Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-15
ARKANSAS.
The Legislature Calls on Grant
for Possession of the
State House, -
With Protection from Domestic
Yiolences
A Favorable Response Probable.
Baxter's Message to the Legis-
lature.
He Suggests a Constitutional
Convention.
BroolEsite Version OF wednesday
ScrimmaTe.

BroolKzite Version OF wednesday
ScrimmaEe.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-THE Democrats
Little Rock special says the reported
skirmish in Markham street yesterday was
occaSioned by an attempt of Baxter's men
to capture the Sheriff of Clarke county,
Geo. W. Grayson- One struck him ON the
head<with pistol, and another opened fire
on him. GraysOa returned the fire, and in
discriminate firing by the partisans of both
sides followed. One man sitting in door
way and taking no part in the affair, was
shot in the breast from building within
Bakers lines, and colored man passing
along the street was badly wounded ~,
Brooksite view OF the Legislature.
Speaking Of the Legislature, the CORES
pendent says: Everybody was excluded
who did not have pass signed by one of
Bakers generals. The presiding officers
of neither the Senate CT the House has re-
cognized- Bakers authority, and their
places were temporarily filed by election.
Several Brooks men were induced to make
up quorum in the two Houses under
positive assurance that no recognition of
either Gubernatorial contestant should be
made, and aside from an organization no
action looking to an official settlement of
the matter in question should be taken,
but an adjournment was effected TO the 18th
inst, with this understanding. Enough
Brooks men were in the Senate to make
fourteen, an exact quorum. and fOrty-five in
the House, three more than quorum, but
these numbers were really obtained by
swearing In new members from districts in
which no vacancies had been declared, and
no less than six Senators out Of the four
teen, and twenty-three members Of the
House ont Of the forty-five present, were
permitted to take seats with no show of
credentials or Of authority. No Committee
on Credentials was appointed.
Associated Press Report OF Yester-
days Proceedings.
LITTLE Rock, May 14.-Bolh Houses
met this morning and adopted the follow
ing joint resolutions
Whereas, the Legislature of the State Of
Arkansas has convened, quorum OF each
House being present; and
Whereas, the Capitol Of our State is &C
ct,pied by AFFIXED and contendins forcesi
and
Whereas, the State house is now in pos
session of troops; therefore be it
Resolved by the Gene al Assembly Of
the State of Al kansas, that the President
of the United States be and is hereby re-
quested to put the Legislature in posses
sion Of the State-house, and that the public
property in the Staie-heuse square be
Ilaced under the supervision and control Of
this body, the legal custodians thereof
whilst in session, and that he make such
order for the disposition of said armed and
contending forces as will mole perfectly
protect the State against domestic violence
and insure this body protection, and that
duly certified copy of this resolution be at
once transmitted to the President of the
United States.
In the House a large number of notices
Of the introduction of bills were given,
among Others for the calling of COnstitu-
tional Convention.
The situation as TO the two armed forces
remains unchanged. The Senate appoint
ed committee to act in conjunction with
the House committee, appointed yesterday,
to notify Gov. Baxter that the General As
sembly was ready to receive any message
he might desire to deliver. The Governors
message, il is thought, will be read to both
houses this evening.
Bakers Message to the Legislature.
LITTLE Rock, May a. The General
Assembly met in joint convention this
evening;and received the following message
from the Governor:
ExECUTIvE OFFICE, STATE OF Ar
KANSAS, Little Rock, My 14.-Gentlemen
of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives AS the Chief Executive of the State,
am vested with the power to convene the
Legislature on extraordinary occasions, and
deeming the present time that demands
the exercise Of the power, have called
YOU together to deliberate and act upon
matters of grave importance to the people
Of the State.
Baxter prOces ds 10 recite his own in
stallation by the Legislature, the decision
of the Supreme Court last October, the
custer by the Pulaski Circuit Court, re-
citing as the reason why he has not repos-
seSsed himself of the State-house and other
property, that he found himself twhar1ed
by the interference of Federal troops.
AGAINST whom he would not make war nor
permit war to be made He then alludes
to recent negotiations at Washington, and
concludes:1 -ua wa ts-.t
To YOU there is submitted the question,
who is Governor of Arkansas under the
general election held on the 9Th day of No
Tembef, A. D. 1sf2, and your early atten-
ton is invited to its consideration. Owing
to the unsettled condition Of affairs in our
State, and the great want Of harmony in
oar laws, statutory and constitutional, your
earnest attention is invited to the consid-
Grafton of the prOpriety Of calling OonSti-
tutional Convention, a move which deem
at this time ali absolute necessity. hope
it may be your pleasure CO call a eonyen-
ton of The State, in order that the people
may have opportunity to speak and act at
once as they deem best. Should there be,
in my opinion, u Necessity for action on
other matters by you at the present meet
ing, l will indicate the same by special mes
sage. ELISHA BAXTER.
Governor of Arkansas.
The KabIux Cry.
Twenty-seven Union soldiers and North
ern men, have Joined in message to Sena-
tor Morton and Gen. Jno. Coburt1, contra
dieting telegram sent to those gentlemen
hv Mr. T. W. Kiruhall a LAWYER of this