The daily gazette., 1876-11-29
CoNGnEss meets OH Monday.
The CrOwning Outrage.

Democrats Members excluded at the Point
of the Bdyonets- Separate Orgdniza-
ton Of the House.
COLUMBIA S. c., Nov. 2S.-At mid
night last night the State House was oc-
cupied by United States troops. No one
was allowed to enter without pass from
Mr.. Jones, Clerk of the late House, or Mr..
Dennis one of Chamberlain's men.
About o'clock Gen. Gordon, United
States Senator for Georgia, and General
Johnston, United States Senator for Vir-
ginia, with Messrs. Peck and Jefireys,
members of the Legislature demande d
admittance. The Rotunda was filled wit h
troops, and arms stacked around the
Washington statute.
The members of the Legislature exhi-
bited their certificates from the Supreme
Court of their election, and the corporal
of the guard refused them admittance
under the orders OF Dennis, who was
standing by, The Democrasic members
then met in caucus, and about 11.S0 p. m.
proceeded in body to demand al nit
tance.
In the meantime Gen. Hampton had
an interview with Gen. Ruger who then
changed the order 50 as to allow any one
TO pass the sentinels who claimed to be
elected member of the Legislature.
Under the change OF orders all the MEM
bers are now being admitted slowly, as
| the corporal of the guard examines their
credentials. The members are thus ad-
mitted TO The State-Housc, but not to the
hall of the Senate or House of Represeu-
tatives,
THE REPUBLICANS EXCLUDE DEMO
TIC MEMBERS AND PROCEED TO Or
CAME.
The Radical members have thus OBJ
tanned possession and control ofthe State
House, and having refused to permit
the officers of the Supreme Courts TO
enterthe State House, prepared TO organize
Fifty-nine members answering to their
names, Jones, the Clerk of the House. de
clarine iifty-nine to be quorum, alto
gether, the proper number of members
being Ia, sixty-tlree is necessary to be
majority, and consequently a quorum
of the House. OF these 120 the Demo-
Gratis have sixty-four members.
At II. .45 a. IN, the whole number of
the Democratic members ofthe Legisla-
ture marched up to the State-House door.
with John c. Shepard, of Edgefeld, at
their head. The door was guarded by u
s., troops and by John b. Dennis, a U.
s., Marshal. Shepard asked for admis-
| sion, whereupon Dennis asked if he had
| certificate of election from the Secretary
of the State. Shepard said that he had
the certificate of the Supreme Court, and
Dennis said: ''If you have not the certifi.
cate of the Secretary, you cannot enter
Shepard then said he demanded the right
10 read protest from the Democrats
which he proceeded to do, when was stop
ped by Col. Haskell, the Chairman oftht
Democratic Committee. Captain Kellogg
United States Army, who was at the door
after a conference said that all person.
having certificates from either the Secrc
tary OF State or the Supreme Court woul,
be admitted.
| Shepard presented the certificate OF tn,
Court andpassed in.
The guard are'now examining the certifi
Gates, and the Democrats are passing in
being first asked for their private arms.
The roll was ordered to be called I,
see whether quorum was present, an,
at this moment j. w. Westbury, "a color
ell republican representative from Sum
ter, cast in his fortunes with the constitu
tional House. He had taken part in tn
OTBdnlZduoH o1 tne DayOnet House, blu
could not stand their lawless and insolen
conduct. Sixty-siX members being pr,
sent, three more than a majority Of tn
whole House, Gen. w. ii. Wallace, a
| Union, was unanimously elected Speaker
All the proceedings were eminently di
gnified, the members present feelin
acutely their responsibility at this crisi
as the real representatives in the legisla
tive branch of the government of law an
the constitution. After full organizing
the House adopted resolution that
message be sent to the Senate informin
that bodyit was ready toproceed to busi
ness. n committee was appointed I
: wait on the Secretary of State and den
r and that he deliver to the House tn
, statements of votes cast for Governo
and Lieutenant Governor. The Hous
then adjourned.
The bayonet House, according to il
! own count, is now without a quorum. am
: the question is whom will the Senate r,
cogniZe? Gen. Kuger saws he has N
orders TO exclude members holding 81
preme Court certificates from the ii ouse
and probably the troops will only b
used tomorrow, if at all, to preserve tn
peace There has been no disturbanc
!, whatever on this eventful day but scene
no less exciting wild occur tomorrow.
, THE RADICALS ELECT A SPEAKER AN
Il CLERK.
The Democratic members, having cal
ed admission to the State House, proceed
ed 10 the door of the House of RpnyeSn,