The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-17

i, message refers to the National finances
u and iavors the stopping Of contraction an
8 increase OF the circulating medium; and
: mainly devoted to the exposition OF tn
/ greenback financial policy as applied !
g our National currency.
y TIE STATE oFFIcERs ELECTED.
e Another joint convention was iorme
: and the State officers chosen, as follows
P. A. Sawyer, Secretary of State; Charlie
A. White, Treasurer; W. II. Mcclellan
4 Attorney General; NJ. NJ. Folsom, Adju
]. tant General.
Both branches adjourned to 0 o'clocl
: tomorrow.
TIE BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
The examination Of the alleged briber!
r cases was continued to-day. Mr.. Swan
OF Minot, member OF the House, repeated
in greater details, the statements pre-
viously made by him in regard TO the
methods adopted by Wallace r. White, tc
induce him to stay away from the House
or resign his seat. Solon Chase corrob'
Grated Swans testimony in regard TO the
] latter's interviews with him on the sub
ject OF transactions with White. Moses
Hartman testified, and repeated in sub.
stance his statement and affidavit pre-
viously published. James O. White,
member OF the Legislature and cousin Of
w. r, White, testified as 10 letters advis-
ing him he mad had better go home and
not attend the Legislature and offering
him $1,000 to absent himself. He also de-
tailed the method employed by Swan and
himself to involve and expose his cousin.
II Bartholomew Wentworth testified to at
tempts to bribe him by Chas. Z. Richer,
Of North Berwick.
Albert Cushman, member OF the
House, testified TO efforts of his son and
Llewellyn Powers to keep him away from
the Legislature, telling him he could get
more money than by attending hesession.
Noah Barker corroborated Cushman's
testimony.
WILL BE GLAD WHEN IT CuLMINATEs
The Republican Senators and Represent
tatives will meet tomorrow afternoon at
the State House, and should the opinion
OF the court sustain their position they will
continue the work of legislation. Many
OF the Fusion members will be glad when
the matter eliminates and suspense is
broken, and will participate with the Re-
publicans.
Mr.. Lamson, President OF the Senate ad.
dressed the following to Gen. Chamber
lain:
"To Mojor General Chamberlain:
81 guarantee that the body which as.
sembled in the House OF Representatives
Monday last and adjourned to 2 o'clock
tomorrow, and the body which met in
the Senate chamber and adjourned to the
same time tomorrow, can meet at that
time in their respective houses without in.
reference from any party.
JAMES D. LAMsoN."
Three companies OF the militia are un-
der orders from Chamberlain, but will not
be brought to the city unless needed at the
Capitol. The Guards OF this city are or
dered to appear at their Armory at Z
o'clock tomorrow morning. Dispatches
were received in this city this evening
stating that the Superior Court had solid.
ly sustained the Republicans in every
position. Hundreds of Republicans are
in the city and there Is great rejoicing
amongst them. The Fusionists are cores
pondingly depressed. There are some
here who are urging the Fusionists to re-
sist the court and to 60 forward and i'm.
peach the judges, but many Fusionistsan-
nounce their intention to yield. Twenty
OF them are known to be in favor Of sub
mitting. There is division in their ranks.
THE SUPREME COURT SPEAKS.
BANGOR, January 16.-The following
document will be forwarded by the su-
preme Judicial Court tomorrow morn
ing, addressed to Hon. Joseph A. Locke,
President OF the Senate, and Hon. George
E. Weeks, Speaker OF the House OF Rep
resentatiyes, Augusta, Me-:
BANGOR, Me-, January 10, 1880.
The undersigned, Justices of the Su-
preme Judicial Court, have the honor to
submit the following answers to interroga-
tions proposed, and based on an accom-
panying statement OF facts:
Question 1: Answer-An election has
been held by the electors Of this State and
the rights OF the several persons voted for
depends on the votes cast in accordance
with the Constitution and laws OF the
State. 1t was the duty OF the Governor
and Council to thus declare It. Any other
declaration is unauthorized and void.
The Governor and Council examined the
returns and attempted to declared the re-
suit as appeared by the returns. Various
questions involving the true construction
OF the Constitution and statutes thereto
arose, and the Governor by virtue
OF his Constitutional prerogatlve, called
on this Court for its opinion on
the questions propounded by the proyi-
sions Of the Constitution. The Court was
required to expound and construe the
provisions OF the Constitution and statutes
involved. 1t gave full answers to those
questions. The opinion of the Court was
thus obtained in one OF the modes pro-
vided in the Constitution for an authori-
tative determination of important ques-
tions OF law. The law thus determined is
the conclusive guide Of the Governor and
Council in the performance OF their min
isterial duties. Any action on their part
determining the vote as 1t appears by the
returns in violation OF the provisions OF
the Constitution and law thus declared
Is usurpation OF authority and must
be held as void. It only remains
TO apply those principles to the
subjects embraced in the questions
propounded. The Governor and Council
have no right to summon Q person to at
tend and take his seat in the Senate or
House Of Representatives who. by the re-
turns before them, was not Voted for, or
being voted for, was defeated, to summon
one for whom no votes had been cast would
be deliberate violation ofofIicial duty;t to
summon those whom the returns show
were not elected would be equally such
yiolation-eitber would be intruders with
out right into the Legislative body. The
summons thon given would be void, as in
excess OF any powers conferred by the
Constitution; TO grant this power the
rights oil the people to elect their officers
Is at an end.
Questions 2, 8 and 4:-Answer.-The
second, third and fourth questions may be
answered together. The answer TO the
first question covers much Of the ground