The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26

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desire to protect his colleague Dannerly,
first came up. To him the speaker said
"You have been charged by the House
with conduct unbecoming gentleman
and member Of the Legislature. Do you
desire to make any explanaaon2 ?" Riley
replied that che had only tried to quiet
his colleague when the members crowded
around him; he knew that Dannerly wasn't
conducting himself right, but didn't want
to see him crowded. IF the House would
take him at any other time he could talk,
but now that he was in the heat Of pas
sion, it was in him and hadto come out.
He was sorry for what he had done, and
begged pardon of the House." saying
which he withdrew. The House decided
to take up each case separately, and con-
slider Riley's case first. BOwley hoped that
swift and prompt punishment would be
meted out to the offenders.
AN EXCUSE FROM AN UNExPECTEE
SOURCE.
Crittenden, of Greenville, was more in
timately acquainted with Mr.. pannerly
than any member of the House, and he
regarded him as one Of the most honest
and high minded members Of the General
Assembly. He knew that the demon
liquor had caused the disturbance, and
many men of higher intellect than the
member had fallen under its influence
He hoped that the House would excuse
the members if they came before the bar
of the House and apologised. This apol-
ogy from such an unexpected quarter
produced visible sensation. N. B. Mey-
ers, of Beaufort, hoped the House would
not allow the newspapers to say that this
General Assembly, composed as it was of
a majority of Republicans, did not have
the nerve to expel two Republican men,
bcrs who had disgraced it. Crittenden
wanted to know whether the me mbers
considered it greater disgrace to be un-
fortunately caught under the influence of
liquor than for one member to charge ano-
ther on the floor of the House with having
received brides? Duncan, the colleague
of the members from Orangeburg, didn't
think that the action of his colleagues
warranted their expulsion Dannerly had
raised the row, but Riley had been drawn
into tho fuss. Minort shoped that both
the members would be sSpeitcd: because
their conduct was not only disgraceful to
the State of South Carolina, but to every
member Of the House.
AN IMPORTANT POINT.
Srcrry wanted to know whether expul.
sim would prevent the gentlemen from
getting their pay. The speaker replied
that it would not, as they had drawn it
already. The previous question was called
on the resolution to expel Riley, and the
House voted &C ayes, nays 25 Under
the constitution vote of two.thirds is ne.
csssary for expulsion, and so the speaker
ruled that the resolution was lost, and the
member not expelled. N. B Meyers raised
the point that a vote of two-thirds of the
members present was all that was required
under the constitution, and that the Su-
premo Court had 70 decided on the Nor
ton Bliss case. It took some time to de-
eide this
KNoTTY POINT.
Hurley moved as the sense Of the House,
that two-thirds of the members present be
deemed sufficient vote to expel mem.
Der. This motion was adopted, and the
member accordingly dechred expelled.
On motion of Hurley, the sergeant-at
arms was sent after
TIE CHIEF OFFENDER,
Dannery. A member suggested that the
member was not in condition to be
brought up before the House; but this
suggestion was disregarded, and the Of
Tending member brought up. He was
decidedly limp, and on nking his stand
delivered rambling speech, of which the
following isa fair syuopsic He said, "he
hoped de members wouli scuse him as
he was a repsentive Of le people from
Ongeburg County as IN independent
man and he felt his father was q repsen.
tive on dis floor althoughhe didn't say he
was an eddicated man ard he demanded
as much respect as any nan Some might
think that lie was in whskey but God
forgive him he was not in no whiskey
There was no whiskey in HIM and he spoke
from his heart if he had done anything
Abram Dannerly want o, no committee
but he hoped he was one standing on dis
floor as a republican which he was one
and didn't mean TO cast TO reAectun on