The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-16
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
MAIZE.

AUGUSTA, Jan. IS This evening Gen.
| Chamberlain issued the following address
to the people OF the state:
] hereby give assurance that up to this
moment calm councils have prevailed, and
that L see no present occasion for public
alarm. L regret that messages should be
sent from any quarter which bring crowds
Of men of both political parties into this
city. This is great embarrassment in
preserving the peace and in reaching a
proper solution of the difficulties before
US. Whatever threats are made | have
no fears for my personal safety. If your
people would feel confidence that the dis
positions made for their protection are
sufficient, although not protruded on pub
lie sight, and would all keep aud counsel
patience so that political and legal ques
tions could be calmly considered, our
trouble would soon be in a way for settle
ment. My attitude towards Hon. Mr.
Lamson, as matter of duty, has been
made known Ia my reply to his inquiry
addressed to me on the l2th day of Janu
ary- At the same time | consider him in
a position TO contribute in high degree to
the efforts to save US from anarchy and
ruin, and justice requires me to say that
he has by all means in his power aided in
keeping the field clear for a lawful and
peaceful solution of the matters at issue.
JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN.
BANGOR, Jan. l5.-The justices of the
supreme court has been 10 session all day
considering the questions propouuded as
to the legal legislature. 1t is thought
decision may be reached Friday night or
Saturday
Acting Governor Lamson to-day ap
pointed his staff.
Tba Tro.iooo - tha Gunron,a
Court are now ia session at the Court
House in this city. A special messenger
irom Augusta brought the following doc
ament:
To the Honorable Justices Of the Su-
preme Judicial Court: 1t having been
publicly announced that an illegal, rcvo-
lutionary assembly of persons, calling itself
the Legislature OF Maine, has without
authority presumed to ask your opinion
upon sundry interrogations By them pre-
pared, it is deemed proper to apprise
yo:: of the facts. that on the first Wednes
day Of j anuary instant, thirty-ope Senators
elect, being the whole number Of which
that body is composed, each having been
summoned by the Governor and Council
to attend and take their seats as Senators, |
attended in the Senate Chamber at
Augusta in obedience to said summons
and took their seats; that they proceeded
to organize a state Senate according to
the roll in due form of law furnished BY !
the Secretary Of State under his hand and |
the seal Of the state and according to the |
report of the Governor and Council aud
did organize i, according to law; that each |
took and subscribed the oath required by |
the constitution in the manner prescribed; |
that 4. j. Andrews was legally elected |
Secretary and James ID. Lamson was
legally elected President of the Senate. |
quorum Of Senators being present and |
voting at said election; that On the |
same day seventy-six Representatives, |
who had been duly summoned by the |
Governor and Council to attend and take |
their seats as Representatives, attended |
in the Hall of the House of Representa-
tives and took and subscribed the oath |
required by the constitution aud in the man |
ner therein prescribed, said bers con- |
stItuting a quorum of the whole number |
of which said House Is Goa posed aud then |
and there organized said House; and you
are further notified that the office of Gov
eFnor being vacant said James ID. Lams0B,
II npiiaDca with the requirements of |
the constitution. on the 10th day OF Jan.
uary. instant entered upon the duties Of |
the office of Governor 1t Is therefore
deemed proper to notify you officially of
the foregoing facts that you may not in !
ignorance Of them give countenance to
revolutionary proceedings.
JAMES D. LAMsON,
Acting Governor.
Boston, Jan I5.-A Herald Augusta
special says the fusionisss held caucus |
tonight presumably to determine upon |
the course to be pursued hereafter The
meeting was secret. 1t is reported they
intend to proceed with the election of
Governor and state officers tomorrow
regardless Of what may be the nature Of
the Supreme Court decision of the ques
tioos submitted By the Republicans. It |
is said they will wait untii the decision is
rendered before this step is taken.
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