The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-02
The Situation at New Orleans.

llN CNuEfilulalioUs OF Tue vast a3celQDlQpC.
The Situation at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Jaa. l..
4 heavy force Of police were on duty a.
the state hou'c to day and the United
States troops arc under arms at their quar-
tcrs. United Slajes Marshal Pitkin was at
hi1 office in the custom house which is con-
nec,td with The STATE house by Telegraph
wire ready for any emergency.
The democrats held a caucus aud sent a
committee TO the state house to AJAX that
the harricades cud police be removed which
Gov. Kellogg declined, ard the democrats
withdrew at - 80. Tho clerk Of the house
mace q similar demand which was Likewise
refused. lie theh Refused to cell tie roll.
whcTcupon Louis ';auer, member from
Avoycllcs, called the house to order, At the
request Of Secretary Of state Wcstoudc,
and c-'lsd the roll. Siziy-eight members
answered, making a quorum. Without ad-
ninis'cliug the oath TO toe members the
nominations for speaker were 3 aouncs3,
cX-Goycrnors Hahu end Yarmouth being
nomlLces. The vote Was taken by ayes and
noes, Uabn receiving ftty-tlnce VOTES, was
frc1orej .l,,toi ord tooL tho ot.;.
The senate was promptly organized by
Lieut.. Gov. Antoine, with more than o
quorum. During these proceeding about
five hundred persons were assembled on
Royal and 81. Louis etrccts in front and
on &C side OF the state house. who cheercd
the democratic committee when it emc-.ci
from the state house, but beyond THE there
wasno noisy dcmonst-a,ion.
The democratic legislature me, a. st.
Patrick hall. The ser ne s'9s cj,l,l to or
der by Mr.. Ogden holding oy,r; riretecn
senators, including nine boiling over, an
swc5cd. This is the number rea1irel for a
quorum. The democrats Claim another,
who is sick, viii act with item. making
twenty, against seventeen Of whom there
is no contest.
The house was called to order hv Clerk
TrezeyGut and siXty-onc answered to their
names On the list as called, which was
more than q quorum. Louis Bush was
elected sIelker.
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! ,bo s,,,o hons, :. h,n,od s,oh ,no,boro ~.
| have NOT cort.G. ares of election from tho
secretary OF state. although returned elect
cd by Tie commissioners OF election, be
sides the right Of iugreas is denied to the
contcsttats for seats in this body, and to
the pubic generally; aud the state house
- barllc2ded and fortified as in time of
war, notwithstanding the patent fact that
peace prevails IN ms state and this COM
munity' We Sh>1efore protest most sol
emmy
fIrsl-AgaIrsl ne INVASION by the eX-
eaa''ve OF the lights n privileges OF the
legislature, q co'ordinate branch of the
government, end
SecoEd-Ag2inst the military occupation
Of Inc sla'e house by United States troops
@Ad N~tlroPoltan police, n we decline
entering the nail OF legislation until 1t he
tLFo"n open to all the members OF the
legislature and all contestants for seats,
aui 10 tae pubic, and until said military
OCCUPATION shall have ceased and all ot-
sttuc:ions shall be removed.
GOVERNOR K~ELLeGG's RESPONSE.
oo,.or ,to nro,o,t ro. nr.so,,,d H.,
II c,m,,f,,oo f., G,v KouIco uho 20
rl;cl in recsivinp mis- nrotast I ave bese
tcv worda IN saw.
A chicf mogistro,o corsorvoto- nj
ns,ce If This tt,,e in ,he ,yoro,so ~
sound d.,cfetion and in the belief tina,
there WAS danger Of the organization Of tho
general assembly being interfered with by