Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-01-22
fhs Bogus Legislature.

The bogus Legislature solsmnly as
sesablsd Wednesday, and On unusual &C
uvity WAS manifested among the leaders
who we're evidently determined 70 carry
out their Programme OF counting In saouyh
Fuslooists, In place Of certinesssd Repu BIZ
cans. to make . quorum and then proceed
70 elect Smith Governor. The committee
on elections Ia the House. reported. BY Q
vote Of 3 to ,. 70 snssat Mr.. Hale and count
In Mr.. Aarch. The report. however. when
made Vas voted down, - the conserv aiiv .
element had strengthened since the question
had gone TO the Cont. aud siinilar action
WAS taken In the case vi Mr.. Butler .ot Vas.
salb0rough. another certincated Repubii-
can. The nnal attempt was made In the
case Of Ar. Dunneil. Of Westbrook. And the
House voted TO recOmmit the case 10 the
committee, thus frustrating the leaders 1t
eli points.
Wednesday night the leaders succeeded
Ia bracing up the members sufficiently TO
secure the unseating Of Mr.. Dupnell, In
the House, Thursdsy. and putting 10 bis
place Stiles rusionist who waa not elected
and not even certi6csted BY Gareeloa and
bis co-consplrators. A request VAS made
To Gen. ChsmberlAiu, BY acting Governor
(bogus) LAmson. TO reduce the guard Of
the STATE House from $50 men 70 Is. This
failed and . co@municatiou WAS sent 70
Sheriff Libby. from the same source. In
forming him that bis services and the ser.
vice OF bile deputies were no longer re-
Quired. A the authority Of Lanson WAS
not acknowledged BY Gen. Chamberlain
Dor Mayor Nash. Sheriff Libby and his dep
uties remained on duty. or course the
.iiess kind Of abuse vas hssped on Gen:
Chsmberlain By the Fusion leaders and
he Ensiop npeas all ovsg tha Gessa
No business Of importance WAS trans
acted BY either brsnch during the day.
Acting Governor (boEus) Lamson sent
the following communication TO the JudGe e
Of the Supreme Court, assembled In Ban
gor to consider the questions submitted By
the Republicans:
STATE OF MAINE EXECUTIVE DEPT. I
AUGUSTA. January -. les0.
To tie Honorable JSstiees o. The Supreme
Judicial Court:
II having been publicly sanounced that "a
illegal. revolutionary assembly OF pers0us, CALI
log itself the Legisls tnrs Of Maine, has with.
cut authority presuwed to ask your opinion
upon sundry inssrrogatosiss BY them prepared
a::~s =. % e :psd. ySo ua ns ~:
sta.t, tAirty-ope ssessoss-eIeet. being thu
whole number q which thst body h composed,
esch hsving beeD su10ooed By the Governof
asd Csuneil 70 attsnd asd take thsis ssats q
6eaaaors sttended IL ths 6saass Chamber q
took thsir ses,s. They proceeded % organize
Senate eesordins . The roll, IN due form Of
Law. huruishsd BY ths aserstsry Of Stats, m
| der biz hand and TIE ssel oS " stAte. sceord
ing - the report Of the 0ovssDes end CosScil
Ts.s essE .soi "a sSSsssi6s5 i. o..h 70.
quirsd By ~ Constttutiop IN The Dsnpss pre-
| ecribed; thai A. G. AndssWs vs. legally sfeet
| I'd Secretary, md James D. Lansea wss legal
| y sIsctsd Fresidsnt a tbs Senate. queIpu
election. On ths sane day sevssty-six Repre-.
| ssstAtiyss WHO hsd bsss duly suonossd By
tbs Governor I'd Council % sttend and taka
their ssaas = Repeeoaatakives, attended II tn
| hall Of The House q Representatives, end tool
sed subscribed the ssth required By IL Coz
| ID, said number conse1iudag . quorum Of ~
whols number Of WhicA ssad Hossa 10 eoo
eessd, ~ ltAss asd thsrs Organised said
| 6ouss.
Ana ysa srs further ss4iAsd list, ths OLE,
s:.s ':ss 80 -. s:G ssc: ~ .:s
IL Ceaseitgsiee. ~ ~ 1ptA Day q Jseeary
l instant, catered upoa t6s dutjeo d ~ oles q
| 0ovsr1oe, II y thsresoss dssnsd proper 70 ~
NY yoa elDeially q ~ 1hsseoing fsets tAat you
nay ~ u igUeeases d thso give eeusesaaaea
= fsvsassssasy prsessdtaes:
JAME0 d. LAAs0N,
Acting Governor.
~ IL 0ovseuer: p. A. 8AwYxR,
IoeslI Dsputy SECRETARY Of ths State.
IRIS VII b. yslpsble information for the
JUDGES sltbopgh thsv did not avail them.
selyos o. Il, - subssQpe9e eVents show.
Thursdsy evening. tbe leaders Of the
CONSPIRACY. rsslising that only one more
day TeWsined 10 thsm before the decIsi0a
"---s ~nnid m received, and be-