Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1880-01-29

uet 10 piooeeu 10 business saying Let us go
into the state house legislature or go home"
Another member favored u compromise. He
feared the present policy would lead to blood
shed. Governor Smith told reporter that
under the present circumstances he should
not deem it advisable, but five bad POSSESSION
of the state house, the republicans would not
get 1t without bloOdshed. The legislature
then adjourned to 10 o'clock Friday. No busi-
ness was transacted in the Fusion senate.
There have been frequent aud cordial inter.
views between members of the regular, and |
Fusion legislatures. There appears to be no
unfriendy feeling. The republicans have
given their opponents liberal allowance on
the committees Gov. Davis has well defined |
plans in regard to the Fusion legislature
should it continue TO assemble, which are Tot
now to be made public.
The Fusionists met on the 23d at Union |
hall. But part of the members were present |
In the house Dickey put in the following |
order: That p. A. Sawyer, secretary of state, |
be directed TO notify municipal officers of |
towns and plantations that new valuation of |
the state is to be made by the legislature, that |
said officers may appear and be heard and |
that particular notice, with the broad seal of |
state affixed, be forwarded to the towns of |
Ellsworth and Brunswick that their repre- |
sentatives have withdrawn themselves from |
this house. In the senate the president au- |
nounced the standing committees. There |
| was much fault found because they had been |
refused the privilege of taking stationary
from the state house. Both branches then |
adjourned until two o'clock when the COM
mittee on questions for the supreme court
was instructed to report
The senate directed an examination of the
accounts of the treasurer. Absent senators
were requested to take seats in the senate to
which they were chosen. At the afternoon
session of the Fusion legislature the report
OF the committee on questions to be submit
ted to the court was read. Hill said we now
have two decisions, and he was for abiding
by them. For week it was Aquestion where
to go, but he had resolved to go into the other
, body, so that his people might be represented
in the making of the new valuation. Stiles
I had no confidence in the judge and was will
: ing the questions should be submitted on con-
, , dition the judge answer them as put, and
: not go out Of their way TO get something else
in. After further discussion it was voted to
lay the questions on the table till Monday.
Herald special from Augusta says the Fu-
sionist treasurer, White, who refuses to deliv-
er the keys of the sub-treasury to the Repub-
u lican treasurer, HolbroOk, began on Friday to
pay small sums to such of the Fusionist legs-
= lature as chose to apply therefor. The money
is not state funds but part of subscription
n fund. An Augusta special of Friday evening
= says the whole situation has, since 10 minutes
: past IL o'clock, entirely changed. BY tO-mnr-
row morning three companies Of infantry, the
d Capital guards of Augusta, the Auburn light
e infantry and the guardian company, and the
y AndroScoggin light infantry, will garrison the
lie stat. house. At 10 minutes past II o'clock
,r Gov. Davis and Inspector. General Tilden ar
e rived at the adjutant general. office Gov.
ID Davisauthorzes this startling military move
rs ment. 1t was a timely act The military au-
y thOrities were ont of patience with the pOliti.
te Clans who have for several days had q dOmi-
lie nant Influence at the state house. This has
h been the most sensational of any night since
ID the complications. But rumnrs of stirring
lie events to come were not baseless. The Fu-
ct aionists militia are and have been drilling
ir down town in this city, and it has been ascer-
y tanned to the satifsction of the military au-
C. thorities that a concentrated attack upon the
C. state house was likely TO occur al any mo-
TX ment. plot to burn the residences of lead.
IN ing Augusta Republicans has been discovered
Triangular bits of paper marked the doomed
81 residences they were tackled on after dark
ik and soon perceived by the vgilant police
us Had thegovernOr not given his order for call
he ing out the troops the military men at the
n state house were ready to abandon their night
ks watch which was likely to result in an inglo
.ir rious ending. A special train has been or
TO dered from Lewiston. Probably the mos
ss- aggressive movement of the state guTernmen
III. will be to disperse the Fusionist Legislature
nd and arrest every FusiOnist official who per
'te sists in playing at government.
III ~. The Fusionist legislature met with di
's minished numbers on the 2ith Speaker Tai
Va t bot told reporter his house needed protection
-. ,O more than Republicans. The Fusiouists sho'
W. unmistakable signs of nervousness over tn
- ~ state of affairs. Secretary Of state Sawyer o
E.... a 81.
~ Should the Fusion legislature 60 to BiidefOr
o' it is likely to find the doors of any hall it ma
engage guarded hy soldiers. The state hous
is converted into a sort of barracks. Stove
are in the cellar to cook army ratlOns of bee
ETC., for troops. At the ad lutaut generals OF
be fee they have information which is said I
s;. fully justify calling out the militia. Coy
as. Davis is strongly urged to at once disperse tn
a. union hall legislature and fusion goyernmen
,rt Sunday night the troops were all under arm
var Republican authorities assert if there is civi
IN, war, the responsibility rests upon fusionist
In the house Dickey offered the followin
IN order which passed. That committee of on
al from each county be appointed by the hOus
H. with such of the senate as may join to pr'
,;iI pare memorial to congress and an address
,er the people of this state setting forth facts II
Nd lating to the organization of the house an
nn senate ON the first Wednesday of Januar,
yaAl
,ed ernOr; also members of the council and stat
cas officers and all other facts connected with tn
nm. legislature which may be deemed of impor
MD ance by the committee. A communicate
,bt was received by the National Grecnback con
Raj mittee of New Hampshire advising the fusiOl
ns lists to stand firm TO the bitter end and if nee
IL. be fight for their rights. Both branches AZ
the journed until Monday. Gen. B. f. Harris HI
cod entered upon his duties MS state superintent
mt nF huiId inu nd Il nj gt
nds 1t is feared in case the fusion legislature
,yn dispersed riots will break ont in Lewiston an
old BiddefOrd, State troops will continue und
tho arms until further notice.
A special to the Boston Herald says, thr
rec. companies of troops and gatling gun garrisC
res. the state house. Pillsbury says in his dai
tee Standard this morning: Men Of Maine, Il
full next Article on the programme is to dlsper
kev by force the legislature convened in UniC
nri hall. Are you as free men willing to subm
are to the outrage? See to it that your represent
avs tives are protected. This is the culminatiC
mid of the outrage inflicted upon democrats az
tee greenbackers by "stalwart pimps" of the II
nre publican party. Who is the man that vi
her. now step cut of our ranks and side with Il
Mt COwardly men intrenched in the state hOu'
nm. who tremble at the sound oftheir own voict
hat do not feel safe unless backed up
stn. bayonets of state mi itia.n Adit. Gen. ,Bei
he Mai, Nyc Capt. Small and other military nut
our are in the state house Every military col
Re. pany in Maine is under arms Gatling g
he at the state house faces the front door u,
ome could sweep the stone tagged terrace with
, no death of hail. Fusionist governor Smi
Mt a hints that the Republicans NAV get all t
III 4 lighting they want. Gen. Squirting, and Gl
m. many olher veterans pcheVe inc whoie
key Siohlst government Is engineered from u'
are siue the state, ava Is u pait OF tcneme
ave capture the next senatorial and congrcssior
,cu. electoral vote. II is now stated that the +
nrn sionsts ia their hurry to send the questio
,urt to the supreme court did not send certif
copy Of them, aud it is believed the judl
-, will decline to consider the copy sent,
o' CRIME.