The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-28
A Sudden and Unexpected Change i'm Affairs
Last Night at Augusta.

AUGUSTA. Me-, Jan. 23.-Ihe Fusionists to-
day met at Union Hall. But part of the MEM
bers were present
Mr.. Dickey put in the following order: "That
p. y. Sawyer, secretary OF state, be directed 10
tions, that a new valuation of the state is to
be made by this Legislature; that said officers
may appear TO be neard, and that particular
notice, with the broad seal of the State affixed,
be forwarded to the towns of Ellsworth and
Brunswick, that their representatives have
withdrawn themselves from this House.
In the Senate the president announced that
the standing committees found fault because
they had been refused the privilege TO taKe
stationery from the State House. Both
branches then adjourned until o'clocg, when
the committee on questions for the supreme
court will report.
The municipal officers in towns where the
Fuslonists have control ARE sending to the
secretary of states Office valuation books for
the use of the valuation committee. The SEN
ate directed the examination OF the accounts OF
the state treasurer. The absent senators were
quested to take the seats in the Senate to
which they were chosen.
TALK OF CHANGING THE CONSTITUTION.
In the House the committee on judiciary
was 70 inquire as to an amendment to The
constitution, so that certificates of election of
repres entat1veS shall issue directly from mu-
nicipal officers The Judiciary committee re-
ported resolve providing for an amendment
10 the constitution, that the governor be
elected Dy plurality instead of a msjonty
vote. The rules were suspended and passed
The Senate concurred. Both branches ed-
iourned til to morrow
THE OFFICE OF TREASURER or STATE.
BOSToN, Mass, Jan. 23.-The Herald's special
from Augusta, says: "Tne Fusionist treasurer,
White, who refuses 10 deliver the keys of the
sub treasurer to the Republican treasurer,
HolbroOk, began to-uay paying small sun TO
such OF the fusiOnist Legislature as chose to
but part OF s subscription fund. High Repub-
liam authority guaranteed the statement that
Treasurer White VIII be put out of the
treasury by forcible means next week, and
posted refuse to recognize Treasurer Hol-
brook 3 drafts, legal proceedings vi be begun
in order to Vlndicate HolbroOk's title TO the
Office"
THE QUESTIONS TABLED UNTIL MONDAY.
AUGUSTA, jan. % I'm the afternoon Ses-
sion of the Fusion Legislature, the report of
the committee on the questions to be submit
ted TO the court was read.
Mr.. ingalls, said: I'VE know that the court
will not recognize any laws that we may
MAKE. but under our present condition we
should submit these questions, and then, like
good, iaw-abidtDg citizens, submit 10 the de-
cisIon. 1he gu -sttOns tnt to the court by the
other body were theoretf teal, but these cover
the facts at issue. IL did nc5 LOOK well for
the state 70 have two State gOYernm nments,
and surely Congress can give us no relief, and
he could not see any possible harm in sub
mittiDg the questions to the supreme court"
Mr.. y i'll SAID we now have two decisions and
he was for aOiding by them. For q week IL
was Q0esslOn 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.
and was willing the questions should be sub
mitted on the condition that the Judges an
swer them as put, and not go out of their way
TO get something else In.