The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-13
ar STATE OF MAINE


AUGUSTA. January 5.h.
General Order No. II.
First-The several counties of this
state are constituted into the First
division of the militia OF Maine.
Second-Msjor General Joshua L.
Chamberlain ia assigned to the com
mand of the FRS: division.
Third-The com msndiDg officers Of
all the military organizations accepted
into the service of the state, are re-
quired TO report to him. He will be
obeyed and respected accordingly.
By order of General and Com
mander in chief. (Signed)
S. d. LEAvITT, Adjutant General,
State OF Maine.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
AUGUSTA. January 5,
Special Order No. 45.
Major General Joshua L Chamber
lain is hereby authorized and directed
to protect the property and inslitu-
tions of the state until my successor
is duly qualified.
(Signed) ALoEzO GARCELoN,
Governor.
Second-I am now discharging the
duties thus devolved on me in pro-
tecting public property, and the
institutions of the state Until a
governor lie legally elected and duly
qualified.
Third - Particular attention is
called to the law rendering it unlaw
full for any body of men, other than
the regular organized corps of the
militia, without authority especially
given, to associate themselves together
as military companies, organizations
or to parade in public with arms.
Fourth-All persons and Organize
tons will take notice accordingly and
al authorized military organizations
Will understand that they are TO re
port to me for orders until they are
otherwise ordered By CT through ne.
(SIgned)
JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN,
Major General
At B 40 this evening the republican
mem bsrs OF the senate and houss OF
Representatives proceeded to the It t.
house for the purpose OF organizing q
legislature. The movement was en-
tirely unknown 10 the iusisnists, and
but few of the republicans outside OF
the immediate members were aware
of the position of affairs. The neHs
that the republicans had taken pos
session OF the state house spread
rapidly aud caused rejoicing among
who have been impatient
to have this result brought about
Mr.. Lsveson, president OF the senate,
when he saw people assembling, pro
ceeded to Gen. ChRmberlain's head
quarters, and excltedly said: II pre-.
test against these men coming in.
Inc general informed LsVeson that
be should permit the men to gtay
rs long as they pleased.
There was no forcibl9 resistance
whatever. The halls were lighted, the
minor officers of the previous leglsl4-
ure, familiar with tbs premises.
taking hold and lending their assist
Iuce. In the senote, jeremiah Ding. |
ey, jun. called the mseiing to order,
md Austin Harris was called to the |
,halr. Prayer was offered By Rev
u. Butl7r, member OF the house.
Charles w. Turner, assistant secre-
airy OF the last senate, called the roll,
md eighteen eenatOrs responded 10
he call. A quarum was announced
resent. ell being republicans, who
proceeded to qualjfy, the osth being
by the Hon. Wm STRAIT
On. Andrew 1. Smith was declared
eustor from Lincoln County,
n the face of the retuTns. Joseph
|. Locke was chosen president,
eceiving all the votes thrown-I9.
}harles W. Tilden was chosen eecre-
sry. sDd George E. Bracket, of Be-
ast, assistant secretary.
The following order wGs passed:
ordered that committee, consisting
f three members of the senate, be
ppointed by the president to report
J. the senate for its action whether the
snste shall call upon the justices OF
le supreme court for their opinion
the legal Organization of the
.nste for the fifty.ninth legislature,
I'D to report for the action of the
mate such questions as the law and
cts require in the premises.