National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-12
The Fusionlsts without a Quorum.

four members in the House Mt its session yes
terday, all Fusionists There being no hopes
of q quorum the House ad djOurned soon after 0
o'clock to Monday. The Senate continued in
session until IL a. M and adjourned to Mon.
day. A resolution was passed providing for
committee on State valuation, against which
Mr.. Locke protested while the cities were un-
represented.
ARMS sECRETED IN THE sTATE.HoUsE.
On Friday night ono OF the newly appointed
watchmen discovered eight armed mon
secreed in tho middle library, which issituatcd
in the upper story of the State-house. This
was reported by the mayor to General Cham
berloin, and an investigation disclosed that
they were in charge of aquantity of arms and
ammunition ready for use, placed there by
direction of Gnrceon. The arms proved to be
those taken from the arsenal Mt Bangor, and
by order Of Geu raj Chamberlain were taken
from the Statchouse aud sent back to tho
State arsenal. This disposition of the arms
was enthusiastically chcered by the people
both at Augusta and on their arrival In Ban
Ror, where they arrived last evening and were
safely deposited in the arsenal.
r NO FUNDS FOR THE CoNsPIRAToRs.
The State Treasurer yesterday refused to
honor two orders which had passed the Fu-
sion Senate, ana has directed that no money
be paid on the order of the legislature until he
so directs. This is regarded rs n severe blow
TO the Fusionists, many of whom were depend
Ing upon the receipt Of their mileage.
THE BRIBERY DODGE.
Mr.. White, who is accused of bribery will
reply that he received the designations and
certificates as stated, but did not hold the
alleged interviews, aud that the story of
money payments is pure fasehood.
LIBEL SUIT INSTITUTED.
AUGUSTA, Me, Jan. 1l.-Lewis Barker, on
behalf Of his client, Ebonezcr Sproul, of Vcaze,
has attached the property of f. L. Pillsbury,
of the Maine Standard, for libel. based upon an
article in that paper charging Mr.. Sproul with
bribery. Personal service will be made on
Mr. Pillsbuly tomorrow. The case Will be
tried in Pcnobscot county
1t is hinted that the programme of the Fu-
sionists will be to send the sergeaut-at-arms
from the House to arrest either
Eugene Hale or Professor Young or
both, and bring them into the House
to form quorum. 1t is now utterly
IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE A QUORUM
unless the presence of Republicans is secured,
and that seems impossible, as the failure to
secure quorum thus far has more strongly
intrenchcd the Republicans in their position.
The Fusouists will exhaust overy possible
means to legally elect the Governor and Coun-
Gil, which will be the signal for proceeding to
business, which has been suspended entirely.
How such an election can be hold, and how it
would be regarded by General Chamberlain,
now acting MS Governor, Is not known, but that
tits contemplated is gathered from consultation
with leading Fusiouists and their remarks in
the Senate The feeling is quite general that
members from the cities win be allowed soon
to take seats. Major Smith, the Grecnback
candidate, left for home on Saturday, but OK.
poets to return the first of tho week. ID. +.
Davis remains on the ground On Saturday
prominent Fusionists applied to General
Chamberlain for the discharge of the Augusta
police in charge of the State-house, expressing
the belief that public property was not en-
dangered. General Chamberlain Informed
them that if the request was granted he would
order two companies of militia to take their
place. An order was written for two com-
panies to come by the o'clock train, but the
gentlemen making the request changed their
minds and the order was cancelled.
SENATOR BLAINE's TELEGRAM.
AUGUSTA, Me, Jan. 1.-THE agent of the
Associated Press sends the following in expla-
nation of the circumstances which drew from
Mr. Blaine his telegram, denouncng the
charges connecting him with the alleged at
tcmpts at bribery:
"fhc special report concerning Mr.. Blaine, to
which you referred in your dispatch to me yes
terday, has come to hand. 1t consists simply
in statement that the alleged brlberof Swan
was seen to 20 to and from Baine's residence
about the time the alleged bribo was delivered.
The entire absence Of significance In
this fact will be appreciated when
assure you, from my presence aud personal
knowledge, that Mr.. Blaine's residence from
early break fast-hour to midnight of that day,
and, indeed, every other day during the week,
has boen constantly filled by u very large
crowd, averaging from fifty to $50 persons, IN
cluding large portion OF the Republican SEN
ators aud representatives and their friends
from all parts of the State. The large draw
ing-r0oms conservatory, reception-room, dim
iDg.rOom, biliurd-ToOm and halls have been
given up to the crowd of interested Repub.
licnns without limit or restraint Mr..
Blaine himself spent most of the day in
his private library with the advisory
committee, and Mr.. White says that he never
saw him during the entiro day, except while
he was passing hurricdly from one room to
another. Had known he says,,,'the charac.
ter of the report about which you telogaphed
to me / should never have shown your dis.
patch to Mr.. Blaine, and thus given the charge
SO serious a character as to require any notice
from him. Tho matter had never been inti-
mated in Augusta, and the universal feeling
here is that the bribery case was one of the
most despicable and transparent of "put-up
jobs" You need not be surprised at amy ali.
surd or wicked rumOr concerning Mr..
Blaine from the battied and dissOlving
eOnspiratOrs for whose exposure aud
overthrow he has boon incessantly at work for
the past eight weeks. Ono day they telegraph
that he has had an 0pOplectic stroke when
they know that he is in perfect health, md
another day they invent II bribery charge aud
send lying dispatches to distant cities con-
Meeting his name herewith
"Mr Wallace White, tho person accused of
paying the bribc is young man under thirty
years Of age, lawyer, resident OF Winthrop,
of irreproachable character and stainless repu-
tation The character of his accusers will be
exhibited to tho satisfaction of the public
when the formal investigation is made, They
stand to-day Ns soi-conlesscd criminals punish.
able with heavy penalties under the statutes of
Maine. But tho chief criminals lie behind
them, in the persons Of those who concOcted
tho wicked scheme, and they are tho mon
Mhom pubic Justice Is LhosI 1, anxious TO over
Democratic conspiNtors in putting up the
job is very apparent, They had already lost
one of their members, against whom they had
in vain hurled the charge Of being brlbed.
Thuy were IN positive panic lest other mem.
bors should turn back from tho crime Of
stealing a State government, for which pur.
pose they had been fIaudulcutly counted in.
Io cOMnleIaet This strong tendenGY among