Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-15
REPUBLICAN QUERIES.
QUESTIONS To THE SUPREME COURT.

BANGOR, Me, Jan. IA statement of
facts and questions were submitted to-day to
the supreme court of Maine by the Republican
legislature for decision. The following are the
questions
tlrst-Have the governor and council the right
under the constitution to summon persons to at
tend and take seats in the Senate or House of
Representatives who by official returns do not
appear to be elected, but defeated or not voted
Tor, or would such summons be merely void
as exceeding the powers Of the governor and
council under the constitution?
Second-Has the holder of any such summons
the right to take part in the organization or
subsequent proceedings of either house to the
exclusion of members rightfully elected. az
shown by said returns under decision of the
court, or does such right rest in said last named
member to the exclusion of the member sum-
moned from the same district?
IhTd-lt summons were issued under the
facts reclted In the statement herewith SUBJ
mittcd to Lewis Voter, of the Pennington dis
trict, Daniel Snow, of Sfowhegau Alfred Cush-
man. of Ashland James o. White, of jaw,
Leonard II. Beale, of Lisbon, Osgood N. Brad
burg, of Stoncham, Geo. Johnson, of New
Sharon, Lincoln II. Leighton, of Cherryfield.
a. A. Woodcock, of Nanceboro, Harper ALDER,
of Fairfield and Joshua l.. Jordan, of Searsport
would such summons give either of the abov e
named persons the right to take part in the
organization or subsequent proceedings of the
House, or would such right rest in Cyrus H.
Thomas, of the Pennington district Hiram g.
Stewart, of the Skowhegsn district, John
Burnham, of the Ashland district John r.
Eaton, of the Jay district, VIM. II. Thomas. of
the Lisbon district, A. f. Andrews of the
Stoneham district, David A. Norton, of the
New Sharon district, Henry G. Baker, of the
Cherryteld district; Charles A. Vance of the
Nanceboro district; X. b. Cole, of the Fairfield
district; Robert French, of the Searsport dis
trict to the exclusion of the persons sum-
moned from said districts.
Fourth-lt summon,es were Issued under the
facts reclted IN the statement herewith sub
mltted to Daniel w. True, of Cumberland
county; Rudolph P. Thompson, of franklin
county; James r. Talbot, of Washington
county; John q. bennett, of York county; Ira
3 LIBBY, of York county, would such sum-
monses give either of the above named per.
sons the right to take part in the organization
or subsequent proceedings of the Senate, or
Would such right rest in Andrew HAYES, of
Cumberland county; Daniel Duran. of Cum
berland county; Henry c. Brewer, of Cumber-
land county; George A. Fernand. of Franklin
county; A. Bradford, of Washington county:
George Wakefield, of York county, to the ex
cluslon OF the persons summoned from the
same districts.
Flfth-Does the same rule apply when a
member summoned appears by the returns to
be elected only because of some error in the
name or initials of the candidate not summon.
ed, which error is correctable by law under
decision of the court, and the official records
states the name and initial correctly. under the
facts of the Lincoln Senatorial district and the