The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-22

Moody of York; Second District, Charles H
Chase of Portland; Third District, John B.
Redmon of Ellsworth; Fourth District, Hen
ry H. Priest of Vassalboro; Fifth District,
VIM. NJ. Rust of Belfast; Sixth District,
John b. Foster of Bangor; Seventh
District, Chas. d. Whidden of Calais.
Later in the day the Governor elect qualified
and sent in his message to the two houses
One of the first acts Of Gov. Smith was the
publication Of special order relieving Gen.
Chamberlain from his position as Command
er-in-Chief Of the State Militia, and order
ing commanding officers Of all military or
CARNATIONS to report directly to the Gov
ernor as Commandment Chief. The order
was personally served upon Gen. Chamber
lain by a member Of the Governors Staff.
The General acknowledged its receipt and
said he would reserve his de-
cision until the following morning.
The opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court
in response to the inquiries propounded by
the Republican Legislature was published
1t is addressed to 'Hon Joseph Locke, Presi-
dent of the Senate, and Hon.
George Weeks, Speaker of the House
of Representatives, at Augusta, Me-" and
decides nearly or quite every question SUBJ
mitted in favor of the Republicans. The
Court holds substantially that the Governor
and Council were bound by the opinion of
the Court, constitutionally expressed, and
that the organization of the Fusion Legisla-
ture was an irregular and illegal proceed
ing. Although not so stated expressly,
the presumption is that the Court
holds the Republican Legislature to be
the legally constituted law-making body of
the State.
Both houses of the Fusion Legislature met
on the 18th. The situation of affairs was dis
eussed at some length, the general sentiment
being that, although the decision Of the Su-
preme Court was an unjust and partisan one,
there could be no appeal from it except to
the ballot-boX. A joint committee was APP
pointed to report upon the best method of
procedure, and both houses adjourned till
Monday.-The Republican Legislature met
and elected Daniel F. Davis, Governor; S. j
Chadbourne, Secretary of State; j. W. Fol-
ger, Treasurer; H. B. Cleaves, Attorney
General; S. j. Gallaghan, Adjutant- Gene
raj; together with an Executive Council as
follows: First District, Roscoe L. Bowers;
Second District, Frederick ROble; Third
District, Joseph T. Hinckley; Fourth Dis
Irict, VIM. Wilson; Fifth District, James G.
Pendleton; Sixth District, Louis Barker;
Seventh District, Samuel n. Campbell.
Governor Davis was then sworn
in and delivered an inaugural address, after
which both houses adjourned till Monday
Gov Davis's first official act was to notify
Gen. Chamberlain that he had been legally
constituted Governor Of the State, at the
same time transmitting to him certified
copy of the opinion of the Supreme Court.
Gen. Chamberlain replied, recognizing
the legality of Gov. Davis's election, and at
once issued n general order declaring his
term of office at an end. Gov. Davis then
reappointed Gen. Chamberlain to his former
position. Gen. Chamberlain, in his reply to
Gov. Smith, declined to recognize the latter
as Governor without an authoritative deci
sion of the Court in his favor.-It is reported
that during the day the entire military force
was held in readiness at the various armo-
ries, prepared to march to the State-h house
and surround the same at the first signal of
violence. Many hundreds of Republicans
from other cities and towns had likewise
quietly assembled ut the Capital in anticipa-
ton of a collision between the opposing fac
tiOns,