Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-05-22
THE NEW WORLD.

THE Arkansas Legislature met on the
18th with quorum i'll both branches. A
joint committee was appointed to prepare
resolution to send to the President relative to
the pending difficulties. Both branches Of the
Legislature met on the morning of the
14th and adopted resolutions requesting
the President to give them possession and
control of the State House and public proper
ty, and protect the State and Legislature from
domestic violence and molestation. In the
evening the Assembly met in joint convention
and received message from Baxter inviting
the Legislature to decide who is Governor of
Arkansas, and suggesting the propriety of
calling a Constitutional Convention. On the
18th Attorney General Williams furnished the
President with an opinion holding that, under
all the circumstances of the case, it was the
duty of that officer to recognize Baxter as the
lawful Executive of the State of Arkansas.
The President thereupon issued his proclama-
tion recognizing him, and commanding all
disorderly persons to retire peacefully within
ten days. In the afternoon Gov. Baxter issued
his proclamation announcing the decision, and
congratulating the people of Arkansas upon
the final settlement of the difficulty. Brooks
sent communication to Baxter in the evening
to arrange for sending home the troops on
both sides. Both houses of the Arkansas
Legislature passed the bill, on the 10th, for
calling a Constitutional Convention, to be held
on July ID. The State House was surrendered
to the State authorities.
THE investigation into the affairs of the
District of Columbia was concluded on the
18th. Both parties were notified to submit
their arguments in writing as speedily as pos
sible.
HON. DAVID B. MELLIsH, M. 9. from the
Ninth New York Congressional District, has be-
come insane in consequence of his studies
upon finance.
ACCORDING to the classification of the Chi
cago Tribune, given on the morning of the
18th, of 923 Western newspapers, 295 Repub-
lican, 12S Democratic and 81 Independent pa
pers sustain the veto; and 234 Republican, 112
Democratic and 60 Independent papers op-
pose it.
A DEMOCRATIC caucus of the Connecticut
Legislature on the 18th nominated Hon. VIM.
w. Eaton for United States Senator.
THE Liberal Republicans of New York met
in conference at Albany on the 18th and re-
solved to continue the organization.
AT the annual meeting of the Grand Army
of the Republic, held at Harrisburg, Pa, on
the 18th, Chas. Devens, Jr., of Massachusetts,
was elected Commander-in-C Chief. Chicago
was selected as the next place of meeting.
AN application was made to the New York
Supreme Court, on the 18th, for an order to
wind up the SANTANA Bay Company and ap-
point a receiver of its effects
THE Second, Fifth and Sixth Army Corps
held reunion at Harisburgh, Pa, on the 18TH
1t was largely attended by distinguished civil
ians and soldiers. A resolution was adopted
requesting the President to reopen the Fitz
John Porter case.
THERE were heavy rains in Michigan on the
night of the 18th, which extinguished the
greater part of the forest fires then raging. In
the northern and western portions of the State
many hundreds of acres of valuable timber
had been consumed.
THE managers conducting the impeachment
of Treasurer Hayes, of Kansas, have with
drawn the charges against that official in con-
sequence of his resignation. John Francis has
been appointed Hayes successor.
The National Agricultural Congress assem-
bled at Atlanta, Ca, ON the 18th. An address
was delivered by President Jackson felicitating
the Congress upon the good results accom-
plished by the organization and recommend