The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-13
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
MAIN T..
The Republicans Organize Rump Legis-
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AUGUSTA, Jan. 12.-On the assembling
of the senate this morning President Law
son sent letter announcing that he had
assumed the duties of governor. Secretary
Ellis. of Waldo. was chosen president pro
tenn. The committee on eubernatorial
votes reported the whole number of votes.
lbs. .807; necessary for a choice. SO, 404
Daniel f. Davis had 68.770; Joseph l..
Smith, 1880; Alonzo Garcelon. 2l ,S44:
Bion Bradbury, 1868; Daniel E. David 200
The remainder scattering. The constitu
iional candidates are Daniel +, Davis,
Joseph l.. Smith. Alonzo Garcelon and
Bion Bradbury. The committee find six
persons received votes for governor, Da-
Wis, Smith. Garcelon, Bradbury. Cham
berlain and Greenleaf. The first four
would be names from which two would
have to be chosen to send to the senate.
Thus il the house should be Republican
and the senate fusion, a fusion governor
would be elected. A quorum of those
certifcated would give the Republicans a
majority of one. The Republicans feel
greatly relieved that the arms in the state
house are returned to the arsenal aud
consider it great move toward peaceful
solution of the difficulty. 1t is reported
and believed by large number of persons
that the reason the galleries were not
allowed to be occupied on Friday was that
orders had been given to allow certain
armed men concealed in the state library
in case of an attempt by the Republicans
to capture the hall, as the tusionists fear
ed, to come down by short route and
enter the south gallery with loaded mus
kets, and command the representative
hall. TIE finding of muskets loaded, and
cartridge boxes filled, shows that bloody
work was contemplated. Both parties
keep their movements very cloudy from
all outside members and claimants. and
especially do they avoid making any dis
closures to newspaper correspondents
Coy. Chamberlain has issued the follow
ing order:
AUGUSTA, Jan. IL General Order No
3.-First. The attention Of all military
organizations now in the service of the
state and all men liable to military duty in
this state lis directed to the following
orders (Here follow the orders of GOV.
Garcelon appointing him commander of
the militia
2. [ am now discharging the duties
thus devolved on me in protecting the
public property and institutions of the
state until Governor is legally elected
and duly qualified.
3. Particular attention is called to the
law rendering it unlawful for any body of
men other than the regularly organized
corps of militia, without authority express
ly given, to associate themselves together
as a military company or organization or TO
parade in public with arms.
4, All persons and organizations will
take notice accordingly and all authorized
military organizations will understand
that they are to report to me for orders
until they are otherwise ordered by or
through me.
JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN. Mai. Gen.
f. +. NYE, Maj. and A A. G.
AUGUSTA. an. IL At $40 this even,
log The Republican members of the
Senate and House of Representatives
proceeded to the State House for The
purpose of organizing the Legislature.
The movement was entirely unknown to
the Fusionists and bat few Republicans
outside the immediate members we're
aware OF the position of affairs That
the Republicans had taken possession Of
the State House spread rapidly and
caused great rejoicing among the Repub-
licans, who have been inpatient to have
this result brought about. Lamson,
when he saw the people assembling
proceeded to Gen. Chamberlain head
quarters and excitedly said. Il protest
against these men coming in" The
General informed hanson that he should
permit the men to come in and stay as
long as they pleased, There was no forci.
bic resistance whatever. The halls were
lighted, the minor officers OF previous
Legislatures, familiar with tie premises,
taking hold and lending their assistance.
In the Senate, the Hon. Jeremiah Ding
iy, Jr, called the meeting to order aud
Austin Harris was called to the chair.
Prayer was offered by the Rev Dr. Butler,
a member of the House Chas. W.
Turner, Assistant Secretary of the last
Senate. called the roll. and eighteen SEN
ators responded to the call. A quorum
was announced present. all being Republi-
cans, who proceeded to qualify, the oath
being administered by the Hon. Wm. NJ.
Stratton Andrew n s, Smith was de-
clared Senator from Lincoln county. on
the face of the returns. Joseph A. Locke
was chosen President, receiving all votes
therein,l9 Charles w. Tilden was chosen
Secretary and George f. Brackett. of Bel
fast, Assistant Secretary. The following
order was passed:
of0clCus COuSlsClpg
of three members of the Senate be an-
pointed by the President to report to the
Senate for its action whether the Senate
shall call upon the Justices of the Su-
preme Court for their opinion touching the
legal organization of the Senate and to
report for the action of the Senate such
questions as the law and facts require Ia
The premises.
The members Of the House were
called to order by Mr.. Hale. Mr.. Went.
| worth, of Kittery. was made tenn porary
Chairman and Mr. Smith CLERK, who
called the roll of members elect. All
the Republicans responded but the fusion.
lists did not. Sixty-fve members of the
House responded to the call and were
qualified by Wm. Stratton, Clerk of the
Court of Kennehec county. Subsequently,
six members who were not by the face oi
the returns elected, on account of defects
which were amended under the law Of
1877, were admitted by resolutions sub.
mitted by Strout. Geo. Il. Weeks, oi
Augusta, was elected Speaker. After the
organization Mr.. Hale offered similar
resolution to that passed by the Senate
calling Tor the appointment of committee
TO request the opinion OF the Supreme
Judicial Court as to the legality of the
organization OF the House. In making the
resolution Mr.. Hale spoke of the extraor.
binary circumstances under which the
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