similar commit
fee wss aDpoipte j in the senate. Ajoint
rrsoItItion nassed .'he senate for adjourn
r,ent sine die on d, e twenty-eiehth. A
nm passed the same body changing the
time for no ding the supreme court to
Nav and November, tue next term 10
begin in November. A large number OF
local bills were introduced.
The governor to-day issued the loi-
lowing:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.STArE OF ARKASsAs' "A ,sAs'
LITTLE LOCK, ARKANSAS S1ays lo' 4o'7-
Proclamation by the governor:
WHEREAS. On the sixteenth day Cf
AnriI. 1874, martial law as by me pro-
claimed in the county of Pulaski, IN
conseouenee of the existence of an armed
insurrection. under the authority vested
in me as governor, by the constitution
and laws of this state, and on the
eleventh day of May, 1874, said procla-
Tpation Of martial law wss revoked In
=, far a. not to interfere with the meet
inc and proceedings of the legislature;
and whereas, thearmed insurrectionists
are now dispensing and many persons
are at large who are nOtOriously guilty
0f treason against the state
of Arkansas, and ii is not desirable
10 proceed against them oy military
law; now, therefore, j. Elisha baxter,
governor OF Arkansas, do herehy reVoRe
said proclamation Of martial law so lar
a. ~ i,ernnit the arrest aud detention by
criminal process from the civil magis-
trates Of all persons charged with trea-
s,,n against the State in the late 1nsur-
"a etion; but nothing in this proclama-
7io.9 snail interfere with the carrying
ont Of any and all military orcers from
tba1 seadquarteIs of the State of Arkan-
So ol from any legitimate military an-
fhorit 2. In testimony whereof, witness
my hand and the seal Of the State, az
fixed at Little Rock this eighteenth day
OF May, - d. 1874.
Governor OF Arkansas,
CommandeTin-Chier.
by M JsN. Jon lNsON, Secretary of State.
A large number Of the Brooks troops
laft TO-DAY; also several companies OF
The Baxter forces.
Secretary-of-State johnson has charge
"a. bjs Office, and is cleaning it up. The
two halls Of the legislature are also being
clea ned up and repaired.
Tte Brooksites still keep sentinels
around the statehOuse. IL is expected
fbev will al leave tomorrow.
ST LOWS, May lS.-Judge Mcclure,
chief nsstlce Of Arkansas, aud Colonel
Oiiver, q Z Pulaski county, arrived here
- ro,ffe to Washington. Judge Nc
CIura say, all the statements upon
which Alto rney-General Williams pred
i.afed lis on iniOn in the BrOoks-Baxter
affair are fab from beginning 70 endi
aud tbat the @ DCrts of the State, includ-
inc the supreme court, have never had
undeT adiudics ton lthe cases erroaeoukly
made up by NMllams win regard 70
- present condition at Little Rock.
VI said the situation remained un-
--t,.ngaJ and shat Brooks would never
enrra1der to RaXter's forces, but only TO
~ federal authorities. Brooks would
continue TO be recognized as the lawful
C,ovarnor tly the state auditor, treasurer,
sttorney t. General and all executive ofn-
-.ers eTcept johnson, secretary OF STATE
- tbst II Mr.. Williams can dlc-
ste who is governor against ali exeeu-
- officers and against the decisions OF
rle court, then there is no longer q
,-.-,,utlican form Of government "a At
i'insa,1. The whole question VIII De
I,rougbl before congress
WSsHINGToN, May l8.-Captain Rose
ts,egrapbed nom Little Rock that every,
ling Is quiet, and that both parties had
signed an agreement for disOandlhg
tbeir troops. Captain Rose hao peen
teJegraphed from the headquarters OF tne
,y1,If 10 recognize Baxter as governor >
md 70 deliver up the state arms ih Pos-
llsio,, ~ the United States forces 10
him.