, 1880-01-13
The FusiOnists Call upon Con.
Chamberlain to Dislodge the
New Occupants,
But Are Told that the Legal
Legislature Is Now
in Session.
Tho Republicans viii Now Submit tho
Question Of Their Rights to tito
Supreme Court,
And Are Content to Abide by the De-
oision of That Tribunal.

THE ItEruHI1CASa TAKE COMMAND.
AUGUSTA, Mo-. jan. l9.-At twenty minutes to
O this evening tho Republican nlcsnbcrs of tho
scnute nnd House uf Representatives. proceeded
to tho statc HOUSE fur tho purpoac Of organizing
tho Legislature. Tho movement wns entirely
unknown 10 tho Fsisonlsts, and hut few Of tho
Republicans outsLdo Of the immediate members
were uwlrc Of tho rt,stion Ut nffn!rs. Tho news
TINT tho Republicans hull ulkcn possession Of
the Stntc House. sTrcnd rapidly, uud caused grcnt
rcjoicing ttnonY tho Republicans, who hnrc l'cen
impatient tn huyo this result brought af,oi't.
afr. Latnstt,, President nf the Scnato proceeded
to Gen. Chn,nbcrlNna headquarters, md cxcit-
ctsiy s,id; ''Iprotcst agntnst thesu mon coming
In" The Gcl!erMl informed LIhtson TINT he
should permit tho men to como III nrt stay rs
long us they pleased. Tlicro was no foEuEblc re-
s!stnficu whnteycr. Thu halts weru lighted.
mlnnr officers Ut tho previous Legislatures, fiji
mtlinr with the PROMISES, tAlslng hold md lend
Ing thc!r assistance.
IN THE sESATE
tho Hon. Jeremiah Dinglcy, Jr., called tho meet
Ing to order, and Austin Harris WIS called to
tho chair.
Prayer WIS Offered by tho Iscv. Or. nitIcr,
member If tho House. Chnrlcs ". TURNER, Az
sIst,nt Secretary Of tho lust Scintc, called tho
roll, md eighteen Sollntors responded to the
call a quorum WIS announced present, nll
hc!ng 1toputt!ulns, who proceeded to qualify,
tho unt!1 being administered By tho Hon. Will
iItn N. StrNttull.
Andrew II. =. Smith was tlcclnrcd Seintor
frtAu Lincoln County on the faco of tho returns.
Joseph 4. Lockv WIS chosen President, rcccly-
lug all tho yntos thrown, 10; Charles W. Tlhcn
wns choson Secretary: md Gcorgo g. nr1lekett,
Of l}elfnBt, AsslstInt Secretary.
ruO1'daED JUDICIAL INQUIRY.
Tho following 0rlor WIS Ils8ed:
U,rlt'r.t, Thut committee consisting Of three
lnclnlwrs 0f thu bcnnto be. uppolntctl by the
4~A Il
whether tho sci,nte et,aIl call upon the Justices
ar tho Supreme Cnttrt fur their upInlnn tuchlnY
h9 sg Of a 3ho t sen1 r,ort f25 e III
nctoli of tho Srlnte Atith questions us tho Inv
und fHcts lrtlu!rG III tho premises.
IN THE HOUSE.
der by Mr., IIM1o.
Mr.. Wentworth, Of Ktttcry, WAS inndo tcmpo'
rary C,il1na,,, atid Smith Clerk, who chilled tho
| roll Of nlen,burA- elect.
ALL tho Republicans responded, but tho Fu-
eion!sts did not. E!ghty-ilyo members Of tho
i1ouso responded to tho Gull, ard wcro qtlnltcj
by WIltum Strnttol,, Clerk of tho Court OF Kon-
nebcc County.
| Subsequently six ,ncrnbcrs who wcro not, by
tho fnco If tho returns, elected OH account Of
| tlsfcets which woro nncnlet under tho Inv of
lB7T, wcre admitted by u resolution submitted
| Is MIR, Btrout.
! George l.. Weeks, Of Augusta, was elected
| Speaker.
After tho organization, Mr. IInlo offered sim
ilMr resolution to tint passcd by tho SeuAtc, cnlf'
| Ing for tho nprsi3ntment NJ II conlMittce to IT,
quest tho nrIlllOn nf tho Supreme Judicial Court
| liz to tho lGKuaity nf tho organization of the
sns T. Skl tho rssSS Mr s sSk
thoy nut. Iic RA!1 the nb)Gtt of tho UrKNntza'
tio WIS to settle vital quotations affecting tho Or
E;,nIzat!on OF tho LcX(ulaturo 1nd etate iosor1.'
Thv House will obey tho tcc!sion of tho Court