Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-03
THE LEGISLATIVE DEADLOCK
STILL CONTINUES.
General Ruger Declares that He
Must Obey Orders from Wash
ington.
OF A CoMPROMIsE.
THE CABINETS ACTION IN
THE MATTER.

JAZZ DOSs -
A Times Columbia special says
Dispatches have certainly been received
by Democrats Ms we'll as Republicans
that the President will recognize Mac
key, Republican, as Speaker, and or
der Kruger TO put an end to disorder by
rejecting all persons who have not Ger
tifcates OF election from the Board o
C~anvassers.
The Democrats have determined te
seccde in a body in cas- the Edgefielc
and Laurens men are excluded. They
| will then form q Senate for themselves
Democratic Senators have heretofore
acted quietly with the Republicans and
recognized Mackey in the House on
Tuesday, though they afterwards pro-
tested. The Senate has thirty-three
meRlers; seventeen are Republicans,
and the Democrats have, without
counting Edgefield and Lauren Sena.
tors, who have not yet seated, fourteen
members, or sixteen with them. They
have not a quorum under any circum
stances. The seceders, however, mean
to carry OH the revolution. They will
declare Ham pton Governor upon cop
les of eturns m file in the Clerks
Offices of the various counties.
COLUMBIA, Dec. l.
The Speakers of both Houses have
signed q proposition to adjourn their
respective Houses Immediately and
simultaneously to meet tomorrow
noon with each unchanged, provided
General Ruser would agree. The lat
tor however refused, saving he must
obey orders, if received from Wash
ington.
a I,10unc's Washington special says:
1t is suggested here to night that the
South Carolina imbroglio may resul.
in a compromise which which will
give Hampton the Governorship,
Chamberlain, United States Senator,
and leave the Hayes Electors undis.
turbed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.
The following telegram was received
by the President Thursday night:
COLUMBIA, Nov. 80.
His Excellency U. S. Grant, WASH
ington: The Democratic members Of
the Lower House, sixty-five in i.nin-
Der, mel quietly in the hall to-day
with their Speaker in the chair. The
Republican (ifiy-nine) also assembled
there and placed their Speaker In the
chair. General Kruger proposes 10 take
out OF the House eight members duly
elected, holding certificates from the
Supreme Court. The House is the sole
Judge of the qualification OF its mem
kNU., M ~ Ion vyA ftNn ~
ton to the House. These members
but we earnestly desire a peaceful 40
luton. The Legislature will not inter.
| fore with the presidential electoral vote.
We ask only a constitutional Legisla
! tnre peacoably assembled for the good
Of the State. Very respectfully your
obetient servant,
[Signed1: WADE HAMPTON.
The President, in a conversation re-
frrring to the statement made ny tsOr
don and Hampton, wherein they
| charged that Ruger has made pledges
to them in regard to tho nonin'er.
ference of the military at the meeting
of the South Carolina Legislature,
which he had failed to keep, said be
was satisfied General Kruger had done
4 u SuCu tIbltiEs I1O HbtO" tuO
we'll. He was a gallant soldier, y high
toned, honorable man, and would
scorn to do q mean act under any cir
cumstances. In regard 10 the oft re.
! peatcd charge that the Administration
had used the military tn interfere in
the affairs Of the Southern States to
such an extent unwarrantcd by the
law, the President said the charge was
not sustained by tho facts; that the
commanding officers at all the military
posts South were at all times instructed
simply tn sustain the legally cOnsti-
| tuted authorities and preserve The
| peace, and where tho military had
gone further it has been clearly shown
10 be a misconception of orders, and
the act had been promptly disav0wed
by the superior authority. In regard
to interference in elections, there Is
not q single instance or record where
the presence of the military had intim.
idated single voter. On the contrary,
| it had been clearly shown that both In
South Carolina and Louisiana the pres
sence Of the military enabled all the
colored people who wished to do so tc
vote the Democratic ticket. The Presi.
dent has no doubt but that all ques.
tons growing out of the presidential
contest would be peacefully adjusted;
that the counsel of good and patriotic
men in both parties will prevail.
In regard to the telegram received
yesterday from General Ruger, asking
for further instructions in regard Il
any future action on his part toward.
the rival Legislatures, the Cabinet wa,
divided, several members advocating
the sending of instructions to Genera
Ruger to Dust eight members who hello
certificates Of election from the Su
preme Court. while other members
commended that the Government hae
no right to so to that extent; that i
was the duty uf the Federal Govern
mept To simply sustain the legally con
stitI,tsd authorities and preserve tn,
peace, In this view the Presiden
agreed, and was so decided.
After the adjournment of the Cabi
net a telegram was sent TO Genera
Ruger announcing that his explana
ton of the movement on Tuesday las
was satisfactory and that his cours
J was fully approved.