Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-01-08
THE ms AND THE OUTS.
MEETING or the MAINE le6lSlA-
TURE.
The Fusionisis Succeed in Organizing Both
Houses, Amid Great eSctement--
Scenes Without Precedent
in New England.
The RtPUBl lCANS MUST GO TO The
... SUPREME. COURT.

SUPREME. COURT.
AuausrA, January The largest
crowd that ever made its way 10 the
State House began to move thitherward
~ early AZ s O'Clock this morning. The
police at the capitol were without
badges, and had no appearance oi bear
ing arms. There Was perfect jam in
the corridors and halls aud stairways,
aud il was With difficulty that those al.
lowed to cutcr the Legislative halls
pushed their way thithcr
la the House
Assistant Clerk Gibbs proceeded 10 call
the certified roll oi the members.
Hale claimed that certain elected
membcrs OF the House from the cities
We're. not on the ioll. and moved that
they he included, lie supported his
motion ln long speech.
! Objections were made to
the motion from the other side, and MIR,
Hale was ruled out ol order 10y the AS
sistaut Clerk, Who refused to put the
n, otion. on which the Republicans with
drew FROM participating ia the proceed.
ingH.
A message was then sent 10 the Iiov.
crnor and Council stating that quorum
| of the members Oi the House we're pres.
cnt and ready To be qualified. Great
| excitement prevailed during Mr.. llalc'S
remarks, aud uproarouS applause fol
| lowed altor the notification tO the Coy
crnor that quorum was present The
| Governor appeared aud qualified the
| members He then announced that 40
| members. being u quorum, hal taken
| aud subscribed the necessary OalhS
aud were regularly and duly constituted
| the House al Representatives. THIS an
nuunccmcnt was received with wild ap-
plnusc from the outside. GOv Garcr-
lon said hc now put into their hands
the opinion Of the Supreme Court, ~
well ns tho petitions II guntlemen from
certain cities claiming seats, and in
! yokcd their careful consideration Ol the
same. Three cheers were given ior
GOV GarcrIon, followed by prolonged
misses. The quorum was made up ol
srycuty.liyc Fusionisis and one Rcpub
lican, Eugene Hale. The Fuslonists not
participating are Sproul, ol NasclI,
Voter, oi Pennington, and Snow. oi
SkOwhcgau
LArEE The Republicans came IN and
took part ia the drawing, aud every
member responded, except Notcroi Far
mingtun, Snow Of Skowhegan, and the
fourteen in the disirnnchiscd cities aud
towns Rev. Mr. Nolls, oi Blddlciord,
rcprcscntatiyc-olcct, opened the session
by prayer.
The llonse
proo.sd,d - s-s s""'"o
by the -" af John G.. Talbot AZ
Sneaker, by a vote ol -. No quorum.
IIalc's 0irction was ovcrrulcd, and
Talbot was conducted 10 the Chair,
Three cheers were given Tor Hale.
" T.. Gibbs wu chosen Clerk 10y
vote 0f -,
Hale again raised the point oi no quo.
rum, but was again ovcrrulcd.
The Republicans claim lraud IN The
counting ol the quorum, and that The
names Oi persons who were not present
were signed to the list
II. Carleton ChceVcr was chosen As-
sistanl Clerk 10y \ vote of GS.
Again was the point II no quorum
rniscd, aud again war II uycrrulcd.
Tho question of notifying the Senate ol
organization was decided, Hale TAX,
ing the ground that there had been no
legal organization oi the House, aud that
no other body could he informed there
oi. Oycrrulcd.
The protest II members from five cit
ics was presented 10y Mr. Hale, who
proceeded to address the House IN an
Impressive aud telling speech, urging
that the people oi Maine are waiting
with the most intense anxiety Tor settle
mcuts of these caScs The only way To
allny the great excitement prevailing ~
in admit these members, who ARE clear
ly elected, according tO the Expressed
decision at the Supreme Court. Ihls
course will alone prOpitiate the people
of Maine. lie moved that the House
yn into Committee ui the Whole
and consider the cases. This Legislature
ought not to takea single step until
even handed Justice II done.
The HOUSE refused Ia 20 into Com.
mitlcc ul the Whole, five voting M the
affirmative, aud the matter was referred
in the Commiilcr on Elections When
such committee is appointed. The Far
miugion ami other cases were also re-
krrcd
Mr.. pickcy remarked that the SUI
premc Court had nolhingto to do with the
action ol the Legislature, which drew
forth a plea from Mr.. Hale defending the
court, aud asking that the constitutional
barriers h. not swept away. lie SAID
that the election Oi officers under the
laws passed hy this holy as now Consti-
tut,SL. would not bc legal
At3u'clock the House adjourned,
In the senate.
At ~ O'Clock the Scna:ors-clcct were
called tu order 10y Samuel l.. Lane, sec
rrtary oi the last Sctalc, aud prayer was
offered by Roy. Samuel CpIohn. The
roll Was called, and all the members,
without exception, responded to Their
names.
senator Locke, oi Cumberland, ut
| once gained the llour aud read a protest
from the Republican members against
the senate proceeding The secretary
refused 10 entertain the motion, AMI
message was sent 10 the Governor
ami Council informing them that
the members elect Of the House
were present for the purpose OF
being qualified. The Governor
and Council appeared and the oaths were
administered. Senator Locke then ~
newrd his motion, but the Secretary
would not entertain IT, The election OF
President Of the Senate then began, the
! Republicans refusing to serve on com
mittces OF participate in the election OF
| officers. The senate elected James ID.
Iampson, President 4 protest was
pnt In BY the Republican members that
| ihr election was not held 10y the legally
! elected members,
A Diagracefil Scene
RoSroN. January =. An Augusta
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