Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-12
News 1 Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE MAINE TROUBLE. Situation of Affairs About the Same. HANSON ASSERTING AUTHORITY. AvoWing His Right to Act as
 Governor. FLAT DENIAL FROM BLAINE. The Charges of Bribery
 Strongly Resented.
 NEW ENGLAND.
Maine.

The SituatiOn-General Chamberlain Conc Home-LaImsOn Pressing fol RecOgmitiOn as Acting GOvernOr-A Sweeping Denial from BiRine-Every
 thing Quiet, but all Parties Interested AUGUSTA, Jan. 11.-Everything is in stotu quo. General Chamberlain went home tc Brunswick, leaving the State House in charge of Assistant Adjutant H. NJ. Sprague. Cham
 berIain was not prepared to say that he would recognize the President of the Senate, Mir.
 Lamson, as Acting Governor, but will be called upon to face the question tomorrow,
 as Lamson is Undetermined to exercise the du ties of that office. He will endeaEor to swear
 in the Republican Representatives who wish
 to be qualified. The old Council holds over
 in contemplation of such action by lamson.
 The Representatives, it is said, will ask for Q
 writ of quo warranto to compel Lamson to
 show his title. The fusionists say that as
 Lamson was elected President by an undoubt-
 ed quorum of the Senate, no value can be at- tached to the Representative programme.
 Perfect quiet prevails, though good deal of excited discussion takes place.
 The fusionists have as yet discovered no re- lief from the embarrassment of not being in possession of a quorum, and they have no
 particular plan for the coming week. The Treasurer has directed that no money be paid from the treasury on order of the Legislature until he otherwise decides. He refused to honor yesterday two orders passed by the Senate. General Chamberlain issued an order for the removal of the arms to the State ar senal at Bangor yesterday. They were en- closed i'll six boxes and were landed on the cars in the presence of happy crowd. They were dispatched in charge of Captain J. w. Berry, of Gardiner.
 When the House was called to order yester- day there were but ffty-four members in their seats. The Republicans were all ab- sent. Visitors were admitted by tickets from General Chamberlain's office. At twenty minutes past nine the Rouse adjourned until Monday at 10 o'clock. The Senate adjourn ed at II o'clock until Monday. A resolution was passed providing for a committee on State valuations. MT. Locke objected to such appointment when cities were not represent
 Mir. Lamson, who was elected President of the Senate on Wednesday, has been in doubt as to his duty and powers as acting Governor thus far, but to-day he has come to the conclusion that he is, by virtue of his office. the only person who can act as Governor. MT. Lamson said have no doubt now that am acting Governor of the State by virtue of my office as President of the Senate. Ihavs had some doubts about the matter here tofore, but I am now satisfied as the premises. I find by decision of the Supreme Court of this State in 1880 that similar state of things existed. Acting upon the decision of the court referred to. I find it man. datory upon me to become acting Governor. The oath of my office as Senator implies the duty of performing all acts required by the Constitution, and one of the contingent func- tions of President of the Senate is to act as Governor when 8 vacancy from whatever cause exists. There can be no doubt about the matter.
 Do you think General Chamberlain would refuse to recognize you as Governor? I hardly think he would. I am and have been under the constitution and law acting Cover nor since Wednesday night. In the event of my assuming the responsibility of office, the Republicans would call for @ quo-warranto writ to knew by what right held the ofice
 Following is the dispatch sent to the Asso- ciated Press agent by Mr. Blaine:
 To J. w. Simonton
 Have seen your dispatch. That is the first I ever heard of any charge against me; but whatever the fern or phrase of the accusation I pronounce it an unqualified calumny, and merely part of the rdonstrous, wicked, un- paralleled conspiracy to deprive free people of their suffrage by fraud, forgery and per- jury. am busy night and day in the task of thwarting the conspirators, and it is merely part of their dastardly and despicable course to invent some form of islander against me. I have not seen the charge, but l know 1t is lie out of whole cloth. I cannot now be di- verted from the real work on hand to do more than denounce the calumny and it's authors.
 CSigned) J. G. BLAINE.
 While one of the night watchmen was on bis rounds, Friday night, he discovered armed men in the middle library, which is situated in the upper story of the State House. Two were first discovered, and afterwards eight men were carefully secreted, secure from ordinary observation, and were surrounded by large amount of arms and ammunition, ready for use. The men were promptly removed by order of Gen. Chamberlain.