The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-11-23
Tho South Carolina Legislature.

The following is list of tho
members Of the Legislature recently
elected from the nineteen counties
which gave Democratic majorities:
7 Abbcc5(ie.-State: Scnator-John
Maxwell. Representative William
X. Bradley, Robert r. Hemphill, r..
A. Connor, William Hood, II. L.
Moore.
1ihe'a.--State Scnator.-A. p.
Butler. Representatives-C. e.
Sawyer, J. j. Woodward, L. M.
Asbill, John G. Guignord.
-lnoerso".-. Rcprcsentatives-W.
G, Brown, II. w. Simpson, James i
! Orr, H. II. Vnndiver.
BHWscHi Hi-State Scnator-Jonos
Nj. Williams. Represcntatives-John
w. Holmes, Isaac S. Bamburg, l..
W. Youmans, NJ. A. Roundtree,
Robert Altlrich.
LhcStetJicid-Repres ontatives.-
j. G. Colt, D. II. Rcdfearn.
CoHet0n.--Represontatives. - r..
! f. Bissell, William Marco, JOHN N.
Cummings, l.. e. Parlcr, Robert
Jones.
-Edgcfe'd.--Statc Senator.-M.
". G.try. Represcn'la;vc~ w. $.
Allen, j. G. Sheppard, ,T,...es CALI
son, L IL. jennings, II 4. Shaw.
Greem"iNe.-Stat Senator.-S. S.
Crittcnden Representatives,. w.
Gray, JAS T. Donald, j. Thomas
Austin, John j.. Wcstmoreland.
Uo'Ty.-Stato William
L. Buck. Rcprescntatives.--L. d.
Bryan, j. X. Cooper.
Observation-Disclosures.
B. Erwin, Blakoncy.
IMnrens.-Statc Scmtor.-R. p.
Todd. Represent ,tives- j. Wash
ington Watts, d. ". Anderson,J. B.
Humbcrt.
Lcrin9ton.-Statc Senator.-H.
A Mcctze. Representatives.. Ger
hard Muller, G. Leaphmrt.
Mdrion. State Senator-R. G..
Howard. Representatives.-J. G..
Blue, James McRac, r. H. Rogers,
j. p. Davis.
Movldoro.-Rcprescntativcs.--
Phillip NJ. Hamer, Thomas N.
Edcns.
Oco"ee.-State Scnator.--J. w.
Livingston. Reprcscntativcs-B. Il.
Sloan, John S. Warner.
| Itc&cns.--Reprcsentativcs.-D.
E. Bradley, f. II. Bates.
.H'0|iunbuy-:jtate Scnator.--G.
,n t,,l I
Compton, John W. Wotlord, Ebcr $.
Allen, Charles Petty
Lnion.-Rcprescntatives.--W. II.
| Wallace, G. ID. Pcakc, William Jcf
ferries.
lorH;.--:s5tato Scnator.-I. d.
Nithcrspoon. Representatives,.
y. Deal, ". Il. Byols, A. L. lfutchin-
son, B. II. Massey
the above counties have elected
II Senators and 81 Representatives,
all ri " hom are white men.
The Senate has 33 members, one
from each county. except Charles
ton, which has two. The Democrats
elect II Senators, and the Rcpubli-
cans elect &, !. c. III Beaufort, Charles
ton, Fnii fed, Georgetown, New
berry and OH:.n sci'ur;. Tho terms
81 t:Ircc Dom.cratio ;,cn";nrH (from
Chesterfield, Pirkrns aud Union}
and The terms f twelve Republican
Senator'S (irom Anderson, Charles
ton, Chester, Clarendon, Collcton,
Darlington, Kcrshdw, Lancaster,
Marlboro, Itichland, Sumter, VII
hamsburg) do not expire until 1878
The new Senate Will, therefore, con
sist of
! Democrats elect 10
Democrats holding over. BIB
Republicans elect. 6
Republicans holding over. .12-1S
Total. .............. SO
In the the Senate, therefore, the
Republicans will have only oue more
than bare majority, while in the
last Senate they had u two-thirds
majority. Tho Democratic gain is
seven.
The House Of Representatives has
ono hundred and twcnty-four mem
be, ). md will stand as follows
Democrats. Ga
hepuDlicalls. ................ 60
Total .l21
The Democrats will have what the
Republicans have in thc Senate, oue
more than II majority, Democratic
gain OF thirty-four.
This is not all The two houses will
stand as follows
Democrats--Senate. Is
House. .Gl--79
Nepubllcans--Scnatc. 49,. Is
House -. COTS
Democratic majority on -
joint ballot, 1
Tint majority of one on joint bal
lot will elect q Democratic United
| States Senator to succeed Senator
Robertson next March.