The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-19
ARKANSAS RECONSTRUCTION.
Tho Legislatures Making
Treason OdiOlNs.
MARTIAL LAW REVOKED.
Mcclure Goes to Washington to
Explain.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, May ls-7P. NJ

DIooksites me House to-day UNANIMOUSLY passed
bill repeating the bill creating the state Geologi-
cal Survey and declaring the ONCE OF State
Geologist vacant. he Is q Brooks man. The
Senate passed bill changing the time OF meet
ing OF the Supreme Court from June to November.
BY that time they hope to have constitutional
convention BY which they Will throw all the
State officerS and judges out who are
Brooks men. A bin Is In course OF preparation to
consolidate Judge Whytock's Circuit Court with
the Criminal Court and call the new court the Cir
cult Court Of Pulaski county. They intend to ex-
pei all the Senators and Representatives whom
they say have been in armed rebellion.
MARTIAL LAW REVOKED.
Governor Baxter has issued q proclamation
revoking martial law In this county, in so
tar as to allow civil magistrates to issue
warrants for parties accused OF treason against
the State. One OF the parties VINO drew up
the Constitutional Convention bill stated, in
reply to the questions OF the HERALD correspond
ent. that Baxter did not like part OF the bill, but
they explained to him that the object or appoint
ing three State Supervisors OF Election was done,
not because they did not want him to nave charge
OF the election, but that II he should die or be
assassnared before the Convention was held the
Lieutenant Governor would be Governor, and they
would be in worse Ak than If Brooks had sue
ceeded.
DIsLOYAL SENATOR.
Lovejoy, q Brooks man, who was elected State
Senator at the last election, went take his seat
this morning. The Senate refused to allow the
oath to be administered, and Lovejoy applied to
the Secretary OF State for the certificate OF eec-
ton. The Secretary told him there was an armed
insurrecton in the State and he did not want TO
transact any business.
AN AMNESTY BILL.
In the afternoon session OF the Senate Lieuten.
ant Governor Smith presiding, Senator Radclin
introduced bill to grant pardon and amnesty to
all persons engaged in the late insurrection in
armed hostility to the lawful government of the
state. 1t was referred to the Judiciary Committee
MAKING TREASON oDIoUs.
AmOvement is on foot to indict all the state and
county Officers who acted with Brooks.
The regulars guard the city outside Of the Brooks
and Baxter lines.
federal soldier named Donnely was drowned
while swimming IN the river this afternoon.
LOYAL CITIZENS FIGHTING.
At Six O'Clock this afternoon Robert Lacy, q
mill agent, ana Tom Raymond. both colored, met
IN q saloon on Markham street. An old grudge
existed between the parties. Raymond had sent
q letter to Lacy's sister-in-law, and Lacy inter-
cepted 1t, saying it was not at for her to read
Raymond cursed Lacy and put pistol to his head.
Deputy Sheriff Counts who was by, took the pistol
away and Lacy walked out Raymond pulled out
another pistol and shot at Lacy three times. Lacy
turned and drew . revolver and fred six shots.
One or the balls hit Raymond between the eyes,
another went through his hat and another through
his pants. He fell to the ground mortally wounded.
Lacy was arrested by the regulars ana put under
guard.
AN ERRONEOUS IMPRESSION.
There has been an effort to create an impression
in the North that If the Southern people got into
power Northern people could not live here. From
my own observation think this is untrue, aud
have been assured by Southerners that they desire
immigration.
Chief Justice Mcclure on the situation.
ST. LOUIS, NO., May 49, 1874.
Judge Mcclure, Chief Justice OF Arkansas, and
Colonel Oliver, Sheriff OF Pulaski county, have ar
rived here, en- route to Washington. Judge
Mcclure says all the statements upon which Attor.
ney General Williams predicated his opinion In the
Brooks-Baxter case are false from beginning to
end, and that the courts OF the State, including
the Supreme Court, have never mad under adjudi-
cation the cases enormously made up by Mr.. WILL
lams
With regard to the present condition Of Little
Rock, he said the situation remained unchanged;
that Brooks would never surrender to Baxter's
forces but only to the federal authorities.
Brooks would continue to be recognized as the
lawful Governor by the State Auditor, Treasurer
and Attorney General, and, In fact, by all the ex-
ecutve officers, except Mr.. Johnson, Secretary of
State, and that II Mr.. Williams can dictate who is
Governor, against all the executive officers and
against the decisions OF the Court, then there is
no longer republican form OF government In
Arkansas. The whole question will be brought be-
fore Congress.