The New York herald., 1876-12-02

houses or the rooms themselves unless II became
necessary because of breach OF the peace which the
civil officers Of the houses should be unable to restore
No done by the soldiers except that of their
presence, stated, but whilc they were so present
persons claiming the right of entrance under ccrtn-
OF the Clerk OF tho Supreme Court refused
admission THOMAS II. RUGER,
Commanding Department
SCENES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
DURING THE NIGHr-ADvANTAGEs OBTAINED
AND RETAINED BY THE TWO spEAKERs-THE
oRAToRy OF FANCY BILL PINcKNEY-How
THE LEGISLATORS SLEPT AND HOW THEY
WERE KEPT AWAKE.
[DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
COLUMBIA, Dec !, 1870
The dual houses, republicans on the one side and
democrats tho other remained in session all night
After midnight the eyeds Of the weary members be-
gan to droop; numbers Of them, notably the blacks,
fell asleep. and those that did not only kept
awake by the eloquence OF Fancy Bill Pinckney
tcnsely black negro from Charleston county, known
as sthe Sanyec orator. His speech a model OF
negro eoquence, abounding as it did in jumple OF
all the big words he had heard, and
well and distinctly uttered and using good
English but devoid of single idea, and SO ridiculous
to be singularly amusing and provocative Of laugh
ter Even this did not serve to keep members thor
oughy awake, and times the wary occupant Of that
seat Of honor, the chair, would bo caught mapping.
This was worse in the eyes Of tho democrats than
sentinel asleep post.
SPEAKERS RESPECTIVE ADVANTAGES
Whom the raid was made the hall by tho united
democratic forces one OF the greatest achievements
and trumphs of the hour the capture OF the chair
Tho first thing they did was TO place Speaker Wallace
in tho chair, and, being thero, ho had 10
stick. Having obtained possession Of the
chair the next thing they wanted was the gavel;
but alas! that instrument so potent and
elective in tho hands Of parliamenaran, not TO
be found. When Speaker Mackcy came and found his
seat occupied and usurpcd by democrat, who would
not be ade to vacate he at once thought OF the gavc
With tho gave he would be all right, and honors would
be easy. Mackey forgot its Whereabouts, and in do
spar almost he looked around every nook and
of the stand. but without finding it At length he
spicd dusky youth, who page Of the House; he
whispered few words, the page vanished and reap
pcared in moment, placing tho magic gavel in the
hands OF Mackcy 1t was victory that can hardly be
appreciated by ordinary mortals who have not been
legislators or Speakers OF House.
ADVANTAGES wERa USED.
Mackey aourished 1t, and though he could not sit
down, as Wallace did, he raped away while the dem
ocrats speaking with such force and effect to
drown the utterancc Of his opponents. Besides the
Mackey could put the gavel in his pocke.
and walk about with it, but Wallace dare not for the
life Of him iorsake the chair Tor an instant That seat
had to be watched, and 1t was amusing to see how
carefully the occupant got out OF it, and how quickly
his popped into it. Mackey or mis- represen
tatve eycng it all the time the hope OF finding
It unoccupcd for instant
NIGHT PASSED
After midnight the republican Speaker being tired
standing had to call for one Of tho ordinary floor
chairs, and tho position though not so digni1ed be-
less disagreeable The hour OF three A. NJ. found
even orapry Of Fancy Bill Pnckney had given out
and great majority OF the sumbcring in
their seats or stretched benches the floors,
when Judge T. Mackcy camo in and aroused the whto
and black legislators with humorous speech, which
again kept them awake until after four. dcsultory
debate was kept up from that tmo till daylight, in
which the wit and humor OF both sides found consid-
cradle display ana kept them all in pleasing mood
and good temper. Al last the long looked for day
dawncd upon the half sleeping and half awake crowd
OF blacks and whites. Some OF them went out to
breakfast early. These came back quickly and then
others won't relief after relief until all tho legislators
had satisfied the cravings OF their appetite Toward
O'Clock visitors began to drop in and by twelve NJ
there wcre good many privileged persons the
floor.
AS tho hours dew by to-day ana the evening came there
hundred theories account Tor tho hesitation OF
the Commanding General in taking out the democrats
which gave that party constitutional quorum in the
Legislature. Some of these theories may have been
right but tho generally accepted is that General
Rugcr, finding he had been entrapped by Governor
Chamberlain and his supporters into using the troops
the extent Of excluding the democrats on Tuesday
until the republicans had organized with quorum of
nlty-nine members sixty-thrce being tho number
qured by the constitution and laws OF tho State had
determined to proccad no further without express
orders from Washington.
1t is known hero that he has boen urged by Governor
Chamberlain and other republicans eject the Edge
field aud Laurens delegations from the House, and
that General Rugcr intended to do yesterday is
clearly established by his instructions and ssagcs
Colonel Haskell chairman OF the Democratic Execu-
two Committee. Whatever has becn the nature OF
them, kilograms have been flying between horc and
Washington, and it IS rumorcd that the suspense TO-
day caused by Cabinet meeting which is being held
at Washington the subject Until something Is
heard from that of power and republican au-
thority by which everything here guided, this sus
pcnse will last
GENERAL RuGER REFUSES TO EXPLAIN.
General Ruger refuses TO say whether nc authorized
Magnnis to give the democrats the notification claimed
but Hampton and Haskell are witnesses that Maginnis
came direct to democratic headquarters tho even.
ing and said that II Laurcns and Edgcded not
Withdrawn by to-day they would bo elected by
soldiers.
LOUISIANA.
THE DEMAND FOR THE IMPEACHMENT OF GRANT
AND IT'S zFrEcr-REpUBLICAN FEARS OF DIS
AFFECTION IN THE BOARD ADDRESS OF THE
DRMoc1ATIC COMMITTEE.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
New ORLEANS, Dec i, 1875
The dispatches published yesterday announced that
the HERALD and World demanded the impeachment Of
General Grant, and 1t generally believed here last