The Portland daily press., 1881-01-13
BY TELEGRAPH.
SETTLED.
GEN. PLAISTED DECLARED
GOVERNOR BY THE LEG.
STATURE.
Only Eight Dissenting Votes in
the House,
AND ONLY THREE IN THE SENATE.
The Inauguration to Take Place To-Day.

AUGUSTA, Jan. 12.-The Governor question
is at last settled The committee which had
the matter under consideration made two re-
ports to the Senate this forenoon-t the majority
report declaring that Harris NJ. Plaisted had
been elected Governor by plurality of votes,
and the minority report which favored going
to the court for an opinion as to whether or
not the constitutional amendment applied to
the September election.
The discussion of these reports occupied the
entire session of the Senate or some two hours,
drawing thither a large number of the mem.
hers of the lower branch which had taken
recess, and few outsiders.
1. The discussion was participated in by Sena-
tor Mortland who spoke for the minority re-
port and who made an abe presentation of his
case, land Senators Berry, Bisbee, Walker,
Emery and Dudley who advocated the major
ity report The minority report was rejected
by vote of 81 to 3, the latter being Mortland
Fernald and Flint, all Repu blicans. The Flu
sion Senators vot ed in favor of seating Plais-
ted.
Before the majority report was adopted in
the Senate Mr.. Emery of Hancock tried to
have it amended SO that the 81 votes returned
from one of the wards in the Senator's own
city of Ellsworth for Harrison M. Plaisted by
mistake should be counted for Harris M. Plais-
ted. Among those who spoke in opposition
was Bisbee who thought it would be establish
ing an unnecessary precedent. The Senate re-
fused to amend by a vote of 20 to 9. One Re
publican Baker of Somerset) voted with EN-
cry; the remainder being Fusonists consisting
of the four Penobscot Senators, Dudley OF
Aroostook, Clarke of Lincoln and Sherman of
Somerset.
In the House a mutual agreement was made
that the matter should not be debated but dis
posed of by simply calling the yeas and nays
so that each side could go upon the record.
The vote stood 129 opposed to the minority re-
port and in favor. Only one Fusionist voted
in favor OF going to the court and he was
Bradstreet of Paler mo. There were IA absen-
sentees when the vote was taken.
The presiding officers being instructed to no.
tify Gen. Plaisted of his election, sent him the
following message by telegraph:
AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. -.
Hon. Harris u. PlaiSted, Bangor, Me-:
You have been declared duly elected Gov
eTuOT Ny DOln UrduCDeS OIL Inc Legislature.
Senate had adjourned and we are Instructed
to notify you by telegram. Will you be pres
emit at session to be held tomorrow at 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon?
JOSEPH A. LOCKE,
President of Senate.
LIBERTY II. HUTCHINSON,
Speaker OF House
To this despatch Gen. Plaisted briefly re-
sponded:
RANGOR Ian 10 1881
Your telefiram just received and in reply
have to say that shall be pleased to attend
the session of the legislature at IL o'clock to-
morrow morning.
HARRIS M PLAIsTED.
The Inauguration ceremonies of Gov. Plais-
ted will take place in the House tomorrow at
about noon. His message is all ready for de-
livery and will be of the usual length. Print
ed copies of it will be sent in season for pupl-
cation in the afternoon papers of tomorrow
John c. Talbot, of East Machias, took his
seat in the House to-day for the first time. His
seat is the one occupied by Eugene Hale last
winter.
An order will be introduced in the House
looking to the appointment of special COM
mittee on mines and mining.