The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-10
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Speaker Witt f6Aiisd' at the bureau 81
the Herald, on the 4th inst. >, and made
the following statemeut:tL Last evening,
Committee was sent to the State
House to ask for a room for the pur-
pose OF holding Conservative caucus
this morning, at 8 O'Clock. The re.
quest was granted at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
The caucus was held at half-p IL,
the Conservatives proceeding To the
House in q body. At noon, tho old
Oserk OF the House, Mr.. Vigers, called
the roll, and lO2 members answered. 7
considered that the formalities OF law
had been complied with and the or
ganization rested with the majority.
A motion was made and carried that T
be declared Speaker pro tenn. of the
House. ThereupOn took the chair.
until then occupied by the Clerk 1
shen called upon Judge Houston, IL
Justice OF the Peace, who swore ne in.
The members wore then sworn in by
me. A motion was then made and
carried to elect temporary Clerk and
temporary Sergeant nt.Arms. A reao-
luton was then offered to seat the Ave
| Conservative members whose cases
we're not passed upon by the Returning
| Board. The resolution was adopted,
and the five members were sworn in
and took their seats.
| The House then pr ooeeded to a per-
manent organization. Governor Hahn
and myself we're nominated for Speak
ers. A call of the roll was ordered
and hfty-hv votes we're cast for me
and two were cast for Hahn. I voted
blank. making in all fifty-eight votes,
hfty- being quorum. was then
declared elected psrmauent Speaker Of
the House. The temporary CLERK was
then elected permanent Clerk. and the
temporary Sergeant-at- Arms perma-
nent Sergeant-at.Arms. I then an
uounoed the House permanently or
ganlzed. A motion was made and oar
rled to appoint q committee of seven
on credentials. election aud returns.
During that time some Of the Republi-
can membera withdrew. The commit.
leo appointed consisted of five Con-
servatives and two Republicans. The
committee asked for and obtained per-
An attempt was now made by SONS
Republican members to leave the hall.
L then ordered the Sergeant-at-Arms
TO prevent them. This caused consi-
ierable confusion in the lobby, filled
with metropolitan Police aud Radicals,
admission to most of our Sergeant-at-
Arms having been previously denied
by Hugh j. Campbell, General OF Kel.
logg's militia. I thea ordered the
Sergennt-at-Arms to clear the lob
by, which was done. We were
then waiting for the report
OF thu Committee on Credentials, q
Quorum of the members being pre-.
sent. when General DeTrobriand on
tered the hall and informed mo that
he had received instructions from Go.
vernon Kellogg to the effect that the
House of Representatives was in pos.
session OF q mob. and desired him to
clear the House of all persons who
were not returned by the Wells Re.
turning Board. asked that the docu-
ment be read. and be offered it ia
Vigers, whom he said he was instruct.
ed by Governor Kellogg to recognize
as Clerk. 1 refused to recognize Mr..
Vigers as Clerk of the House, and pro.
tested against the reading OF any doou
| Uout NY Vl&cIds 4uo 06ubIAs tQeU
had the document read by his adju
tant. who accompanied him. The
Clerk Of the House and myself de-
ciined to point out the members who
had been seated by order Of the House
The General withdrew, after applying
to Vigers. who was either unwilling OF
unable to point them out. Genera
DeTrobriand returned shortly, in
company with General Campbell. who
pointed them out. Previous to the
appearance of General DeTrobriand
the Committee on Credentials had re-
ported, and eight contestants {all Con
servatives) had been seated by the
House.
When General DsTrobriand at
tempted to eject Mr.. Vaughn, from
Caddo. Mr.. Vaughn protested. di
reoted Mr.. Vaughn not to allow him
self to be elected exoepta at the point O.
the bayonet. General DeTrobriand
then called upon soldiers drawn up il
; line in the lobby of the House, with
bayonets fixed. and, between a file O.
soldiers, Mr.. Vaughn was marched ou
OF the House, and successively, in th'
same manner. each member who hal
been seated by order of the House wal
marched out, each member protesting
and asking that his protest be placed
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