New-York tribune., 1874-05-19
ARKANSAS.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGIsLATURE-Gov. BAXTER
ISSUES PROCLAMATION REvOKING TIE MAR
TIAL LAW oRDER-DEPARTURE OF TROOPS or

PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGI5LATURE-Gov BAXTER
ISSUES PROCLAMATION REvOKISG TIE MAR
TIAL LAW oRDER-DEPARTURE OF TROOPS or
BOTH PARTIES.
LITTLE Rock, May 15.-In the Senate to-
day a bill was passed changing the Of Clayton
County 10 Wiltshire. The House passed resolution aI~
pointing a special committee to investigate as 10
whether any officers OF the State have been engaged IN
armed insurrecton against the legal State Government
4 similar committee was appointed IN the Senate
JOINT passed in the Senate for al SINE de
adjournment on May 2S
GOV Baxter has issued proclamation rey0kiDg his
former proclamation declaring martial law In certain
districts but that nothing in this proclamation
shall interfere with tne carrying out Of any aud all mill
tary orders from the Headquarters Of the state OF Ar
kansas or from any legitimate military authority
Large numbers OF BrOoEs's troops left today, and
also several companies Of the Baxter forces. The
Brooks party still keep sennels around the state House
II Is expected they viii be all sent away tomorrow.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REFUSES TO SEND
An INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE To LITTLE ROCK.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The House iS clearly
indspOsed thrust its finger into the Arkansas pie
IL spite OF the solicitations of Senators Clayton and
Dorsey and Of all the Representatives from the State
except Mr Wiltshire majority refused to-day to send
an investigating committee Little Rock 10 ascertain,
in the language OF Judge Polands resolution, whether
Arkansas has a government republican IN FORM the
which duly elected and ought 10 DC rec
ognized by the Government OF the United States On
this resolution the Yeas % and the Nays lO5 II
the question left the Republican side to de
termine, the resolution would have been adopted Ihe
bulk of the negative vote made up Of the solid pha-
lanx OF Democrats. some Of their spokesmen offered
to support Mr. Poland il ne would include south Caro-
lima In the proposed nvesti CATION which he OF course
declined 10 do After this refusal the Democrats found
no difficulty in voting No No doubt the reelection that
Baxteris their man. and Il lot alone will speedily
throw the Government Of the state into the hands
Of their party by means OF constitutional convention
made It the easier for them 20 oppose course ln the
case OF Arkansas which they have all along favored or
south Carolina As for the Republicans, 1t was curious
10 see a number who used TO be "thckand-thn parti-
sans Of the Administration supporting resolution
which TO say the least questioned the correctness OF
the Presidents decision matter and was intended
10 open way for Brooks to bring his case before Con
g-ess
Az EFFORT TO BE MADE BY THE BAXTER PARTY TO
EXPEL MIR. DORSEY FROM THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Gov. Baxter Of Ar
kansas and his supporters now reported 10 have
turned their artillery upon Senator Dorsey and an
pounce their purpose his expulsion from the
Senate The evidence on which they expect to accom-
pli,h this is said to documentary character and
10 relate 10 the circumstances OF his election.
THE STATEMENTS on WHICH THE ATTORNEY -GENER-
AIS OPINION WAS PREDICATED ALLEGED TO BE
FALSE.
ST. LOUIS, May 1s.-Judge Mcclure, Chief
Justice of Arkansas and Col Oliver Sheriff OF Pulaski
County, have arrived here route TO Washington.
Judge Mcclure says that all the statements upon which
Acknowledgement Williams predicated hls opinion In
the BrookBa1ter false and that the courts Of
the State including the Supreme Court have had
under adjudication the errOneousy made up by
Mr.. Williams. With regard 10 the present condition Of
Little Rock he the situation remains unchanged :
that Brooks would surrender TO Baxers forces
but only 10 the Federal authorities Brooks would
tinue TO be recognized the lawful Governor by the
state Auditor Treasurer and the AttorneyGenera. and
I'm fact By all the officers except Mr. johnson,
Secretary State and that If Mr.. Williams dictate
who Governor against all the executive officers and
against decisions Of the Court. then there Is no
longer republican form OF government in Arkansas.