The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-27

CtCIy COuIlJy III Uuc Stdtt. NEIL are COlleCbCu
in county ready for j. l.. Smiths call.
Captain Black, of Augusta, is drilling men
nightly. Mayor Nash addressed the following
note to Governor Davis tonight:
In view of the threatening attitude of per-
SONS hostile to the present government Of
State, L feel constrained to say to your Excel
lency that l fear IN civil police force will be
unable to sufficiently protect the public prop
erty at the capitol, or even hold possession of
the building itself against such force as the
public enemies seem to be willing to bring
against it.
(Signed) CHAs. E. NASH.
Boston, Jan. pa Eerald special from
Augusta says Treasurer White, who refuses to
deliver the keys of the sub-treasury to Re
publican Treasurer Holbrook. began to-day
paying small sums to such of the Fusionist
Legislature as choose to apply therefor. The
money is not State funds but part of a sub
scription fund.
High Republican authority guaranteed the
statement that Treasurer White will be put
out of the Treasury by iorcible means next
week, and that if the banks where the State
money is deposited refuse to recognize Treas
urer Holbrook's drafts, legal proceedings will
be begun in order to indicate IIolbrook's title
to office.
AUGUSTA, jan }.-Tlr following is the
substance OF the questions to be submitted to
the court by the Fusionist legislature:
l. Was the organized Senate and election
of Il President and Secretary thereof on the
first "Wednesday in JANUARY, 1880, legal and in
accordance with the constitution and laws of
the State?
=. Was the organization of the House of
Representatives and the election of q Speaker
and Clerk thereof on the first Wednesday of
January. 1880, legal and in accordance with
the constitution aud laws?
- IA,r, ,I-
their meeting on the 18th day of January
competent to organize a Senate and House of
Representative for the State of Maine to
constitute the 59th legislature ? and were they
legally organized as such p? and do they con-
stitutc the 59th Legislature and were they
legally organized as such :? and do they con
stitute Il legal legislature under the constitu-
ton and laws of this State?
+. If the Senate organized on the first
Wednesday in 80 was not legally organized
is that body a convention of senators elected
by Or through which a Senate may or must
be organized that body having adjourned
from day to day from said first Wednesday of
January TO the present time?
>. If the House of Representatives organ
lied on the first Wednesday of January. 1880,
was not legally organized is that body Il con-
%vention Of members of the House of Repre-
sentatives elect or through which a House of
lSllCSSl1LduiNto ildy VI IluSL uG organized
that body having adjourned from day to day
from said first Wednesday of January to the
present time?
AUGUSTA, Jan. 23.-At the afternoon ses-
sion OF the Fusionist Legislature the report
OF the icoinmittee OF questions to be sub
mitted to the court was read. ingalls, said
ave know now that the court will not
recognize any laws that we may make, but
under our present condition we should sub
nit these questions, and then like good, law
abiding citizens submit to decisions.
1t did not look we'll for the State to have
two State governments and surely Congress
could give us no relief, and he could not see
any possible harm in submitting the qucs-
tions to the Supreme Court.
Hill said we must hasten the decisions ard
lie was for abiding by them. For a week it
was a question where to 90. but he had re-
solved to go into the other body so that his
people might be represented in the making of
the new valuation.
Steele had no confidence in the Judges.
He was willing the questions should be sub
mitted On condition that the judges answer
them as put and not 90 uut Of their way to
get answered..
After further discussion il was voted to law
the questions on the table.