The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-02
LEGISLATIVE PaooEnD1ras.
FRIDAY. .DEoEmER. I. 1871:

FRIDAY, .DECRliBKR, /, 1871:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at Ia NJ, Speaker
Moses In the chair.
The Speaker announced that tho un-
finished business from Wednesday was
the election OF the remainder Of the
committee under Mr.. Bowley's resolu-
ton, las heretofore noticed by u.s.
Nominations were made by Counties.
Ihe yeas and nays were called, and the
election resulted as follows: r. H. Hum
bert, Laurence Cain, w. j. Mcdowell,
J. A. Bowley, 8. 8. Crittenden, G.. T.
1dohfield, F. Adamson, A. Hudson,
Joseph Crews. Wm. Perry. N. B. Myers,
Doyle, j. L. Jamison, J. E. Haoood. 8.
B. Thompnon, r. nj. Smith, A. l..
Singleton, June Mobley, r. H. Frost. J.
Penaergraea and J. ". Meade. The
committee was instructed to select their
own chairman.
The hour OF adjournment having
arrived. upon motion, :he rules we're
suspended, and Mr.. Jervey presented the
return OF the Charleston Commissioners
OF Election OF the election, in said
County, OF O. @. Bowen, as member of
the House of Representatives.. and
moved that the member elect be Quali-
fed; which was strongly opposed by W.
ID. Jones, JamisOn and others, upon the
ground that the election was invalid,
both In law and under the constitution;
charging that the signature of the clerk
to the writ Of election was forgery;
that Bowen had been convicted Of q
serious crime and misdemeanor;" and
that he was still contesting for seat in
the United States Congress, to which he
claimed to have beon elected.
A motion was made to postpone the
consideration OF the matter until
wednesday next; which caused very
animated debate by Messrs. JamisoD,
Jones. Davis. Jervey. Wilkes, Mobley
and others.
Amidst the most intense excitement
and confusion, vote was taken, aud the
motion lost.
The previous question was then called
and decided in the affirmative, by vote
OF 73 yeas to % nays.
Mr. Bowen appeared before the Speak
er.s desk, and was qualified.
The Speaker stated to the House that
Immediately after the resignation of Mr.
HhTd ;, a member from :ho County Of
Charleston, he Immediately issued a writ
OF election to fill the vacancy; that the
clerk OF the House was not in the city,
and his name was signed to the writ by
another, but afterwards met ,oih his ap-
propdl.
Mr. Bowen asked permission to ad-
dress few words, which was granted,
when he said, that he had listened to
the arguments of the members in his
case. He expected to meet with serious
opposition; he knew that strong combi-
nations had been formed to keep him
from taking his seat; he knew it before
he left Charleston. All manner of
charges had been made against him, and
spoken of here to-day; but he did not
desire to say anything upon that subject.
He had been elected not only to repre-
sent the people of Charleston County,
but as the representative of the people
OF the whole State; and as such, he in
tended to do his duty. He warned those
who had been abetting fraud and corrup-
ton, and had robbed the State of no
less than $1,000, 900, that their day had
come, and that they should suffer for
their conduct. Amidst great applause,
he took his seat.
At $50 P. NJ, the House adjourned
| until tomorrow, at IL Nj.