Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-02

ed by Mexican officers, and then arreste
and thrown into prison, and were fine
I this morning from go to $50.
South Carolina.
The Herald's Columbia, 8. c., dispatcl
; says Gen. Ruger arrived at 10 o'clock las
night, aud at midnight companies of U.
Infantry were quartered in the Stat
House.
U. s. troops have possession of tn
State house and have refused admission K
the Laurens and Edgefeld delegations.
| CHAR11sroN, s. G. Nov. 28.-At mid
night the State house in Columbia was Oc
cupied by Federal troops, who camped or
the rotunda and kept the doors barred
This morning q guard of sentinels was
formed around the building and admit.
lance denied to all except those having
passes from Gov. Chamberlain's private
secretary. ". r. Jones. The streets OF
Columbia are thronged with people from
all parts of the State. Quiet reigns, bu,
the excitement 10 intense.
COLUMBIA, Nov. 28.-No one was al.
lowed to enter the State house this morn.
ing unless on pass from Mr.. Jones, clerk
of the late house, or Mr.. Dennis, exsur.
perintendent of the penitentiary About 9
o'clock General Gorcen, U. s. Senator
from Georgia, and General johnson, State
Senator from Virginia, with Messrs. Peck
and Jefreys, members of the legislature.
demanded admittance to the State house.
The rotunda was filed with troops and
arms stacked around the statue of Wash.
ington. The members of the legislature
exhibited their certificates from the Su-
preme Court of their election, and the cor
poral of the guard refused them admit
lance under orders of Dennis, who was
| standing by. The Democratic members
then met in caucus about II is A. NJ, and
proceeded in q body to demand admit.
lance. In the meantime Gen. Hampton
had an interview with Gen. Ruger, who
then changed the orders 90 as to allow any
one to pass the sentinels who claimed to
be elected members of the legislature. I'm
der this change of orders all members are
being admitted slowly as the corporal of
the guard examines their credentials.
Members are thus admitted to the State
house but not to the hall of the Senate or
House of Representatives.
The Democratic members of the House,
after gaining admission to the State house,
proceeded to the door of the House of
Representatives with the delegation from
Edgefeld and Laurens at their head, aRd
demanded admission on their certificates
of election taken from the record of the
supreme court. Six soldiers were ranged
on either side of the approach to the door
with two officers in the center. The Ger.
tificates of Edgefleld and Laurens dele
gates being presented were decided invalid
by d0Orkecpers, whereupnn the entire
body of Democrats withdrew. They as
sembled in front of the State house, from
the steps of which the following protest
was read IN the presence of the military
and citizens:
COLUMBIA, Nov. 20 1876.
We, majority of the members of the
House Of Representatives of South Caro-
lima elect, protest against the refusal to
We protest against the military power of
the United States barring the passage into
the State house of members elect Of the
legislature. We protest the legality of the
proceeding and especially against the
army of the United States being placed
for the purpose of this exclusion under
the command of one John B. Dennis,
partisan Of Coy. Chamberlain. We protest
against the said Dennis instructions to
the guard to admit no one to the State
house, except upon his own pass, or pass
Of A. o. Jones, former clerk of the House,
who may thus exclude all except his own
partisans whereby the Republican pro-
gramme is to organize said House. We
have presented ourselves with the judy
ment of the highest court of South Care.
lima, certified to by its clerk with the great
seal of the supreme court attached. As
to our right to participate in the
organization of said House, we are
refused by orders of said Den
mis- admission to said hall, except upon
his pass or the pass Of Jones, or of H. E.
Haynes, Secretary of State, who is now
under the condemnation of said court
for refusal to issue certificates In accord
ance with its judgment and mandate.
In protesting against this barefaced usur-
pation-this trampling ON the laws and
constitution Of the State; this defiance Of
purpose to offer NO resistance to this inter
vention, but to make our solemn ap-
peal to the American people without
distinction of party. Our veneration
for law, our respect for the supreme
court, aud the us&ges OF all legis-
lative assemblages forbid our participation
In such unprecedented and revolutionary
proceedings.
Signed BY all tho Democratic members
ga in number:
The Democrats then proceeded to the
hall over the Southern Life Insurance Co:
building, where caucus was held, which
adjourned to meet at 3P. n, at Carolina
Hall.
The Results In RloFlda.
The Times has the following special:
Rooms OF STATE CANvAssING BOARD,
TALLAHAseRg. Nov. %.
! hereby certify that returns from all
counties Of the State, except Dade county,
were this day opened by the board Of
State canvasse.s. The vote for electors
as officially AMI oanced from the face of
returns In detail aggregate a. follows:
Humphreys received "a, 1928; Pearce, a..
324; Long, pa. 82S; Holden, "a, 328; Young,
"a, 284; Cali, "a. 285; Hilton, 24,28S; Bul.
lock, "a, 282. Tho first four names are
Republicans and the last four Democratic
candidates, w. LEE APTHoRP,
Clerk of the Board.
The Tines Tallahassee special says:
It should be noted that all the thickly
populated counties, like Duval, Leon,
Madison, Jefferson and others, where
there is civilization and protection to life,
and where the election could be legal and
peaceful, give Republican majorities,
while the Democratic majorities come
from sparsely settled, half.civilized and
lawless southern counties. The Demo-
Gratis are much chagrined to find that,
after their frauds, they are beaten ON the
face of the returns; but.hey viii feel worse
when the board commences to 70 behind
the returns and show how the election was
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