The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-20

eating Committee:
l have received YOUR summons to appear
before your committee charged with the in
vestlg&tion of the alleged bribery of f. B.
Swan and " JSes Harrison. | decline to
appear for the reason that you are not cOmpe-
tent to send for persons and papers, and are
not competent to administer a legal oath.
Witnesses before YOU could swear to anything
without incurng the hazard of prosecution
for perjury. If Swaun and HARRISON had
received a brbe they would naturally swear
falsely about it, and if they merely put up
job they would be still more likely to swear
falsely. When meet them l want it to be
before tribunal that has power to enforce its
laws and to administer punishment. Your
House OF Representatives is illegally organ
lied, or not ut all, and if you have any doubt
of that point shall be glad to have you arrest
me for contempt, and then have the authority
OF your process tested by writs Of hdbeas cor
p',% before the Supreme Judicial Court; if
am not sustained by that tribunal shall
cheerfully appear before your committee.
(Signed,) WALLACE X. WHITE.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. 13.--The Republican
organization of the Maine Legislature yester-
day was the result of carefully studied and
IN itured plans decided upon as the most
practical and feasible way of getting all opin-
'''i ''Sii' INV Sothto pun tllc SuujcCtS
led in the orders passed in the Republican
House and Senate. 1t is to be hoped that the
Supreme judicial Court will convene to-
morrow, in which event an answer is looked
for by Friday or Saturday next. The city is
crowded with politicians from al! parts of the
State and elsewhere. The Fusionlsts are not
despondent; rumors of various kinds are in
circulation. not among the least interesting of
which is the report that Acting Governor
Lamson will to-day endeavor to have the
general chamber lain arrested Uy the militia
forces for his action in disregarding the protest
OF the former previous to the assembling of
the Republican Legislature last evening.
AUGUSTA, Me, Jan. 13.-At 1:45 o'clock
Tie committee of the House appointed to
report the questions TO submit to the Supreme
CUut the submitted series which it was votes.
to submit to the court. The questions are
long. Both branches adjourned at els until
Saturday, Jan. 18th, at 2 p. m.
Forty enthusiastic Republicans came to this
city last night by Pullman train. Hale, in
his remarks relative to the order submitting
the questions t. the Supreme Court, said the
representatives assembled here did not desire
a control the law did not give them, nor to
ride rough shOd over anyone, as they might
have done days ago, but tor the main purpose
and the great purpose indicated in the order,
OF Maine will take that decision as the final
exposition of the law upon questions of organ
lzatlon, and it will be expected that everybody
i'll the hall Will accept it as laid down by the
,cUls.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 13.--Thc reported scheme
Of Ciecing State officers and Governor has
apparently been abandoned, both parties
seeming willing to await the decision Of the
Supreme Court before proceeding further
LamSOil, who claims to be acting Governor,
has is yet performed 10 official act that at all
| intcrferes with the pTerogativcs of the general
chamberlain. The House took Il recess until
two o'clock p. H.
CHICAGO, Jau. 13.-Thc Tiaes' Augusta
| special says This move Of the Republicans
! is looked upon as their last card. Their
men We're getting sick of the game whicl,
the leaders were playing, and it became ap-
parent that they could not be held in liNc
much longer, therefore it Was absolutely nee
essary for them to do something; but it is
believed they have done the very worst thing
they possibly coHld have done. They have
formed Legislature without the least vest igc
Of law to maintain them. They have nc
official roll no certificates of election, and
no Legislative returns, and to cap the climax
| they propose TO ask the opinion Of the Sl,,
prenG Court us to the legality of all other
and the regular Legislature which was organ
lied according to law. Can the court pay any
attention to the questions submitted by surl
an unlawful body? The best lawyers here
say that they would stultify themselves to dc
50. The Fusionists hold a caucus tonight
and are i'll high spirits over the situation.
The following is the interview between the
Times Augusta correspondent and the genera
chamberlain:
"DO You propose to recognize the body O
men now in session at the State House as TIL,
LEGISLATURE"
enc, [ do not recognize this one any mort
than do the other: don't consider either O
them more than members-elect lnorganized
L have not yet recognized either branch, ant
shall not Until | know their authority. O.
course whatever the court decides will bt
satisfactory to ne. do not presume 10 de
eide i'll these matsers. but the burden is on
them to show that they are legally organized.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I3.-The Senate con
iirmed q. W. French Chief Justice of Ari
iona elritory.
The Senate military committee failed t.
obtain a quorum to-day owing to severa
members being engaged with other commit
tees. but by common consent the Chairman
was authorized to appoint a Subcommittee t
consider the bill for the relief of Genera
Fitz john Pootcr and to report upon it to tn
full committee.
Among the bills introduced IN the Senate
was one by Slater to declare the forfeiture q
certain lands granted to aid in the construc
ton Of railroad from Portland to Astoria.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 13.-The Kansas extension
of the St. Louis Il San Francisco Railroa
made connection yeaterday with the Atchi
son, Topeka Il Santa Ft Railroad.
BALTIMORE, Jan. l3.-Parnell and Dillo
were invited here at meeting last evenin
and resolutions o1 sympathy with lrclan
were adopted.
WASHINGToN, Jan. l3.-The House Com
mittee ON Appropriations las agreed to rcpor
the bill approprating $G00,O00 as sugseste
by the Acknowledgement in his annua! rC
port.