Daily Republican., 1880-01-21
SECOND EDITION
NAMES LEGISLATIVE BoDlIs
Doings OF the Republican LegisIa.
ture The FusIomists n rFbEth
Weakening, But They still Hold

Weakening, But They StiiI Hold
Out.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 20.-ln ths Rspubli
can House this morning communica
tion was received from Wallace X
White, of Winthrop, demanding an in
vestigation of charges of bripery prefer
red against him by tbs Fusionist legis
lators.
Hon. Eugene Hale of 4red reSOIu
tion, which was adopted, and then con
cured in by the Senate, declaring the
State Government fully established and
denouncing all other bodies pre- ending
TO he parts of the State Government az
unconstitutional.
Messrs. Hill and Moulton, Fusion
members, appeared and took theiI
seats in the House. Msssrs. RafteT and
Benner, also Fusionists, had already
taken their seats, refusing TO act with
the Fusion House.
It was ordered that the COMMITTEES
on Judiciary be ms 8ucted to inquire
whether any and what legislation is
necessary to prevent ard punish un
authorized abstraction, retention, and
use of State records and other property.
The events of yesterday stifened up
the Fusionists' backbone. The refusal
to admit members like Messrs. Strick-
land, Knowles, and others, of whose
right to seats there is no doubt, when
they went to the State House has
helped the Fusionists.
The Fusionists Senate and House
were called to order at 10 O'Clock ir
Union Hall, ON Water street. In the
House Mr.. Dickey, of Fort Kent, moved
tLatthe committees appointed to recon
mend a course of action be instructed
also to report at p. m. to-day, on the
proceedings Of yesterday. He urged all
lnt mbers TO stand firm, as he had conf
dence that this tody would be rscog
nizsd as the legal Legislature of Maine
by the Courts, as well as by Congress.
In ia t, he said he had an assurance to
this effect.
DR.. Bradbury read a telegram from
f,ierds in Oxford urging the Flsionists
to stand firm, to recognize no usurping
Legislature, and to stand by the legal
Governor Smith, and money would
BE- ready to sustain them to the last -
This, he said, was but sample of the
messages which were coming from all
parts of the State, and showed how the
people of Maine were feeling about the
act OF violence which was committed
yesterday.
Mr.. Swan followed in much the same
strain.
The motion of Mr.. Dickey was car
ried, and he then moved the appoint
ment Of a committee of seven on pay
roll and mileage of members. He said
many members had come from long dis
tai Ces, were poor and needed money.
II the State Treasurer refused to ac-
knowledge our right to draw funds for
this purpose it will be provided for
otherwise. The order was adopted and
the committee appointed by the Speak
er.
Mr. Staples followed, expressing salts
faction at the present attitude Of this
body. He compared the situation OF
the Fusionists to that of the Jews as
described in the Old Testament. Like
the chosen people of God, he said, We
are building a wall about our Jerusa-
lem which no man can pull down. The
Republicans had invited him to come
in, but he said: "Gentlemen, you have
nothing to come into. Your Legisla-
ture is like hotel with no bed, no
pantry, nothing to eat, nothing but
sign"
The House, at 11.3o, TOOK a recess
until P. NJ.
In the Senate Mr.. Patten sal he be-
lieved that intimidation was rampant
in the country.
Mr.. Barker said attempts were made
10 briJe and he hoped that resolution
for IN investig would pass.
Mr.. Thompson, of Knox, believed
that frauds were practised, and justice
required that something should BE-
done.
Mr.. Thompson, of Franklin, was sure
that bribery had been practised in his
county, and favored an investigation.
Mr.. Ellis said that he wished the
opinion of the Court. He thought that
the Fusion cause was not legal, hut the
Senate was legal body. He thought
that no business transacted by the
House would stand legally. Some &C
tion must be taken that will be recOg
nized by the Court. Also some action
that would effect the Green black party
in the spring elections.
Mr.. Patten had come to Agusta to do
the duty imposed upon him as legis
latOr. He believed that both branches
were legal, and that they should pro-
ceed to the transaction of business.
The Senate then adjourned to P. NJ.