The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-13
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The Senate appeared ON time, yes.
terday. at 1 P. NJ, in the House of
Representatives.. to engage with it in
the election for Judge Of tho Third
Circuit. Humbert. OF Darlington,
nominated . candidate who. he said,
had repented. and the repenting sin-
ner ought to be rewarded. His candi-
date Was convicted by his own oonvic.
tions ID pursus the course OF the Re.
publican party. He urged that his
candidate was simply gentleman
that the world has known. He had
fallen in the ditch. but it was proper
to help him ont. After this exordium,
he nominated F. J.. Mosss. Jr. Bos.
ton, OF Newberry. seconded this nomi-
nation. He admitted that F. J. NJ, j.,
Jr., had q bad name aud bad recon-
mendatiop. bat he had laid the basis
OF restored credit in the suggestion of
the measure to scale the public debt.
Mr.. Hirsch. Of Williamsburg, urged
tho importance Of the Legislature not
placing p man in the Office OF Judge
Of this Circuit who resided out of it.
he nominated Mr.. L. O. Northrop,
AMI ewas seconded by Mr.. Curtis, of
Richhnd. Jefferson. OF Aiken. pre-.
sented the claims of w. J. Whipper,
and Samuel Green. OF Beaufort, came
fptahds to enforce them, mainly, as
GeAfd, becsube there was danger of
the election of a worse man. Robert.
son. of Beaufort. pictured the world az
l6ofing on in,ths intensest interest at
the doings Of the South Caroline Gen
ere! Assembly. Tfmust now or never
retrieve its sHsues or 60 down; he
didn.t bay whore it vas. bnt to some
lower depth than il has yet reaohe ID.
he offered, the name Of O. D. Melton,
atdrhAllengSdI thea Republican party
I'd sote Tor Any other man. Red-hot
Jones seconded Mr.. .aMelton's nomiua.
}iap. but, steadily and with a flourish
SsOtsd fos ~ N IT,. 81. Mr.. Hsyne.
Or MGfon, presented Tho claims Of
Maj. a. j. Shaw. - q man of ability,
OF attainments and Of justice. Warley
rose TO- second this nomination, Us il
was thought. being the only one not
seconded. but wound up with eulogy
of EshM. Jr.<s MhstSnpon tho Pro
sident Of the Senate referred to him az
ono Who had lowered ths dignity OF
thsE Senate by his ooAduot. Whsreat
VALLEY Vas s9csedingly irase. and de.
sired to know whether the President
bad eaia What he had just said. Not
heddnk this demand, the Presidsn,
ordered the Sergeant-at-Arms to re.
pressIhe. issepressihle member, who,
as the tall Sergeant laid his hand
gently Ion him. qaistly snbsided. and
oil was over. Hamilton. of Beaufort,
did very velI-What wasley was OK.
pectsd 20 do and did not: He said
that be vas bound to vote for the beai
msteriaf.. No candidate of equal merit
to Mr. Shaw had been brought for.
ward from the Republican side. and
hence he would disregard party and
look only to htness.
The balloting commenced and went
on smoothly to the end of the 4th,
when. at 3 p. NJ. the Houses sopa.
rated, esch to oonsider q motion to
take recess. On the 1st ballot, Mr..
Shaw received "a votes. Mr.. Northrop
a. Mf. Moses 80. Mr.. Whippsr 2. On
the "a callot. Shaw got 40, Northrop
Al. Moses 5e. Whipper z, Melton 6,
scattering 6. On the Sd ballot. Shaw
-. Northrop As. Moses 81. Whipper
g. Melton 4, scattering 5. On the 4th,
sfsw 90, Northrop Al, Moses 81,
Whipper 2. Melton s. scattering q
The Houses having determined to 90
on With the election, fith ballot was
held. with the following resnlt: Nor.
throp 50, Shaw 85, Moses IS. The
excitement ran very, high at this time,
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