Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-21
MAINE NEWS.


| In the Republican House yestertla
morning, a communication was receive
from Wallace r. White, of Winthrop. d.
manding an investigation of charges a..
bribery preferred against him BY the FL
sion Legislature. White states that he ha
been waiting Tor the organization of til
Legislature in order to present his demand
A special committee will investigate th
case. The events of Saturday stiffene,
| up the FusiOnists' backbone, and thei
| Legislature shows fewer signs of deca,
than ever. This is disappointment tc
the Republicans, who have been expecting
from day to day that their rivals would be
come discouraged and gradually fal
to pieces. The refusal to ad
init members like Messrs. Strickland
Knowles and others, of whose rights to
seats there is no doubt, when they went to
the state house, has helped the Fusionists.
1t was just such step as Governor Smith
and MIR. Pillsbury had hoped would be
taken. There has been a strong posi-
bility before that Senator Strickland. who
Is a lawyer and has a lawyers respect for
an opinion of the supreme court, would
go into the Republican Legislature this
week. But such was his feeling at being
shut out of the state house yesterday that
there is very little danger of his leaving
the Fusion ranks now. Looking at it in
this way, the affair at the state house was
OF great benefit to the Fusionists, and the
tone of their speeches this forenoon shows
that the leaders recognize the fact, and
are now more hopeful than for days.
The FusiOnist Senate and House were
called to order at ten o'clock, in Union
hal, on Water street. In the House MIR.
Dickey, of Fort Kent, moved that the
appointed to recommend a
course of action be also instructed to re-
port at four p. m. on the proceedings of
He urged ali members to
stand firm, as he had confidence that this |
body would be recognized as the legal |
Legislature of Maine by the courts as
we'll as by Congress-. In fact, he said. he
lad an assurance to this effect.
DIR. Bradbury said that he did not quite
ike the attitude of some of his fellow
members, who did not seem to have that
determination and steadfastness necessary
or carrying the cause to a successful end.
te had firm faith that any authority other
han partisan supreme court would rec
gnize this as the legal Legislature, and he
rged the appointment of committees aud
he proceeding to regular business Just as
the usurping party had not prevented
leeting in the place in which this body
'as entitled to meet and sit. He read
slegram from friends in Oxford urging
ne FusiOnists to stand firm, to recognize
usurping Legislature, and to !
'and by the legal governor, Smith, and
lany would be ready to sustain them to I
le last. This, he said, was but a sample s
the messages which were coming in from
lparts Of the state and showed how the
eople OF Maine were feeling about the act I
violence which was committed. He said ;
othing could have happened better for the j
usionist cause, for it has strengthened q
le weakening and bound all together in a
I'm bond. t
MIR. Swan followed in much the same
rain. He went over the entire proceed a
gs from election day, accusing the Re- Z
lblicans of bribery and intimidation at t
e polls; of planning to get a partisan T
'cisien from the supreme court and of e
urping the departments of the govern Q
ent elect. He declared the Fusionists s
ould say to the court, Glands off, gen. il
'men; we will not be suppressed by your d
rtisan action we will stand up for our
shts, and we will have them" The dark I
oud of treason hangs over US. The capi- fl
is in the hands of rebels. We have the C.
,ht and justice on our side. If we stand v
IN victory will crown our efforts. n
The motion of Mr.. Dickey was carried, "
a he then moved the appointment of n
mmittee of seven on pay roll and mile
e of members. He said many members
d come from long distances, were poor,
used to acknowledge our right to draw
OHc for fbiS II will hn loI O(
: otherwise. The order was adopted el
the committee appointed by the
eaker.
Mr.. Staples followed, expressing salts h.
;tiOn at the present attitude of this
dy. He compared the situation of the
lsiOnists to that of the Jews, as de-
ibed in the Old Testament. Like the Al
Dsen people of God, he said, we are II
ildins a wall about our Jerusalem which
man can pull down. The Republicans
1 invited him to come in, but he said, r.,
Gentlemen, you have nothing to come
o; your Legislature is like hotel with
bed, no pantry, nothing to eat, nothing "A
q sign" er
lis quaint remarks produced great ha
ount of laughter and applause. fo
The House at 1890 took 4 recess until
lr p. m. ~
The Fusion Senate met in an ante-rOOm. ol u
Patton said we are waiting reply al al
ether they will entertain questions from ne
S body. He believed that intimidation =
S rampant in the chair. -
1r. Barker said attempts were made to
be and he hoped that a resolution for an
estigation would pass. W
1r. Thompson, of Knox, believed that su
nds were practised, and justice required a;
t something should be done. do
1r. Thompson, of Franklin, was sure co
It bribery had been practiced in his 81
Inty, and favored an investigation. ex
1r. Ellis said that he wished the opin- -,
Of the court. He thought that the fu- NJ
n House was not legal, but the Senate 81
5 legal body. He thought that no ~ =
iness transacted by the House would Y
nd legally. Some action must be taken Az
t will be recognized by the court also
le action that would affect the Green ,
k party in the spring elections. SUI
1r. Patten had come to Augusta to do Oh
duty imposed upon him as legislator. MI MI
believed that both branches were legal hi,
that we should proceed to the trans !
ion of business. The Senate then ad-
rned to p. m. re-
Tho Piutss Made Happy.
ecretary Schurz had long con ference ~ ~
h the Piutes yesterday afternoon. These i
ians stated to the secretary their griev- II !
es, which are principally the Outgrowth Ba Ba
the Bannock war. The princes" sm