Arizona citizen., 1876-12-09

assembled in front of State House. | from the steps of which protest was read against the military of the Unit ed States barring the passage into the State House of the members elect off the Legislature, which was signed byl all the Democratic members, 64 in number. The Democrats then pro ceeded to a hall over office of the Southern Insurance Company's buld-l ! ing, where a caucus was held, which | adjourned to meet at p. m., at Caro- lima Hall--the session was secret. The Democratic members from Edgtield l and Laurens having been refused ad- mittance 10 the hall of House Of Rep 1 resentatives. the Republicans imme- diately proceeded to organize, 59 mem bers answered to their names. MT. Jones, clerk of old House, declared 59I to be a quorum, and A, Mackay and \. Meyers were nominated for Speaker, No Democratic members having yet come into the House, Mackey on call of roll received 57 out of 59 votes and was declared duly elected Speaker and at once proceeded to.take the chair. In explanation of these proceedings it must be remembered that the House. | when full, consists of 124 members, 63 being a majority or quorum tor the transaction of business. The Demo crats, including disputed members from Edgfield and Laurens, have 64 members and the Republicans only 60I when all their members are present | The Democrats claim that 63 is law ful quorum, while the Republicans claim that a majority of the members admitted by the CanvaSsers to be cleo ted, viz: 1l5 is a quorum, and with their 59 have gone to work. Mackey on taking his seat as Speaker, deliver ed a speech and the 59 members were then sworn in, only one Republican being absent O. A. Jones, former clerk was elected and sworn Tn. The House as now organized consists of , whites and 54 negroes. One of the Democratic members who bore a cer- tificate of Board of Canyassers, went into the hall and found the Republi- cans already organized with Speak CT in the chair and q clerk at desk. He returned to the door and was refused egress, until he threatened prosecution for false imprisonment William II. Reddish, a prominent Republican member from Orangeburg refused toI enter the hall with federal bayonets at lhe door, and is now acting with the Democrats.
 COLUMBIA, November 2S.-Evening. The Democratic members elect to the House of Representatives, met at : o'clock thls evening in Carolina Hall, 64 Democrats and Republicans par
 ticipated and were sworn in by Judge
 Cook. The House organized and will claim recognition tomorrow. This
 leaves 5S members in the Republican
 House or one less than the quorum
 claimed by them, and five less than
 the number which the Democrats claim is necessary for a quorum.
 Each House will demand of the Sec
 retary of State the returns of the vote
 for governor All is quiet tonight. The Supreme Court has not yet deci-
 ded the question of counting the cleo
 toral vote.
 | COLUMBIA, December l.-The situa-
 tion is unchanged, both bodies occu-
 pied the House of Representatives
 since twelve o'clock yesterday, num-
 erous propositions for compromise
 availed nothing; it IS now half past
 one and the United States troops
 have not interfered. The Democrat
 ic Representatives from Edgefield
 and Laurens are still in their seats and it is now likely that sufficient num- her of Republicans will unite with the l Democrats in which case the entire ,,,ot4or ,,.;I1 ba CaftIa6
 T COLUMBIA, December 1.-General Ruger allowed the members elect of
 both Houses of the Legislature to take possession yesterday, but he nOli
 fled them today that he would not al
 low the persons claiming to be elected from Edgfield and Laurens counties tC
 occupy seats after this noon. Intens,
 excitement prevails.
 CHARLESTON, November 28.-Th' | events of today in Columbia hav' | caused a feeling of profound depres sion in all business circles here. Capi . talisis and iradesmen say that thel ] must contract their operations within T the narrowest limits. A general dc spondency as to the future prevails. NEW ORLEANS, December I'm D vote of Louisiana IS tO be officially an e nounced early next week. No one en e teriains any doubt that the Republi
 cans have carried the State fairly by decided majority The Democrat ! have failed tO successfully rebut tn f evidence of Mrs. Pinkstnne and othe |, witnesses, of the outrageous intImida e ton in the contested precincts.
 ,-l PARIS, December A St. Peters
 burg dispatch asserts that the Ru>sial U government has ordered twenty mil