The Portland daily press., 1880-01-12
MONDAY MORNING.. JANUARY ~.
T1Y TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA.
THE DEADLOCK STILL CON-
TINUES.
FuSiOnSts Hunting for a Way
Out Of Their Fix.
THE ARMS SENT BACK TO
THE BANGOR ARSENAL
Which Causes Much Wrath
Among the Conspirators.
A Rumor that LamsOn
Has Changed His Mind.
REPUBLICANS MASTERS OF
THE SITUATION.
The Greenbackers Beginning to
The Greenbackers Beginning to
Talk of Compromise.
Especial Dispatch to the Press. !

Special Dispatch to the Press.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 1.-THE session of the rump
Legislature on Saturday showed that the men,
bers were filled with more anxiety than ever
as to how events would turn. At least, many
of the Greenbackers' faces showed this, but
the countenances of the old Democratic
bruisers looked as ugly as ever, and showed
that they were going to continue the fight as
long as they could.
A dull Day in Both Houses.
The House was in session twenty-five min
utes, and the only thing done was to read the
journal to sparse members, a very important
doing. The Senate prolonged its session to
nearly two hours, and then like its twin broth
er adjourned over to Monday morning at 10
o'clock. A large number of members left on
the trains for their homes, where it is hoped
they will get some sensible advice from their
constituencies, and come back tomorrow pre-
pared to yield to the demands of justice with
out further delay.
The Fusionists Weakening.
That there is disposition on the part of
some of the Greenback element of the so-called
fusion party to compromise, we have no doubt.
Smith, the Greenback candidate for Governor,
has told Kennebec friend of his, of Repnbli-
can politics, that he would give $1,000 if he was
out of the scrape, and was fully sensible of the
fact that people believed that great wrong
had been committed and were bitter in their
denunciation of its authors In fact, we know
that Mr.. Lamson, President Of the Senate,
has already proposed q compromise. This
shows that the jam is likely to break at any
time, and it would not surprise me if this pres
emit week should wind up the legislative farce
that has been going on. But it will not take
place by any compromise, or trade, or dicker
on the part of the Republicans. There is a
big dividing line between right and wrong, SO
clearly and Enthusiastically defined that in an
exigency like the present those in the wrong
must come like the prodigal son and make
proper amends. If propositions of compro-
mise are sincerely made, and those making
them really desire to see the laws observed,
the constitution respected and the good name
of our state restored again, all they have got
to do is to yield without any further struggle.
This is all the Republicans require, and they
ask it in the name of justice.
Claims OF the Democrats.
We have TO faith that the Democratic ele-
ment of the fusion party Will extend the olive
branch. In fact, they CLAIM that they have &
Legislature de fdcto, and have constitutional
quorum in both branches. They claim the
Legislature has been organized in regular form
and so long as the Republican members see fit
to absent themselves the responsibility and its
consequences are with them. They lay the flat
tering JUNCTION to their souls that matters will
have so settled down by the middle of the
week that the Republicans will come in and
take their seats, and then the real work of the
session will commence. If only Hale and
Young would come in then we conld proceed
to business, they say. This would indicate, by
their own confession, that SO long as Hale and
Young stay away they have no quorum pres
emit. We said to one of their number, whom
we have always regarded as an honest con-
scientious man, that we couldn't see how the
Republicans could take their seats as they had
not been qualified as it was prescribed
that this should be done by the Governor and
Council, as we understood it, and there was no
Governor and Council. His reply was that
Lamson is Governor land Gould of Thomastvn
has given written opinion that Garcelon's
Council still had legal existence. Our reply
was briefly that opinions differed in relation to
this matter.
The Fusion Programme.
We have endeavored to ascertain the Fusion
programme the comipglweek, but the Fusionists
Oh - i IL
however, but what they intend to elect Gov
ernor either tomorrow or the following day, if
they can compel their men to stick.
The Bribery Investigation.
The House committee on alleged bribery and
corruption in the Swan-Harriman cases, will
enter upon their investigations tomorrow af
ternoon. On Saturday afternoon they dis
patched an officer after Wallace r. White of
Winthrop, whom they accuse of paying over
the money to Swan and Hartman, and they
have summoned witnesses whom they claim to
be cognizant of the transaction. In the case
OF Clark of Nobleobro,' who pretends that he
was bribed by cool thousand, they intimate
that they have discovered the man who offered
it, and that he will be brought before the COM
mittee. They say that the revelations that
will be made in this investigation will be of
the most startling character, and that the
worst forms of corruption ever heard of will be
disclosed to the world.
The State Officials and Gen. Chamberlain.
The friction which has existed in the State
House from the first between the guard of
bummers numbering one hundred men who it
now tranSnirns yern rnol1v a,nnlovad Inv tho
heads of the several state departments without
proper authority, and the police force in charge
of Mayor Nash, came to a climax Saturday
morning. 1t seems that on reaching his head
quarters in the Adiutant Generals Office at an
early hour, Gen. Chamberlain found an I'M
usual excitement. Secretary of State Cove,
State Librarian Stacy DIR. Lancaster Super
intendent of Public Build s. as well as other
subordinates, all called the General, and,
in an interview with him protested that they
could not transact the business of their de-
partments if the city police remained in the
building. They pretended that the public
business was INSTRUCTED, and the peace endan-
gered by their presence, and refused to be re-
sponsible for the property in their possession
unless the police were discharged. The Cen
eral Immediately perfected arrangements
which he had previously contemplated and
were ready to take effect at moments notice,
TO guard the State House by a military detail,
that being the only possible alternative. ~
Without giving any orders to that. effect
however, he then summoned the state official
we have spoken of to his presence and asked
them to make their complaints and protests in
writing and he would then Immediately con-
slider them and take action at once. He gave
them to distinctly understand that the respon-
sibility would be upon their shoulders of hay7
ing it made necessary for him to bring
military force into the building. After con-