The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-21
Meeting or Both Legislatures In
Maine Yesterday.
The Republicans Propose Violent
Measures Unity Among the Flu
sicnists No Plan of Action
Yet Outlined It is Prob
able that Congress
Will DE Ap-
pealed to.

| front of the Augusta House. held after th,
adjournment Of the session on the pavement
James q. Lawson made brief address. re
lating his grievances, that he was unable Il
gain admission to the State House, although
he had 40 much right there as any other citI
| zen.
| He was glad TO gee the crowd 80 civil ant
circumspect. John q. Talbot. speaker OF th,
| House. made o Drief speech In the same vein
While there WAS some ugly talking Fusion
| lists In the crowd, most Of them were good
natured and lOked about the position ol
| affairs. No threats were made, but the RE.
] publiCans were given to understand In mnny
ways that this would he used against them In
the next campaign. The crowd then quietly
| dispersed
PREPARATIONS TO REPULsE AN ATTACK.
BOSTON Jan. 19.-The Herald special from
Augusta says: Tho State. House this after.
| revolvers, and preparations were made TO 70.
pulse mn attack Of Fusionista.
THE FusIoNIsTs AGAIN UNITED-THEIR PLAN
or ACTION.
AUGUSTA. Jan. 2O.-The failure 10 gain nd.
mission To the State House yesterday has
united the Fuslonists. and they say Gov
Smith had 10000 men In readiness to net at n
moments notice, but he couDselted peace and
peace prevailed. They also say they Intend
to appeal to Congress, and will soon have d
committee here TO investigate the matter.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE REPUBLICAN LEaIs-
BATURE.
When tho Republican House met this morn
Ing Messrs. Hill and Moulton. two Fusion
members. appeared Hud took their seata
MpsBra. Halter and Bonner, also Fusion nom
bers. had previously taken the same action
The House received comnunch cation from
Wallace r. White' demanding an invastiga-
tion of the charges OF bribery made ag.iIlgt
him by the Fusion leaders. A special COM
mittee will be appointed for the purpose
A resolution introduced by Mr.. Hale was
adopted by the House. and subsequently by
the Senate To the effect that tho Legislature
of tho State has now been legally organized In
accordance with the opinion of tho Supreme
judicial Court; that the Governor and State
officers have been duly elected. and are now
In tho performance Of their duties, aud that.
therefore. the Legislature will now proceed to
the transaction OF public business; and citing
the GovernOr'a notice to the people Of the State
Tint all other bodies claiming to be the legal
Senate and House arc acting without author
fty. and In violation Of the constitution and
laws. 1T was also ordered that tho Judiciary
Committee be Instructed TO inquire whether
any, and II 80 what, Legislation, Is necessary
70 prevent and punish unauthorized abstrac-
tion and usa OF the State records and other
State property. MS we'll as the commission OF
other unauthorized acts in the name OF the
State.
Tho Fusion House met at 10 n. M In Union
Hall. Speeches were made by Represeuta-
tives Bradbury, Swan and others. counseing
the members Of the House TO stand firm for
their rights, to recognizes no naurplnR Ir'gis-
latnre aud to sustain tho loyal Governor,
Smith. to the last.
On motion Of Mr., Dcltey tho committees
appointed To recommend Il course or action
were instructed to report at A o'clock to-day,
to which hour the House adjourned
I'M. ~
tho Union Hail. and after an interchange Of
views by the members adjourned until
o'clock
1t Is said that the position OF the FusioniBts
has been much strengthened by the events Of
yesterday. The refusal Of the Republicans TO
admit to the State House members like
Strickland. Knowles, etc, who have an un-
doubted right 10 seats, hns strengthened the
determination of the Fuaionl-ts to hold to-
gether, and has led them to take q more hope
ful view OF the situation.
RuMoRED PROPOSITION TO UNITE TILE TWO
LEGISLATURE
BOSTON. Jan 20.-A special from Augusta
to tho Journal has the following: The Fu-
sionists will take no steps to get possession
of the State House. They Will hold sessions
IN Union Hall for the present Their com
mittee on the legality of the Legislature IL
now In session. The Fusionists have some of
their ablest lawyers here but there is noted
absence OF the conservative element. Mr..
Ellis, OF the Fusionist Senate, declared to-day
that a member OF the State Ii uuse Legsla-
ture had made proposition to unite Oh tho
basis Of dividing the State Offices but he did
not give the name OF the party making the
There is no such desire on the
part OF the Republicans.