Daily Republican., 1880-01-14
SEk1aaDATs NEWS.
MAINI's COUP.


The Republicans Organize a Leg.
ssiaiure-The Fusionilts PINT 10
fitght-Justice Triumphant.
| AUGUSTA, Jan. 12.-The Legislature
met to-day and declared the vote Tor
Governor, which was as before reported, :,
no candidate having majority. At "a
joint session, Nc. Lamson, president of
the Senate, was sworn in az acting Gov
ernor, and a new president OF the Sen
ate pro tempOre was chosen.
General Chamberlain declined to sur-
render TO the new Governor, and SO the
State has still dual Executive, An
attempt will be made to elect Major
Smith, the Greenback candidate. Gov
ernor, bu: it is not likely to amount to
anything. Mr.. Blaine thinks.that the
fraud workers have been eir.ctually
oaified, and that the hour of Republican
triumph Is near at hand.
LATERAL twenty minutes to six this
evening the Republican members of the
Senate and House OF Representatives
proceeded to the State House for the
organizing of the Legislature. The
movement was entirely unknown to the
Fuslonlsts. and but few of the Rspubli.
cans outside of the immediate members
were aware of the position of affairs.
The news that the Republicans had
taken possession of the State House
spread rapidly, and caused great re-
joicing among the Republicans, who
have been impatient to have lust this
result brought about. Mr.. Lamsop.
President OF the Senate, when he saw
The people assembling, proceeded to
General Chamberlain's headquarters
and exci!edly ssid, 81 protest against
these msn coming in"
The general informed Mr.. Lamson
that he should permit the men to come
IN and stay as long as they pleased.
There was no resistance whatever. The
halls were lighted, minor officers of the
preVious Legislature, familiar with.tLe
premises, taking hold and lending their
assistance.
In the Senate, Hon. jeremiah Ding
ley, Jr., called the meeting to order, and
Austin Harris was called to the cL a..
Prayer vas offered by Rev. Dr.. Butl,.,
a member of the House. Chas. w.
Turner, Esq., Assistant Secretary of
the last Senate, called the roll, and
Senators responded to the
call. A quorum was announced pres
ent, all being Republicans, who pro-
ceeded to qualify, the oath being ad
by Hon. Wm..M. Stratton,
Andrew r. S. Smith was declared
Senator from Lincoln county on the
Iace OF the returns Joseph A. Locke I
was chosen president, receiving all the
votes casi--nineteen Charles W. Til
len was chosen secretary, and George |
&. Brackett, OF Belfast, assistant secre. =
tary Charles J. Lov-joy was chosen
messenger, and A. b. r. Chadbourne
messenger.
The following order was passed IL
Ordered, that committee consisting
'f three members of the Senate be an. =
pointed by the President to report TO Q
he Senate for its action whether the t
senate shall call upon the Justices of
he Supreme Court for their opinion d
ouching the legal organization of the 5
senate for the Fifty-ninth Legislature. I
md to report for the action Of the Sen. .
lte such questions as the law and the a
acts require in the premi. es."
The members of the House were call D
I'd to order by Dir. Hale. Mr.. Went 4
worth, of Kittery, was made ten porary =
'ialrman, and Oramandal Smith clerk, r
he latter calling the role of the nem- t.
'ers elect. All the Republicans re-
ponded, but the Fnsionists did not.
iighty-tive members of the House rp-
'eared to the call, and were qnalifitd
y MIR. Scranton, clerk of the Court Ct tr
'ennebec county, and Didimus Poles o.
atem.
Subsequently six members who were a. a,
OF by the face OF the returns elected a
n account OF defects, amended under l.
ne law OF 1877, were admitted by a
solution submitted by Mr.. Strout.
gorge 4. Weeks, of Augusta, was
ected Speaker after organization.
Mr.. Hale offered similar RESOLUTION tn
that passed by the Senate, calling cn ci,
r the appointment Of committee to vi
quest the opinion of the Supreme ch
Ideal Court as to the legality Of the Is Is
ganisasion of the House. In Offering Vi
le resolution Mr.. Hale spoke of the m
itraordinary circumstances under
hich they met. He said the organiza.
o1 was to settle the vital questions
fecting the organization of the Legis. FL
tupe and State government. l.,
The House will obey the decision of on
le Court. The House Committee to d,
Ivestigate the charges of attempted
'ibery met in the Representative hall.
. r. White was summoned to appear.
1t did not respond. He declined to
aognize the authority of the commit
e. Swan and Hartman reiterated IN IN
10 substance of their afidavils and di,
atements in the House, with some ad. Tr
tional particulars. ~ ~
Swan said he first learned of the '
ibery through J. 0. White, a relative
ii. X. White. Solon Chase testified
at Swan called upon him at midnight ~,
the 5th instant at the residence of "
8 cousin, M. V. B. Chase he called 7
m up and consulted him in regard to tho
transaction, and drew up the state ne I1e
ant that he was going to take the ton
600, and promise to do what he was dea
ked to for the sake of exposing tho =
Chase advisedhim to go ahead. 1t u
pears that no other parties witnessed
3 transactionin either case. Hartman
tifip1 hot ha G.,t ! I Hb.