Show THE 3EAIWE ELECTION The Snprcmo Court Again Decides Against the Fasioniftts Bangor ZlTbe supremo court justicestcday set forth their reasons in answer to the fosionists questions for declining to recognize the fusionist legislature They say Whilejnot admitting even by implication tat any legally organized body has submitted sub-mitted these questions yet they would lacking in duty if they should fail to give reasons which may guide citizens citi-zens in pursuing their duty aa the supremo court must eventually in all cases like the present pass upon the laws which the socalled or actual legislative bodies pass It is proper that that tribunal should consider it at once with or without question which is the one and only legislature of the two claimants The court says a large portion of this question has been decided in its answers to Governor Garceons questions i ques-tions By these answers it appeared that Governor Garcelon and council in issuing certificates of election to certain men as senators and repro eentatives who did not appear to be elected anti declining to issue to certain others who did appear to be elected were in violation of their legal and constitutional obligations and duties They cannot ignore tbe not that tJarcelon disregarded the opinion of the court given in answer to his question and omitted to revoke re-voke the summons illegally iaaued tom to-m n not elected nor did he issue summons to men who were elected officers who presided in the fusion branches tho legislature but recognized men as members who I ware unlawfully introduced into them by unconstitutional mean end refused re-fused to recognize certain ones who were lawfully elected It cannot be olaimed that the fusion house even had a quorum without counting men I whom this court had declared not elected and therefore thay cannot recognize the fusion house M a legal body The same is true of the senate sen-ate They then considered whether there is in existence a legal legislature legisla-ture and concluded that tho organizations organi-zations made peaceably on the 12th of January republican house and en ate were made by a majority of the members appearing to be elected Tney traverse the point raised that the republican organization organiza-tion was illegal becausa no notice of the intended action was given tho minority so as to enable them to participate and say the minority were not excluded The organization was publicly made and tho want of notice did not invalidate the organization although tho manner was irregular Yet the voice of the people ia nt to be stifled Full quorums were present and the houses were therefore legal bodies Tho justices concluded by saying that they only performed a solemn duty in deciding that the senate presided over by Joseph A Locke and tbe house presided over by George E Weeks are the legal and constitutional legislature of the state All the justices sign the decision |