The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-01-16
NO. 3.


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passengers or train hands wet, hurt
The guards prevented the cars from
tumbllng into the street.
Robbed.
| NEW 1oRK, Jan. Post Office sta
| ton +, 405 Third avenue, was entered
last night, the safe blown open and $1,000
| stolen.
Has Accepted
NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-The secretary of
| treasury accepted S30,550 skies of 81 NJ
| from $1,000 to so, 425 and So $50 fives
at 81 at Sl0,335 to $l0,3371S
Maine Politics.
| AUGUSTA, Jan. I'm the house. assist
ant clerk Gibbs proceeded tocall the Ger
titled roll of members. Hale claimed
| that certified elected members in the
house from the cities were not on the
| roll, and he moved that they be included
lie supported his motion in a long
| speech. Objections were made TO the
motion from the other side, and Hale
was ruled out of order by the assistant
clerk, who refused to put the motion. on
which the Republicans withdrew from
participating in the proceedings.
n message was then sent to the COVER
nor and council, stating that a quorum
OF the members of the house were pres.
ent, ready 10 be qualified. Great excite
ment prevailed during Mr. Hale's re-
marks, and uproarlous applause fol
lowed
After the notification of the governor
mat a quorum was present, the governor
appeared and qualified the members. He
then announced that seventy-siN mem
beers, being quorum, had taken and sub
scrlDed to the necessary oaths, and were
regularly and duly constituted the house
of representatives.
he announcement was received with
wild applause from the outside
Governor Garcelon said he now put
into their hands the opinion of the SUI
preme court, as well as the petition of
gentlemen from certain cities claiming
seats, and invoked their careful cunsid
Grafton of the same.
Ihree cheers were given for Governor
Garcelon, followed by prolonged Kisses.
The quorum Is made of seventy-fiyc
lusionists, and one Republican, Eugene
Hale.
The Fusionists not participating are
Sproule, of Nazie, Noler, of Pennington.
and Small, of Skowhegan.
AUGUSTA, Me, Jan THE largest
crowd that ever made Its way To the
state house begun to move thitherward
as early as O'Clock this morning. The
police at the capital We're without badges
ana had no appearance of daring. There
was perfect jam in the corridors, halls
and stairways, and it was with great diff
llculty that those allowed TO enter the
Legislative halls pushed their wav
thlther. There were very many vacant
seats in the house. as the Republicans
carried out their programme and kept
away, few only moving about in the
rear of the hail. No disturbance what
ever.
AT quarter to nine o'clock assistant
Clerk of the house Weibbles called the
roll for the selection of seats. The Re
publicans did not respond To their
names; neither did the Fusionists who
have been reported as non-aiIiliatin~. 4
quorum was conceded in the senate.
Public interest was attracted to the pro
cceGlng IN the house, the galleries of
which were crowded. At ten o'clock the
senator's elect were called TO order by
Hamue! VI. Lane, secretary of the last
senate. Prayer was offered by Rev. !
Samuel Upjohn. The roll was s u J
and all the members without exec, IA I
responded 10 their names. Senator
Locke, OF Cumberland, nj once gained /
the floor, and read protest from the Re !
publican members against the senators /
proceeding. The secretary refused To |
entertain The motion, and "a message was !
sent To governor and council, informing |
them that the members elect of the |
mouse were present for the purpose of be |
unqualified The governor and council |
the oaths were administered. |
Senator Locke then renewed his motion,
but the secretary would not entertain it. /
The election of president of the senate
then begun, Republicans refusing to
serve on committee or participate in the /
election OF officers of the senate James
ID. l.amphon was chosen president
y protest was put in by the Rcpubli-
can members that the election was not
by legally elected members.
Boston, Jan. "A special TO the Her
aid says that the scene in the house of
representatives. was simply disgTaccful
Hale IS a gentleman, and acted like one. |
He must have been ashamed of his
friends. After the repetition of the oath
-he governor was drowned out by the
Kisses and groans of the mob.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. THE house pro
:eeded To organize by the election of
John {. Talbot as speaker, by a vote of
-. There being no quorum, Hale OBJ
ccted, but was overruled, and Talbot
conducted to the chair. Three cheers
we're given for Hale
w. Il. Gibbs was chosen clerk by
'ote of74. Hale again raised the point
u no quorum, but was again overruled
The Republicans claim fraud in count
ng n quorum, and that names were
igned to the list of persons not present.
ii. Carlton Cheever was chosen assist
mt secretary by a vote of IS, and again
vas the point raised that no quorum
Toted, and again was il overrulcd
The question of notifying the senate of
he organization of the house was de
,ated, Hale taking the ground that there
lad been no legal organization of the
house, and that no other body could be
thereof. Overruied.
The protest of members from five cit
es was presented by Hale, who proceeded
o address the house in an impressive |
md telling speech, urging that the PEG '
lie OF Maine are waiting with most in
ense anxiety for settlement of these cases
The only way to allay the great excite
nent prevailing, is TO admit these mem
,ers who are clearly elected according to
he expressed decision of the supreme
curt.
This course will alone propitiate the .
,eOple of Maine He moved that the
Iouse 20 into a committee of the whole
nd consider the cases. This legislature
ught not 10 take single step until even
landed justice is done
The house refused to go into commit {
ee OF the whole, five voting in the affirm !
tive, and the matter was referred to the
ommittee on elections, when such com. {
nittee IS appointed. The Pennington i,
nd other cases were also referred.
Dlckey remarked that the supreme
ourt had nothing to do with the action
4 the Legislature, which drew fourth "A
lea from Hale defending the court and
skiing that the constitutional barriers be
ot swept away. He said that the cleo
ion OF officers under the laws passed by
ms Lody as now constituted would not
&c legal.
At 3 p. IN. the house adjourned.
Turner Hall Victims.
NEW YORK, Jan S.-To-dav. at Rec
loven hall, the funeral of six of the vic
inns of the fire at Turner hall took place.
TX collins, almost covered with flowers.
'cre ranged side by side, and on their
lates were the names of the dead !
Nlce president Kuhn, of the Turn
erein, read the funeral address About
xty lodges and societies were present
here WAS large funeral procession
nd fully ten thousand spectators ,
rOwdcd around the hail. and in the
streets. The funeral Of the
'venth victim of the fire took place
lrly il the day.
Celebration.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. S-The anniver-
ny of the battle OF New Orleans was :
.lebrated by solemn mass at The cafhe
-iIl, parade Of the military and firing !
salutes- Flags were displayed through.
II the city.
Drowned.
BosToN, Jan S.-Mhile five children
ere amusing themselves on the cotton
III pond at ReadyilIe, yesterday, the
e gave way. and Maggie Mahon and
rank MuiypV we're lr0uuad
Nitro Glyeerine Explosion