New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-02
EyADIxG THE QUESTIONS AT ISSUE.


c ICNCII. OPPOSED TO TN GOVERNORS ACTION.
AUGUSTA Me-, Jan. 1.-At a late hour last even
ing the Governor com ,eed his list of questions to
be suhmli1cd to the Supreme Court and mailed II 10
Chcf-Justice Appleton at Bangor The Chief
Justice received the questions this morning and at
once summoned all tie Associate Justices to as
semble at Bangor tomorrow to consider them.
The (iuve-nnrs questions are carefully framed ana
II is asserted by Republicans that 1t Is possible for
the Court to answer them afirmativcy without de-
claring that another conrse Womb not be consist
cllt with the CONSTITUTION I'd laws The question
are gwen in full below:
wncn the Governor and Council decide that there
Is ro return from cv witch Repre- Native, cai' nc
sDld"ncd 10 attend and take th"r s'a.s ~ ihc Lrgla
for the House {" l; p-c Natives II 1t shall
mat there was an election OF such K.pr.srnta
YES rdai, ihcn seats. though no return Thereon
was mack aid Gc!Norcd INTO ilc office OF the Secretary
H. l. il competent for The Governor aud Council 10
ADO y the sulsiiiui 81 other .d"ncc ilac" o. the
,1irirri CODES OF >ucn sl- ~ are provided for Article
w. rarr H. s,ciiI = Of the tols;ituu"n to euabi,
dcicimn' ~haI persons orlrn! To Dr eitr'e
Rc'rcstn!atlyr~ 10 ne L->idu'c ry plurality OF al
iu |, L rcinrI. ;irntd iy maori, 4 the stccnlen
rcquii, Ernts Oi the tine sc'ti"uf
~. IL :etmrn by thc Aldermen of CITY when
voted ncahrr o the Lceisalu and does not
show what PERSONS vo'"d foi H. such members III
AN CIV OF Ia several wards OF such civ, valid return
W lhm the rrqwrom~n soi The saline -rc'ionf
v. TOW Us or Clues. WIil'H arr hot
at 10y town or city verk. |"lii within the sam:
VI Have tie Governor and Con! Ct! night 10 reject
rrturns {" the tcii"n {" II" mhtrs OF IT," Lsi',a,"r
iql nv the scc.i"n from The " "rs OF towns
wic " r, ioi iIA!', sitr'd or sealed w III open Town
Vii Is the return OF ~ persons. purportiug to be
the sr.ci.tn OF - town, d ami sufficient evidence
al Tie vote the town, VIII appeal tlat there were
AZ iii time Of the meeting at wa.cn be ccct.on Wa
.,ao :.ut TWO srlcctnr 81 VIA town
VII. Can pc son wh"'s no; cit cit OF ne Cnic!
state, Ike time t., !el4 erected "r 'oi's'i;u I'd
-. o.
lX Ii a Ia 10 las distinguishing Inark the 1ld1
meat OF the Governor and C,lncn sui would make
T. lcgA. under the STATUTE. tey authority t" dsr'-
their asc.riaiu, NJ -! "I n rS"n' app i 10
tie I, ccu, appears :ac of"ln' rciu;n of tie
on. /, o that srth .ote Received by Inc
,c,mru subject to til, "olr'ii%,' 49, IT. irl,H! re-
fcr!rd 10 the GONcrLOr aid Council f"i dccio0nf
u nv nnc o. yo,e ' ns tna ~" r cara
out asain-t inein either IN words or hsnrs is II the
dnty Governor Council 20 treat h"+r persons
received for the same office. pl ced
urs the return. they md dots under the hgu,s or
XII Have the Governor and Couuci legal right 10
what Kind OF evidence they will receive and wsl
tnen TO d+tS rrnne inc ssnunenes. required
by The article and SECTION OF the Constitution above
xii. II The Governor and Council have before th"m
two his Of returned from the same town diurr
inc materially from each other the OF votes
returned Tor the same persons bat identica IL
snrpetar,. ot.irr and they have tvd, e"ahc
trn determine winch Is the true ana genuine re nru
are ncy required 10 treat either oil them rs VALID anu
# 90. wnichi
BOsIcN. Jan. IA special dispatch TO Tic Herald
from Augusta says:
II appears that not single member OF the Executive
Coupci agreed with the Governor IN his determination
To ark the opinion Of The supIrme Court on the questions
rlrgraphed last night Mr.. Psbury. too. was strongly
opposed 10 the plan bui the GO,crnuf backed ny Ill
Gould made concession 10 public sentiment But IT
. TO 1 hG . 0SrI gfI ay %9 .e On
result. The count is completed and the ceriihcates
asSrre iav"raolo to tie FnsionSts viii gwen
j. by any chanee. contrary result should take place
vii coIcnr III Ihis opinion. One OF the Fusion Senators
eject. Isaac r. Hobson. Lncolp County Grcenbacker
friends here by declaring ust the sole business OF The
Legislature after organizing ought TO he the adjust
nothlng else should be done until That Is hni.hed
Fusion managers insist that the e!ectlOn OF Coy
sInof al, nn" e 1@ csre, dsfrrred a. usuai
~ e,Ie tnrsr contested seats aud complete the rai
and bribery invest IA, !uu C"nt"mp at"d would hc Il
hing nt loose enGs ana the state without d
Governor Tor wechs. 4 not months
Mr. HGbson was counted in by the Governor and
Couacil.
1t is expected that decision OF the Court on the
question: o. issue will be rendered by sal urday.
THE Fatal DEFECTS EXAMINED.
THE FIIMsY EXCUSES MADE By TIE GOVERNOR
AND COUNCIL
AUGUSTA Me-, Dec. 31.-Orylle d. Baker, cOun-
sci for the Republican Advisory Committee. has
submitted report concerning bis examination OF
the grounds on which twenty-nine Republican
Reprea entatives were counted out by the Governor
| and Council.
Portland. which elected I'VE Republican Repre-
dtsfrspch because las oIassed
10 syanss N.
snc Council that the votes not cast - returned
Of h s IN rhSS
. return been mvaIidated by " scattering vo'es"
By the Constitution msdc the duty OF Governor and
Council tcste to the person who sppears
the n Ss SsS BY tine rSInS
appear. that the rye Repuboan candidates received
0sr ns SS SS os az sne von
| Bath ana Rockland-wers. Ike Portland. denied
the four
anS they we're Ill because
fer. to blank. ssnt out BY the sc Secretary Of
s:s name. of anrsr xdsmsn aud says
Jury sivs excuse for th extraordinary form Of
'' rSs t Ss.s Of Sisud when certain vote.
=, not ou sss9Fd trs s n ,ns
ballot, has been completely co1ered BY supreme
S0. . rnsa but ssSssS
able W it. sound tne i:ee Of the returns as that Of
duty Of Sssdass snd
We: Obviously sisna:d T Ia;,o ds;sr 3Sm
cSsas 10
ossSs:s .sTs Ssansss 70; 4. os s:1
reoted. TIE Council do not take up the mat
bat IL ordsr 70 count out BIrnham still they took ev
deooe e chew that the uanes Of Two seeotmen we're
signed ~ sise seme hand
9th 7 resurus are taken vp BY Mr.. Baker and ans
lived in Q similar manner.
THE MAZE PLOT.
AYxw r1:1nxxxf AID Uo0Esuvs QUESTIONS.
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