The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-12-09
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under which they acted on Tuesday
The ID Drmoersts were admitted. and l,
. solid body ascended the stairs to
wards ths door of the hall of Rsprescn
tstives.
Colonel II. G. Haskell and Mr.
JAMES L. Orr head-d the body, aud
were stopped AT The door by United
states marshal and the Radical ser.
geant.st.arms. They asked for adm 1.
tance aud were refused.
The members il the. front rank drew
their certiticsies.
the CRISIS.
The door Keepers, not suspectine
the crisis, We're Bon-plussed. Th,
door was opened to pass the front
members in, who, ON getting bsli Way
In. flung open the door ami the Demo.
crats as u bsSdy, marched into the hall
aud took their seats. There was but
one sharp, decisive struggle and all
WAS over, although 81 one time il
seemed ths.
Riooashsd q Hs Imminent.
Inside The Hall were seated aI.ou,
forty OF the negro memters. W ho stared
with blank establishment at the influx
OF white faces.
Gen w. III. Wallace, the Democrat
ic speaker OF the House, proceeded nj
once TO the Speakers stand and took
the Chair, followed by the Democratic
Clerk, who also took his position on
the stand.
The Democratic Arms
remained ~ the door alongside Of the
Radical Seargeant-at Arms.
6eneras IIsnpsoa.
Things remained at "A st.ndstill for
about live minutes, when Gen. Hama.
ton applied FOR admittauee at the cioor
and was refused by the Radical Ser.
gesnt-at-Arms. a scuflie al sued, and
rouble again sPpearei inevitable. bui
before the issue came, Gen Hampton
declined 10 enter and Withdrew.
naeheS Comes.
Five miuuIe- more passed, when
eyerybody's attention Was attracted tu
the door by the entrance Of Maek-y
the Speaker oi the Republican House.
with the Clerk aud Others OF H..
bangefs-up.
A. they Drared the Speakers stand
General Wallace raped with t:,e gaveI
and said: "rhe House of ReIresenIa-
tvs will come TO urder.r
A-ek-y's Demand.
Msckey and JOKES sseeuded the
steps, and Msckey, trembling with ex-
ci,ement and gssping FOR breath, said
TO General Wallace, "You wiil please
vacate this seitn
wsiIace's Reply.
General Wallace remained seated
and replied: 81 have heen elected by
q majority OF the House OF Represen.
tatives oi the state of South Carolina,
duly sworn ia the South Carolina hall
on Tuesday, tie 18th day of November
inst. The constitution provides tha,
the Legislature shall meet in the city
of Columbia On the fourth Tuesday in
November. Ii makes no provisions
that The House of Representatives
shall be organized in this hall. On
Tuesday last a msjority of the mem.
bers of the House of Representative,
with certificates of election, were re.
fused admission 30 the hail. They re-
tired To the Carolina hall and organ
ized with q membership of sixty-six,
who, according to the constitution,
were duly sworn in aud their officers
elected. We are here. in pursuance OF
our rights under the constitution oi
the State OF South Carolina. We de-
sire to deprive no man of his rights on
the floor. We desire 10 claim only he
rights that belong To US, and thos,
rights We intend To hayen
[ A coi'oquy ensued heiwren Genera
W Allsee aud M1ckey. followed 10y 4
running debate between Democrat,
aud Republicans until s p. IN. The Ee
publican members, hamilton aus
Myers, denounce the action of the Re
publican House as Illegal and uncon
siitutionHl.
Di>grscefai scsnes.
AS night drew on, the discussion tool
the form of u most disgusting brswl
many OF the negroes being quite drunk
aud their yeils and profanity made
scene altogether beyono description
When lights We. needed, the negroe
brought in q half cozen lighte,
candies stuck In bottles, the gas com
pany having cut of the state hous
lights two years ago for nou-paymeu
of bills. Tue Democrats, however
prevailed on the gas company 500
after dark to turn on the gas, becou
ing individually responsible, aud ft
the first time la several sessions Ill
yriat chandeliers were lighted.
sst IA sst All Nixhs.
| Both parties are resolved to sit II OF
all night, and the Democratic, ihoug
soreiy disappointed q Genaral Rager
action, twho notified the Demoorat
Speaker that at noon tomorrow IL
uaemteTs from Edgefieli would not /
permitted ON the floor of the House
are resolved to leave nothing undor
to save the cause OF good governmen
and Edgefield and Lsurens membe
will not yield their seats unless sorcib
rejected oy the United States troop
The admission of the Democrats III
forenoon now
n Lesks Sesy uueh-L Like . Trick
| To secure the suaction Of their pf
sence rs majority 60 morrow, VII,
the Radical members mean To decla
, that ChsDhenisin has been elect
Governor. The situation tonight
certainly graver than a, any preyio
, time.
> RleyfAa-The Caa sassers.
, The Board met ut 10 A. n, Attorns
E General Cooke offered resolu,ic
which was adopted, that all papers
freference to the Presidentiai Eiecto
should be hled by sunday morLi
: next, II not they will proceed with
y turna.
I'll Archer Prseimes.
! The Board then proceeded TO exa
: inc testimony In reference to Arci
. pr ciuct No. 2. Alaehua coanty,
4 n Mnorr, asufs.d that hs xrsa in~r,.es