The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-09
TELEGRAPHIC
GARCELON GONE.
Maine Without a Governor
All Quiet at the Capital.

Augusta, 7.-Governor Gareelon'.
term of Office expires at midnight. The
president Of the senate, James L. Lam
son, will temporarily fill the place. Gar
celon Is talked up for governor, though
Smiths friends insist that he should re-
ceive that Office. The fusionists held 8
secret meeting tonight and determined
to stand to the position gained. Adjutant
General Leavitt has resigned, and will
leave for Washington tomorrow. His
place will be temporarily filed by Major
Folsom.
Chicago, s.-The Inter Oceans Au.
gusta, viii IN is understood to b inspired
by the most prominent republican politi-
clans in Maine, says: At midnight, al
though many umors are rife, nothing can
be stated positively as to what
will take place here TO morrow. 1t
is stated that the fusion caucus
voted 10 night 10 seat tie members
from the five unrepresented cities, but the
opinion is divided as 10 whether such
action will be taken. 1t is also reported
that the first action will be to elect gov
ernor, and after that is done, seat these
members. It is stated as a fact that an
Injunction will be put on the state tress-
urer against the payment of any moneys.
on the ground OF the illegal organization
Of the legislature, no quorum having
Scted in IFS organization.
Midnight having arrived, Gov. Garce-
lon and the council have ceased to fill
| their executive positions, and the state is
thus relieved from the most corrupt,
Villain0us and disgraceful head which
ever disgraced any state in the Union.
The Times publishes two columns of
fine print of editorial extracts from SIX
teen papers representing the principal
cities in the country respecting the situs-
ton in Maine. Only three, the Cincin-
natl Inquirer, st. Louis Republican and
Boston Globe Buffers orgsnl approve of
Garcelon's course. All others denounce
it in more or less stalwart terms. The
Times has been throughout consistent
and bitterly hostile 10 the whole pro-
ceediDg.
Augusta, Me-, S.-Both branches as.
!Sembled quietly at 10 O'Clock. There was
no comparison between the crowd and
that of yesterday. Sentinels are stationed
at the doors, the police force continuing
under the control of the sheriff and |
mayor. Immediately on opening the |
senate, Senator Hobson, of Lincoln, |
offered a resolution, ordering that q joint |
select committee of three on the part of |
the senate, with such as may join, be ap- |
pointed by the chair to investigate the |
charges of bribery and intimidation al |
legged TO have been attempted on mem |
bers of the legislature since they received |
their certificates, with power to send for |
persons and papers, and that the COM
mittee be instructed 10 commence their |
investigation to-day on the adjournment |
of this session, and report as soon as NAV |
be. This order was opposed by Senators |
Locke, Harris, Berry and other republi- |
cans, on the ground that there was not
even street Tumor for the charge If
bribery on the part of the senate. If
so they would gladly appoint the COM
mittee. If members Of the house had
been bribed or inundated, then the |
investigation should begin there. The |
order was passed.
On opening the house, the speaker in
voked god order, and intimsted that the
scenes enacted yesterday by outsiders
would not be repeated. He had scarcely
finished spe king when the doors were
opened and the windows thrown up and |
the impatient crowd crushed in.
After the people entered quiet was
again restored, but at one time trouble |
seemed imminent. The records of ycs-
terdsy were read and showed the fact
that not more than seyenty-two votes
were thrown for any candidate voted
for.
Hole announced the presence OF sixty
certifcated members, being republicans,
who withdrew yesterday, who were
ready to be qualified. They were con-
Quoted to The council chambers, but Act
ing Governor Lamson declined TO qualify
them at present as he did not exactly
know the extent of his powers in that
direction, but should inform himself.
The house then quietly adjourned. The
will uadoubted be qualified TO-
Mr.. Sproul of Veazie, is
among the number who will act with
giving the republicans q
majority in the popular branch should
from the five cities be admitted