Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-12
MAINE.
The House Anxious to Obtain
a Quorum.
THE BRIBERY CHARGE DENIED.
Request for the Withdrawal of the
Police Recalled.
DISPATCHES OF SATURDAY AND suNDAY.l


were present, eonversing in groups. Mr.. Talbot
Speaker, Colonel VIM Dickey, Mr.. Perry. of Cam.
den, Mr.. Plaisted, and other leaders, had frequent
consultations, and appeared aaxo1s the situation
OF affairs. Fears seemed to be expressed. and
grave apprehensions entertained that the Republi.
cans were about to swoop down upon them and
capture the Government A Committee was ap-
pointed to wait upon MajorGeI eral Chamberlain in
regard 10 the co dition OF affairs They INQUIRED if
ne would use his power to protect the two houses
me Senerai would make no promises, but that he
would do his duty as acting Governor aud Com
mander- Chief, one doubts The House is evil
GENTLY anxious to get a quorum.
STUBBORN MEMBER.
The Fusionists again sent for Mr. Voter Of Farm
inston who has frequently refused to take his Ger.
tnicate 1t was reported the session was prolonged
IN waiting for Mr.. Voter but he failed to come and
at quarter to o'clock the House adjourned with
out transaeting any business during the afternoon
CAUCUsING.
While Fusionist leaders are doing their best to
rally their forces by constant caaetlses and personal
appeals it is the general opinion that their forces
are weakening and if it shall prove to be the plan
OF the Republicans to tire their opponents out and
make them give up from sheer exhaustion the
early developments seem to argue success.
ORDER TO PROTECT STATE PROPERTY.
The following special order was issued by Acting
Governor Chamberlain this afternoon:
Lieutenant-Colonel John Marshall Brown is to
charge himself with the duty of examining the sew
eral public rooms with view to their security and
is authorized to make such arrangements for guar
as be may deem necessary for the protection of pub
lie property. j. l.. CHAMBERLAIN.
General Chamberlains administration is heartily
commended.
ARMS SENT BACK TO BANGOR
AUGUSTA, January 9th.-The arms brought to
this city from Bangor, and placed in the State
order of General Chamberlain The arms were
contained in tin boxes and loaded in the cars
in the presence Of happy crowd. They were dis
patched in charge of Captain j. W. Berry, of
Gardiner.
REPUBLICAN, GOSSIP.
AUGUSTA, January 9th.-There is talk tonight
of compromise suggested by Fusionists, but it
meets with no favor from Republicans who are
more compactly united than ever. Their confer.
ence meeting this afternoon showed them unit
10 determination to stand together and not suffer
the least break in their lines. The policy they
have adopted is perfectly peaceful. The more i'm
pulsive are in favor of taking possession of the
State House at once by force Of arms but this
does not meet with any favor from the leaders
Leaders of both parties remain in the city for the
present.
DENIAL FROM BLAINE.
BosToN, January 10th.-Senator Blaine, in reply
10 nsinuations that he is implicated in the alleged
bribery cases in Maine, replies as follows: "what
ever the form or phase OF accusation l pronounce
it an unqualified caumny, and merely part of a
wicked and unparalleled conspiracy to
deprive free people Of their suffrage by fraud,
forgery and perjury. l am busy night and day in
the task of thwarting the conspiracy and it is
merely part of their dastardly and despicable
course to invent some form of slander against me-
have not seen the charge, but / know it is lie
out of whole CLOTH and | cannot now be diverted
from the real work in hand TO do more than de-
nounce the caumny and its authors"
PILLsBURY PROSECUTED.
AUGUSTA, January l1th.-Lewis Barker, in behalf
Of his Client Ebenezer Spau of veaze has attached
the property of E. F. Pillsbury Of the Maine Stand
ard, on libel based upon an article that paper
charging bribery Personal service will be made on
Pillsbury tomorrow. The will be tried in
Penobscot county.
QUORUM WANTED.
II is limited that the programme of the Fusionists
will be- to send the Sergeant Arms from the
House to- arrest either Eugene Hale or Professor
Young, or both, and bring them to the House
TO form a quorum. 1t is now utterly
impossible to secure a quorum unless the !
presence OF the Republican members is securej |
and that seems hardly possible, the failure |
to secure quorum thus far has more strongly |
the Republicans in their position. |
The FusiOnists will exhaust every possible |
means to elect Governor and Council, which will |
be the signal for proceeding to business which has
been suspen ed entirely. How such an election can |
be held, and how it would be regarded by General |
now acting as Governor, is not known,
but that it is contemplated is gathered from |
sultation with leading FusiOnists and their remarks
in the Senate. The feeling is quite general that |
members from the cities will be allowed to take
their seats.
Major Smith, the Greenback candidate, left for |
home Saturday, but expects to return the first of
the week.
d. F. Davis remains the ground.
REMOVAL OF THE POLICE REQUESTED.
On Saturday prominent Fusionists applied to
General Chamberlain for the discharge of the Au- |
yusta police in charge OF the State House. express
ng the belief that the public property was not en-
iangered. General Chamberlain informed them /
that If the request was granted he would order two
companies of militia TO take their place The order
was written for two companies TO come by the |
o'clock train, but the gentlemen making the request
changed their minds, and the order was Cancelled.
THE BRIBERY CHARGE-CARD FROM WALLACE |
r. WHITE.
AUGUSTA, January l1th.-The following card from |
Wallace R. White will be published tomorrow:
WINTHROP (ie), January sth.
On Wednesday last Just before the Legislature |
to be organized two atiidavits signed by Thos.
B. Swan and Moses Hartman respectively, appeared |
IN the Maine Standard stating that some person or |
agent had given them 81 0O0 in cash to stay away |
from the Legislature. Rumor connected my name |
herewith. l did not fit to reply to the state
nents atfidayits, which did not have semblance /
enough of truth to give the name of the person
cused This morning my name appeared for the !
first time in said paper. The statements contained
in said paper, so far as they concern me, abso-
utely, unquafedly and maliciously false. / never |
offered paid or gave said Thomas 3. Swan Moses |
Hartman one dollar in money, directly or indirect.
!, for the purpose OF Influencing their action or |
votes, or for any other purpose whatever. | make |
this general and unqualified deEia and shall |
demand the fullest investigation at the proper |
time. No fair investigation, however, can be had |
before unlawfuly organized House of Represent
ltives, every )f whose members openly ap- |
prove Of the conduct of Hartman and Swan, and |
glory in their shame. 1t is sad spectacle in Maine
10 see IS Democrats and Greenbackers rejoicing in
crime which, if actually committed can be punished
under the statutes of Maine with five years in the
I object to being Investigated by CO. |
conspirators of Swan and Hartman. We don't
constitute iuIies in that way in Kennebec county
WALLACE r. WHITE
W. r. White has been summoned to appear be-
lore the Bribery Committee of the House, but will
refuse to appear on the grounds stated above.
ACTING GOVERNOR.
PORTLAND, January 11th.-The President Of the
Senate, j. D. Lamson, assumes the duty of Acting
Governor tomorrow.