The Portland daily press., 1875-06-07
NEW HAMPSHl RE.
The Superior Court Consents to Consider
the Senatorial Muddle-Heariu2 to be
EUud TO.day.

The Superior Court Consents to Consider
the Senatorial Muddle-Hearing to be
Had To-day.
CONCORD June 5-The following official
communication was received this morning by
Hon Charles P. SanborD, Speaker of the House
of Representatives, in relation to the hearing
OIL the senatorial matter:
CONCORD, N. H., June 8, 1875.
Hon. Charles P. Sanborn, Speaker, etc.:
Sir-The Justices of the Superior Court
have received a copy of the resolution passed
by the House on the Sd inst, requesting
opinion of the court upon the question therein
raised also copy of the vote OF the House
passed on the 4th, requesting a nearing, ana
that counsel representing both sides De per
mitted to present briefs and arguments Inc
court will meet in the court house in this city
on Mondoy, the 9th inst. at o'clock p. M, LOT
the purpose of considering said resolution and
hearing arguments. On account OF 0ther en-
gagements of the court it will be necessary that
the time devoted to an oral hearing be limited
to two hours to be divided equally between the
parties 1t will be agreeable to the court TO
receive briefs from counsel at any time before
decision is reached. Copies of all briefs fur
nished the court should be delivered to oppos--
ing counsel at the same time they are furnished
the court. Respectfully yours,
e. L. CUSHING, Chief Justice.
Rumored Opinion of Judge Hoar sus-
thinning the Democrats.
senatorial question in dispute has been re-
ceiyed here from Judge E. r. Hoar of Mass,
which sustains the position taken by the Demo
Gratis. It's in coufiict with the action of the
seeding Senators. No definite particulars
can be learned in regard to it.
A New Point Raiscd-Can the Legislature
Elect GOvernOrs
MANCHESTER, juno ,6.-Section 66 of the
state constitution provides that Whereas, the
elections appointed to be made by this const-
tuition on the first Wednesday of June annually
by the two houses of the Legislature may not
be completed on that day; they may be ad'
journed from day to day till they are COM
pleted" The order of elections are: frst,t fill
vacancies, if any, in the Senate; second, to
elect the Governor when there is no choice by
the people; and third, to fill vacancies in the
Council AS there was no proposition to elect
a Governor on the first Wednesday, and the
Legislature adjourned from Friday to Monday,
and not from day to day as required IN the
constitution, there are those who contend that
the election of a Governor by the Legislature
cannot now be gone into without violation of
the fundamental law, and that the President OF
the Senate must fill the office OF Governor, as
provided in the constitution, till the next
annual election.
1t is a question of some interest whether
New Hampshire has any Governor at all, as it
is claimed Gov. Weston's term expires in one
year from the day of his Inauguration, and as
section 40 of the constitution provides that
when the President of the Senate shall exercise
the office of Governor, he shall not hold his
office in the Senate. 1t also provides that not
less than seven members of the Senate shall
make quorum for doing business. and the
Democratic Senate, of which Jno. w. SanDorn
is President, has just that number, the Repub-
licans having only five members in their DO dy.
The New Hampshire is said to be the most
radical states rights cous tituton OF that OF
any state in the Union