The daily gazette., 1876-12-09
SECOND ED ITION!
The Palmetto State.
CHAMBERLAIN LOSING Ills WITS


PLACEMENT OF THE SUPREME COURT
JUDGEs--A DEMOCRATIC FLANK
MovEMENT-LoCKINGU VI THE
STATES MONEY.
Special to the Times.
CoLSMBlA, Dec. 8.
Nothing has been done yet by the
Democrats to counteract the effect of the
bogus Inauguration of Cham mberlain, and
South Carolina is in the position of q
State wi hout Governor, and bids fair
to remain in that condition until Hamp-
tons Inauguration ushers in q day of re-
form and relief to land which has en-
dured n base and corrupt irule for eight
years.
SEEKING A COMPROMISE.
The Democratic House met this A. NJ =,
but transacted no business ofimportance,
and adjourned to meet tomorrow at 10
O'Clock. 1t seems that Colonel Haskell,
chairman of the Democratic State execu-
tive committee, has telegraphed to the
President that the House of which Mr..
Wallace is speaker has u quorum of 63
members holding certificates of the Sec.
retary of State, and that this body has
been recognized by the Supreme Court
of the State. The Democrats are waiting
for some response from the President be
fore taking any decisive step. TheiI
principal desire is to bring about a.unioI
with the Senate. The Republican Sena
| tors are very partisan and stubborn. The
Republican House of Representative
was called to order this mornig by Speak
er Mackey.
| IMPEACHING THE JUDGES.
| Mr. Thomas introduced resolution
appointing q special committee, com
posed of seven members of the House, to
inquire and report whether the Supreme
guilty of act or acts which render them
liable to impeachment
| Mr.. Keith introduced resolution de-
claring that certain members, who Joined
the Wallace House, are in contempt, and
giving them three days to return anC
quality on pain of having their seats de
clared vacant and new writs of election
issued to fill the vacancies. The House
after having performed these duties, ad
ljourned until tomorrow morning at i
O'clock. The complications would b.
considerably increased should a body i'm
peach the Judges who have pronounced
that body illegally constituted, and elec
others to fill their places. All of thei
actions are the result Of a material plal
urged by the immense interests at stake
In the Senate the bill allowing any on,
who is entitled to administer oaths to ad
minister the inaugural oath was indie
tinitely postponed. The gentleman VIII
administered the oath of office to Cham
: berlain yesterday was acting unlawfullJ
and there was no law permitting him S
to do, and it is expressly for hidden b
3 the Constitution. In the Supreme Coul
nothing of interest was done. The Coul
adjourned until Monday at IL o'clock.
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
The Congressional committee TIL
i, morning visited the bogus House of RI
presentatives, the Senate, the Supren
Court Room and the office OF the Secr'
tary of State. They intend to complet
their Investigation as soon as posslb
q and return to Washington. Partisa
: spirit runs so high here that 1t is anticip
ted that they will send in a ma jority an
minority report, the members siding wit
the party which they represent.
AN INJUNCTION AGAINST CAEDoIo.
!. Judge Carpenter, of the Third Judici
l. Circuit Court, this evening issued Il tel
lporary injunction on complaint of Il
taxpayers, enioining two banks i'll I'll
h city, which are State repositories OF Il
~ public funds, from paving out any none
4 on checks signed by +. l.. Cardozo, ,clail
" ing to act as public treasurer He is Il
1t Republican Treasurer, acting und
n Chamberlain, and 1t is claimed by Il
plaintiffs that his term of office und
the Constitution expired the Sd of ID
Cember, and his successor has not y
qualified, If the injunction Is snstain'
!, the Republican government will he lie
without any funds with which to carr
on the government
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