The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-12-07

Mr. cochran SUBMITTED tile following
protest. to be entered ON the journal:
AS Senator. do solemnly protest
against any further communication with
the House of Representatives, sitting ia
the other end of this building, until it be
nscertaincd whether or not the said body
is composed of u lawful quorum, as well
III the causes preventing the same.
THE LEGAL HoUsE.-The legal House,
which is composed of sixty-fouf Demo.
Gratis and two Republicans, met in Caro-
linn Hall, with Speaker Wallace in the
chair, and occupied the time of is session
in discussing the situation. The follow.
ing notice was served upon the Abbc-
vile delegation:
In THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
COLUMBIA, 8. c.. November 18. 1876.
To Afessrs. r. r. HcmphiU, ". K. Brad
ley, Z. L. Moore, f. A. Conner end Wm.
Hood, Democratic Contcstccr of A6be.
ciDe, S. c.:
Take notice, that Messrs. w. II. Heard,
VIM. Pope, II. A. Widcman, B. +. Porter
and Isaac White have filed notice of pro-
test and contest in the matter Of the cleo
tion of members cf the General Assembly
and against your admission as members
OF the said House of Representatives
from the said county of A Abbeville.
The matter will be considered by the
Committee on Privileges and Elections at
3 p. IN. the Goth instunt, at which time
you will appear and answer, without fail.
WILL II. THOMAS,
Chairman Committee.
AS this paper originated in the bogus
House, which has no authority under
the laws OF this State, no attention was
paid to it, and there the matter ended.
The legal House adjourned until 10
O'Clock a. NJ. tomorrow.
The BOGUS HOUSE. This body met
in the State House with pretended
Speaker Mackey in the chair. According
to its own figures there was no quorum
present, and the Sergeant-at.armis went
out in quest of Tom Hamilton, colore,l. of
Beaufort. When he returned with him.
Hamilton made O strong speech against
the right of this body to organize. and
Yves followed By Fritter, colored. from
Sumter, upon the same side of the cues.
tion. The Radical delegation from Barn.
we'll was admitted 10 membership by r
vote of 45 to II in the bogus House and
were sworn in, after which this body ad-
Journed to meet At IL m. Tomorrow.
THURSDAY, Nov. 80.
There was no session of the Senate to-
day.
The HoUsEs.-We give below the
proceedings Of the two Houses as made
up principally from the Registers report ::
About 10 o'clock, the lawful House of
Representatives of the State OF South
Carolina filed out of Carolina Hall and
marched to the State House. Upon
reaching the door. the two sentinels paced
their beats, and when the Democrats ap-
piled for admission, they were permitted
TO pass unmolested. The soldiers had
evidently received new set of inatruc-
tions, and had nothing to say about any.
body going in the building who might
wear the appearance of civilized human
being.
The lawful Legislature ascended in n
solid body-Mr. James l.. Orr being in
the lead. (Mr. Orr had said, upor one
occasion, that although small man, he
did not want To hurt anybody. but he
Thought ii likely he wouid go in.) Az
the door were a Deputy United States
Marshal and the Assistant Radical Ser
geant-at.Arms. AS the members an
proachcd the door, they were armed with
their ccrtifica';s Of election. The door.
keepers, hardly suspecting what was np.
were completely norplusscd. The door
was opcnad T., pass tho first members at
tho head OF che procession. and as soon