, 1880-01-09
Conference at Washington Of the
Fiatists, Socialists, Work.
ingmen, Etc.
Preliminary Arrangements Considered
for Holding Their National
Convention.
Some Of the Persons Figuring in the
Anti-Grant Movement in New
York.
TIE SITUATION,
YEsTEIsrAY'H r1.ncEEutSus.

9ESTEHuAfH Tls0CEEutSOS.
6psetai Dtspdtth to The Chicago Tribune.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Jun. 8.-N0thtnx bus been rcAi-
~ accomplished to-day In settlement OF tho
ino'na lous and critical condition OF tho State
Government. When Mr.. 1inle went out with tho
sixty Republicans WIN hnld tho Governors Ger
titlcato Of election, tn hnyo them SWORN In, tho
House WIS left with hut ono Republican prcs-
ent. but Instead Of proceeding to do my bus-
hess, tho Fusionists t0ok recess, md, rs soor
us they returned, not having been ablo tn get
qualified. tho House adjourned. TIC Journal Of
proceedings In tho lIosc yesterday, aa curruct-
Cd, plAinly shows thnt All tho business, incIud-
Ink tho olecltup OF otIfrors wns tsnt,s,lctet.
by less thn1 u quorum, md IN witt out validity.
Tho notion ct tho President Of tho Sennto In rc-
fusinS to G,'nify tho Republicans caused illi,ct
speculation concerning Ills motives, and tho
on!nan Is held by n,l.ny TINT 1t WIS prompted
lluru Ivy tho teArs Of tho Fuslonlsts III to Whit
might happcn II go many Republicans wcrp nd
United to tho House tIlnn by tho ostcnslble
rGlson. 1t Is ccrta!nly II remarkable course to
tuke for thoro is
NO LEGAL LIMITATION
OF tho Acting Governors aithurtty whilo Rcrv-
Ing. Acting Governors Arc ITO BtrllKo thing
Under tho working Of tho bfaine Constitution,
and thoy nescr before hpsftated to do any i1nlne-
dlAtcly necessary business,
Soon after tho adjournment written cQu-
muntcatinn was received from this oilicer, say-
Ing that ho would givo n rpply to tho gentlemen
desiring to be qualified ut 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. and requesting thoEr prcsence Mt tho
Council Chamber Mt thnt hour. Thu F,lsi0ptsts
begin to seo tint thoy hayo by no menus rot ac-
oo1npllshcd their purpose.
Tho cool, deliberate, contldcnt WY in which
Mr. lialc proceeded to-day t0 hnye tho Journal
corrected fl. suveral particular points, mixing
no sccFct Of tho fact that he rrgnrlcd It as OF
tho utmost Importance but asking nothing
which 1t was possible to dispute, had
tlisc0hcertng etfcot. Thoy werc also disturbed
by tho sudden chanKe In tho Republican plaus
shown by thetr determination to tako their seats
In thp House. Another thing tint gives thoml
surprise IL tho knowledge thAt tho Btato Trcas-
urer W1ll pay out no money wh1lo tho prcscnt
condition lasts; not that uny Injunction bus yet
been served upon him, but neither ho nor his
friends think It advisable to tuko ll1,y
IlBKB IN DEALING WITH TIE ruIlLlU MONEY.
whether tho Republicans nro In or not, They cau
ut any time prevent notion by Il quorum, and tho
Fuslontsta aru at u loss how to escape from this
prcdlcament-
10th sides have been holding caucusscs SINCE
tho adjournment, mud there ulp nl,y n,,u1bor Of
vNR'1e rn'noss alloat nbout whit ID to 10 tlo,e
verified. Ono OF them IL th4t tho Council ire to
rcaiHt IN Q bnty tu.lnorrow. Tho prnbnble truth
terms OF ntIce hnvo not expired with tIlo Gov.
errors. Tho Governor cail a,iministor tho Cnth
Mt!luuk Iub pfc9Gl1Gg OF tho LN41lUll 10 that
thulR rrcsonce ~ MT necessary to tho glnltt|ca-
ton 0f tue Republican 1,c1nt,cra OF tho fin1stt.
Another r,nlur Is that tho Fl,sio,liAts prUpt,so
to furcG MI election or Htuto sltttccre IT, rr,w
This IL not probal,u. Thur1 nro Mlso rut,urn Nf
scrintiH decentralization In thotr ranks which will
ollable tho ltcp.!l'llGans, when nil tako their
tldellco will 10 paes1 in such rupnrts until thoy
ara teAt:H! BY action. The ltop4b'ouna nre co,-
tldeIlt OF ultimate yictnry In ttliA struggle bit
whether will COMP thta week or this mouth,
they DO not predict Aany Aru 0f thu opniNti
that tlorg will be tomorrow IN curly ulfpur1i.
mcnt uutil next wcok.
THE ALLEaHD Bn1nHR1Es,
Tho Fuatoniats profess to 10 spndy with tho
l!11ne OF tho pcrsutl wao WIS tho notiye agent in
tho alleged attempted briborlos, but thpy a,Iy il
will mt lo published until tho House hns 1lntn,i
On tl!o resolution pnsscd by tho Honlto to-day,
Z. +. pillst!ury h!s boon vpry actively Mt work
almnng thu f,Isolats to-day, ind It is sl,1nIsea
thnt hia paper tti-tt1orrow morning may contain
another tIlsta,tnltnt Ut so,1,tllluus uiArtros
against tho ltepibllcnrla. This IL method If
strengthening tho purpose or their forces and
walking thoM up to u -in-the-lust.ditGh stat0
AVtetat Dtspateh to tn chteaoo Tribune.
WASHINGTON, u. c., Jun. B-rhe h(aiuo dill,
Guilty Hxeitca moro Interest hero among pulti.
Gts tha1l MHythtng nlt'ru Immediately bcture
Congress. Tho Democrats, ns u rlte, support
nnrceiot,, and aprr1ya Of hls cDlraxo In cllrry-
ing out hH intentions. 4 Southern Senator BAil
Legislature would not ele0t u Governor until
tho question Ut tho eligibility III the members
thrown nut by tho 0Nv0rllUr and C0AncIl hld
boon decided. Tho opin!on Of tho Court, and tho
other pawrs teforrod to tho Legislature by tho
thought, would relieve any future Actioa Ut tho
olluln OF pure pArliYanshIp,