, 1880-01-05

julicTously brought IN 1cnr which forced tho
F,,Rolfsts tn Rubn,it tho Interpretation of tho
Constitution and 1aws upon which they Lasct1
tllelr action tn tho court.
Ex-Uov. Lot II. Morrill,. iy his timely propost-
ton 70 scnsOnutte III itself nfl ~ admirable in
temper brought tho whole ct,tntry tu eeo tllnt
the Republicans nskctl only for MI authoritative
declaration OF
WHAT WAS nr1Itr.
The proposition wns itself pledge to abide by
tho s.r,tr1lfncnt Of MT nnth,,rlty to which both
parties nwcd respect AMI obedience.
Thu question nav ts, whether tho Fnston!sts,
having consented Il, submit tho fxx,,cs II, this
high authority, whose opinion h,.4 the force Ut
supreme law, will lonRcr defy the Constitution
iild the Itwa Of tho Htat. ululcr Erctrxt uf en-
furutng thcn,. Tho decision Is rrgnrled by tic.
publIeaus hero III thoroughly conservative nt,1
thoroughly Dc1nucrnttc In tho right algnltteanco
ef tho tcrrns, nnd the opnfon Il verlturctl by
prominent lnwyors TINT 1t will hereafter be rcck
tcsl ono Ut tho tulwarks OF Republican lnsti.u-
tfuns.
4 rHuIrprt4 T0r1c.
To ths 1rtsttFn Attottdfsd Prfts.
ArouHrA, Jim. 4.-Tho decision 9r the Court
tns tctn discussed freely by crr,wis ,tpof, the
streets and Mt hotels nnl elsewhere tn-ilRy. The
Republicans arc grcAtly excited anl 1uts1lnnt,
nnd regard 1t rs n cnnstnmntc triumph for
their cniIge. Tho opinion is freely expressed In
stand up and defy tho Court. 1t Is tho opinion
Of Icuding Republicans TINT the Governor cnt,
du lln icss thnn cancel tho certificates Issued to
1,crsnus nat elected according tn tho decision
If tho Court. Tho l'nsosts hnsc m t!uffit rinn
nsnturci, and 1t will le difficult IN develop tiny
Tonight, lis nut tnnro thin twenty members are
present III tho city, Tho number present ts
nb0tit tho sntne M III nrrInary years When toth-
ing unusunl was pending.
A PEW uYMOcnArY
say the Governor Ind 10 business to submit tho
questions to tho Court; that hp h.a t3niG hIs
wnr}s according to tho Constitution and laws,
and SHOULD lmvo rested his case there.
u. r. Pike, a leading Democrat, anys that
GArcclon l,clltt1cl himself by tnkng nny notice
Of Morrll'a latter. IIc Ind completed his work,
nnl TINT o,,1ht u, haye brci tho end of 1t.
II. W. black. Ii 1eadtng Grcen1mckcr, says that
tho Court wont out Of its why TO answer ques-
ttuns not put tn It.
Col. Wlllinm Diokey. a n,dlnhcr nf tho 1.cglsln-
ture snys tho decision Of the Curt will hAvo no
effect upon the organization If the Legislature,
ns certificates have alrcAdy;bccn iss,lcd This ls
understood to bo tho position Iilsbusy will
tukp IN tho StdHtidrrl M-It''trrow morning.
Ot1lurs SHY the opinion Of the Court Is farce,
and will bu replied to wotr1 for word.
THREE CuuHTxp-iS MEMBERS
hive alrcndy declared they will mt pnrt.cipntc,
and It IL Thought TINT tho 'hpinnn Of tho Court
will lvc ta effect upon nt1'r ccrtltlcnted tncn-
bers to the end, as tn s1s nut Single cnse
of tho thfrty.soyen t1lnt tjis decision does not
| fully cover.
Tho Hon. JRmca c. T3tn., Of Washington,
| md IsaNo r. 1fohson, Of 1.hroln, tho cminte-tn
Sonutnrs, havo already stRI RIc thcy would not
| ccpt scats should tho fion of tho Court be
against them. i
| LAwYEH1 gAY
II tl,ls opinion Is ttLsrcgnrt 1t will 10 tho first
| instance OF tho kind IN tk history Hf Aininc, II
| hls 1lccn ueccrtntncd thu tho Executive Dc.
rartn1ent III moro thnn III ty ctsca since Mnine
| WIS Il Stnte bus itskCl thI Judgment of tho ali.
rrcnp Jlltlicinl Court on 3N;nrtant questions III
law, and never in d sing. instance his 1t beer
t1taregartlctl. III
u. 1'nrkcr, II member Z 1.-THE G0vcrn0r's C0IiII.
ell, defended hfa Vnatt 4 IN thts uintter, ant
suys ho nctetl consclcntts ts{sy and honestly. tft
hns not read tho optn;}.{ carefully, and coult
mt give nj opinion as,4 ho result,
Tho 3ccrctnry 1T st%: k;ovc, says ho is no
sufficiently familiar Wifi the Inv to say whether
tho Governor and Council could review thc
uCtion.