The New York herald., 1876-12-05

collision this floor la which lives may be lost ana
blood she'd With view Of preserving public peace.
with view OF submitting TO proper and legal arbitra-
men rights claim this noor, the Chair 10
Of the opnion that this House should withdraw from
ths hail. whilc we rights the legal House
Representatives OF The State oi South Carolina. while
we dispute any authority under tne sun 70
Roor hut solely for the purpose OF preserving the
peace and preventing boodshed and OF conforming
our conduct the public teachings Of our distin-
ruished leader OF opinion that this body should
withdraw 10 another hall 1t is not essential TO The
Carolina that Il should SIT this hall The constiu
lion requires that the General Assembly should meet
IN the city OF Columbia, ard with Wow OF giving en-
phasis the reasons OF our withdrawal, desire TO re-
peat that while claim and insist upon all our legal
rights Tor the purpose OF keeping the peace, Of pre-
venting violence and bioodshcd, we will repair
10 apoihcr hall and exercise the proper functions that
appertaln 10 this body may as well state that the
only legal House that can exist in South Carolina Is
body consistng Of sixtythrce members THAT consti
tuies quorum OF that body under the constitution,
the membership beng liked at l2l tho constitution
also providing that majority OF those members rs
alone competent To DO any business.
i,thcreforc, gentlemen, upon the grounds stated and
for the reasons Eiven while insisting that we arc The
only constitutional House OF Representatives OF
South Carolina. ior'ihe purpose Of preventing blood
she'd recommend that adjourn to another haii IN
this CITY,
ACTION OF REPUBLICANS
Before the vote was taken By the democrats
Speaker Mackey said:-..I have u resolution 10 offer
which have withheld up to this time out OF courtesy
TO Mr.. Wallace" This resolution was read aud
adopted BY the republican House rs iol!ows:-
Resolved, That the Governor be and Is hereby re-
qucStcd to take SUCH measures as VIII protect Inc
House of Representatives against the unlawful intru
sion interruption and violence caused and done by
tue sal body oi men, who have unlawfuly introduced
themselves into the hail OF the House OF Representa-
tives hcrenbcore set forth, and VINO are now en-
gagged IN unlawfully interru3ting the proceedings
thereof and who Also by their unlawful conduct
venting The Assembling OF The General Assembly IN
10 mt convention, as provided by the constitution OF
the State OF South Carolina
WITHDRAWAL OF raa DEMOCRATS
After tho adoption OF this by the republicans the
motion OF the democratic House 10 adjourn put
and carried by u vote OF As to :. number Of the
members did not vote at ALL The democrats then
took up their blankets and left the hall q body
they entered II, and whero for i've days aud
nights they had been assembled. taking with
them, however. Ha milton, Reedish, Meyers and
Wcstberry, the four cading members OF tho Mackey
house This Increased the strength Of tho democrats
sixty members with certificates from tho Board OF
State Canvassers, and reduced tho strength Of tho
Mackey house TO ntty-six members holding similar
certificates The democrats have in addition 10
these sixty, the eight members from EdgeGe!d and
Laurcns who hold the certificates of the Supreme Court
max eight all and thee thse republicans have
endexvored to counterbalance by seating two illegal
delegations from The counties Of Abbcyville and
BarnwclL
Tho Mackey House went into secret session, as dii
also the Wallace House upon reaching Carolina Hail.
The republican members OF The Senate met in caucus
some time before the hour for meeting. Itwas IN
session some time after that body met and appeared
TO have had trouble. Tho Sena.
tors came in hastily, Tor tho demo-
Gratis had called tho senate TO order and
were about 10 adjourn without waiting for them.
Most OF them voted for tho adjournm ment, but when
Whittemorc, tho cadctship man, changed his vote
against tho motion u the rest followed except four
They, however gave tho democrats majority, SO tho
motion carried, and Chamberlans ''count in' was
postponed until tomorrow. Tomorrow, and To-
morrow, and tomorrow crceps with petty pace
from day TO day. and 80 II may never creep up to
Chamberlain Gubernator.
EXPLANATION or THE ADJUSTMENT.
One OF the republican Senators was asked why they
adjourned, and replied, ''Wo could not do anything
eise there is no quorum In tho House" This means
he did not consider Barnwell and AbbovlIo dele
cations in the House, admtAc BY Mackcy. by turning
out tho democrats when bis House had not quorum.
as genuine ncmbers In his view Mackeys House is
bogus
THE MAcKRr HOUSE,
is quito certain that 1. will have many Legal
members as II had ia the beginning It began with
nfy-nine; has only fifty six, three having Joined
the democrats, and will drop OF from time Ia
time.
MAyDAMUs.
The proceeding In mandamus IN tho Supreme Court
between Wallace and Mackey was pushed vigorously.
The and lawyers worked at 1t from eleven this
morning until half-past tonight, taking
OF an hour and a halt for dinner The thor
oughly put into court, and tomorrow tho arguments
will take place. Tho distinct point IL
that Mackey DO made TO deliver the
returns Governor which bclong to tho Speaker OF
the House-to Wallace OF course. This involves the
question to who is the legal Speaker Of tho legal
House. and there Is doubt that the Court will decide
IN favor oil Wallace his House Such decision is
the necessary and logical consequence OF its former
rulings.
When Hampton succeeds as 1t seems reasonably
certain he WILL and peace and good government IL
stored this distracted STATE large OF thanks
will be due to tho Bar oil South Carolina, which has
conducted and fought the complicated legal proceed
inss tho beginning with a courage, industry and
learning equal TO tho pamiest days OF the English Bar
The independence and iearcssness Of the Supreme
Court will also be gratefully bered which In all
these trying times has conducted itself fairly and
justly
LOUISIANA.
THE PROGRESS OF COUNTING OUT THE DEMO