Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-01-29

and Hon. George Weeks, Speaker of the House
| of Representatives, at Augusta, Me.,' and
decides nearly or quite every question sub
mitted in favor of the Republicans. The
| Court holds substantially that the Governor
and Council were bound by the opinion OF
| the Court, constitutionally expressed, and
! that the organization of the Fusion Legisla-
ture was an irregular and illegal proceeding.
Although not so stated expressly, the pre-
sumption is that the Court holds the Repub-
lican Legislature to be the legally constituted
| law-making body Of the State.
Both houses of the Fusion Legislature
met on the 18th. The situation of affairs
| was discussed at some length, the general
| sentiment being that, although the decision
| of the Supreme Court was an unjust and
partisan one, there could be no appeal from
| it except to the ballot-boX. A joint COM
| mittee was appointed toreportu upon the best
| method of procedure, and both houses adj
journed till Monday.-The Republican
Legislature met and elected Daniel
F. Davis, Governor; Sumner j. Chadbourne,
Secretary of State; J. w. Folger, Treasurer;
H. B. Cleaves, Attorney General; s. j.
Gallaghan, Adjutant- General; together with
an Executive Council as follows: First
DIsbIlCt, hOSCOc boWcIS. ccCOHu
District, Frederick Roble; Third District,
Joseph T.. Hinckley; Fourth Dis
trict, VIM. Wilson; Fifth District, James
G. Pendleton; Sixth District, Lewis
Barker; Seventh District, Samuel n.
Campbell. Governor Davis was then sworn
in and delivered brief inaugural address,
after which both houses adjourned till Mon
day.-Gov. Davis's first official act was to
notify Gen. Chamberlain that he had been
legally constituted Governor of the State, at
the same time transmitting to him certified
copy of the opinion of the Supreme Court.
Gen. Chamberlain replied, recognizing the
legality of Gov. Davis's election, and at
once issued a general order declaring his
term of office at an end. Gov. Davis then re-
appointed Gen. Chamberlain to his former
position.-Gen. Chamberlain, in his reply to
Gov. Smith, declined to recognize the latter
as Governor without an authoritative de-
cisiOn of the Court in his favor.-It is re-
ported that during the day the entire mill
tary force was held in readiness at the vari-
Gus armories, prepared to march to the
State-house and surround the same at the
first signal of violence. Many hundreds of
Republicans from other cities and towns had
likewise quietly assembled at the Capital in
anticipation of collision between the OPP
posing factions.
The Republican Legislature met on
the 10Th and elected some minor officers. Sec
rotary of State Chadbourne sent commune
cation to the Legislature announcing the fact
that the State seal had not been turned over
to him, and the returns of votes were not on
file. An order was passed by the House pro-
viding for the purchase of new seal should
the State seal not be found.-The State house
was guarded by a large military and
police force, under command OF Major
Nye. At about 4 p. m. Gov. Smith, Mr..
Lamson. President of the Fusion Senate,
Talbot, Speaker Of the House, and anumber
of members of both houses appeared at the
gate leading to the State house and individ-
ally demanded admission, which was sever
ally refused them y the officer in command,
The presiding officers of the two houses
then called their respective bodies to order
upon the sidewalk, when formal protest
was made against their exclusion from the
State-house ''by usurping body,'' after
which they adjourned to meet at Union Hall
.On the following day.2Atnight the Fusion
lists held an open-air Indignation meeting,
at which there was a big crowd and great
excitement, although none but peaceful,
measures were advocated by the principal