Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-15

Sixth-If the summons described in question
one is valid and persons holding such sum-
mons take part in the organization of either
the Senate or House of Representatives, and
without the votes of such persons there are
| less than sixteen members in the Senate and
less than seventy-six members in the House
voting for and against the officers of the So
| called Senate or House, have such bodies any
legal organization or officers.
Seventh-Without such legal organization in
either House or Senate, or without Ii members
in the Senate, and 76 members in the House
present and voting on a given measure, can any
valid law be enacted, any legal officer chosen,
or any business whatever be legally DONE ex-
| cept to adjourn, and If any business, what
| business.
Eighth-Without legal organization formed,
3 legal officer chosen by seventy-six members
present and voting in the House of Represen-
tatives and sixteen members present and vot-
ing in the Senate, can either house compel the
| attendance of absent members.
Ninth-To make up the legal quorum re-
| quired, or any vote in either house, can the
votes of any person be counted who, though
summoned, does not appear to be elected by
| official returns under the constitution and de-
cision of the court
| Tenth-Can the Governor and council legally
administer n qualifying oath to members-elect
of the House of Representatives, when on
! yea and nay vote, as shown by the record, only
seventy-three members, both sides inclusive,
vote on the motion to request the attendance
of the Governor and council for that purpose?
Eleventh-Can a valid organization of the
| House be made under the revised statutes,
! chapter 2 section 55, when under the facts, as
stated in question 10, protest was entered at
the time that no quorum was manifest on the
yea and nay vote, and Notwithstanding that
! protest, the clerk refused to put the motion to
adjourn, and the Governor appeared and ad-
mlnistered Oaths?
| Twelfth-Can the governor and council le-
| gally administer qualifying oaths to memb
elect of the Senate when only 70 members of
! both sides inclusive vote on the motion to re-
quest their presence Tor that purpose and OF
that 2S, though summoned, did not appear to
be elected by the official returns, etc, and were
! not in fact elected?
! Thirteenth-At what date in the year 1880 do
| the terms of Office of the following State Of
fcers elected in January, 1879 expire: The
| governor, the executive council, the secretary
! of state, the treasurer, attorney general and
ad utant-general
| Fourteenth-When the terms of office of the
governor and council have expired, or their
Offices become vacant, and there Is neither gov
erner nor council, can the members elect of the
| Senate and the House of Representatives be
| legally qualified before magistrate appointed
and ommissioned by the governor with the
advice of the council, under a dedimuS protestd-
tun, by virtue of the revised statutes, chap. 2,
sec. 25, ST. or by any other provision of law.
Fifteenth-When term of one year has ex-
pired by law, and no successor has been ap
pointed, can the president of the Senate be-
come acting governor if at his election twenty
votes only are cast for and against him, and
! these votes are made up described in ques-
| ton twelve.
Sixteenth-Can a legally chosen President
of the Senate become acting governor till he
has been legally qualified as such in addition
to his qualification as President of the Senate?
Seventeenth-Can such qualifying oath be
legally administered by the President pro tenn.
of the Senate in joint convention of the Senate
and House of Representatives, when less than
seventy-six members of the House are present
or vpting on the motion to proceed to joint
convention?
Eighteenth-When twelve person are legally
elected members of the House of Representa-
tiVes, from the cities of Portland, Lewiston,
Rockland, Bath and Saco and that fact unmis-
takably appears on the official returns. aad by
decision of the court on facts recited in state
ment submitted, have those twelve members
elect the right to take part in the organization
and all subsequent proceedings of the House
without summons from the governor and
council, no other persons holding sumnonses
for the same seats?
Nineteenth-Can the House of Representa-
tives legally organize act under q certified
roll containing 139 names only, and giving no
representation to the five cities of Portland,
Rockland, Lewiston, Bath and Saco, under the
facts as stated in question eighteen, without
admitting at once the twelve members from
said city?
Twentleth-When persons are legally elected
members of the House from the represep tative
districts of Skowhegan and Pennington, and
that fact Enthusiastically appears on the official
return, and by decision of the court as recited
in the statement submitted for those districts,
haya thnla harr alact tho rnhk IN trl ya par
in the organization and all subsequent
proceedings of the House without summons,
persons summoned having retained their sum-
monses and declined to serve as Representa-
tives on the ground that they were not elected.
Twenty-frst-Can | members duly elected
and summoned, and other members not sum-
rnoned, but appearing to be elected by a plu-
rality of all votes returned under the require
ments of the constitution and decision of the
court, constitute and organize legal senate,
provided said IS members each received for
Senator a plurality of all the votes cast, and
the official records as we'll rs official returns
show that fact?
Twenty -second-Can these summoned men,
bers elect of the House of Representatives to-
gether with twelve members elect, not sum-
mOned from the cities of Portland, Lewiston.
Bath, Saco and Rockland, and two members
elect not summoned from the towns of Farm
ington and Skowhegan, constitute or organize
fourteen members above named were in fact
elected, and that fact appears by official re-
turns, and by decision of the court. no other
persons holding summonses for the Same
seats.
Twenty -third-Can the sevcnty-six members
that are enumerated in question nineteen con-
stltute and organize legal House of Repre-
sentatives, together with nine other members
elected, who were in fact elected and appear
by official returns and by decision of the
court, to be elected, though the nine seats
aforesaid are claimed by other candidates who
were summoned by the governor and council,
but were not in fact elected and do not ap-
pear to be elected by said official returns by
decision of the court.
Twenty-four-When the term of office of the
governor and council have expired, the acting
President of the Senate having refused to
qualify the duly summoned members elect
and the acting House of Representatives made
up by sixty-twO members legally summoned,
and fourteen Others summoned, but not in
TACT elected and not appearing to be elected by
official returns, under decision of the court,
refuse to admit to seats the fourteen members
elect specified, or the nine additional men,
bers elect specified in question nineteen,
or the nine additional members elect specified in
question ten, or any one of them, can the seven
ty-six members specified by question No. 10, or
the eighty-five members specified by question
No. 20, after being called to order by one of
their members and roll of the members elect,
read as they appear by the official returns, be
qualified before dcdimuS justice, and thus
constitute and organize a legal House of Rep
resentatives?
-hfth-When the terms of office of the
Governor and council have expired and the
sctlng Senate made up of twelve members le-
gally summoned. and others-summoned, but
not, In fact elected, and not appearing to be
elected by official returns, under decision of
the court, refuse to admit to seats the seven
members who were in fact elected, and ap-
peared to be elected by official returns and de-
cision of the court, can the seven members
thus denied seats, acting with the eleven men,