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

the supreme court, and sent to the chief jos
tice tonight:
Frst-When the Governor and council
decides that there ia no return from city
on which representatives can be summoned
to attend and take their seats in the legisla-
ture, is it their duty to order new election,
or is it competent for the House of Repre-
sentatives. if it shall appear that there was
an election of such representatives, to admit
them to seats. though no return thereof was
made and delivered into the Office of the
secretary of state?
Seconds it competent for the governor
and council to allow the substitution OF other
evidence in place of the returned copies OF
such lists as are provided for in article 4,
part of section of the constitution, to en-
able them to determine what persons appear
to be elected Representatives to the legisla-
ture by a plurality of votes returned?
Thirds return signed by majority OF
the selectmen of town, or aldermen OF
city voted, within the requirements of the
same section?
Fourth-Is return by the aldermen OF
city which does not give the number of votes
cast for each person voted for as q member
of the legislature, and does not show what
persons were voted for as such members In
any one of the several wards of such city, q
valid return within the requirements of the
same section?
Fifth-Are returns from towns or cities
which are not attested by the town or city
clerk, voted within the same section?
Sixth-Have the governor and council
right to reject returns of election of men,
bers of the legislature, required by the same
section, from officers of towns which were
not made, signed or sealed up in open town
meeting?
Seventies the returns of two persons
purporting to be the selectmen OF town,
valid and sufficient evidence of the vote OF
the town. when it appears that there were, at
the time of the meeting at which the cleo.
ton was had, but two selectmen of that
town?
Eighth-Can person who is not citizen
of the United States at the time, be legally
elected or constitI I'D selectman of a
town? y
Ninth-If q ballot has q distinguishing
mark, in the judgment of the governor and
council such as would make it illegal within
the statute, have they authority to disregard
it in their ascertainment of what persons ap-
pear to be elected, where it appears by the
official return of the officers of the town that
such vote was received by the selectmen sub
ject to objection, and its legality referred to
the governor and council for decision?
Tenth-n the names Of persons appear
on the return without any number of votes
being stated or carried ont against them
either; N words or figures, is it the duty OF
the governor and council to treat those peT-
sons as having the same number OF votes as
another person received for the same office
and whose name is placed first In the re-
turn, if they find dots under the figures or
words set against such other persons name
Eleventh-Have the governor and council
the legal right to decide what kind OF evl'
dence they will receive and what the mode
of proceeding before them shall be to enable
them to determine the genuineness OF re-
turns required by the article and section OF
the constitution above mentioned!
Twelfth-If the governor and council re-
ceive returns from the same town differing
materially from each other in tho number
of votes returned as cast for the same per-
SONS, but identical in all other respects, both
having been duly received at the secre-
tary's Office, and they have no evidence
to enable them to determine which is the
true and genuine return, are they required to
treat either of them as valid, and it 30,
which?
The MILITARY.
The military officers summoned from
Bangor had an interview with the Governor
to-day, the interview having reference to the
inouirv concerning the calling out of the
militia companies, should they be needed
The officers promised to obey the orders Of
the Governor while he Was Governor. The
Governor spoke in strong language in op
position to calling ont the military cosn,
panies.
WORDS OF CHEER-
SAx FRANCISCO. Dec. 31.-A telegram
signed BY number of Democrats was SEM
day 10 the Governor of Maine, indorsine
his action, on behalf of the Democracy Of
San Francisco. The signatures include ths
prominent men of the Democratic party.