The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-12-07

Mr.. Cochran submitted the following
protest, to be entered on the journal:
As Senator, I do solemnly protes
against any further communication with
the House of Representatives, sitting in
the other end of this building, until it bt
ascertained whether or not the said body
is composed of a lawful quorum, as vel
as the causes preventing the same.
The LEGAL HoUsE.-The legal House
which is composed of sixty-four Demo
Gratis and two Republicans, met in Caro-
lima Hall, with Speaker Wallace in the
chair, and occupied the time Of its session
in discussing the situation. The follow
ing notice was served upon the Able
vile delegation:
In THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
COLUMBIA, s. c., November Is, 1876.
To Mess-s. R. r. HemphiN, W. K. Brad
ley, T. L. Moore, F. A. Conner and Wm
Hood, Democratic Contcstees Of Abbe
vile, S. c.:
Take notice, that Messrs. w. II. Heard
VIM. Pope, H. A. Wideman, B. F. Porter
and Isaac White have filed notice of pro
test and contest in the matter of the cleo
ton of members of the General Assembly
and against your admission as member:
of the said House of Representative
from the said county of Abbeville.
The matter will be considered by the
Committee on Privileges and Elections al
8 p. IN. the 29th instant, at which time
you will appear and answer, without fail
WILL H. THOMAS,
Chairman Committee.
AS this paper originated in the bogus
House, which has no authority unde,
the laws of this State, no attention was
paid to it, and there the matter ended
The legal House adjourned until lC
o'clock a. NJ. tomorrow.
THE BOGUS HoUsE.-This body met
in the State House with pretended
Speaker Mackey in the chair. According
to its own figures there was no quorum
present, and the Sergeant-at-arms went
out in quest of Tom Hamilton, colored, ot
Beaufort. When he returned with him
Hamilton made strong speech against
the right of this body to organize, and
was followed by Fritter, colored, from
Sumter, upon the same side of the ques'
ton. The Radical delegation from Barn
we'll was admitted to membership by 9
vote of 45 to IA in the bogus House and
were sworn in, after which this body adj
iourned to meet at II m. tomorrow.
THURSDAY, Nov. 30.
There was no session of the Senate to.
day.
THE HoUsEs.-We give below the
proceedings of the two Houses as made
up principally from the Registers report
About 10 o'clock, the lawful House ol
Representatives of the State Of South
Carolina filed out of Carolina Hall and
marched to the State House. Upon
reaching the door, the two scntinels paced
their beats, and when the Democrats ap.
piled for admission, they were permitted
TO pass unmolested. The soldiers had
evidently received q new set of instruc.
tions, and had nothing to say about any
body going in the building who might
wear the appearance of civilized human
being.
The lawful Legislature ascended in a
solid body-Mr. James l.. Orr being in
the lead. Mr. Orr had said, upon one
occasion. that although small man, he
did not want to hurt anybody. but he
thought it likely he would go in.) Al
the door were Il Deputy United States
Marshal and the Assistant Radical Ser.
geant-at-Arms. As the members ap-
preached the door, they were armed with
their certificates of election. The door.
keepers, hardly suspecting what was up,
were completely nonplussed. The door
was opened tn pass tho first members at
the head Of the profession, ard as soon