Jamestown alert., 1880-01-27
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THE SITUATION UJ4AAt:l!( NJ IN IN MAINE, AAl[Nl|EEr

sition, and was replied to by Baker and stricli
land Joint convention was held and JamQ
! DsLamson took took the oath of Office ant
was proclaimed Goyorner OF the State. BU
60 members were in the House and it adjourn
ed without transacting1 amy business. Gell
Chamberlain states that he shall positively re
fuse to recognize Lamson's claim to the posi- =
tionh has assumed, and furthermore will re J
cognZc no one as Governor who shall be chos:
;enFb by the elegisaturc as at present constituted.
The committee in the Senate on ggubernato-
rial qotes reported: "a ,,.,.l.., L,y...-5
Whole number Of votes Il. .l3S8O7
NecessaryfOr a chOlce... ..... ..694O4
Daniel F. Dayie had. .GS,67Q
Joseph Il. SmlCh ...................' '...4!O4s
AlOnZO GarcelOn. n................ ..... ..2l o44
BlOn Bradbury. ...................... 100
Daniel i. Davis .5................. .2OO
" The remainder scattering. The constitution
al candidates are!Daniel +. Davie; Josph L.
Smith, Alonzo Garcelon and Bion Bradbury.
Gen. Chamberlain issued the following
order: i... - .e..'
Major General Joshua L. Chamberlain is
hereby authorized and directed to protect the
property and institutions of the State until
my successor is duly qualified. (signeO
5:I ALoZoNo GARCELoN, Governor.
Sccond-I am now discharging the duties
thus deyolved on me in protecting the pub
lie property and institutions OF the State un-
till Governor is legally elected and duly
qualified.
Third-Particular attention is called to the
law rendering it unlawful for any body of men
other than regularly organized corps of NIL
itia without authority expressly given, to as
sociate themselves together as milit ry COM
pany organization, or to parade in public
with arms.
Fourth-All persons and organization will
take notice accordingly, and all authorized
military organizations will understand that
they are to report to me for orders, until they
are otherwise ordered by or through me.
(Signed) JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN.
Another general order was issued by
the militia organizations Of the State to re-
port to the commander-in chief, Chamberlain.
At 20 minutes to 6 o'clock on the morning q
Jan. l2, the Republican members OF the Sen
ate and House of Representatives repaired tt
the State House, and organized each hous(
by appointing the appropriate officers. Theu
was quorum declared in each House. No
q resolution asking the opinion of the Su.
preme Court as to the legality of their legis
lative organizations, promising to abide b.
the decision Of the court. Excitement was a
fever heat. 1t was rumored that acting Gov
ernor Lamson threatens to place Gen. Cham.
berlain uncer arrest and that he would issue
an order instructing the militia 10 disobey the
orders of Gen. Chamberlain. -.
Augusta, Jan. Is. The Republican leg
islatuie which met al 6 p. IN. Jan. 70, and or
ganizcd, continued in session all night. About
two o'clock in the morning Of Jan. l3 the
committee appointed for that purpose sub
mitted a series Of questions to be referred to
the supreme court. The questions are long.
Both branches adjourned till Saturday Jan17,
at 2 p. N. pledging themselves to abide the
decision of the court touching the legality Of
their organization. Both branches of the
fusion legislature quietly assembled Jan. Is,
the Republicans being absent The fusionists
were very rctlcent about expressing an Opin-
ion as to the acts Of the Republicans in their
night Legislative session, They seemed sur
prised and entirely unwilling to converse on
the subject. The reported scheme of clccting
Governor and State officers has apparently
been abandoned by the fusionists Both par
ties seem willing to await the decision of the
supreme court before proceeding further.
Iamson the acting fusion Governor has per-
formed no official act interfering with the as
sumed prcrogatiycs of Gen, Chamberlain.
The House took o recess till 2 p. IN. James
d, Lamson, fusion acting Governor ad-
dressed a note to Gen. Chamberlain asking
him whether he was prepared to relinquish
his authority as acting governor Gen. Cham
bcrlain replied that he was not, but that lie
would promptly abide by the decision of the
supreme court, whatever it might be. And
tluS llc ludtleI SlOOu at llc ClOSt Oh INC QdV.
William Il. White, who was summoned to ap-
pear before the bribery committee !of the fus-
ion legislature refused to appear. In q pub
lished card, he denied the legality of the fus-
ion legislature. Denied its power to send for
pensions and papers, its competency to ad-
minister legal oath to witnesses, and that
thus witnesses could swear to anything
without the hazard of a prosecution for per.
jury In his card he said: "Whcn Inject them
(Swann and Hartman, who claim to have been
offered bribes of 81 600 each) I want it to be
before tribunal that has power to enforce its
decree and to administer punishment. Your
lied, or not organized at ALL aad if you have
any doubt on that point, shall be glad to
have you arrest me for contempt and then
have the authority of your process tested by a
writ of habeas corpus before the supreme Judi
cial court. Ii | am not sustained by that tr
bunal, ] shall cheerfully appear before your
ommittce.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 14.-Thc fusion SEN
ate and House convened. There was no cl.
ection Of governor, and the Senate adjourned
at 10 4. NJ. IN the House the committc on ell
ections voted 8 to 2 to unseat Eugene Hale
The House tsok recess and convened again
at ?. M. Mr. Dckey reported that the same
committee had unanimously agreed in favor
of unseating Joseph Dunnel. Mr.. Hill of the
committee said he had intended to bring in a
minority report. The committee was not ap-
pointed till this morning, and Dunnell had had
no opportunity to appear and be heard. He
was Grecnbacker,and had no love for the Re-
publican party, but was here to do his duty
fairly ond squarely. He wanted no sharp judg-
ment, and moved the report be recommitted.
After considerable and warm debate on the
seating of Stiles in place Of Dunnell, so as to