New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-05
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THE SITUATION.
South Carelina-The Democrats prepaPl
to stand Their Greuad TO the Bitter End

South Carelina-The Democrats prepare
to stasd Their Greuad to the Bitter End.
COLUMBIA, December Sit is reported
tonight that preparation is being made to
remove the Democratic Speaker from the
chair, which he occupies, and ejecr the De-
mocratic members of Edgefeld and L aurens
counties delegations which the Republicans
claim are not legally elected) by the State
cOnstabulary or militia. The report states
troops.
Owing to these reports the Democrats
are preparing for the worst It's proposed
to resist the State cOnstabulary but not the
troops. Large mum Ders of people sre ex-
pected to arrived here tomorrow to attend
the State fair in anticipation of Hampton's
Inauguration. The situation tonight is
critical.
And Conclude to Retire in Good OrdeF.
COLUMBIA, December 4.-Soon after
the dual houses had been called to
order Speaker Wallace announced that
as there were 100 special constables in
the State House to eject the Democratic
members, and as he feared such move
ment would be resorted to and blOodshed
would ensue, he adjourned the legally
elected House to meet at Carolina Hotel.
The Democrats in a body withdrew to Caro-
lima Hall, where they are now in secret ses-
session in the State House.
The town is full of people and great ex-
citement prevails.
The Latest.
The Democratic House continued in eau
Gus all this afternoon. Their action is un-
known. The Republican members also had
a caucus previous to the regular hour of
meeting Of the body, which was not har-
monious, and lasted until P. NJ. When
AA<>C 90 -~~A
ant until lust before p. NJ. 1t was moved
that the Senate adjourn. The motion was
carried by q vote OF l6 yeas to IA nays.
This action is regarded as important, -
two o'clock to-day was the hour set for
counting the vote for Governor. and az the
Senate adjourned without considering that
question or postponing it to some future
day, it is virtually disposed Of in that body
and must originate in the House and come
| up again. The question now is whether tho
| Senate will recognize Mackey's House a. .
| constitutional body with q membership Of
| fifty-six only holding certificates of tho
Board of State Canvassers, while sixty
three is necessary to q quorum.
The Democrats have sixty, requiring
three to make quorum.
The city tonight ie full of people, and
| still arriving.
| The Supreme Court heard argument the
entire day on the application for . manda-
mus requiring the Secretary OF State to de-
liver the returns for Governor and Lieuten.
ant Governor to Speaker Wallace, and sd-
| journed lat 7:3O p. NJ. until tomorrow 1T
IL A. NJ. As the question involves the
other question as to which is the
legal House of Representatives. the action
is looked forward to with great interest.
The Florida Canvass.
| TALLAHASSEE, December 4-The morn.
i To- nit tho
presentation of q general argument of tho
Democrats. This was prepared by the
Democratic strangers who are here, and
was presented by Colonel Biddle, of Phila-
| delphia. 1t is an elaborate document lay
ing down certain general and well eettled
principles of law, and then discussing the
cases of the contested under ono or the
ing, first, that the board simply figure mp
the face of the returns, in which it claims
100 majority for Tilden. or if it sees tit to
| 90 behind the face of the returns, that it
throw out certain counties and precincts,
which will leave q majority of 1897 for the
Tilden electors.
The Republicans offered NO general argu-
ment, but spent the day in offering new
affidavits and testimony. The decision Of
morrow. 1t is not possible to make rea-
sonable guess az to what it will be.
Mr.. Humphreys, Republican candidate
for elector, who was reported to be inelligi-
BILE to an elect0rship, as he was q shipping
master at Pensaccls, came before the board
to-day and swore that he resigned in o.
tober, and that his resignation was accepted
week before the election.
Two Wise Men Of Missouri Propose q
settle the Presidential Question.
ST. LOUIS, December 4.-Senatora
Carl Schurz and John B. Henderson and
other prominent men in this city have
forwarded q letter to the President
of the United States Senate relative to the
counting of the electoral vote. with the re-
quest that he lay it before the United States
Senate. They say in the letter that the
present condition of the country calls for
some action which shall settle political dis.
quietude. The clause in the constitution re-
specting the canvassing of the electoral vote
is quoted snd pronounced inadequate and
liable to diverse construction. An attempt
to canvass the vote in joint session of Con
gress IS deprecated, and certain to raise
partisan issues and develop strife which
may prove most disastrous to the country.
The letter then proposes as o remedy that
the whole matter be transferred to the Su.
prems Court of the United States. 1t ID
urged that that is the only tribunal from
which fair and bipartisan declsion, one
which will satisfy the whole people, can be
obtained. The letter dwells at length upon
the wisdom of removing this important
matter from tribunal likely to be effected
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