Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-12-07

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ding officer, the Senate shall thereupon Withdraw
and said question shall be submitted to that body
for its decision, and the Speaker Of the House o
Representatives shall, in like manner, submitsaiC
question to the House Of Representatives for its
decision, and no question shall be decided affirm.
atively, and no vote objected TO shall be countee
which being obtained, the two houses shall 1m
mediately reassemble, and the presiding officer
shall then announce the decision of the question
submitted, and upon any such question there shall
be no debate in either House, and any other ques
ton pertinent to the object for which the two
houses are assembled may be determined in like
manner. Such joint meeting shall not be dis
solved until the votes for Governor and Lieuten'
ant-Governor are all counted and the result de-
clared, and no recess shall be taken unless ques
ton shall have arisen in regard to counting any o
such votes in which caseit shall be competent fol
either house acting separately in the manner here.
inbefore presented, to direct recess not beyond
the next day at the hour of o'clock, RsM.
The Senate having adjourned, the resolution
was amended from 8 o'clock Tuesday, to Q
o'clock, P. M. Wednesday, 18th instant The
body then adjourned till ~ M, Wednesday:
The SENATE met at IL NJ, and was called
to order by Lieutenant. Governor, Gleaves
Thirty-three Senators (the entire Senate) were
present, thirty of whom were sworn in. The
Senators from Edge6eld, IN. W. Gary,) 1.au'
rens, (R. p Todd, ) and AbbevilIe, (John c.
MaxwelD were not allowed seats. The Sena-
tor from Abbevlle was suffered to submit his
credentials, but the Senate held that he had
been elected to eli vacancy, and referred
the matter of the senators from Edgefeld,
Laurens and Abbeville to the committee on
privileges and elections, consisting Of B. F.
Whittemore, (Rep) Swail, (Rep.) Corwin,
(Rep.) T.B. Jeter, (Dem.) W. N. Taft, (Rep.)
w. B. Nash, (Rep.). So
A committee, consisting of Whittemore,
Green and Swails, we're appointed to wait up.
on the Governor, in conjunction with COM
mittee of FIVE from the Bayonet House. to in.
form him that the General Assembly had or
ganized and to ask if he had anything to sub.
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The election for officers Of the Senate result
ed as follows Clerk, Jos. Woodruff, who re.
ceived seventeen votes, Col. Stobo Farrow, the
Democratic nominee for clerk, receiving thir-
teen votes. R. A. Sisson, (Rep.) was elected
reading clerk. Green, (colored) was elected
sergeant-at-arms. John A. Barr, (Rep.) was
appointed assistant clerk. Adam Thorne and
Hal Williams were appointed doorkeepers.
The standing committees we're then appointed,
and remain very much the same as last $685.
sion. -..I
The Senate then adjourned till Wednesday
at - M. .....
Proceedings Of the Constitutional House.
COLUMBIA, November 2S-Midnight.-
The Democratic members ST the House of
Representatives, who had been in secret eau
Gus all day, since their withdrawal from the
Statehouse, raised the injunction of secresy to
night at 9 o'clock, and proceeded to organize,
there being present sixty four legally elected
members. BY acclamation, Col. Robert
Aldricb, Js., was elected temporary chair.
man. On taking his seat he addressed the
body in glowing and patriotic words. After
a scathing review of the revolutionary pro-
ceedings, backed by the armed force Of the
United States at the Statehouse, during the
day, he said: "And we are called upon to
lift up the mangled form of our Constitu-
tion and our State, and breathe into it new
and fresh life. Gentlemen, will we prove our
selves equal to the task2 The courage, they
foFfbearance, the patience we have already
shown, prove that we are equal even to this
great emergency, and we will not fight alone.
When the news of what has occurred here to.
day has flashed across this continent, and
when the American people learn that the
military arm of the government, which is iu'
tended for the protection of the lives and lib.
critics of its people, have stricken down the
Legislature of South Carolina, armed with
every credential they could possibly possess,
the highest known in Republican govern.
ment, the solemn judgment of its highest
court; when that blow strikes the great
heart of American freemen, its throbbing
will be felt in every section of this land, and
the burst of indignation that will follow will
restore the liberties robbed from you to-day.
Be patient! Wait, and it will not be long
before we reach tie fruits of our labors."
" Mr.. John c. Shepperd, of Edge6eld, was
then requested to act as clerk, and the chair.
man then proceeded to call the roll of coun.
ties.
The members came forward, presented
their credentials and were sworn in by Judge
T. H. Cooke, he being qualified from his posi-.
ton to perform the Office. When the county
of Orangeburg was called, Mr. Reddish, elec.
ted on the Republican ticket of that county,
came forward amid great applause, and was
sworn in as the rest. This gives the Demo.
Gratis 65, a majority Of 8 in the whole House.
Gen. Wallace then moved that the roll be
called to see if quorum be present; but just
at this stage j. w. Westbury, colored, of
Sumter, who had been present at the Bayo-
not House during the morning, and disgusted
at their revolutionary proceedings, came for
ward and was sworn, linking his fortunes with
the now triumphant Democracy. The chair
then stated that 66 legally elelcted members
of the Legislature of South Carolina being
present, and that number being a majority of
the whole number of the House of Represen-
tstives of the State, a quorum was present,
and the. House ready to proceed to business.
Gen. w. H. Wallace was then nominated
for Speaker, the nomination being seconded
by j. w. Westbury, and on the ayes and
nays being called, Gen. Wallace was unani-
mously elected, receiving sc votes.
Gen. w. H. Wallace was then declared to
be the duly elected Speaker of the House of
Representatives of the State of South Caro-.
lima to serve for the term of two (2) years,
and was escorted to the chair by Messrs.
Reddish, Erwin and Westbury. Gen. Wal.
lace was sworn in by Judge Coo ke, and, &C.
cepting the position, delivered the following
address:
Gentlemen: cordially thank you for the honor
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