Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-01-03

number OF votes received or cast for
the same persons, but Identical in all
other respects, both having been duly
received at the Secretary's Office, and
they have no evidence TO enable them
to determine which Is the true and
genuine return, are they required to
treat either of them as valid, and IL so,
which ?
BANGOR, ME-, Jan. 1.-Cbief JUS
tice Appleton has summoned all the
Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court to assemble in this city to,mor-
row, to consider the questions pro-
pounded by Gov. Garcelon, which
were received by this mornings mail.
BOSTON, Jan. IA special from
Augusta, to the Herald, ssys: 1T ap-
pears that not q single member Of the
Executive Council agreed with the
Governor in his determination to ask
the opinion Of the Supreme Court on
the questions growing out OF the recent
election. Mr.. Pillsury, too, was strongly
opposed to the plan, but the Governor,
backed by Mr.. Gould, decided
to submit the questions to public senti.
ment IL is safe to say, however, that
the Governor agrees with the Council
that the action of the court will have
no effect on the result. The count is
completed and certificates issued
The questions are go framed that ii
is expected answers favorable to fu-
sionists will be given, and If by any
chance there should he a contrary re-
suit, nothing can be done about It,
Probably Mr.. Morrill, will concur in
this opinion. Ohe Of the fusion sena-
tors elect, Isaac T. Hobston, Lincoln
county Greenbacker, of Republican
sntecedents, has Joined his fu.
sion friends, thereby declar-
ing that the sole business of
the Legislature, after organizing, ought
the disputed seats, and that nothing
else should be done until that Is fin-
ished. HobsOn Ia one of the counted
in himself. The Fusion managers in
sist that the election of Governor and
State officers must come frat, and 9th
er election cases be deferred as usual;
since to settle these contested seats and
complete the fraud and bribery inves-
tigation contemplated, would be to
leave everything at loose ends and the
State without Governor for weeks, if
not months
Boston, Mass, Jan 2.-An Augusta, /,
Maine, dispatch says the Republicans
areswell pleased that the Governor and
Council have submitted any points to
the Supreme Court, and have a degree
of confidence that, notwithstanding
the ingenuity exercised In framing the
interrogations so as to put the court In
the position of a wi ness who is per-
mitted to give only direct answers to
such questions as the lawyer conductN
ing the examination choosts to ask,
the court will find the way to indicate
its opinion concerning what may le-
gitimately be done under the Constitu-
tion and laws to secure just declara-
ton of the results of the election.
The same dispatch says it is re-
ported on good authority that the
ingf8sr rsea,9bYea aaEEraaDgsd L atD2gYssdt for contest
cans to settle the election CASES nnBgs
fore doing anything else they would
turn out another Republican for every
one of those united out whom they
saw fit to admit, and thus preserve
their majority.
The frat number of E. Pillsburry's
new Democratic daily paper. the
Standard, appeared yesterday. 1t has
the following concerning the Legisla-
ture: "The coming session of the
Legislature will be one of the most
important, interesting and exciting
ever held in the State. For the first
time in twentysfour years the oppo-
nents Of the Republican party will be
In the majority in both branches aud
in control of the State government
BANGOR, Jan. 2-Chief Justice
Appleton, Judge Peters and Judge
Libbey were in this city Thursday,
when the questions forwarded by the
Governor arrived here. Judge Bur-
rows and Judge Walton came last
night, aud Judge DanfOrth and Judge
Symonds this morning, so that full
court Is now In session.