Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-21
Maine.


The Maine confusion continued all iaS'
week and il still veXttion IL the ihlla"''-
,,is of that state. Furthermore from the
shane It has assumed ii is very possible
that wnhin year it will be u source o.
danger and trouble TO the whole country
James ID. L,mson. the president OF the
fusion Senate, on the l2Ih notified Gen.
Chamberlain that he hal taken the oa'h
rs governor and entered upon The dn'ies
IF ,h,, flee but Gen. Chamberlain refused
to r, cognizc him. The fusion House 'htl
pruccedrd to unseat two or three rrpun'i'
can members and admitted fusionl>ts IN
their places thus establishing as they
claimed IA quorum. Friday, the l6h' tl'
fusionist House sent up TO the iuSion's'
Senate the names of Joseph l.. Smith and
Alonzo Garcelon us the constitutional car
diJu,es for governor. The fusionist SENATE
nrocerde,l to elect Mr.. Smith governor
ond , int convention was held. olhri
stat. officers chosen, Smith WAS sworn an"
delivered the message which he so Ion"
non felt he might be called on I" prepare
Friday evening he issued an order reliev
ing G, n. Chamberlain from duty and ais"
ro,;6,.d the militia officers To obey l'!n'
,h.rr,rler and not Chamberlain. Tie
latter refused 10 recognize Smith MS gov
.rnor till he should have the sanction oil
the court thereto.
Ne,n,im, the supreme conrt had been
in session ut Bangor considering the qn's'
lions asked by the republican Senate I'M"
House on Monday night. Friday evening
,h. decision of the supreme court WAS
made public. 1t was signed hy all The
ind, IS and sustained the republican theory
in all its vital points. Its effect was I"
d.cl.re that the f,lsionist IIou Z and Sem
ME were not lawfully constituted le9isla-
tive b,.lirs and that the House and Senate
organized by the republicans on the Eth
of January were the legal House and
Senate of the state of Maine.
The fusion House and Senate met In the
State House Saturday forenoon and there
were differing opinions rs to what it was
Lest to do-one wing counseling res,tanc,
and ano her submission to the decision OF
the court. An a'ljnurnm mt was finally
had to 4 o'clock Monday afternoon.
The republican Legislature met Saturday
afternoon according To its adjournment on
the night OF The l2lh, and having mean
time been declared by the opinion Of the
supreme court 10 be tine legal lrgsl 'tur,
mr.. cee,lpd to canvass votes. and elect !;
Governor AMI mhrr stae officers. The
names of Daniel +. Davis and Bion Brad
bury were sent by The House to the Senate
and the latter chose Davis governor.
Saturday evening II joint convention
was heli and Davis sworn in rs governor
the hall of the House being crow d'"I
with IN enthusiastic multitude who W, nj
almost will in their exul alton. Gov.
Davis Motif ii Gen. Chamberlain of hi
election and transmitted copy OF The
supreme courts decision. Gen. Chamber
lain tlereupon yielded possession of the
state property TO Davis rs the legal gov
crnor.
Monday the House anil Senate met and
elected some state officers and after doing
some other business adjourned. About
o'clock the fusioniss who proposed
to meet Mt the State House lis IL House and
Senate according 10 their aljoulnment "i
Saturday made their appearance and
demanded admission which WAS refused
They then met in the street and adjourned
TO meet ut the Union Hall on Tuesday.
Tuesday the regular legislature was ir
session and among the things done was
the reception Of petition from W. Il
White asking it TO investigate the charges
of bribery made against him. The fusion
legislature has already hetn investigating
this charge and the case is such that TIN
matter should be followed up and Whit,
be either cleared or put in prison.
The fls onists met Tuesday in UnioI
Hall and propose to run separate lrgis
latule for ~ while III least. 1t is probabl,
that they have accomplished about all the,
expected to-tliat is 10 create such II mud
die that next winter, in counting the elrc
ioral vote, congress will have s'nle sort "
excuse for not counting the electoral volt
of Maine if it should happen TO be east lu
the republican candidate for president.