The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-05-15
ARKANSAS WAR.

Ii will be seen by the latest news,
"a presented below, that the beIlig-
srent Governors of Arkansas are
still on the war path, while their
friends are trying 10 bring about a
reconciliation. What shame that
all the interests of Estate have to
be put in peril by two political adj
yenIufcrs.
Washington, May 1l.-The fol-
lowing dispatches were sent from
here to-day:
Washington, May IL, 1874.
TO Hon. Elisha Baxter, Little
Rock: recommend that members |
of the general assembly, now at /
Little Rock, adjourn for a little |
time, say ten days, to enable |
Brooks 10 cali into the House of
Representative his adherents so |
that there may BE q full Legisla- |
ture. Any hasty action on the part |
of the assembly will not be satisfac- |
tory to the people. Brooks friends 4
here agree that if this course Is pur-
sued no opposition will be made to
the meeting of the assembly in the
State House as usual, and that he
will at once dismiss his force, if
you will do The same. ] urgently
request that all armed forces on
both sides be disbanded so that the
general assembly may act free from
any military pressure or influence.
The United States will give all nee
essary protection to the Legislature
aud prevent, as far as possible, all
violence and disturbance of the
public peace. u. S. GRANT.
WASHINGTON, MAY IL.
To Hon. Joseph Brooks, Little
Rock:
L have suggested 10 Mr.. Baxter
that the members of the General
Assembly, now in Little Rock, adj
iourn for reasonable time, say ten
days, to give you an opportunity TO
I call in those members who may
not respond to his call; also that
there may be full legislature the
United States will give the neces-
ssry protection to the Legislature
in their meeting and transacting its
business as usual at the State
House, and prevent as far as prac-
ticabie, all violence and disturbance
of public peace. | urgently request
that the military Of both parties be
at once disbanded, which is the
first step towards peaceable set.
Element. Answer.
U. S. GRANT.
LITTLE Rock, May 1I.-In a skir.
mish this morning quite a number
are reported killed and wounded
on Brooks side. Gen. White had
one wounded, up to The time of the
Interference of the Federal forces
Gen. White had the Brooks party
r surrounded and would have cap
, tured the whole outfit but for the
Federal troops. The House me
again at 4 O'Clock p. NJ. T1lrty-seV
} en- members present. After in
structing the sergeant-at-a arms Il
bring in absentees, they adjourned
2 till 10 A. NJ. tomorrow. About tel
s members arrived tonight, ant
there seems but little doubt tina
there will be a quorum in the House
s at least tomorrow. Gov. Baxte
9 this afternoon replied to the dis
: patch from the President, which h
received to-day, as follows:
LITTLE Rock, May IL, 1874.
L. s. Grant: There is almost
/. quorum of both Houses of the Leg
g islaturc present, and they hay
q power under the constitution 10 ad
journ from day to day until the,
have a quorum, and they can ad
4 iOurn no longer until they have
y quorum. When they get a quorum
l am in favor of them adjournin
just as long as they please, unit
v every supposed Brooks adherent i
present. With this understandin
l will disb4nd my troops in til
= same proportion as Brooks dis
bands his, but on the meeting @
= the Legislature at the usual pIac
= Mr.. Brooks must quit the State
= house, and get as far from it ives
= as am east, and deposit the Stat
! arms in the State armorY, and lie
the State house and public bnild
= in G be turned over at once to ]. n
= Johnston, Secretary of State, I
! whom, under the law they belong
:, ELISHA BANTER,
Governor of Ark.
The above dispatch was endorse
by 30 or 40 members of the Legisla
= ture.
Governor Baxter to-day receive
= about 600 reinforcements, anon
= them about 200 colored men frol
jefferson county.
The city is one vast camp. A
most every business is closed.
q Governor Baxter this mornin
e issued the following Proclamation
Having heretofore deemed it nee
essary for the protection of the Ii
IL gal State government to proclaiI
martial law in Pulaski county, {
A. Chief Executive of the State, di
so proclaim on the 10th day {
Il April last, and having after TIT
) called the Legislature together I
meet bere on this day, l now r,
- yoke the proclamation of marti
law in so far as the meeting and d.
l. liherstions of the Legislature al
d concerned, and hereby notify q
+. persons not to interfere with ii
members of the Legislature, ind
IL yidnally or with the General Al
h sembly in its meeting and deliberi
lions while the session may COZ
tinue. ELISHA BAXTER,
= Governor of Arkansas.
y Matters are quiet tonight. TT
= Federal troops are on the alert
e prevent any conflict.
Z Brooks this evening issued ca
- to convene an extraordinary sessio
of Legislature Oh the Oath inst.