Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-01-13
The MAINE CRISIS.
iht SITUATION txTRtntlY CRIIL
CAL.
'"e republicans Snsak nio he State
House and Organize legislature
Two Persons Claiming 10
At as 6oyrmur
Who sh,n 10 aovornorp

Who shat Be uovcrnorr
N'''or,, Ma. January o. u having
"'rn anuuuucrd that James D. lamsou,
'''S'd'nt ol thr Srult... would, this
morning, a,,umr th, duties uf GpYernuJ,
"rhrrAl thaml, riaru slatrs that he
Nha'' p"sltiNrly refuse Co rr,osulzr his
claims to that position, AMI, iurIhrr.
n'orv' Will Tscosniz up one a. t'oycrnor
Whn shall be- rhossu hy the Legislature
"a al pFcarnt
Tho uuBcruatOriaI Vote.
husruN, January a.. lLr JuUrndFs
Augusta spccialul lust nishI ays Very
lew Republican mymbyu uT claimants
tr't the city CO. day. brry man except
one 90 two ia uu band. IGu question
whether tie Cnmmittcr uu Guhernain-
raj Votes vii report. aud y vhcther both
branches viii atirmpl tu,irri a Goycrn-
or tomorrow, I, lrvviy j..u7svl The
general opinion h. that they will not
ptc~uu, 60 ,lryt q t,H,,rU"t as thc
liousr - AZ pTv7cIt Cpnniitutcd.
Compromise Ta!k
Ii N rnmoTrd thJt kadiug fusionlsts
made, to-day, uvvrturca ipr oompro-
misc, when they were Iu,l that the
admission ui thc mrtubcrt eject Oi the
dtslranchiScd citi,a aud towns ul Farm
ingtOn ni SkuN hvgau would insure the
Attendance ui the Republicans. This
would adi 10 o. The e. mvmhvra The
committee lind that erN prr,uta rr.
Crt,rd votes ior Gurmor Da,is
smith. Gtrrriuu. Buihury, Chamber
lain AMI Gryrnlrtt The hrsl luur would
be- tly uum,a iilm Nli,u two would
have Co. he ,huFru tu -vui tu the senate.
Thus. 90 the HOUSE should hy krIuhh
can und thc Senate Fusion, Fusion
Governor would hr yiyytrd, aud "A
quorum certified would glyc the Rrpub.
leans miIurity ut one The Hcpubll
eau, lcyi greatly relieved that the arms
in the State housr arr returned tp the
arwual. aud yuu,iirT 70 a great move tu.
warl pva,vahir solution "I the dhili,
Cultivt
Why tho Galleries Were Not Opened.
ID d, reported uui hyhyyri hy large
numbers ut pvrruus that the reason the
galleries we're uul allowed Co BE- uCru-
ptrl FRIDAY w1s that uiirrS were issued
o. allow CERTAIN aimed men. concealed
iu the state Library, n ease ul au at.
tcmpt 1T the Republicans o. capture the
hall, us the Iu-tuutrts ivarvI, tu come
down hy short ,ut uUi vutvr the south |
gallery With ioaivi mu,Acta aui cOm-
maud the representatives. hall The
tiu ling ui lyJdvi muakvts aud hlird
cartridge boxes shows that hlup,iy work |
VA, contemplated.
Both parties Keep thciT movements
very clusrly from al uutsilv mvubcra !
aud claimants. aui especially 10 they |
avoid making amy d-cIusurcs 10 news
papgt cvTtcspvnicuis
acuatc
Ou lhr assembling oi the senate this |
niofning. lIcp,drnt lamson sent a letter |
announcing that he hal assumed the |
,lut,rs ul GuNvruur. senator Ellis. at |
Waldo. was vhuscn President pro- i'r.
The Committee GA tuhrruutonai |
Votes repeated the whole numhrT OF /
votes lJS.sl5. necessary lur choice, |
Ga iOI Daniel o Davis hal GS,fiO, |
Iosrph I ~m,th, L. ,Gig. Aluufp Oarvc. |
hon. aI stt Biuu bradbury, 2bS. Daniel /
4 David. HO. the remainder scattering. |
Thrt riuitiitc7arv Daniel /
Z DNir. lwyVh smith, Aiuu1o Tar
,,luu ani Rru Eralbuy.
un The proposition Co huid a lulnt Goa
yrutiuu tur thr PURPOSE ul qualifying the l
acting Governor Nj luyA. ui tuubcr
Land ma.lr luug ~I,vch. iu which u"
reviewed the action at the Governor AMI
Council. aud took up the Cas'S ol the
counted out members aul the grounds
lpun which thyy were counted Out Mr.
Ipckc rhimci that the ccrtiiicatra
isvl,,I H., the Governor and Couuril to
titu.r uut chosen were not legal and
tl,at iLr acts paserI hN such body
would uut be- rvyususvd by th" t"uI~
ur uhrysi by lbc people.
McaaI,. Barker and StucklAnd rcpiiei,
claiming that tu All lutvnts aud purposes
this Il a lrgal lrslsiuv, the members
holiing certificates iruu the ''uNrruur
anl Iouu,l They meant, Hs honor
abiv .vutlrmru, o. du a iair thus, when
an investigation should take place Ia
krr proper committee ui the lrgS-
laturc. \ iaut convention was iormcd,
anl tn thr Irrzyu,c ut the SECRETARY 81
State aud ,uNyrJ, mcwbvts "t the thuu.
eel. John o. lam-ou took iuc oath, aud
was pru,Ia,mcl a,tIug U"Nrrn"f ol The
Stale.
Mousc.
Hut ,t,ty members wrrr present VA
the uyu-y. aud a adjourned without
transa, t,us any business
RouubuSau Legislature Organised
ArD,sIN, Ma, January H. Al tNvu-
" minutes tu sin O'Clock this evening |
tha Republican mrmtyr, oi the senate
Il F|.H. III ]
tn the State House tHy The purpose ul /
organizing the Legislature. The move |
tneut MAS entirely unknown o. thc Ia. 1
.,nnistz. aui lat few ct the Republicans !
nul,i,Ir ui the immediate mcmbcIs Wcrc !
aware ui the position ui hbitS The |
p,.,I. that the Republicans hal taken /
p1S,ryiuu ol The Stuir House spryai |
I,u,ll,. auI caused great rvlli,ius f.
among the Republicans Nho have becn
impatient O. have Just thi. result \
br5usht about VI. lamscn,
Prr.idcut oi the senate, wbru uc naN
the p,,oplc Assembling proceeded t.
General ChambcflainS bCeilaartcrs
nnJ ,N,atedly -aid IL protsS, against
,has, men coming in W lhv GrnerA.
;nf,rmeI Mr lanson that De- should
,,.ru,it the men o. come 40 aud Say a.
bng Al thcy plrased Thrrc Vas No inr.
.,Lfe resistance WhatrN,r The halls
wsrs lighted. ami the minor officers Of
',r,,y,,u- Legislatures. familiar With the
i,,,.,,l.,s. toak holi anil lent their a.
.lancc in the work 81 organization,
In The senate lloa. Jeremiah Ping
L. Jr callr,l the meeting tO Orict, aud
Ia.tin Harms was callr,l % the chair.
Pave was or rrd bY Rev. Dt Hut
ler, memler0l the lioa'"
Charles ", Turner, Assistant Sccrr-
tary Of th. last senate, callr'i The ro'''
aud cighicen senators rcsponded u th'
ell A quoruni Mas annouucNi pres