Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-08
Esse Maine isuiEdIe.

Oh ootn brarc5es. At Qiarter 70 10 o'clock
the assistant ciefk Of the House, ". Z Gibbs,
Clerk Staples refusing TO ac5, called he roll for
the zcection Of seats. The republicans di! not
respond to'thor DANES; neither did the Fus o.
lsta who have been reported as DOB siii ia!ivg
as quorum was conceded il the Se1ste, pub
lie interest was attracted to the proceedings iE
tho House, the ga!leri"s Of which were crowded
sir. Hale took tic floor and cla!m t:a. Gel.
tain elected meubers Ut thc House from cities
we're LOT CO the roll, aod moved ihat they &c 10
Guided. This led 10 lengthy speech from MIR.
tale God otieCilonS from the other side. Mr.
Hale Ta5 ruicd cut OF Cfdsr ty tho assistant
clerk, who refused 10 put his motion. Whereup
% tia republicans Withdrew from further par,
tlcli a ioa 10 the proceedings. Il message was
then sent 70 TIC Governor anu U0uDci, stating
thgt q quorum CT members Of the House vas
present sGd rtaiy to bt qualified. Great excite
mebt prevailed duri0g MIR. Hale remark, aud
uproariGus lppsu=c followed, After the noti-
6oaioo to the Governor tbst quorum vas
present, the GoycGuor appeared sul proceeded
10 qualify the members. He subsequently, an
nouuoed that it menb; rs being quorum, he'd
taken sDd subscribed the necessary oaihs, aat
| were he regularly and duly constituted House
OF Il presensstivts THIS announcement re-
ceiTcd "id applause from the outside Gov.
Garcelon said thar ne noW put ioto their hands
the oplLion OF the Supreme Court as we'll as tie
pctitlon OF genslenen froin Certain cities claim
| lUg seats, and iu3oxed their careful corsjtcra
| zoe OF the ssuc. Three cheers were given icr
u 1veruorGsrc=j6o, followed b. prolonged Kisses.
The quorum IS made OF IS fusioui5;S aud ono
| republican, EGEc1e Hale.
| The ijnusa 5,rnaacd DID cr,no;,,3 h,,
election OF } chm Z. Talbot Is Speaker by vote
| OF T2-no quorum. MIR. Hale orjcc cd, but was
oVerruled, and hlr. Talbot was coodutcd 10 the
chair. Three cheers we're gwen for Mr. Hale
Mr.. ". f. Gibbs vas chosed Clerk BIZ vote Of
/ -. MIR. Hale again raised point OF 90 quo
| run. but vas again oveIcuieG. The reuubl
| cans clam that there vas fraud 10 c0u1t:u2 Ghc
quorum, and that nRmcs Here Sigaet 70 tine
| 5t OF GeTsoGs who were 0ot present. Il. Chsr
| Teton CheeVcr Tss oh0tSen Ass t. Secret ary BY
! a vote 0! oS AGAIN Vas toe point raised that 90
quorum voted, and again vas it uvcrru.d The
question of notifying the Sspate ct the otgan
zstloa Wsa debated, Mr.. H ale taking tha eryuno
that ,hero tad becn 40 legal orsacizaGion of
the House, and no otter body could be lcfoTn1ed
thereof oVeIruled. Tie protest of members
from hVo cities vas pres5oted by Mr.. Hale
who then proceeded to address the House IL
people ct Maine are waiting With III. most 10
40 lnhammatory speech. arguing that the
| tense anxiety Ter settlement of these css.s
The oniy w:v to alag the great excitement ore
| 7alhuS Is 10 admit these members VINO arr
clearly elected, according TO the EXPRESSED de-
ciaIoa OF 'be Supreme Court. This cour.e viii,
elone ptopitta!e the people OF maiae. He
moved that the House go into Committee If
the Whole gnC consider The C .ses. This Leg
lsiaturc, he said ought cot TO take single step
uctli eycu handed justice is dont. TIC Housc
refused 10 so lCto tomIul,tec Of the W hole,
i've voting IN The affirmative. aad tho matter
Gas referred TO the Uopmittee DC Elections,
wacn such ccmmlttec is appointed. The Farm.
lugt0D snd othtr cases we're also referred. Mr.,
| D!ckey remarked that he Supreme Court had
nothing to do with tie actor Of the Legislature,
which drew forth plea from Mr. Hale, defend
leg tie cjurt, and king that constitutional
| barriers Dc not swept away. lie SAID that the
! election 81 GtIC AS uldrr the lass passed By
| this body rs how cJu3!,iu ed you'd not be legal
| At 3 o'clock g. IL. tue Hcr4e adjourned.
| There Wfre scopes III the House oeVor before
witnessed in Ne# E2gFand. The supreme
moment csUo when ihn cs-ist.nt clerk refused
to put motion to a. uro, ard Mr. HaIse
standing upon desk, gut the uotiou himself.
wh:cl Was followed by dcatcnne applause ond
| The III uedlete withdrawal of the Rqpabliesu
members. The whole audience then rvse, and
| there tnl!ow,d tremendous stcrG OF appause
| The audieooe seemed to be largely on tie side
| Ct The Republicans. Tbs result Of the day vas
8 triumph for tho Fusonists, How amid SO
much Excitement aoG iutense feeii: good order
could be preserved Tss marvel. ihe k.pub
i!csns beld setrst caucus TO determine 90
future &C ion, at which there vas q full and
m M ,Ny..r L. &c ~
the R=putIicaos viii oil gus i'y to day and parI
| pate 10 legislative &C iop Governor Gsrc,r
lon's term Of office expired Iast night at -
O'Clock James d. Sauls1n, President of the
Senate. will TEMPORARY I'll The place. Gov
| etnor Garce0u il. spoken Of tor re election. The
tuslonIs;s held sIcgst meeting and deter
minen TO staud &c the position gained. Adiu
| tact General L"svi; has resigned his position,
and has Lit for WASHINGTON.
Al ~ o'clock the scnatora elect were called
to order BY the Secretary ct tha late Senate,
The roll YES called ann ali tic members, with
out Exception, responded 10 their amee. Scrs.
tor Locke, Of Cumberland, 1T once gained the
foor, aud re3d protest from the Republican
members aga inst the Senate proceedings. The
Secretary refused to enter the motion, and
messenger Tas sent 10 the Governor aod Council
lntoruIug them thst the members elect of ,ha
Senate were present tor the purpose Of being
qualified The Governor and Courci appesred
aud the oaths wire administered. Senator
Locke then renewed his motion, tut the Secre-
tary would not entertain ii. The Seoate pre-
ceeoed to the election Of President of the
Senate, the Republicans refusing to serve Oh
oCm a,ittees Or participate in the eiac,oo of
officers. The Senate elected Jas D. Sampson,
Pr; sldent, protc St being pat ia by thu R@pub.
loan members that the election WIS not BY
legally elected mcmb;rs Of tho Seoatc.
The Fusion senators made mark. d corccs-
sion In Volne-lS t: Ito Tefar the matter CT
the c'untei on: members to sneciel Gem mittee
10 aot 90. The committee will probably be
named 10 day.
Thomas 0 Swson, IF Minot, makes oath
that on the eSetios of January 5 be was in
termed oy reliable psrson that he had been
tttered 81 900 By one of he agents IF the r.
publican party to resign bis position as repre-
sentative 10 the LEGISLATURE Of Maize, AID cot
act with the Gfecpbsck or Deurc-atic partv,
he thereuI Oh coDsutcd with the leading men