Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-14
ALEXANDRIA, GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

board. Other members Of the returning board
were notified that they would be examined
hereafter. Other witnesses were examined as
to tue elections, but nolhug new or staff
ling was developed.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. l3.-The democratic
House to-day passed o resolution to count the
votes for Governor aud Lieutenant Governor
tomorrow at 3 p. H., and the resolution was
communicated to the Senate.
There was another ballot for u. S. Senator
BY he democrats to-day, which resulted 10 no
choice. The Senate and republican House, 10
joint session, declared the election OF u. L.
Corbn as 4. S. Senator.
The Columbia correspondent Of the Baltl-
more Sum- under date Of last night, says:
The Senate has occupied a queer position
towards the two bodies claiming to be the
House OF Representatives, the seventeen re-
publican Senator'S recognizing the Mackey
House and The thirteen democratic Senators
recognizing the Wallace House. The election
for u. S. Senator has rendered it impossible
for the Senate longer to igDore the conflict be.
tween the rival houses. The republican Sen
alors hold that Corbin has been elected, while
the democratic minority Of the Senate regard
| the result as a simple failure to elect. The
democrats met to-day 10 joint assembly with
| the Wallace House for joint ballotiug, accord
| ing to law. No result was reached, and further
ballotiDg was postponed until tomorrow, but
before adjournng the Wallace House gave
! formal notice, by resolution, 10 the Senate that
| ii would OF p. %. to morrow open and declare
the vote for Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor, and invited the Senate 10 participate.
| 1t Is expected that the inauguration OF Hamp-
ton will Immediately follow the declaration OF
the vote. He s writing his inaugural tonight
\ concurrent resolution has been passed by
the Senate aud Mackey House to adjourn sine
die 90 the 22I Of December This probably
means that tho Chamberlain ring have decided
to rush through the tax bills and get rid at the
earliest moment Of Legislature which they
feel is standing danger and disgrace.
A caucus Of democratic Senators and the
Wallace House tonight decided unanimously
to elect Gen. hl. G. Butler as U. s. Senator
to morrow.
The Congressional committee has beea hard
at work to-day, and has elected much evidence,
proving the organized rascaity With which the
republicans managed the election in this State.
Secretary Of State Hayne to-day was caught
mapping, and has given the democrats much
against his WILL decided advantage. Col. j.
S. Richardson, the democratic candidate for
Congress, from the first district, contests the
scat Of Rainey, the republican candidate, who
is declared elected To-day COL Richardson
applied to Secretary Hayne for certified copies
Of the vote for Governor in 1874 and 10 the
present year. llayne gave him the copies, and
on both OF the lists of returns certified under
the seal OF the State that they were correct;
Thus the democrats have the very returns OF
The entire vote for Hampton and Chamberlain,
including the vote Of Edgefeld and Laurens,
with the seal OF the State attached. The orig.
inaIs Of these returns are the returns which
Nlackey refused 10 give up, and these certified
copies can and will be used in declaring the
vote for Governor tomorrow by Speaker
| Wallace