The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-24
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AUGUSTA, January 23.-The Fusionist
to-day met at Union Hall, with but part o
the members present.
Mr.. Dickey put in the following order
That P. A. Sawyer, Secretary OF State, b.
directed to notify the municipal officers o
towns and plantations that new valuation
OF the State 10 to be made by this legisla
ture, that said officers may appear TO bt
heard, and that particular notice, with tht
broad seal OF the State affixed. be forward
ed to towns oil Ellsworth and Brunswick
that their representatives have withdraw
themselves from this House.
In the Senate the President announced
that the standing committees were much
fault found because they had been re
fused the privilege OF taking stationary
from the State House.
Both branches then adjourned till two
o'clock, when the Committee on Ques
tons for the Supreme Court will report.
The municipal officers in the towns
where the Fusionists have control are
sending to the Secretary OF States office
the valuation books for the use OF valua-
tlon.
A committee oil the Senate was directed
to examine the accounts of the State
Treasurer.
REPUBLICAN, LEGISLATURE.
AUGUSTA January 23.-In the House the
Committee on Judiciary was ordered to in.
quire as to the amendment OF the Constitu.
ton SO that thecertificates OF election OF rep.
iesentatives shall be issued directly to the
municipal officers. The Judiciary Com
mittee reported resolution providing for
an amendment Of the Constitution, thatthe
Governor be elected by plurality, instead
OF the majority vote. The rules were sus.
pended and the bill passed and engrossed.
The Senate concurred. Both branches
adjourned till tomorrow.
FusIoNIsTs WEAKENING.
AUGUSTA, January 2S.-At the afternoon
session Of the Fusion Legislature, the re.
port OF the Committee on Questions TO be
submitted to the court was read.
ingalls, said: We know now that the
court will not recognize any laws that We
may make. but under our present condi-
ton We should submit those questions,
and then like good law abiding citizens
submit to the decision. The questions
sent by the other body were theore-
tical, but these cover the facts at issue. 1t
did not look well for the State to have two
State Governments, and surely Congress
can give US relief, and HE could not see
any possible harm in submitting the ques-
tons 10 the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Hill said that We now had two de-
cisions and he was for abiding by them.
For week it was question where TO go,
but he had resolved to 20 into the other
body SO that his people might be repre-
sented in the making Of the new valua.
tion.
Mr.. Stiles had no confidence in the
Judges. He was willing that the ques-
tions should be submitted on condition
that the Judges would answer them as
put and not go out Of their way to get
something else in.
After further discussion 1t was voted to
lay the questions on the table until Mon
day. af
TWO STATE TREASURES WITH but ONE KEY.
BosroN, January 23.-The Heralds spe-
Gil from Augusta says: The Fusionist
Treasurer, White, who refuses to deliver
the keys OF the sub-Treasury to the Re-
publican Treasurer, Holbrook, began to-
day paying spall sums to such OF the Fu-
sionist legislature as chose to apply there
for. The money is not the State funds,
but part OF the subscription fund. High
Republican authority guaranteed the
statement that Treasurer White will be
put out OF the Treasury by torcible means
next week, and that 1.-THE banks where the
State moneys are deposited, refuse to rec
ognize Treasurer Holbrook's drafts legal
proceedings will be begun in order to vim
dicate Holbrook's title to the Office.
NOW CONES THE TUG OF WAR.
Bosrox, January 2s.-The Htalds Au-
gusta special tonight says: The whole
situation has, since 10 minutes past II
o'clock, entirely changed. BY tomorrow
morning the Capital Guards of Augusta,
the Auburn Light Infantry, and the
Androscoggin Light Infantry will gar.
rison the State House. Al 10 minutes
past II Gov. Davis and Inspector General
Tilden arrived at the Adjutant Generals
office.
Governor Davis authorized this startling
but well justified the military movement.
1t was q timely movement. The military
authorities were out OF patience with
politicians who have for several days had
a dominant influence at the State House.
This has been the most sensational .of any
night since the complication, but rumors Of
stirring events to come were not baseless.
The Fusionists military are and have
been drilling down town and it has been
ascertained to the satisfaction OF the mill
tary authorities that concentrated attack
upon the State House was likely to occur
at any moment. A plot to burn the resi-.
iences OF leading Augusta Republicans
was discovered tonight. Triangular bills
Of paper marked the doomed residences,
They were lacked on after dark aud were
soon perceived by the yigilant police.
Had the Governor not given his order
for calling out the troops tonight, the
military at the State House we're ready to
abandon their watch, which was likely to
result in an inglorious ending. The ORDER
for the military were given out by General
Chamberlain's Assistant Adjutant Gener
al, for the reason that part Of the militia
would not, or 1t was feared they would
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