The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-01
PRECEDING EVENTs.
How the Bavopct House secured n Quorum
Reversing the Popular wiz.


Reversing the Popular WIZ.
COLUMBIA, Nov. 20.-This morning the
Senate, consisting Of eighteen Republicans and
twelve Democrats, with three Democrats cx-
cluded, met In their hall. In the Republican
House Hfty-eieht members wore present-less
than quorum. we-tberry. the col red RepJb.
Hem who Joined the Democrats iast niSht. re-
turned, but Hamilton. TN in1uent4l coored
member, absented himself The House sat
without a quorum until 3 O'Clock, by which
time the sen to had adjourned over unit! Fri
Il y, having refused to recoenze the Demoor tic
House; and postpopne consideration Of tho
guhernatotial vote until Friday
After the Senate had adjourned, Hamilton,
who had been arrested ny the Sc ecant- at Arms,
entered the Republican House aud was detained
by force. The House then proceeded to 6ll its
empty chairs by admittine bogus delegations.
Barnwell county was lrst called, although GER
tidcates had been gwen by the Canvassing
Board itself to Democrats. Committee on
Privileges and Elections, within two hOur4, re-
turned with reoolt reversing twelve tundred
Democratic majority ana seating the hepuOll-
can members.
F,rrtrr. one Of the ave white members OF this
House, SPOKE earnestly In CppOsit ition. u VS.
an Outrage, he said, for body conc rning the
legality Of whose own existence grHvest doub 3
existed, to assume to reverse the Will OF tbs
people. and admit a delegation having no cre-
deDtl IL from any competent euthority. lie h d
been "A hepubltcan since ths Oays Of Fremont,
but be was also citizen Of Snuth Carolina, nd
woul1 not be silent while tnis fatal blow was
struck against law ana peace. and every mate
rial interest OF the State. THIS act would inau-
gurdte revolution, nd the responsibility
| W.. I'D rest on its perpetrators.
Dilatory motions were offered. but the mi W
| ity forced n vote. Several members bolted for
the door. hut were arrested 10y toe doorkeeper.
| TIE bogus deleR ton WAS admitted Dy a vnte ~
| fofty-1ve to twelve. sever l voting under pro-
| test. Night came on, and ns the gas cntnpany
would give no credit, ak cand les provided for
the purpose f,ileo to sufficiently illuminate the
dark hall, and tn House tnen adjourned.
To morrow the nogus delegations will oe seat
ed from our counties, the following Democrat
ic malOri les being reversed: AbheNille, 100
Aiken, 760; Edgeneld, SHlO; Liurens, lib
| Com phnies Of troops were stationed ia these
attended e.ch lrecinci. No irreguisrt.es are
| charged. the plei Detng simply tn they have
| heretofore been Reuu lcan counties. and could
| be stl | had there been no Intimidation Their,
| was no intimlditlOn but large numbers Of c l.
| ofed men voted tine Demorr .ttc ticket.
the state Constitu ION provides that th'
| House OF Representatives snAl consist - IL
| members, and that Ia m. iOrtty OF the Hous'
| email constitute quorum. Ihis House ha
never contained but ttty-nine. The Democr Il
remain hrn, and refuse to recognize this As
| semhly uul, - cOmpched by Federal uayOuets.
he couris old nothing to-1Ay. Judge Is udi
| attention WAS called to tue fsct that the Can
| yassing lio rd were at large. and replied tudt tn'
| Marshall hal a Tght to suffer persons In Ut
| charge TO he at large, provided he hello him .el
| responsible for their escape, lite expected L..
| papers. and reserved his oecl.iOn, thus prac
| tue guise Of habeis corpus. Tho Democrat
| having appe led To the state courts, snd seem
their authority ,Tampled upon, are becomin
| hopeless.