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remain in the city Hons. u. L. Davis,
Col. JOS l.. Smith, several members OF
Congress and other leading men will
remain here during the critical period
stu Later.
QUEER PROGRAMME PROPOSED TO FORCE
QUORUM-COMBINATI OF THE
DEAD-LoCK-No PROSPECT OF CHANGE
AUGUSTA, Me, Jan. 1l-Lewis Bar
ker, in behalf of his client, Ebenezer
Sproul of Veazie, has attached the
property of f. F. Pillsbury, of the
Maine Standard, on a suit for libel
based upon an article in that paper
charging bribery Personal service
will be made on Pillsbury tomorrow.
The case will be tried in the Penobscot
Court.
1t is limited that the programme of
the Fusionists will be to send the
Sergeant-at-Arms from the House to
arrest either Eugene Hale or Prof
Young, or both, and bring them into
the House to form quorum. 1t is
now utterly impossible to secure a
quorum unless the presence of Repub-
lican members can be secured, and that
seems hardly possible, as the failure
to obtain u quorum thus far has more
strongly entrenched the Republicans
in their position than before. The
Fusionists will exhaust every possible
means to legally elect Governor and
Council, which will be the signal for
proceeding to business, which has
been suspended entirely. How such an
election can be held, and how it would
be regarded by General Chamberlain,
now acting as Governor, is not known,
but that it is contemplated is gathered
from consultation with leading Fusion
lists and their remarks in the Senate.
The feeling is quite general that the
members from the cities will be al
lowed soon to take their seats.
Major Smith, Greenback candidate
for Governor, left for home yesterday,
but expects to return the first of the
week. ID. +. Davis, the Republican
candidate, remains.
FUsIONIsTs AND GENERAL CHAMBERLAIN
Saturday prominent Fnsionists ap-
piled TO Gen Chamberlain for the dis
charge Of the Augusta police in charge
of the State House, expressing the be-
lief that the public property was not
endangered Chamberlain informed
them that if the request was granted
he would order two companies of Mill
tia to. take their place. The order
was written for two companies to come
by the 8 O'Clock train, but the gentle
men making the request changed their
minds and the order was cancelled.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS
BosroN, Jan l0.-An Augusta,
Me-, special to the Journal says: In
the House, when called to order, there
were but "a men in their seats The
Republicans were all absent. Visitors
were admitted by ticket from General
Chamberlain's Office. At 9:20 the
House adjourned until Monday at ten
O'Clock.
The Senate adjourned at ii O'Clock
until Monday A resolution was
passed providing Cor Committee on
State valuation. Mr.. Locke objected
to such appointment when the cities
we're not represented.
A letter has been received by a Fu-
sionist from 4. u. Gould, the sub
stance Of which is as follows; "Say
to all, that in my opinion Governor
and Council should be chosen before
action is taken on filing any vacancy
also think the opinion Of the judges
should be entirely disregarded. We
must hold the State Government at all
events, if it can possibly be done fairly.
Let not Republican be seated in
either House, if he can be excluded
upon fair legal grounds"
DEMoRALIZED FusIoNIsTs.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. l0-The Fu-
sionists have as yet discovered no re-
lief from the embarrassment of not be-
ing in possession Of quorum, and
have no particular plan for next week
The treasurer directed that no money
be paid from the Treasury on the or
der of the Legislature until he other
wise decides. He refused this fore
DODil W llblipl tNO blt.tlS DGEStu It
Senate expected that Gen Chamber
lain will issue an order for the removal
Of the arms to the state arsenal at
Bangor this afternoon. shonld an
order be issued the arms and ammuni-
ton will be in charge Of the City Mar
shaI.
ARMED MEN.
While the night watchman was on
his rounds last night he discovered
armed men in the middle library, in
the upper story Of the State House.
Two were first discovered, and after
wards eight The men were carefully
secreted and secured from ordinary OBJ
servation, and were surrounded by q
large amount Of arms and ammunition
ready for use. This intelligence causes
considerable excitement, and the Au-
grsta police will refuse to act until the
secrcted men are removed. They claim
that in case Of disturbance a few des-
peratc men, with appliances at hand,
could do an incalcuabe amount of
harm. The men have been promptly
removed by order Of General John
Marshall Brown The rumor that has
found its way abroad that the Cover
nor's room has been seized is false.
The crowd at the State House was
greatly diminished The House was
in session only few minutes. All is
quiet in the city. Most Of the mem
bers will remain over during Sabbath
LAMsoN ASSUMES THE GUBERNAToRIAL
OFFICE.
PORTLAND, Jan. ll.-Prcsident
Lamson, of the State, has assumed the
lutics Of Governor. The Argus will
publish the following tomorrow:
TO he HonOrdJie Senate.
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