Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-17


u tbe legal legislature. lis nov thought
denaesoq may 10 reached Friday night -
B6asou. Jan. l6.-Ths Herald's Aogudta
Ispeeial says: Tbs f~nsionlsts held . caucus
tonight, presumably to determine on the
course to be pursued hereafter. The meet.
ing was secret. It is reported that they in
lend TO proceed With the election OF COY
ernor and state officers Tomorrow, regard
less Of what may DO the nature of the 81.
preme courts decision of the questions
submitted by the. republicans. Il is also
said they will awaittillthe decision il rend
cred, before taking this step.
The following order was issued this at.
ternoon:
Wm. A. Libby. sheriff ofKennebec coun.
|ty. Deaf. Sir: TIE. service Of yoursell and
deputies are required no longer. 10 protect
the public buildings. You will please dis
miss them at once. Respectfully,
JAS. D. Lawson.
ActlDg.RovernOr.
Sheriff Libby does o recognize Laws1n
No governor and declines to obey throrder.
He has ordered bis deputies on dp.Jtc.ntgh'.
The following is a Communication
from Mayor Nash. c~ep-<fnIng the police
force:
Major Gen. Chamberlain, Sir: Ihave the
honor to sts,sthat l will keeps the capitol
only ,.uef police force as in my judgment
The Vents from day to day seem 10 render
,Aecessary for the preservation of the peace
and protection Of public property. In no
case is such force to annoy any person or in
terfere with any of his rights or privileges.
After this day admission to the public
buildings will be confined to the members
elect of the legislature and to those claiming
seats therein, and such other persons as you
may direct.
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
CHAs. E. NASH,
sal. Mayor.
Ia The bribery committee of the house held
"a meeting this afternoon. Clark, q green.
hacker, the counted in member of the house
from Nobleboro. testified that about a week
before the meeting of the legislature his
brother came TO him and informed him q
certain man wanted him to go and see him
(Clark) and tell him if he would resign his
position and give up his certificate he should
nave q good place in the Boston custom.
house as long as the republican party was in
power. Afew days after, a man came to
see him, whose name he positively refuses
to give, and renewed the offer of a place in
the custom house and also $1,000 in money,
$500 down and $500 more after the organic
alton Of the legislature. He positively
refused and the man wanted him to come
afterwards to a house in Augusta. The man
said the money he offered was his own.
Clark was pressed exceedingly hard to give
the mans name, but positively refused.
Alfred 8. Klmball, county attorney of
Oxford, was the next witness. He saw
swan in Augusta Monday night of the or
ganizatfoD. and Swan told him he had been
that they were making efforts to
buy up representatives; that he was going
into it and get some money and expose 1t.
Saw swan again at boon pext day, when he
(SwaD) showed him q roll of bills which he
said he had received from Wallace r. White
if be would resign bis seat in the house
This is contradictory of Swan 8 affidavit,
wherein he says he went from the court
house, where he received the money, to the
Granite national bank and obtained a
draft.
In the house Dickey, from the committee
elections, stated that the committee was
ready to report, but for prudential rea.
the report would be delayed till 10.
This evening Gen. Chamberlain issued
the following address to the people of the
Believing that I ought to do everything
to allay agitation in the minds of the citiz
ems of this state, l hereby give assurance
that up to this moment calm councils
have prevailed, and that I see no present.
for public alarm. I regret that
messages should be sent from any
quarter which bring crowds Of men of both
political parties into this city. This is a
great embarrassment in preserving peace
and in reaching a proper solution of the
before US. Whatever threats
are made I have no fears for my personal
safety. If our people will feel confidence
that the dispositions made for their protec-
lion are sufficient, although not obtrud.d
on the public sight, and would all keep and
counsel patience so that the political and
legal que.tions could be calmly considered,
our trouble could soon be in a way for set
Ny attitude towards the Hon
Mr. Lawson ss o matter of duty has been
made known IN my reply to his inquiry
to neon the 18th day of Janua.
y. At the same time l regard him as in a
to contribute in a high degree to
he efforts to saw US from anarchy and
uin, and Justice requires me to say that
he has by all means in his power aided in
the field clear for a lawful and
PEACEFUL solution of the matters in issue.
JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN.
DIVORCES IN TERRITORIES.