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that We must appeal. He heartily appro-
we'd Of the proposed order and hoped it

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from the rear of the hall.
Bradbury. of Norway, protested against
the resolution as breach Of decorum, and
hoped for the good name of the state that
the sound would never be heard here again.
Ingalls, moved an amendment to the
order, to limit the committee to members Of
the house and leaving the senate to take
independent action.
The order as amended passed, and the
speaker appointed Ingalls, of Wiscassett,
Robinson Of Thomaston, Wilson of Orona,
Whitman Of Harrison, and Hill of Exeter,
members of the committee.
Notice was given tAAt this committee
would meet at he Augusta house immedi.
ately after the house adjourned.
Stiles of Westbrook, Lewis of Spring.
field, Staples of Parsons6eld, and Hussey Of
Brooks, made brief speechts on the situa-
tion.
Both houses then met in joint convention
and the oath of Office was administered to
Chase, Rust, Priest and Whidden, council
lors elect
In the senate an order for the appoint
ment Of committee Of Eve to take into
consideration the state of affairs existing
and to report as early as possible on some
course of procedure to be adopted, was
offered by Senator Patton, of Penobscot, |
Thompson of Knox. Parlin, of Somerset,
Strickland Of Aroostook, and Randins Of
Oxford.
Strickland and Patton made brief speeches. |
recommending moderation.
At 1880 the republicans in caucus in |
Granite hall made the following nomIna-
tions for state officers: Secretary of state, |
Summer s Chadbourne, of Dixmont; state |
treasurer, j. w. Fagler, of Papi attorney |
general, H. B. Cleaves, of Portland; adju- |
tant general, s. J. Gallagher, of Augusta
councillors, r. s. Brown, of Saco; Lewis
Banker, OF Bangor; John p. Hinckley, of
Blue Hill.
Augusta. Jan. ia Boston firm, dealers
10 fire arms, telegrsphed Gen. Chamberlain
this morning asking if he had given any or.
der for the purchase Of arms there. He re-
piled he had not
Both branches of the legislature sdjourned
TO Monday afternoon at o'clock TIE
members then quietly separated. 1t is the
general opinion that neither branches as
constituted will ever meet again.
Gov. Smith has appointed the following
Oldtowa; inspector general, Clark 8 Ed
wasds OF Bethel: quartermaster general, E
W. French of E4stport; surgeon general.
A. F. Pipe Of Tnumasion; judge advocate
general. Richard w. Black Of Augusta {;
commissary general. j. H. Blood OF Auburn {;
aids, 1t. Col Horace NJ Davis of Bidde-
ford. Jno. Benson. Jr of Plymouth, Wm
NJ. Sargent of Portland.
Gen. Chamberlain has issued the follow.
ing order in response to that of Smith:
Headquarters First Division, Maine
Militia, Augusta, Jan. 16, 1880. Hon.
Joseph L Smith-Sir: have the honor
10 acknowledge the receipt of the notice
served on me this evening by Messrs.
Black and Blood, representing themselves
as on the governors personal staff which no
tice purports to be general order No. 2, of
the adjutant generals Office, relieving me
from command of the militia of Maine and
revoking special order No. 5, which
charged me with the duty of protecting
public property and institutions
Of the etate until the governor
should be duly qualified. While the mat
ters now in issue involve the question,
whether you are governor or not, it must be
manifest to you that I should fail in duty
we're to surrender my trust except on un.
demand 1t. If you are the lawful governor
you can eseily relieve all embarrassment by
afording me an authoritative decision of The
court, on which am and al.
ways have been ready to yield
prompt obedience. cannot but add tha,
courtesy and custom of the service, to cay
, nothing Of the grave complication of the
present situation, give me the right to ex
, pect you will furnish the proper evidence
: of your authority. I have the honor to be,
, very respectfully. your obedient servant.
JOSHUA CHAMBERLAIN, Mai. Gen.
Maj. Folsom, who signed the order last
evening, relieving Gen. Chamberlain from
!, command, was among the first at Governo
4 Chamberlain's headquarters this morning
9 applying for a pass for a friend to the stat
!. . house.
. Boston. Jan. 17.-Journals August
9 special J. V. Lynch, captain of the Mont
i gomery guards, in reply to Gen. Chamber
r lain's circular to company commander
d telegraphed him that he should obey hi
?. orders until the decision of the court va
d given. Every company except the Oldtowr
o company say the same.
ts B,ideford, Me-. Jan. 17.-There is muc
excitement IN this city over an alleged at
er tempt to remove arms from the armory I
re republican headquarters without authority
10 and counter charge that the fusionists In
,e tend TO abstract the arms. The excitement
10 groundless. as Neither party intends Il
e. remove the aims, but to prevent Other
Of from doing so, ifa removal should be u
u tempted.
~ Boston, Jan. 1.-THE Herald's Saco sp
aas a cial says Ex.Secretary of State Cove arri
os ed from Augusta on the midnight train an
nt states that Joseph L. Smith declares
en have been chosen governor, and by God, L
o. be governor" This most of the fusionir
;. applaud, and laugh at the decision of Il
he supreme court and say they will suppo
'ut Smith IN whatever he may do. On Il
re other hand the republicans are no less res
ng lutte to adhere at any cost to what they g,
is their side of Law. There is no mistakil
on the fact that deep and bitter feeling is b
~ ing engendered, and no one knows what
hour may bring forth. The repeated decl'
re ations of the fusionists in authojty Il,
'us their government will be removed in case
1:. fighting to this city, where the public otict
n1 3 will protect them, causes also much inter
o., os here.