The New York herald., 1876-12-30
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quorum was a. least sixty,h,es.
rnE OCCUPATION or THE HALL -
Your further show that on the THURSDAY 'ol
~.a an id a a hs s n.s d ssps
hs s the ~ ps. ,ns Of o
niomation OF the violent o said Governor Cham
they lett the a ans srasa sss 70 e ad cans Hall
nd have since been excluded from said hall by SAID
RESULT OF TnK Klxcros DECLARED
to the senate to se present 70, s, The said Wa.
% sae X sss as sos sss 10
acting on the highest secondary evidence to wit certih
Leu,snant overnor aud duplicate filed
u n clerks % Sue court. q said counties o.
published the results and declared Wade
ant Governor Of the state Wade ampson having received
ana William osGn resolved 's
aud r. H. Ulcaves vores Lieutenant Cow
iss hs duly installed as such on tho A Of
Your memoralists further show ,ha, Daniel H. Chamber
aud lieutenant Governor aud whose terms expired 6y the
sallstou Of Hampton Governor pretending to be
aaa y sI,"s s
of the illegal body claiming 20 DO House Of Representa-
the United States Army sae,aeins violation ., the
Laarsns wherein Hampton received majority 4 42;s
votes r Governor and Simpson majority of 23o votes
based thereon still claim be Governor and Lieutenant
Your msn,osiists further show that said Wade Hamp
ton prevented from taking peaceabe possession Of the
apperanng to the once Of Governor by armed troops Of
she nited states under command OF Breves badisr Gen
have taken armed of the state House and its
proachcs and excluded hererom the said aud
Lieutenant Governor and House Of Representatives
Wherefore your petitioners unable their rights
supremacy Of the constitution sne laws o. ihs United
states and relying the right and duty OF Congress
rrment wherein tho constituted c,vl authorities Of
the shall be suppressed The military respect
iuly apply toxsur honorable bodies of
The unwarranted interference OF the military authorities
ami or such action win relieve then, from the unwar-
Of tho United States authorities herein.
Governor and House OF Representative peacefully
c,ciss The rights and pcrfn the duties o. the offices to
and members of the House Of Delegates thir
members OF the Senate OF South Carolina
The memorial having been read by the Chici Clerk
IL moved by Mr. GORDON that II be reiorrod
Committee on the JudirIary
Sir. FRELISGHuYsES OF New jersey, moved 10
amend SO as 10 refer 10 the Committee on Privileges
and Electlons
DIVISION being called for twelve Senators voted In
the affirmative and thirteen IN the negative. AS no
quorum voted several Senators called for tho yeas aud
nays; but before they were ordered Mr. GORDON, by
unanimous consent submitted the following resolu-
tom
Resolved BY the Seuate that the State
Wade Hampton as 1;overnos is the iawin copspnmept q
said states that is republican In FORM and that
iiy in said state should Ie given BY The n.,ed states when
properly called for that to the end the
properly protected aad deiendsd and ali voscrs Of law
State or naona brought to punishment Tor their
crimes.
Mr. MORTON Let that lilo ever
MI GORDON asked that II be printed and lie
So ordered.
Mr. Frcliughuysen 10 recr tue Hampton memorial
the Committee Privileges and Elections, aud as II
WAS apparent that no quorum WAS present the Senate
at half-past twelve O'clock adjourned until Tuesday