Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-01-16

Senate, or doing any act.cabout theor-t
ganizatiop, unless! the names should ap-.
pear on Boyee's list of members Of, the
Senate, as transmitted to the Secretary
Of Senate, Charles Merrill; Third, about
one hundred persons whose names are
given who were supposed be elected to
the Housd of Representatives of the Gem
eral Assembly. had, been declared toeber
we're ssimilalrIlys spli enjoined frem participant
Ing i'm the organization Of the House of
Representatives,. OF from doing any any, act
or cdsting any votc,i unless their names names
were ons Bovee's lisssof members; fourth,
the clerks of the Senate auduf the House
tof Representatives were, ssyerally. en-.
Joined from placing on any list, or an
nouncing the name of any member, or
from recognizing as a member, or, desig-
mating as a amember, prior 70 or during
he organization Of retrospective Houses
any person whose name twas mot placed
upon Bovee's list fifth, tho secretary. of
the Board was enjoincd from receiving
returns of election of State officers, or of
members Of the General Assembly, ex-
cept such as were filed in his office by
the board composed Of Yarmouth, Long,
street, Hawkins, Lynch and Bovee;
sixth, the chief of the Metropolitan Po-
lice, and all Of its members, numbering
about eight hundred and the board, were
enjoined from interfering with the organ lt,lr
ration of the General Assembly, and
not to prevent those On Bovee's list from
entering into the hall Of the Assembly;
seventh, the persons composing the board
recognized by the Governor; were en-
|johlet. from acting ns a canvassing board
from declaring and publishing any ca lcul
'ation, statement, or proclamation of the
results, or granting certificates Of cleo
ton or statements tending to chow any
right to Office growing, out, of ballots cast
ut said ssaiid election, The Marshal, assisted
BY q detachment from ,the, army, of the.
United States, under this order, took
possession Of IF the Stat, capital, and held
it'on ;DSc;esember S;s 9th when the General
I! Assembly sem were to come, together under
the proclamation Of the Governor. = The
essress and .ipsress Of persons were regus
lated cd according to this order, a. person
nomcd Pinchhach took possession Of the
chair Of the Senate and directed lis or
ganization. Hc lad been Senator of
term that had expired While a sena-
tor he had been President of the Senate,
and by virtue. of such Presidency, under
the law, he had acted as Lieutenant
Governor chosen in 1868; but at the time
Of these occurrences he was not merely
functns officio rs President of the senate,
but was not q senator, and had no title
or color of title to act as Lieutenant. Gov
ernor, or to take any part in the organi-
zation Of the senate. The House of Rep.
resentatives was also organized -the post.
master of New Orleans being its speaker.
The certificates of Bovce, under the in.
Junction, were taken rs conclusive Of
membership. These bodies passed reso-
lutions for the impeachment of the Gov.
ernor, aud thus Piaehbackk felt at liberty
to assume the title !, Of Governor.
Two District Judgesnips, were cstab-
lished, and a new court, called the Su-,
perior Court was, established, with ex-,
traorrdlinary powers, aud among others
exclusive jurisdiction to determine title
70 Office; and Mr.. Hawkins, one of the
members Of the Boyee board. who had
made the election, returns, was made
judge. Steps having been taken by the
Governor, in his local capacity.to SC.
cure o revision by the Supreme Court of
the United States Of the chancery orders
of the United States Circuit Court these
leaders forthwith adopted. resolution to
dismiss these proceedings, n u Iasoq
The militia was placed under the com.
mand of General James Longstreet an.
other Of Bovee's board, and the arsenals
we're taken possession Of by the aid of