Daily Republican., 1880-01-24
rns SITUATION In NAME.

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Violence Feared-TRs state
Hoaas GarrisOned with Troops
A Plot Discov cred 10 Burn the
Residence of Leading Repabli.
cans.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 23.--In the Fusion
Legislature to-day the COMMITTEES re-
ported a schedule Of questions to be
submitted to the Supreme judicial
Court, and 9 long debate followed.
Most Of the speakers said that the
Court as partisan, and would give NO
satisfaction, so they favored laying the
whole subject on the table. Finally
the matter was postponed until Mon
day.
The report OF the committee recites
all the facts concerning the action Of
Governor Garcelon and his Council, and
the organization Of the Fusion Legisla-
ture. These proceedings are all pro-
nounoed legal, fair and in accordance
with the constitution.
BosToN, Jan. 23.-A special dispatch
10 the Herald from Augusta, says:
"Fhe Fusionist Treasurer, White,
who refuses to deliver the keys of the
sub treasury to the Republican Treas
ursr, Holbrook, began to-day paying
small sums TO such Of the Fusionist
Legislature as choose to apply therefor.
The money is not State funds, but part
of subscription fund.
The Republicans say this is dodge
for moral effect, designed to stiifen the
Fusionist back bone. High Republican
authority guaranteed the statement
that Treasurer White will be put out OF
the Treasury by forcible means next
week, and that il the banks where
State moneys are deposited, refuse to
recognize Treasurer Holbrook's drafts,
legal proceedings will be begun in o =
der to vindicate Mr.. Holbrook's title to
the Office"
BosToN, Jan. 23.--A dispatch from
Augusta, Me-, to the Herald tonight
says the whole situation has since fif,
teen minutes past eleven o'clock to-
night entirely changed.
BY tomorrow morning three compa-
nies OF iufantry-the Capital Guards,
of Augusta, the Auburn Light Infantry,
the Gardner companies and the Andros-
coggin Light ILfantry-will garrison
the State House.
At ten minutes past eleven O'Clock
Governor Davis and Inspector General
Tilden arrived at the Adjutant Gener-
ais Office. In three minutes Geovernor
Davis authorized this startling military
movement. The military authorities
were out Of patience with the politi-
clans, who have for several days had
the dominant influence at the State
House.
This has been the most sensational of
any night since the complications, but
the rumors of stirring events to come
were not baseless.
The Fusionists' militia are and have
been drilling down town in this city,
and it has been ascertained to the sat
isfaction OF the military authorities
that q concentrated attack upon the
State-house was likely to occur at any
moment. A plot to burn the residence
of leading Augusta Republicans was
discovered to night. Triangular bits of
paper marked the doomed residences.
They we're tackled on after dark and
soon perceived by the vigilant police.
Had the Governor not given his order
for calling out the troops tonight, the
militia men at the State House we're
ready to abandon their watch.
The questions to the Court are Was
the organization set forth legal, and
was the Legislature so organized com
pstent to perform the functions of the
Legislature OF the State of Maine!
There are other queries, but they are
all collateral.