The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-15

There was no quorum in the House at
any time to-day, but the session dragged
along slowly, several members sending
out for lunch.
NEW YORK, January 9.-1n response
to q request made by the general agent of
the Associated Press for personal state
ment from Senator Blaine with regard to
his completely in the alleged bribery Of
the Fusion members of the House, Mr..
Blaine makes the following reply:
"Have seen your dispatch. That is
the first ever heard of any charge
against me; but whatever the form or
phase of the accusation, I pronounce it
an unqualified calumny and thefely d
part of the monstrous, wicked, unpar-
alelled conspiracy to deprive free peo-
pie of their suffrage by fraud, forgery
and perjury. I am busy, night and day,
in the task of thwarting the conspirators,
and it is merely part of their dastardly,
despicable course to invent some form Of
slander agains. me. / have not seen the
charge, but know it is lie out of the
whole cloth, and I cannot now be divert
ed from the real work in hand to do more
than denounce the calumny and its
authors.
"(Signed) J. G.. BLAINE"
AUa1sTA, January 9.-The House
continued in session oil the afternoon
waiting for quorum. No business was
transacted. About forty members were
present. Mi, Talbot, the Speaker, Colo
mel VIM. Dickey, Mr.. Plaisted, MIR. Per-
ry, of Camden, and other leaders had
frequent consultations and appeared
anxious at the situation of affairs. Fears
seemed to be entertained that the Repub-
licans were about to swoop down upon
them and capture the government.
AUGUSTA, Me-, January IL.
It is intimated tonight that the pro-
gramme of the Fusionists will be to have
either Eugene Hale or Professor Young
arrested by the sergeant-at-arms and
brought to the House to make quorum.
1t now seems utterly impossible to get o
quorum without the aid of the Republi-
cans, and the failure to do 80 thus far has
only strengthened the Republicans in
their position. The Fusionists will ex-
haust every means of legally electing the
Governor and Council, but how such an
election can be had, or how if had it
will be regarded by Gen. Chamberlain,
is not known. There is general impress
sion that the members from the disfran-
chised cities will soon be allowed to take
their seats. Prominent Fusionists applied
to Gen. Chamberlain on Saturday for the
discharge from duty of the Augusta po-
lice in charge of the State-House, ex-
pressing the belief that the public prop
erty was not In danger. Gen. Chamber.
lain replied that if he discharged the po-
lice he should order two companies of
militia to take their place, and the gen.
tlemen thereupon withdrew the request.
The agent of the Associated Press at
Augusta, in explanation of the circum-
stances attending Mr.. Blaine's denial of
the charge of completely in the bribery
of the Fusion members, says Mr.. Blaine's
house has been constantly filled every
day from breakfast till midnight with q
crowd of fifty or one hundred persons,
and has been the headquarters for Re.
publican members of the Legislature, so
that Mr.. Whites alleged call there, if
true, is without the significance it mig ght
otherwise have had. Mr.. White denies
seeing Mr.. Blaine during the entire day
in question except while the latter was
passing hurriedly from one room to an
other.
A Dnal Reign in Maine--Two Acting Gov
ernors and Two Legislatures.
AUGUSTA, Me-, January 12.-On the
of the Senate this morning
President Lamson sent in letter an
that he had assumed the duties
of Governor, and Senator Ellis, of Wal
do, was thereupon chosen President pro
tenn. The committee on gubernatorial
votes report that the following votes were
thrown at the election held in Septem-
ber: Whole number of votes, 1873, ,807 /;
necessary for a choice, 69,9O4. Daniel
F. Davis received $500, Joseph L.
Smith 47,649, Alonzo Garcelon q, ,S44,
Bion Bradbury 263, Daniel T. David 200.
The remainder are scattering. The con-
stitutional candidates are Daniel F. Da.
Wis, Jos. L. Smith, Alonzo Garcelon and
Biop Bradbury.
On the proposition of the Senate to
hold joint convention for the purpose
of qualifying the acting Governor there
was some debate. Mr.. Locke, of Cum
berland, made long speech, in which he
claimed that the certificates issued by the
Governor and Council to those not
chosen were not legal, and that the acts
passed by such body would not be re-
cognized by the courts or obeyed by the
people. Messrs. Barker and Strickland
replied, defending the legality of the
and declaring that they
meant as honorable gentlemen to do the
fair thing when the investigation should
take place before the proper committee
of the Legislature.
The joint convention was formed, and
In the presence of the Secretary of State
and several members of the Council,
John D. Lamson took the oath, and was
proclaimed acting Governor of the State.
Only sixty members were present in the
House, and that body adjourned without
the transaction of any business.
AUGUSTA, Me, January 12.-Attwen-
ty minutes to 6 o'clock this evening the
members of the Senate and
House proceeded to the State House for
the purpose of organizing the Legisla-
ture. The move was entirely unknown
to the Fusionists, and but few of the Re-
publicans outside of the immediate men,
bers were aware of the position of affairs.
The news that the Republicans had
taken possession of the State House
spread rapidly and caused great rejoicing
among the Republicans, who have been
impatient to have this result brought
about.
Mr.. Lamson, President of the Senate,
when be saw the people assembling pro-
ceeded to Gen. Chamberlain's headquar-
ters and excitedly said: II protest against
these men coming in." The General in-
formed Mr.. Lamson that he should per-
NIT men to come in and stay as long as
they pleased. There was no forcible re-
sistance whatever. The halls were light
ed, the minor officers of the previous
Legislature familiar with the premises