The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-01-14
FROM MAINE.
SOME INTERESTING LETTERS.
Cen. chamberiain Explains HIS .Po-
sition-white Hcfusesto Appear
and Gives His Reasons
Therefor. -.--r.,

Augusta, Jan. 13.-The republican
organization of the Maine legislature
Yesterday. was the result of a carefully
stndied and -mntured@ plan, decided
npon as the most practical and feasible
way of getting an opinion from the
courts upon the: subjects embodied in
the orders passed in the, republican
house and senate, 1t is hoped the su-
preme judicial court will convene to-
morrow, in which event an answer is
looked for by Friday or Saturday next.
The city is crowded with politicians
from all parts of the state and else
where. The fusionists are not de-
spondent.
Rumors of various kinds are in cir
cula tion, not among the least interest
ing OF which is the report that Acting
Governor Lamson will to-day endeavor
. to have General Chamberlain arrested
by the militia forces, for his action in
disregarding the protest of the for
mer, previous to the assembling of the
republican legislature last evening. 2 c
At 2:15 the committee of the house
to report the questions to submit to the
supreme court, submitted the series
which it was voted to submit to the
court. The questions are long. Both
branches adjourned at 2:15, until Sat
urday, Jan. II, at 2 p. IN. y 40 -7t
Forty enthusiastic republicans came
to the city last night by Pullman tram.
Hale, in his remarks relative to the
order for submitting the questions to
the supreme court, said the republic
ans assembled here did not desire
control the law did not give them, nor
| to ride rough shod over any one, as
they might have done days ago, but
for the main purpose, and the great
purpose indicated in the order, and
when the court had decided the ques-
tion..t people of Maine will take that
decision as the final exposition of the
law upon the question of organization,
and it will be expected that everybody
F. in the hall will accept it as laid down
4 by the court. 2 ~
Augusta, Jan. 13.--Both branches of
the legislature quietly assembled to-day.
The night at the capitol passed very
quietly. A full guard are on. The
only thing irregular this morning was
when,G w. Martin attempted to pass
the guard in defiance of police regula-
tions., and was -summaraly handled by
the police. The fusionists are very ret
icent about expressing any opinion re-
garding the events of last night. They
seem surprised, and entirely unwilling
to converse upon the subject.
Wallace R. White, whose card of de-
nial of bribery has been published, has
been summoned before the bribery
committee, but refused to appear. The
following is his card - -0s s-,1
To Henry ingalls,, Chairman Inrestigat-
ing COMMITTEE:
l have received your summons to ap-
pear before your committee charged
with the investigation of the alleged
bribery of I. B. Swan and Moses Har-
riman. I decline to appear before you
for the reason that you are not COM
petent to send for persons and papers,
and not competent to administer the
legal oath. Witnesses before you could
swear to anything without incurring
the hazard of prosecution for perjury.
If Swan and Hartman had secured
bribe they would naturally swear false
ly about it, and if they merely put up