The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-01-13

ntty'nVe votes were case1for mo aud
two wero cast for Hahn, voted
blank, mskipg, in all fifty eight votes,
hfsy-six being a quorum. 1 was
thsn declared elected permanent
Speaker Of the House. The tempo.
rnry Clerk was then elected perma.
nent Clerk, and the temporary Ser
geant.at-Arms permanent SergeautsI
at'Arms. I then announced the
Ho1se ,perma1entlyY organizcd. A
motion was made and carried to ap-
point committee Of seven on Gre
| dentia ls, election aud returns. 80 /
.During that time some Of the re-:
publican members withdrew. The
oommittee appointed consisted of'five
conservatives und two republicans
The committee asked for and obtain.
ed permission to withdraw for del,L-
Grafton, which was granted. An at.
tompt was now made by some repub-
lloan uoln bers to leave the hall. Il
then ordered tho Sergeant at. Arms
to prevent them. This caused COZ.
|sidera bio confusion i'll the lobny, ill.
led, with Metropolitan pollce and radi.
Gals, admission TO most Of our ser.
lgea its.at- rms having been previously
denied by ,lugh j. Campbell, Coz
|eral of Kellogg's militia. then
ordered the Sergean Arms to
clear the lobby. whiou was done. We
were then waiting for the report of
the Committee On Credentials, a
quorum. of the me mbers being pre-.
ent, when General De Trobrlans
entered the hall aud informed me
that lie had received Instruction
from Governor kellogg to the effect
that tue House Of Representatives
was in possession Of a mob, ani de-
sired him to clear tho house of all
persons who were not returned by the
Wells Returning board. I askeu
hat the document be read, aud he
otfored it to Vigers, whom he said
he was Instructed by Governor Kst.
icgg to lecoGuiz: as Clerk. | re-
used TO recognize Mr.. Figers as clerk
OF the House, and protested against
!he reading Vf any document by
VigeIs. The general then had tt c
document read b. his Adjutant, who
accompanied him. The Clerk If the
House aud myself declined to puiu,
out the members who had been sea,
ID by order of the House. The
General withdrew after applying t,
Vigers, who wa, either uusi!!ing o,
unable to poiut them out. Geucra.
| De TroDriaud returned sh ,r,ly il,
company with Gcueral.i;ampbol who
polluted them out. F,eviyus 10 tn.
aPpear~uce OF General De Trobrlauo
the Committee on Credentials has
reported, and eight contestants (ali
cunservativcs) had been seated b,
the House. When General ID. Tro.
BRAND attempted tu eject Air
Vaughn, from Caddo, .Mr. Vaughn
Iprotested. l directed Mr.. Vauyhn
nYt to allow himself to be ej ,oIc.
except at the poiut uf the ba,on
General DE Trobriand then call q
IuPonsoldIers drawn up i'll line IN III,
lobby OF the House, with tayouc
nxed, anu, between tie Of soldiers,
Mr. Vaughn Was marohe. out Vt til,
house, and excessively, in the sa i.
manuer, each member who had bee.
'eAted by order Ut the House Wa:
marched out, each member protest
"g and asking sbat nis EIotcst b.
placed on the journal. immediately
thereafter the General atproachc
me aud informed me that, IN obcdi
ehco to h!s orders FROM Goveruo
Kellogg, he wuuln ha,eth. roll.c.ll
y F'Sers. laga'u protested agal..,
he execution or such .a order, s4Is
"e t"at the House nsing v'.uL.zy
tno Governor vouu nu. caii uin.
tLe federal tr1,ps. General Dc tt
'and ordered ihe yell called.-
Figsrs was about to call the roll,
"h"n | ordereI my nsrge.ut.a,.Arm
TO eject Mr.. N!hcis, whleb orle
"as orcyed. The General ller:upo,
cal!ed III file of soldiers aud su..
rounding tho Cle,k the roll " as .sa..
ABOUT being called b. HIN. I Agal
protested IN positive language an,
. gave notice that would withdraw
, aud ask the members not to partlci
pate In any luther proceeding Of to,
House unuer federal b. oDcis. | an.
the conservative members Of to,
; House then withdrew. | desire
: addition to sta e that Il my object ii
organizing the House in the mamie.
s chat diu had several logislaliv.
, presidents. The whole proceeding,
were copied from the journ al Of til,
radical legislature OF 1868, Of whlcl,
vas member, the legality OF
which was atterward substantlata.
oy all the courts OF our State.
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