Daily Republican., 1880-01-28
FROM MAINE.

The Last Wrfggle Of the Tafl OF the
Fusion snake - Ihs Supreme
cOurt Decides Unanimously
Against the Fusion Legislature-
smith Through Pisying Cover
nor.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. 27.-The Fusion
lists assembled in Union Hall this morn
ing.
In the House the Committee on In
vestigation Of the Bribery case present.
ed report which was accepted, II kthAE,
they had notified Wallace R. Wkits.s II
against whom charges of bribery were,
made to appear before them, bat he
has not done so. There being no fur
ther business, the Houss adjourned an.
til tomorrow.
In the Fnsionist Senate there was
also an adjournment until tomorrow.
FUsIoEIsr MOVEMENTS.
BosToN, Jan. 27.-The /" Herald's"
Augusta special says: The arrival of q
bodyof Fusionists from Lewistown and
Auburn will be followed this afternoon,
if the information received at the Adiu-
tant Generals office be correct, by the
coming of company of rs Biddeford
kusionists. Leading Fusionists say
that any attempt to arrest the officials
OF their Government will be resisted by
force. The Governor has been urged TO
call the Portland Blues and Montgom-
cry GaaFdtto this city, and it has been
sugg6stedto have them quartered in a
halEnear that in which the Fusionists
meet. The Governors proclamation is
expected to follow close upon the rem
dition of the judgment or direction of
the Supreme Court.
There are indications that the Fu-
sionist Legislature is ready to disinte-
CRATE on the appearances of q decision
againstit. There is no fight in the
Legislature, and all threats of trouble
come from Greenback leaders outside.
Some of them may be arrested for trea-s'
sonable and seditious utterances. Fu-
sioniat Treasurer White refused this
morning to allow the Finance Commit
tee to examine his books. He says he
does not recognize either Government as
legal. Mr.. White expects to have a
writ Of mandamus served upon him, and
thus bring the whole question of legality
of the Fusionist Government again be-
fore the Courts, but there is some talk
of putting him out by force.
BANGOR, Jan. 27.-The Supreme Ju-
dicial Court, by a unanimous decision
handed down this evening, declares
that the Fusion Legislature and Cover.
nor ana Uy..,n neil are illegal; that Cover
nor Davis, bis Council scd the Lsgisla-
ture, now In the State House at Augusta,
form the legal government e. the STATE
OF Maine, and that the Fusionists have
no right to interfere in the affairs of
the State. The Court entertained the
questions filed as coming from citizens
desirous of learning their duty in the
present crisis, and they are advised to
desist from all revolutionary or threat
ening acts and to submit to the rule of
the recognized government.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. 27.-The fusien-
lists are very much depressed at the re-
caption of the news from the Court,
Major Smith says he believes the con-
troversy has ended. Hs states that
while the previous opinion of the
Judges was passed on the Republican
statement, there was room for a reason
able doubt, but in view of the fact,
hat the Court had decided AGAINST
hem on th7 Fusion statemsnt, thew
'ould but gracefully submit. He said
le had gotten through playing Cover
'or, and should go home. Major
smiths views will be adopted by tho
'etter part of the Fusionists, who will
axe their seats in the legislature.
Mr.. Sawyer says that he still COZ
iders himself Secretary of State.
The Court holds that its answers to
Governor Garcelon are full replies to
he questions presented by the Fusion
SITS, and, therefore by implication neg
tive the latter. That he persisted in
is wrong doing cannot legalize any
legislature, and the Fusion Legislature
ever had qdornm, even if Governor
Farcelon's work had been approved.
Without saying which one does the hus-
my, Miss Mulock says bear and forDaar ara