The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06

Garc0IOa.
1t is reported that kilograms have been re-
ceived in large numbers from Democrats be-
You'd the State urging submission to the
opinion of the Supreme Court
Major General Chamberlain came to the
city last evening, being summoned by the
Governor.
Legislative Caucuses.
The legislative caucuses will be held to-mor-
row evening. The Republicans will probably
nominate Jos. A. Locke of Cumberland for
President of the Senate and Geo. E. Weeks OF
Augusta for Speaker of the House. The
Fusionists' prominent candidate for President
James R. Talbot of Washington and for
Speaker Thos. M. Plaisted of Lincoln.
The Republicans Confident.
The Republican members elect held meet
ing for consultation this evening which was
largely attended and the feeling confidently
expressed that the verdict of the Court had
| made them masters of the situation and that
a sufficient number of those certifcated but
not elected will refuse to act to prevent
quorum assembling until the rightful mem
| bers are admitted to their seats. The follow
| ing committee was appointed on the future
| line of action: Locke of Cumberland and
| Coombs of Hancock of the Senate; Hall OF
Ellsworth, Young of Brunswick and Weeks
of Augusta. The following resolution was
unanimously passed:
| ResoLed, That the committee on order OF
| business lust appointed are hereby instructed
| to call upon Gov. Garcelon at the earliest
| practical moment to insist that the armed
| men and the munitions of war now IN the
State House shall be promptly removed in
| order that the free legislature OF free people
| NAV meet as they always have met in the
| State of Maine under the protection OF law
| and not under the intimidation of force.
The Portland Representatives Petition
! The following is the petition to be presented
to Governor Garcelon and Council tomorrow
by the Portland Representatives-elect:
| To the Honorable the Governor and Council Of
| the State Of Maine:
The undersigned Representatives-elect from
| the city of Portland respectively represent that
| they have not received the summons to attend
and take their seats in the House OF representa-
| tiyes which is to assemble on the first Wednes-
| day of January 1880, although they have been
| IeGally elected thereto. They therefore pray
| that such summons as is required by law may
! be issued to each of them, and that their
several named and places OF residence may De
| reported to the Secretary of State as such
| Representatives-elect in order that the same
| NAV be included in the certified roll to be fur
| nished the clerk of the preceding House OF
| Representatives as required by the statutes IN
| such case made and provided
(Signed) ALMoN A. STRoUT,
RUEL S. MAxCY,
SAMUEL A. TRUE,
NATHAN E. REDLoN,
BYRON D. VERRILL.
| The petition from Bath for the seating Of
| Can't. GUY C. Goss will be of the same tenor
The Quorum Question.
| It has been stated on good authority that the
| fusionists claim that seventy is quorum IN
the House on the ground that but 199 were
| counted in. The Republicans have issued Cir
| culars showing that this position is not legal
| and is against the recent decision of the court
| They state that the fusionists will endeavor to
comnel the attendance of members sufficient
to make a quorum, but that whole house
when fully organic ed has no power to send 1or
a Representative-electb before he is sworn IN.
Care elon VIII Not Remedy His Errors.
Gov. Garcelon states that the decision OF the
| court will not change his attitude towards the
incoming Legislature. The points IN the
| opinion might serve as guide in the future,
but his work had been performed under the
| constitution and statutes as he understood
them and he should neither recall the ceftlfl-
Gates or issue new ones. Here and there may
be found dissenting voice to this position OF
the Governor, but in the main it has the ap-
| proyal of the mass of the fusionists.
Fusion Caucus.
A caucus of fusionists was held this evening
continuing to late hour at Metropolitan Hall.
1t was presided over by f. w. Hill Of Exeter,
a counted in member. Speeches were made
ON the the condition of affairs, proclaiming
adhesion to the constitution and laws as they
understood them. They held in respect the
opinion of the court, and should it be found
that they were in majority in the Legislature
it should not be understood that they would
ignore the rights Of the minority The meet
ing was harmonious and q determination eA-
pressed to go forward and organize the Legis-
lature according to the certificates issued