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is, however, to go right ahead, nominate
Grant and then force all the Republicans
to vote for him under pain Of turning, the
Government over TO the Solid South.


AUGUSTA, Me-, January 1l.-Lewis Ba
ker, lin behalf OF his client ,Ebenezer Sprou
7 of Veasie, has attached the property
E. F. Pillsbury, OF the Maine Standard, on
libel based upon an article in that lape
charging bribery. Personal service wi
be served on Mr.. Pillsbury tomorrow
The case will be tried in Penobscot count,
It Is limited that the programme OF th
Fusionists will be to send the sergeant-at
; Arms from the House to arrest either Eu
gene Hale or Prof. Young, or both, an,
bring them into the House to form quo
rum. 1t Is now utterly impossible to sc
cure o quorum unless the presence OF tn
Republican members Is secured, aud tha
seems hardly possible. as the failure 10 sc
cure a quorum thus far had more strongl,
entrenched the Republicans in their posi-
ton.
The Fusionists will exhaust every pos
sible means to legally elect the Governo
and Council, which will be the signal fol
processing TO business, which has been
suspended entirely. How such an elec
tion can be held and how 1t would be
regarded by General ,Chamberlin, now
acting as Governor, Is not known, but
that It Is contemplated Is gathered from
consultation with leading Fusionists and
their remarks in the Senate. The feeling
is quite general that the members from
the cities will be allowed soon to take
their seats. Major Smith, Greenback can.
didate left for home yesterday, but ex-
poets TO return the first OF the week.
d. F. Davis remains.
On Saturday prominent Fusionists ap.
piled TO Gen. Chamberlain for the discharge
OF the Augusta police in charge Of the
State House, expressing the belief that the
public property was not endangered.
Chamberlin informed them that II the re-
quest was granted he would order two
companies OF militia TO take, their place.
The order was written for the two compa-
MES to come by the o'clock train, but the
gentlemen making the request changed
their minds and the order was cancelled.
WHITE DENIES THE CHARGES or BRIBERY.
AUGUSTA, Me-, January 1.-THE follow
ing card from Wallace K. White will be
published tomorrow:
WINTHROP, Me-, January Son We'd
nesday last, just before the Legislature
was 10 be organized, two aftidavits, signed
by Thomas b. Swan and Moses Hartman,
respectively, appeared in the Standard,
stating that some person or agent had
given them 81 900 each to. stay away from
The Legislature. A rumor connected
my name Herewith. did not
see fit to reply TO the statement or
atfidavits which did not have semblance
enough OF the truth to give the name Of
the person accused, This morning my
name appeared for the first time in said
paper. The said statements contained in
said paper, so far as they concern me, are
absolutely unqualifiedly false. l never
offered. paid or gave said Thos. B. Swan
Moses Hartman one dollar OF the money
directly, or indirectly, for the purpose Of in
iluencing their action on the votes, or for
any other purpose whatever. make this
general and unqualified denial, and shall
demand the fullest investigation at the
proper time; no further investigation how
ever, can be had before an unlawfully
organized House OF Representatives;
every one OF whose members openly ap-
prove OF the conduct OF Hartman and
Swan and glory in their shame. 1t isa
sad spectacle In Maine TO see seventy-tive
Democrats aud Greenbackers rejoicing in
a crime which, II actually committed, can
be punished under the statutes OF Maine
with five years in the penitentiary. OBJ
ject to being investigated by the conspira-
tors OF Swan aud Hartman. We do not
constitute juries in that way in kenne-
beck county.
TSjvnel1 WALLACE B. WHITE,
Mr.. White has been summoned to ap-
pear before the Bribery Committee OF the
House. but will refuse to appear on the
grounds stated above.
lAssoN's PRoNuNcIAMrESro.
PORTLAND, January ll.-President Law
son, OF the Senate, has assumed the du-
ties of Governor, and the argus, Of to-
morrow, will publish the following:
AUGUSTA, Ms, January II, 1880.
Tohe Honorable Selldte:-I have the hon
or to announce that by q careful examina-
ton Of the Constitution, as interpreted by
the Supreme Court, in view OF the fact
that the Office Of Governor has become
vacant, II becomes my imperative duty, as
President OF the Senate, to exercise the
duties OF the Office OF Governor until
the other Governor is qualified" !"
1t, therefore, becomes my duty to
inform your honorable body that IN
accordance with the provisions Of the
Constitution and in obedience to the i'm
peratiye mandates OF that instrument l
have to exercise the Office OF Governor for
the time being. The exercise OF the ex-
ecutiye functions being Inconsistent with
my further acting as President OF tho
Senate, cannot in the meantime discharge
the duties OF presiding officer OF your
honorable body.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
[Signed1 JAMES D. LAMsoS.