New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-12
MAINE POLITICS.
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AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan Z, 1914, 5 i. n
TIE first week Of the Maine Legsiature nas plssei
ard Maine has no organized Senate, no G0verhOr AMI
Council no Secretary Of State or other state oceFs
The strife between the Cats and s'its has oeeh
GRADUALLY increasing until il has very nearly ripened
into the spirit Of Reorganization and st the excite
nent has not reached lie elimination
In order that you NAV understand the precise posi-
tion of parties have thought it proper TO give yon
brief but correct history Of the past week. together
with the probable that viii be pursued o. the
several parties the coming week.
Last WedBesday-the day appointed by our C0nstl-
tuition for the meeting and organization OF our sate
Government found collected at the seat OF 6OTernent
- Senators elect, (tbe whole Senate comprising 81
menbers) and about 40 Representative, the whole
number being Isl. The members OF the House. IN
party point of view, are divided follows 81 Wings
Ga PillbuTy Democrats, known here as " Mild Cat
and corresponding to your Hards' 10 NORTH Dem
Ocrats or SOfts'; and Free-SOllerf
You will have received intelligence of the election OF
Speaker Of the House and Clerk. On the day OF the
assembling Of The Legislature the Senator's elect thir
teen in number, sixteen being quorum assembled at
their chamber. There being seven Cats, they pro
ceeded 70 organize temporarily by choosing President
and Secretary But they did not stop here as they
are directed in express terms by the Constitution viz
less number than quorum may adjourn from day
"to day end compel the attendance OF absent mem
"bers"-but they proceeded to choose COMMITTEE on
Credentials, making up the committee OF i0ur Cats
DAYS, the majority of the committee came in aud re-
ported thirteen elected, and that there we're two
vacancies in Cumberland aDd one IN Waldo District
4" in each Of which there were none but Nlld Cat con-
"stitutional candidates. They reported no vacancies
in sny of the other Districts where there fifteen
vacancies and Wig constitutional candidates, but re-
ported only the vacancies where they had candidates
and sent message TO the House requesting the
House to meet the Senators elect in Convention
"fortoih, for the purpose Of filling the vacancies IN
L. al
The Cats" threaten that they will Herer report
spy more vacancies in the Senate until the saready
repOTtd shall be filed, which, being interpreted, Is
They will never report any vacancies until quo
rum Of the nate is made up OF Cats In order that
they may thus have the organization their own way TO
this the opposition would have particular objection
if nothing but precedent against it, But the very
letterOf the Constitution, and decision OF the 81
prtme Court to the very point which was submitted
to them by previous Senate, is dlametrcaly opposed
TO this dsOrganzing course And the order which the
House has passed viz asking the Secretary Of State
TO lay before the House abstract of the record OF
the Governor and Council including the persons elect
cd to the Senate, the number Of vacancies and the
Districts in which they occur together with the names
Of the Constitutional candidates-has fOreshadOwed
pretty strongly that they will proceed, the rst OF the
week, after having given the Senators elect sufficient
notice of the hour hen the Convention Will be holden
to FIJI all The p0cdHeies whether they degn to be pres
ent or not.
In reply to this the Cats" threaten that Senator'S
thus elected will not be recognized members, and
say that nothing but brute force remove their Pres
ident pro TEN. from the Chair. But Notwithstanding
their prOverbial disorganizng disposition, think the
result of your Senatcs resignation will not be for
gotten.
The Opposition has of the first talent in the
State and thus far has presented unbroken front
have no doubt they will proceed with prudence, but
with all due frmness aud organize the Government,
the disorgapiZers TO the contrary, notwithstanding;
and if nothing than be foreseen at this time
shall prevent shall the contamination so
greatly to be wished'-the election of VIM. Pitt
Fessenden, L. S. Senator