The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-06
MAINE MATTERS.
The Situation Up to Dats--Ths Governor
will Probably Wisely Conclude TO Abide
by the Supreme Court Decision
Meeting of the Clans.

urging submission 10 the opinion oil INT
Supreme Court. Major General Cham
berlain came to this city last evening, be-
ing summoned by the Governor.
A legislative caucus will be held To-
morrow evening. The Republicans will
probably nominate James A. Locke, oI
Cumberland, for President Of the Senate
and George L. Weeks, Of Augusta, fol
Speaker OF the House. The Fusionists
prominent candidate for President is Jas
4. Talbot, Of Washington, and for Speaker
Thomas NJ. Plaisted, OF Lincoln.
The representatives and members elect
held meeting for consultation this even.
ing which was largely attended, and the
feeling was confidently expressed that the
verdict OF the Court had made them mas.
ters OF the situation, and sufficient mum.
her OF those certiiicatcd, but not elected,
will refuse to act 10 prevent quorum from
assembling until the rightful members are
admitted TO their seats.
The following committee was appointed
on the future line OF action: Locke, oil
Cumberland, and Coombes, OF Hancock,
OF the Senate, and Hale, OF Ellsworth,
Young, OF Brunswick, and Weeks, OF Au.
gusta, OF the House.
The following resolution was unani.
mously passed.
ResOirei, That the Committee on Order
OF Business just appointed, are hereby in.
structed 10 call upon Gov. Garcelon at the
earliest practical moment TO insist that the
armed men and ammunition OF war, now
in the State house, be promptly removed,
in order that the free legislature OF free
people may meet as they have always have
met in the State Of Maine, under the pro.
lection OF law and not intimidation Of
force.
Tho following is the petition to be pre-.
sented to the Governor and Council to.
morrow by the Portland representatives:
10 hc Hon. GOrcrnOr aud Council Of he State
Of Maine:
The undersigned, representatives elect
from the city Of Portland, respect.
fully represent that they have not
received summons to attend and take their
goats in the House OF Representatives,
which is 10 assemble on the first Wednes.
day Of January, 1880, although they have
been legally elected thereto. They there
fore pray that such summons as arc re.
quired by law may be issued To each OF
them, and their several names and places
Of residence may be reported TO the Secre.
tary Of State rs such representatives elect,
in order thatthe same may be included in
the certified roll TO be furnished by the
clerk Of the preceding House Of Repre-.
sentatives, required by the statutes in
gtlrh case made and nrnvi,lnl
tSigned ALMoS A. SrRouT,
RAvELLs MOxgY,
SAML. A. TRUE,
NATHAN +. REDLoN,
BYRON d. VIRRELI..
Tho petition from Bath, for the seating
Of Capt. Guy Goes, will be OF same ten.
or. IL las been stated OH good authority,
that the Fusionists claim that 10 is 4 quo.
rum in the house, OH tho ground that but
lS0 were counted in. The Republicans
have issued circulars declaring that their
position Ia not legal aud is against the re:
cent decision OF tho court. They state
that the Fusionists will endeavor 10 com.
pei tho attendance of members sufficient
" make Il quorum. But Whole house,
when fully organized, has no power to
send for II representative elect until he is
sworn in.
Governor Garcelon states that the de.
cision OF tho Court will not change his
attitude towards the incoming Legisla.
ture. Tbs points in the opinion might
serve as u guide in the future, but his
work bad been performed under the Con.
stitution as he understood il, and he
should neither Withdraw tho certificates
nor issue new ones. Here and there may
be found a dissenting voice in this posi-.
ton OF the Governor, but In the main
il has the approval Of tho mass OF the
FusionisLs.
a Caucus OF the fusonists was held this
evening, continuing TO late hour, pre-.
sided over by +. W. Hill Counted in mem.
ber), Speeches were made on the COndi-
ton Of affairs, proclaiming adhesion TO
tho Constitution aud laws, rs they under.
stood them. They held in respect the
opinion OF the Court, and should Il be
found that they were in majority in the
legislature IL should not bc understood
that they would ignore the rights OF the
minority. The meeting was harmonious.
A determination was expressed 10 go
forward and organize Il legislature accord.
ing to the certificates issued. The mem.
bers Of the council will report within two
weeks. Judge l.ibbey stated to the Gov.
crnor in the presence OF the council that
returns signed by less than majority Of
the Board OF Aldermen could not be
counted, and Il the law OF 1877 was con.
stitutional the returns could not be count.
cd. Judge libbey denies this explicitly.
General Chamberlain was summoned 10
consult with the Governor in regard to
the necessity Of employing a military
force on Wednesday. II was decided that
no such force was needed, but the police
would be sufficient 10 preserve order.
Admission TO the State House Wednes-
days will be by tlckets issued 10 the eeF-
titicated members, contestants, State Off
GERS, heads OF departments. reporters, &c.
The Governor and Council held no sess-
ions for business to-day, but have been in
consultation IN regard TO the course to be
pursued. A guard Is still maintained at
the State House, with some 200 men in a