The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-29
NEW HAMPSHI RE.
To the VictOrs Belong the SDpils.
Wholesale Removal of Republi-
can Office Holders.

CONCORD, June 27.-In the House yesterday
afternoon, addresses were passed for the re-
moval of James HI. Edgerly, Judge of Pro-
bate; John r. Varney, Register, and Joseph
Jones, Sheriff of Stratford county. the yeas and
nays being taken. The yeas and nays were al
so taken on an address to remove Lyman L.
Flint Solicitor of Merrimac county, which re-
suited in its passage. An address for the re-
movai of Daniel Hall j Judge of the Police Court
of Dover, then came up, and the yeas and nays
being called, was also passed. The afternoon
session of the House was continued until ten
minutes past Z. when it adjourned to p m.
The Senate passed an address for the removal
of Daniel G. Beede, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction, in which the House concur
red, the yeas and nays having first been called
for four times on various motions to prevent its
passage. At 945 O'clock Mr.. Kent moved to
adjourn and called again for the yeas and nays,
but the House refused, 81 to 15S e-t
An address for the removal of about dozen
Republican officers, came up. On this Mr.. Sin
clair called for the previous question and the
opponents of the address interpOsed the usual
motions to delay action A motion to adjourn
was rjected, II to 1872.
A lively scene now came up Mr.. Sinclair
said that there appeared to be no quorum and
moved a call of the House. Mr.. Bingham said
that there was an evident intention on the part
of The Republican members to absent them
selves and prevent the transaction of business.
Mr. Sanborn of Franklin, said that it was
high time honest men should be in bed, and
called for the yeas aud nays on Mr. Sinclails
motion. Tine vote stood, yeas 147, nays 6,
showing that nearly all the Republican men,
bers had left the hall.
Mr. Briggs moved to adjourn, as there was
no quorum voting The Speaker decided that,
no quorum being present, no business could be
done by vote of the House, and that the mo-
ton was out of order, but that he himself could
adjourn the House if it was not possible to
transact business. He also gave his opinion
that willful absence of members was in VIOLA
ton of the rules and disrespectful, and would
subject them to punishment by vote of the
House. Itwas now nearly eleven o'clock and
business had come to dead lock, there being
much confusion. The Speaker ordered all
spectators on the floor of the House to leave
the Hall. The members were then counted to
see if quorum was present, and it appeared
that there was. FEN 7af6er
MIR. Bingham desired that the doors be lock-
ed Hn ST
Mr.. Kent objected, and hoped the motion
might be withdrawn.
The call for the previous question was sus-
tained-yeas 1863; nays IL, and the work of &C.
CAPTIVATING the several officers was proceeded
with and completed at 1890 o'clock, with
barely a quorum to do business. The highest
Republican vote was 10 and the highest Demo-
cratic l65. A quorum is III Democrats and 1854
Republicans. u ll.rii f-s5t.4 s.
At 1890 a. M, Mr.. Sinclair moved to adjourn
and the House refused. -. ss.t.. -. D.
Addresses for the removal of the following Off
GERS were also passed to-day: .lI
Belknap county, David G.. Batchelder, Sher-
'iff; Grafton county, David r. Lang, Judge of
Probate; Tyler Westgate, Register; Evarts
w. Fair, Solicitor, aud Manson S. Brown,
Sheriff. =
At Is o'clock this morning the House adj
journed, after calling the roll some forty times
since p. m. yesterday. tlt s
Anxiety for the Day.
PORTSMOUTH, June 27.-There are serious
apprehensions in the minds of those directly
interested in the new cable interest in regard
to the whereabouts Of the Faraday. Making
liberal allowance for detention or ordinary ac-
cdent, she is five DAYS overdue,