The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-07

DoSeLntsD, 1eOrSe Lee, ID. L. JaCK-
son, j. Fl. jerks, William McKinlay,
f. j. Moses, Jr., w. J. Brodie, J. B.
Dennis, J. B. Wright, William Jer-
vey, Abraham Smith, Samuel John
son, Stephen Brown and Edward
Mickey. Chester County-Barney
Humphries, Sancho Sanders and
Barney Burton. Clarendon County
William Nelson. Colleton Count ty-
W. M. Thomas, Henry James, Tho
mas Richardson, George McIntire
and William Duff1e. Darlington
County-Iohn Boston, Alfred Rush,
p. Hoffman and Jordan Lang.
Edgefield County-T. Root, David
Harris. Samuel J. Lee, Prince r.
Rivers, John Gardner and Lorenz
Cain. Fairfield County-Lewis W.
Duvall, Henry Johnson and Henry
Jacobs. Georgetown County-H.
w. Webb, F. F. Miller and William
81. Jones. Greenvilie County-Wil-
son Cook and John B. Hyde. Horny
County-Zadock Bullock and W. w.
Waller. Kershaw County-John A.
Chestnut and J. W. Nash. Laurens
County-Griffin Johnson, Wade Per-
rim, Joseph Crews and Harry Nc
Daniels. Lexington County-E. A.
Lewie and II. w. Parvis. NIarlbor
County-T. B. Stubbs. Newberry
County,. Boston and J. Henderson.
Oconee County-O. NJ. Doyle and
w. q. Keith. Orangeburg County
W. j. McKinlay, Z. X. Sasportas,
Francis DeMars, E. j. Cain and Jas.
P. Mays. Richland County-S. b.
Thompson, VIM. Simons, C. NJ. Will
der and 4Esop Goodson. Sumter
County-Wm. E. johnson, James
Smiley and Burrel Jones. Union
County-Samuel Nuckles. June Mob
ley and Simeon Farr. Williamsburg
County-C. II. Pettingill, r. F.
Scott and Jeffrey Pendegrass. York
County,. 81. White, P. J. O'Con-
nell and j. l.. Nagle. Marion Coun-
ty-Evans Hayes, E. NJ. Stocker, B.
A. Thompson and w. S. Collins.
The delegates who presented them
selves from Anderson and Lancaster
Districts were asked to stand aside
for the present, as the House received
protests against their taking their
seats.
On motion, the House proceeded
to the nomination of Speaker.
W. j. McAinlay nominated F. J.
Moses, Jr.
W. J. Whipper nominated r. B.
Elliott, q colored man, sustaining his
nomination in lengthy speech, in
which he sold that he purposely
nominated colored man, because it
was high time one of his color should
be called to some position of honor
the offices having heretofore been
invariably given to white men, on the
pretext of policy, and that they had
fallen into the hands Of many who
were incompetent and ignorant; that
Elliott was as good a man, intellectu-
ally and otherwise, for Speaker, as
Moses; and that if the Republican
party could not venture to put black
men in Office, but must content itself
with inferior white men, it was time
it should fall to the ground.
This created great deal of ami
mated debate, during which, at 3
O'Clock, the House took recess until
5 o'clock.
at 5 o'clock, the House was called
to order, and after some prelimina-
ries, proceeded to ballot for Speaker,
with the following result:
F. j. Moses, .Jr., received 60 votes;
r. B. Elliott, 80; J. H. jerks, 4; A.
J. Ransier, 2.
On being conducted to the Chair,
by committee appointed for that
purpose, MIR. Moses returned thanks
to the House for the distinguished
honor which had been conferred
upon him, and, giving brief review
OF the consequences of the late war,
said, that, whilst he congratulated
the members upon the fact that they
constituted an assembly which repre-
sented the rights Of all men, instead
of the old aristocratical and oligar-
chical elements of the State, he hoped
that they would be governed by wis
dom and moderation, and act with an
eye single to the welfare of the whole
people of the whole State.
Mr.. Nagle gave notice that, as soon
as the proper time arrived, he would
introduce joint resolution to adopt
the proposed amendment to the Con
stitution of the United States known
as the Howard or Constitutional
amendment.