Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-14
Chr FREEMAN.
MoNTPELIER.vT.
WEDNESDAY. JAN. IA, 1880.
Maine,

Maine.
Tho muddle continues to get thicker and
thicker. The certified and elected men,
bers were holding certificates qualified.
In the House Snow of Skowhegan and
Voter o. Pennington, certified fusionists,
did not appear. Sproul. fusionist, cast in
his lot with the republicans. The remain.
der of the fus;onsts, seventy-five in num-
Der, claim to have qualified. Hale, repub-
lcan, also qualified and afterwards,
Young. anoth, epublcan. In the Senate
Mr.. Lam on was cleo e president, and in
the House Mr.. Talbot was "eccted "
speaker.
No quorum voted in the House for
speaker and no qloru IL has yet voted for
anything. The republicans claim that all
proceedings withou. quorum are void.
The fuslonists do not up t,ear to have done
anything except to canvass the votes for
governor and appoin. few committees.
One day last week the certified republi.
cans of he House appeared and asked to
be sworn in. Lamson, president of the
S.nate, told them he would give them an
answer the next day. He then stated that
he had concluded he could not swear them
in as he doubted whether he was really
acting governor and hal he supposed no
council.
Gen. Chamberlain, who was placed by
Gev. Garcelon in command Of the militia,
is holding the state property in trust for
the legal governor, and is maintaining
order He has discharged the motley
crowd of armed men gathered by the
Pillsbury crowl and is at present using
Mayor Mains police force. When asked
to discharge the latter lie said he would
do so and replace them by two companies
of militia and tho request was then with
drawn.
Mr.. LamSon now claims to he acting
goNerno, t Chamberlain will not recog,
nize him; Il d it is understood that he
will not. utder Garcelon'S order. RECOGNIZES
any governor elecIed either by republicans,
or fusionisls till The election BIZ declared
leg j by the supreme court. The cond-
ton is IL very stlan-e one but Gen. Cham
berlain 5 course Sc ms to be the one con
templa' ed in the order OF Garcelon by
which he took command. The general
though II republican,, does not belong to
the Blaine crowd and is us independent II
man us coulI be found lie will no doubt
remain in power till he is ordered on OF
itby IL governor who is in the opinion Of
the supreme court legally elected
The republicans of the Senate and
House, those counted out and those count
ed in, all met Monday evening AMI organ
lied IL Senate and House with quorum
of eeced but not of Ger flied members
They Gle ted M. Locke pre,i lent Of the
Seoae and Mr.. Weeks SPEAKER of the
House, They then ad 'ptrd resolutions
asking tn opin Oh of the supreme court as
to the legality OF the ,dies now purpolt-
ing to be h, gislativc bodies of the
stale, TIL y adjourned at 1880 Mon
day hight till Saturday. The fusionist>
meet each day-having IL quorum of
certified members in the Senate but no
quorum in the House.
To add to The beauties of the situation
Swan and Hartman, fusionists swear they
were paid $1,000 each by w. R. White. II
republican lawyer, TO refuse their ccrlif
Gates. White denies this story though we
understand he admits being in consultation
with the two men. 1t is yet uncertain
whether this bribery story is not II put up
job for effect. If it is not we hope Mr..
White will get 10 prison and any body who
aided him If White is innocent Swan and
Hartman deserve imprisonment. AT any
rate it is patent that somebody in Maine
can rival the typical Louisiana liar.
In the middle and squabble there is no
present Indication as TO which party will
come cut ahead. There appears 10 be
too much management on both sides.
There is such thing us being too smart.