Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-14
The Maine Muddle Increasing
in Perplexities.
The Republican Legislature Sub.
nit 4 Statement Of Facts
and q Series Of Questions
10 the Supreme Court
for Decision.
The Iowa Legislature, by a Resolution
Indicates Which Side of the
Fight it is on.
FROM MAINE.

FROM MAINE.
The Fusionisls Propose to Elect a Gov
elnor and Burn Tar Barrels Tonight
Series OF Questions 20 the Suprem,
Court from shc Repu bItcan LIE Ei.Iuaure
Augusta, Maine, Jan. l4.-On the reas
sembling Of the house the first busines. wa.
the appointment OF the following commit,
tee on elections: Dickey, of Fort Kent
Ro binson, Of Thomaston; Young, of Brun
wick; Heard, of Bcddefnrd; Hill. o
Ex eter Swan, of Minot, and Bennoir. q,
Waldsboro.
The committee Immediately retired to
perform its duties. They reported tina,
Hale Of Ellsworth, aud Butler of VassaI
boro be unseated, and fusion memhers taxi.
their places; also that the fusion member
from Lewiston be admitted.
The fusionists say ii Smith ia chosen
governor to-day they will have meeting
rejoicing tonight, ring bells and burn tar
barrels.
Augusta, Jan. l4.-The election commit
tee voted to 2 to un-eat Hale.
The police at the state house was strength
ened this morning by the addition of fifty
Should Smith be chosen, it ia alleged Cham
b4rlain woull not recognize him as COVER
nor.
Bangor, Me-, Jan. IA statement OF
facts aud questions were submitted to day to
the supreme court Of Maine by the republic
can legislature for decision, as follows:
l. Have the governor and council the
right under the constitution to sumn on per-
sons to attend and take seats in The senate
and house of representatives who by the Of
tictal returns under the decision Of the court
do not appear to be elected, but defeated,
or not voted for, or would such summons be
merely void as exceeding the powers Of the
governor and council under the consilu
ton?
2. Has the holder Of any such summons
right to take part in the organization or sub
eequent proceedings Of either house to the
exclusion of the members rightfully elected,
as shown by said returns under the decision
of the court, or does such right rest in said
last named member, to the exclusion OF the
member summoned from the same district?
3. Ii the summons were issued under the
facts recited in the statement herewith sub
mitled to Lewis Water, another counted in
representative from towns, would such
summons give either person right to take
part IN the organic alton or subsequent pro-
ceeding. Of the house, or would such right
not be in those men from the towns elected
on the face of returns to the exclusion Of
person- summoned from the districts? If
the summons we're issued under the facts
recited in the statement herewith submitted,
to the counted in senators, would
such summons give either Of
right to take part IN the organization or
!, ,o1i ,f tha ant or
would such right rest in the senators elect
ed on the face of the returns to the exclu-
sion Of persons summoned from the same
districts, or does the same rule apply
when the member summoned appears BY
the returns to be elected only because Of
some error in the name or the initials OF
the candidate not summoned, which error
is correclable by Law under the decision Of
the court and the official records state
name and initial correctly, under
the facts of the Lincoln senatorial
aud representative distrc,s Of Exeter, New
Castle, Gouldsboro, Weston and Robinson
as r. cited, or when the members summoned
appear by the returns TO be elected only by
rejecting the returns Of one town because
unsigned by the town clerk, though duly
atlested copy of the record ofsaid town is
seasonably offered as substitute and reject
ed under the facts as recited?
6. II the summons described in the
question is void aud persons holding such
summons take part in the organization OF
either senate or house ofrepresentatives and
without the votes of such persons there are
less than l6 members in the senate and less
than &c members in the house voting for
and against officers of the 80 called senate
or house, have such bodies any legal organ
iza1ion or officers?
Z. Without such legal organization in
either the house or senate, or without
such organization in either the house or
senate. Dr without sixteen members IN the
senate and IS members in the house present
and voting on q given measure, can any
valid law be enacted, any legal officer chos.
en- or any business whatever be legally
done, except TO adjourn, aud j! any business,
what business?
s. Without a legal organization
formed or legal officer chosen by
sev.nty-six members present and
voting in the house Of representative
a''d sixteen members present and voting IL
ule senate, can either house compel thu
attend ance Of absent members 2
y. To make up the legal quorum re
Imfed. on any vote in either house. car
.he votes Of any person be counted. who
'no"sh summoned, does not appear to b.
erected by the Official returns. under th'
constitution And d.r;s;on nf the Nnurt