Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-12-09

ton of the Governor, and my own
belief for the necessity therefor for
the preservation ofthe peace, / placed
troops Ia the State House, but not In
the rooms of assembly of either of the
houses, on the day of meeting. L.
came about that for time soldiers
were placed on either side of the door
of entrance to the Hall of Representa-
tives, under the following circum-
stances:
A person at the door of the House,
and who claim authority to examine
the certificates of those claiming to be
members, prior to their admission to
the hall, but who, think, had no le-
gal authority for SO doing, applied to
/ the officer in command of the troops,
placed in the corridor for the preser-
walton of the peace, for assistance on
the ground that he was being pressed
upon and could not perform his duty.
! The soldiers were placed as stated.
As soon as was fully informed Of the
circumstances | ordered the soldiers
withdrawn, as had previously inform
ed Governor Chamberlain that l
should eonfine my action to the pre-
servatiOn of the peace, and should do
nothing with reference to keeping the
doors of the rooms of meeting of the
houses or rooms themselves unless il
became necessary because of breach
of the peace which the civil officers of
the houses should be unable to restore.
No act was done by the soldiers ex-
cept that of their presence, as stated,
but while they were so present per-
sons claiming the right of entrance
under certificate of the Clerk of the
Supreme Court were refused admls-
sion. THOMAS I'll. RUGER,
Commanding Department.
Dec. 1. The disorderly session of
the two conflicting houses lasted all
night and till II m. on this day when
the respective speakers simultaneously
on motion adjourned. Immediately
on the clock striking twelve, the two
Speakers called their houses to order
for another days session, called the
roll, passed motions for dispensing with
reading the minutes of yesterday and
then confusion was renewed. The
time had arrived when Gen. Ruger had
intimated his intentions of ejecting the
the members from Edgefeld and Lau-
rens by force. and expectation was on
tiptoe for long time.
No troops came. Tom Hamilton a
colored member made a noteworthy
speech. He condemned the seating Of
the non-elected republican members
from Laurens and Edgefeld while the
Democratic members who had been
elected were turned out and spoke
with condemnation of the avowed H.
tention of counting in still other non
elected members and was moved to
tears in speaking of the ruin of his
State which had been brought about
by the lawless proceedings of his OWL
party.
GEORGE REED cold, followed il
the same strain and resolutely refused
to be party to the seating of any more
illegal members.
A proposition for compromise pro-
posed by Nr. Robert Aldrich, Demo.
crat, was voted down.
After variety of confused proceed
ings, colored member moved that
the counting of the vote for governor
. should be postponed till tomorrow
Saturday at two o'clock and soon after
an adjournment was agreed to.
Ga the End, Saturday. it having
been intimated that Gov. Chamberlain
was going to have the members from
Edgefeld and Laurens forcibly elected
by the constabluary force Of the State
the Democratic members after a eau.
, Gus agreed, that, to avoid bloOd-shed
they would resume their meetings il
Carolina Hall leaving the Hall of Rep,
resentatives to the bogus Legislature
under Sneaker Mackey.