The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-10
The chair announced the following standing

The chair announced the following standing
CoMauTTEE ON NAaR1cuLruRE-sena Dixon,
Owens, Hayes, Wimbush and Rogers.
On MILITARY AFFAIRs-Senators Wright
Whittemore, Maxwell, Montgomery, gas;y sWaiIs 1fson
PUBLIC LANDs-Selators hutIand, JiAson
Allen, Owens and Rogers.
CLAMs-Senators Hayes, Montgomery, SIMS
JupIc1AaY-senators Corbin, Rutland, Leslie
Montgomery and Wright.
FNANcE-Senators Whittemore, Rose, Ralney
Donaldson and Coghlan. go
PRNTNa-SenatorsC Cain, Leslie, Allen ano
Buck.
,EpUcAHoN-Senators Jillson, Whittemore,
Sims, Hayne and Nash.
CoNTrNeENT EXPENSES AND AccoUNTs-Sena-
tors Leslie, Allen and Nash.
On ELECTIONS Senator'S Rose, Wright, Buck,
Hoyt and Owens.
KAnRoADs-senators Leslie, Rose, Hoyt,
AsS EsanosasD aas sDas; Randolph Json
and Donaldson.
LEaIsLAT1vE LDRARY-Senators Hayne,
Sims, Wright and Beiman.
PUBLIC BU11DNGs-Senators Dixon, Buck
and Arnim.
On Senators Coghlan, Raj
ney and Reid.
Mr. Corbin gave notice of his intention TO
introduce an act validating the acts Of the pro-
yisonal government OF South Carolina.
B. F. Randolph submitted joint resolution
that all offices held by persons disfranchised
BY the fourteenth article of the constitution
be declared vacant, and that the Governor be
authorized to fill such vacancies until elections
shall be ordered. On motion Of Mr.: Wright,
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. Corbin, the communica-
ton of Ex-Governor Orr was referred to the
appropriate committees having charge OF the
subjects of which it treats.
On motion OF Mr.. Arnim, committee Of five
WAS appointed to frame rules for the govern
ment OF the Senate. -
R. a. Cain submitted motion to inquire
whether :re convenient place could not be
provided for the meetings Of the General AS
sembly, which was laid On the table. The Sen
ate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
COLUMBIA, July s.-The House was called to
order at 12 III. james W. Hayne, of Barnwell,
requested to act as Secretary pro tenn.
M. J. B. Dennis reported that the commit
tee appointed for the purpose had waited upon
the Senate and notified that body that the
House was ready for business.
Mr.. Neagle offered the following:
Resolued, That when the House adjourn it
adjourn to meet at 10 o'clock A. NJ. tomorrow;
that the Inauguration Of his Excellency Gov
ernor R. Z. Scott take place at II NJ, and that
committee OF five be appointed to make suit
able arrangements therefor.
The Speaker appointed as committee Messrs.
Neagle. Smiley, Miller, Zesiel and Smith.
W. J. Whipper rose to question OF privi-
lege. BE held in his hand the certificates of
the election Of John Wilson and John E.
Moore, elected from the County Of Anderson,
but ndPyet admitted to their seats. He de-
sired to call the attention of the House to the
fact that these gentlemen were as much en-
titled to their seats as any member on the
floor; their certificates were precisely the same
as his own and others, and until evidence to
the contrary was eiicited Of which none had
been offered, they we're in thctY members OF
this body. Whatever might be their political
sentiments, or however much they differed
with the views entertained by the majority,
Justice demanded that they should have their
places on the floor. Not to admit them was to
establish q dangerous precedent. snd to keep
the gentlemen in waiting outside, while the
matter was undergoing the investigation of q
Committee on Privileges and Elections, which
might not report for several weeks, was to per-
petuate wrong for which no excuse existed.
Indeed, it was question whether any election
in the House, under the circumstances, would
not be illegal.
and protest be referred to the Committee on
Elections.
". J. Whipper moved that the two mem
bers from Anderson be allowed the privilege
a. j. Ransier said if an error had been
committed by the previous action Of the
House he would gladly rectify it, but it ought
to be done independently of..he efforts Of the
gentleman from Beaufort, and by commit
B. A. Bozeman, of Charleston, contended
And had 90
much right to the floor as himself, and any
one could question his presence on the floor
with as much propriety as to refuse to admit
them.
". j. .>Whipper withdrew his motion.
TIt now became evident that the admission
of the two members from Anderson was to be
made test Of the strength of the several par
ties to the senatorial election on the floor,
namely the sawyerites, Mackeyites and
Frenchmen. Every dodge known to the par
liamentarian, all sorts Of bubbles, points Of
order, and motions. were made, until the
speaker House. and spectators were lost in
muddle. And they did not get out Of it up to
the hour Of adjournment. Without being able
to assign any reasons for it, in fact agreeing
with their opponents thst the gentlemen
ought to be admitted, the Mackeyites fought
with all the strength of.desperation to have
the subject buried in a committee and the two
members in question prevented from partici-
patipg in the approaching senatorial election.
De Large and Ransier were the spokesmen of
the Mackey party, but Randolph, Whipper and
Jencks threw them on every round" not
withstanding the efforts OF the speaker we're
clearly in sympathy with the other side. Three
hours were consumed in this sort of baStering,
when just as Elliot (who with Whipper is
sharing in the leadership Of the House) was
preparing resolution that would cut the Cor
dian knot, the hour Of three arrived, which
under the adopted rules required an adjourn
ment; consequently the question again comes
up tomorrow
THE NEW YORK CONVENTION.