The Morning herald., 1876-12-04
THE FUNNY LEGISLATURE.
scenes In the Dual Legislature.

scenes In the Dual LeglslatuFe.
COLUMBIA, Dec. 2-The scenes ofyester
day and the day previous in the Hall Of the
House of Representatives were enacted over
again to-day. with perhaps some additional
excitement. The members on both sides.
appeared tagged, sleepy and unkempt. Piles
OF blankets and bedding fragments Of meals,
banana and orange peels and dirty dishes
we're seen on the desks and In the recesses
of the windows. In profusion on the Demo-
cratic side of the House. The black repre-
sentatives comprising the Mackey House
were not 90 we'll provided, though some OF
them did fare sumptuously at the expense
of Democrats.
The night passed quietly. It was intense
ly cold, and both houses went early about
making themselves comfortable tor the
night. By midnight the chamber presented
The spectacle of vast dormitery, where the
silence was only broken by the snoring OF
the members from the rural districts and
the sable legislators from the rice fields and
sea islands.
The morning found them all drowsy, and
It was Lear midday before the Democrats
had, by going out In reliefs OF twos and
threes, performed the necessary ablutions
to make them feel comfortable.
RESUMPTION OF LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Wnen the hour Of noon was near Speak
ers Wallace and Mackey adjourned their
houses and Immediately called them to order
again simultaneously. This was followed
by prayer from colored preacher, at the
conclusion Of which ,spitition Of the din
and confusion Of the preceding days began.
DEMOCRATS SHUT OUT.
just about this time there was hustle
and excitement at the door, which threat
ened at one time to result In row. Two
members of the Lsurens delegation, who
are democrats, had incautiously gone out to
wash their faces and take some refresh
meuts. Some of the republicans, who were
on the alert for anything OF the sort, dis
covered their absence, and the colored door
keeper was secretly informed and ins ucled
TO refuse them admiJtance on their return :,
on the ground that they were not members
OF the House. When the two democratic
members came they were halted " The door
of the House and refused admittance.
They protested, swore and threatened, sll
TO no purpose. The black doerkeeper and
his assistants were steadfast and inexora-
BILE. A crowd soon gathered and great ex-
element prevailed. At this juncture Speak
er Wallace, democrat, was notified OF the
situation, and he at once commanded his
doorkeeper to admit the members to their
seats.
THE BATTLE OF THE DooRKEEPERs.
That functionary proceeded to the door,
accompanied by several assistants, and q
short, sharp and decisive struggle took
place. The doors were forced open and the
members rather dragged In than admitted.
This ended the excitement.
REPREsENTAT1vE HAMILToN's SECESSION.
After this everything went on swimming
until Tom Hamilton, colored member of the
Mxckey Chamber lain House, got off his
seat and made very earnest and impres
slve speech, much to the same effect of that
delivered yesterday. At the conclusion he
m 1r. h I'd up to the stand, ascended the
s.eps TO the Clerks desk at the right OF
Speaker Wallace and was then and there
sworn in, Wallace administering the oath.
DENuNc1AT1oN OF THE CONVERT.
This created fearful excitement among
the negro members OF the Mackey House,
and Hamilton was denounced in unmeas
ured terms, amid scene of confusion and
disorder rarely witnessed.
MYERS FOLLOWS HAMnToN's H SUIT.
The next exciting scene was the detection
Of W. F. Myers, another member of the
Mackey House, from Beaufort county. He
also went over to the Democrats, marched
boldly up, AMI was sworn in as member
BY Speaker Wallace.