The Portland daily press., 1880-02-03
RY TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA.
GOV, DAVIS MESSAGE NEAR
LY READY.
More FuSOnIStS Take Their
Seats.
CROOKEDNESS IN THE ELEC-
TIONf RETURNS.
Fogg a Candidate for Mayor
of Auburn.
Especial Despatch to the Press.

AUGUSTA. Feb All of those members of
the Legislature who went home on Saturday
to spend the Sabbath with their families re-
turned today and resumed their labors this az
ternoon, considerably refreshed by their
brief respite. The business of the session will
be despatched with energy, and, as the Repub-
licans are thoroughly united on all questions
of Importance, the work of legislation will be
brought to a close as soon as it is consistent
with the public interests and the requirements
of the hour.
Gov. Davis Message.
The forthcoming message OF Gov Davis Will
contain several important recommendations to
the law makers, which will be acted upon fav-
orably 1t will be an important state paper
of about the usual length land will be possessed
of more than ordinary interest on account OF
the topics GOV. Davis will treat, and the
measures he will suggest for legislation
The Vacant Seats.
During the present week it is believed all
the fusion seats in the Senate will be occupied
by those legally elected to fill them or the
sixty fusion Representatives elected to the
House some forty have already come back,
leaving some twenty who are absentees. OF
this number one-half will not return, or at
least they have stated in positive terms that
they will not take their Seats and they
evidently mean to keep their word The Leg
islature will undoubtedly declare the seats OF
those recreant members vacant and order new
elections 1t will then remain with their con-
stituents to send new Representatives or re-
main unrepresented.
Let No Guilty Man Escape.
By the talk about the capital it is evident
chat nothing short of having the leaders in the
great conspiracy brought before the bar OF JUS
tice will satisfy the people. Magnanimity and
charity towards the deluded and misguided
followers of these men are all we'll enough,
but for the leaders there should be no leniency,
dissolution or amnesty shown. The reputation
of the State, the cause Of popular government
the maintenance of free institutions, the will
of the people as expressed at the polls, and
the purity and sanctity of the ballot box, all
demand that the leading usurpers in the great
infamy shall be punished if there is any law
that can reach them. Their crimes are too
great to allow them to escape punishment 9TH
er than the condemnation or social ostracism
of an indignant people. They will probably
have an opportunity to grappe with the laws
which they have professed to respect in the
contamination of their villainy, and to con-
front the judges for mercy, whom they have
execrated in their Infatuated madness.
The Fusionists Preparing for Vigorous
Spring Campaign.
Letters received here state that the fusion
lists are making preparations for a more vigor-
Gus fight than ever in the approaching spring
elections. Some think that the Greenbackers
have now divorced themselves from the Dem
ocrats, and hereafter will act Independently
and as separa tie organization. Others think
that they will continue their unholy alliance,
and whatever triumph they may win at the
polls claim it as an Endorsement and Yindica-
ton of their oounting-out conspiracy. In eth
or event the people will not be deceived or
diverted in asserting their fundamental rights.
The wicked and disgraceful events in the con-
spiracy of frand will never be forgotten, and
while it had its origin IN the Democratic par
ty, there are leaders in the Greenback party
who cannot escape the responsibility by sun
dering their relations with the Democratic
party for the purpose of again cheating the
people and winning victory at the ballot box
next month, which would be heralded to the
world as a fusion triumph.
Delegates to the National Conventions.
The Democrats are quietly agitating the
subject of delegates to their National Conven-
ito /. OF the several names I hear mentioned
for delegates not one is that of Greenbacker,
and from what hear it looks as if the Green
t>oa 30 bo in lriru
slate. The Republicans have not yet men
toned the subject of delegates to the Chicago
Convention, but it would not be unlikely to
presume that Eugene Hale will be one of the
delegates at large.
DR.. Jordan Right for Once.
The redoubtable DR.. Jordan of Bangor, who
has been assisting Mr.. Pillsbury in editing the
Daily Standard during its brief existence, has
retired and gone home for good. Before he
left, in political conversation he had with
Republican, he gave it as his opinion that if
Mr.. Blaine was nominated for the Presidency
Maine would give him a tremendous majority,
and nothing could prevent it. His opinion
may be valueless, but on account of his associ-
alton with Pillsbury it is significant
A Flood of Petitions.
To-day being the expiration of the time for
the reception of all petitions or orders for
legislation, save those for the redress of
wrongs, the flood gates were opened and the
Lawmakers awaited themselves of what they
supposed was the final opportunity to present
such papers as they had from their constr
tuents The business of the House was wholly
confined to the reception of petitions and Or
ders. and the Clerks table almost groaned
under the burden which was dumped upon it.
Nearly all these matters were subjects of new
legislation. There was such mass OF them,
and the prospect being that all had not been
received, and that more were on the way, led
Mr.. Hale of Ellsworth, with view that no
injustice should be done, to have the House
extend the time week longer for their re-
ception. In the Senate also, the business was
principally confined to the presentation OF
petitions and orders.
Three Fusion Senators Still Absent.
In the Senate this afternoon, only one
Fusion absentees took his seat-Parlin OF
Somerset. There are remaining three Fusion
Senators who have not yet taken their seats,
viz: Messrs Lamson and Ellis of Waldo and
Thompson of York. 1t is now reported that
Mr.. Lamson will not take his seat In the
House, TO the surprise of many Swan OF Minot,
occupied his seat, and it is understood that he
intends to brave it out unless it should get too
hot for him. Swan says he is ready at any
moment to meet the bribery investigating COM
mittee. 1t is reported that his bride OF $1,000
is now on deposit in the Casco National Bank
of Portland
The Porgie War.
The large number of petitions presented to-
day in the House for the repeal of the restric-
tive laws relating to the taking of menhaden
in the tide waters of the State, shows that the
porgie war Is to be waged in deadly earnest
again. The petitions presented came from