Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-12-14
tional House, and will be regularly sworn in
before the House in the morning.
Z WEpNEsDAY, December g.

before the House in the morning.
,.,.-z 5s,.- WEDNESDAY, December 6.
The SENATE met at IL, M. Whittemore,
from the judiciary committee, reported back
q bill relative to the Inauguration of Cover
nor and Lieutenant Governor, recommending
that it pass. The bill empowers any person
authorized to administer an oath, tolqualify
the Governor and Lieutenant.G Governor. By
an ordinance of the constitutional convention,
1t is required that the service be performed
BY the chief justice, or, in bis absence, BY one
Of the associate justices. . . .4.aa:
Cochran Ind.) introduced a joint resolu.
ton to ratify the amendments to the Consti-
tuition of South Carolina relative to the pub.
lie school tax levy and the poll tax. ri
Among the notices of bills were bills to re-
peal the lien law and the law relative to agri'
cultural supplies.
Whittemore introduced the following reso-
luton, which was laid over: -t.5g qys
Whereas, the term for which the Hon. 7. J.
Robertson was elected to represent the State OF
South Carolina in the Senate Of the United States,
will expire on the 4th of March, 1877 and where
as, it is necessary to proceed to an election OF
United States senator on the second Tuesday after
the meeting and organization of the General AS
sembly of the State Legislature; and whereas,
Tuesday, the 18th instant Is the second Tuesday
after the said meeting and organization OF the
same; therefore, belt t@ft -. =.
Resolued, That the Senate do, at IL o'clock NJ,
on Tuesday, the 18th instant, proceed to vote for
person to represent the State OF south Caronna
in the Senate Of the United States for the term OF
six years, commencing March 4, 1877.
The Senate then adjourned till Tomorrow
at IL NJ. .-.,.s
The BAYoNET House met at u NJ, Hty-
eiqht members being present. A quorum'was
announced, and the body proceeded to bust.
ness. ,, r,f. ~. a4 1j
Isaac White, one Of the illegal importations
from Abbeville, was sworn in. Thomas, chair.
man of, the committee on the part of the
House to wait on Chamberlain and inquire at
what time it would be convenient for him to
be inaugurated, reported that with commit
tee from the Senate they had waited on the
Governor. and that he had said that he was
not prepared to say when he would be ready.
The bill relative to the Inauguration Of
Governor and Lieutenant Governor came up
for its second reading. Objection was made
to the reading of the bill, on the ground that
it was inconsistent with the constitution.
Mackey, on his own authority, assured the
body that the bill was constitutional, and it
then passed q second reading. The concern
then adjourned, 81: a.,I. laa aaa 3.s. III
o, TEE CONSTITUTIONAL HOUSE. on
~ The Constitutional House of Representa-
tives assembled at 10 A. M, having seventy
members, including the eight members from
Edgefeld and Laurens. The roll was called,
and the House then awaited the missing link,
sixty-third certi6cated member. At noon
the House was called to order, and Myers.
(Rep.) of Beaufort, introduced Bridgers, Of
Newberry, Republican member; who desired
to be sworn in. After asking some questions
as to the mode in which the House had been
organized, Bridgers was sworn in, the House
then having SO certified members. The
House took recess until P. M.
The House met again at 2. NJ, sixty
three members having certificates from the
secretary of State being present.
Sheppard (Dem.) rose to question of
privilege, and made an urgent appeal that
the right of the members from Edge6eld and
Laurens to seats on the floor be referred to
the committee on privileges and elections.
While the Supreme Court, he said, had de-
cided that they had as much right as any
body else to seats on the floor, he preferred
that the matter be referred to the committee,
and if there were contestants their evidence
could be taken. .,,@ &...,
Hood, (Dem.) of Abbeville, thought that
there was no need to refer the matter to the
committee. He considered that the decision
Of the Supredie Court, together with the fact.
that no contestants had presented themselves,
fully established the rights of the members
to their seats.
Orr (Dem.) then rose and claimed that
while the Supreme Court gave the members
from Edgefeld and Laurens prin'a tdcie
right to their seats, yet it was the duty of the
committee to finally decide whether they had
been legally elected. The members from
these counties, confident, as they were, Of the
legality of their position, desired to have the
matter examined into and settled beyond
peradventure, and twas as little as the House
could do to grant that request. ,
Watts, of Laurens, said that while he felt
perfectly satisfied of the legality of the posi-.
tion of himself and colleagues, yet it was an
unpleasant matter to them to hear that Lau-
rens and Edge6eld were under cloud. In
addition to the decision of the Supreme Court,
he desired to have the decision of the REPRE-
sentatives of the people, who should pass up
on the matter and settle it finally.
Aldrich (Dem. held that the matter should
be referred to the committee, and Hemphill,
(Dem.) of Abbeville, thought it unnecessary.
A motion was then made to lay the motion
L - Thso Loot onH fho
motion to refer was carried. a :....s
The chair appointed the following commit
tee on privileges and elections: j. L. Orr, }.
G. Blue, j. G. Colt, N. B. Myers, w. Maree,
John Gibson and j. B. Erwin. .. g."
The House then adjourned till 10 to-mor-
49,. -. THURsDAY, December Z.
The BAYoNET HOUSE met at IL, NJ, fifty.
one members, legal and illegal, being present,
and, as usual, quorum was announced.
After some routine work, Curtis introduced
a concurrent resolution to 60 into an election
for United States Senator on Tuesday, the 18th
instant. Adopted. - ..o.. -
Thomas, of Newberry, introduced resolu.
ton, the Senate concurring, to 90 into joint
assembly at p. M, for the Inauguration Of d.
II. Chamberlain and r. Fl. Gleaves, as Gov
ernor and Lieutenant. Governor; Adopted.
The bill relative to the inauguration Of
Governor and Lieutenant Governor was then
read the third time and passed. ,san
The SENATE sent message concurring in
the resolution to iaaugurate Chamberlain at l
D. m. The vote, in the Senate, on this ques-
ton, was sixteen to thirteen. The Radical