Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-12

J their c~oustsoanoea Mr.. Thlbost speaker
.1Co1.sWm Dlckey, M. Ferry Of Camden
Mr. Piaie.ed and other lsAdeEs had frequent
Hcousalntiona and appsarsd extrsmsly anx
Iiousaas The sitnation ofafAiIs. Esan seemed
tI % oppressed and grave approximation
snGsssain<d that the republicans were abon,
leo eWoop down IN them aud capture the
government "A committee was appointed
10 wait ON Major General Chamberlain in
regard TO the condition of affairs They
inquired il no would use hia power to pro.
tect the two houses. The general would
make no promise, but he will do his dity
~ acting governor and commander in chief,
no oas aoNbts. -
The flsionists again sent for Mr.. Water of
Pennington, who has frequently refused To
take . certificate. 1t was reported that the
session was prolonged in waiting for Water,
but he failed to come. and At $40 the house
adjourned without transacting the least item
Of business during the afternoon. While
the fusionist leaders are doing their best TO
rally their forcea by constant csucuses and
personal appeals, it is the general opinion.
that their forces are weakening and it 1t
shall prove to be the plan of the republicans
to tire their opponents and make them give
up from sheer exhaustion, the early devel-
opments seem to argue success.
The following special order was issued
by Acting Governor Chamberlain this after
noon:
Special order No. 1927. Lieut.Col. John
Marshall Brown will charge himself with
the duty of examining the several public
roomsw with a view to their security, aud is
authorized to make such arrangements for
guards az he may deem necessary for the
protection of public property.
(Signed) j. l.. CHAMBERLAIN.
There is talk tonight of a compromise
suggested by the %fusionlsts, but it meets with
no favor from the republicans, who are
more %compactly united than ever. Their
conference meeting this afternoon showed
them to be q unit with a determination
to stand together and not suffer the
least break in their lines. The policy
they have adopted is perfectly peace
fol, although the more impulsive are in
favor Of taking possession of the state honse
at once, BY force Of arms. This doesn't
meet with any favor FROM the leaders, who
counsel patience and GOODNESS. Sproul, the
representative from Veassie, will begin a
libel suit against the Maine Standard for
defamation of character, damages being
placed At $4,000.
All the leading men of both parties re-
main in the city. Hon. D. T. Davis, Col.
Jas. Smith, several members of congress
and other leading men will remain here
during the political period.
Boston,Ja an. 9-Senator Blaine, in reply to
the %insinuations that he is implicated in the
alleged bribery cases in Maine. telegraphs at
follows: Whatever the form or phrase O
the accusation,I pronounce it an unqualified
calumny and merely a part of a mons,rous
wicked, unparalleled conspiracy to deprive
a free people of their suffrage by fraud
forgery and perjury. 1 am busy nignt ane
day in the task of thwarting the conspira
tore, and it is merely a part of their das
tardly and despicable course to invent som,
form of Islander against me. I have no
seen the charge, but l know it is a lie, GU
Of whole cloth. I annot now be diyer,e.
from the. real work in hand 10 do more tina,
denoupce the calumDy and its authors"