Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-12-07


action of the Supreme Court, and Mr.. Robert
Aldrich is answering him point BY point.
The Democrats take the ground that while
they hold that the decision of the Supreme
Court gives them prima facie right to seats
and participation in the primary organization,
they concede that the House, when legally
organized, has right to judge of the qualifi-
cations of any of its members. 49,
Now that the Democrats are in the hall,
they propose to stay there, and it is more
than probable that proposition will be made
to withdraw the delegations from Edgefeld
and Laurens, if the Radicals will withdraw
their bogus Barnwell delegation, and agree to
a reorganization of,the House. This will be
a last resort. If this is done, the Democrats
will have 81 members, and the Radicals 59.
Hamilton, Meyers and Westbury have stuck
to the Democrats all day, and are not likely
to recede. This will give the Democrats 60
and the Radicals 56. j. K. B.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Friday, December l.
4 P. Mall night long the weary watch
was kept The white phalanx of the Demo
Gratis was on the one side of the aisle, and the
black crowd of fRepublicans on the other. AT:
tor o'clock the haranguing of the Radicals
grew less frequent Half of them we're asleep,
and everything settled down for an all night
snooze. About 4 o'clock Judge T. j. Mack.
ey came in and made q speech, which revived
the slumbering body, and for two hours more
desultory cross.fre was kept up. The long
looked-for daylight dawned at last upon the
scene. Visitors then began to crowd in, and
just before II o'clock Mr. Orr, Dem.) moved
that that the House adjourn. This motion
was put, by Speaker Wallace and carried
The clock struck twelve and the House was
called to order, and another Legislative day
began. The Radicals then followed suit, and
adjourned and convened. Both clerks then
called the rolls at the same time. after which
both speakers announced the House ready to
proceed to business. The journal was read,
and Hamilton, (Rep.) of Beaufort, said "This
thing is going too far, and am afraid it will
break up in row"
George Reed, (Rep) Of Beaufort, said no
one wanted to avoid q row more than he did !.
He was Republican, but was ready to do
any thing right and just which could secure
peace. -s.,s.
Hamilton then continued in long and
earnest speech. He again, in earnest terms,
called upon the Republicans to beware. He
again condemned, as he expressed it, "the
outrageous conduct of the so called House
in seating the Barnwell members, and stated
that the same committee was only now wait
ing to seat other members, when it would
take them six weeks to get the proof before
them. He called upon bis colleagues to be.
ware that they did not bring down not only
the disapprobation, but also the entire enmi-
ty of the American people. So earnest did
Hamilton become that he shed tears in de:
scribing the pass to which his own race had
brought South Carolina.
Reed, of Beaufort, said: eff you mean
that the committee on privileges and elections
intends to seat more illegal members, 1 will
put my foot down upon it."
Mr.. Robert Aldrich, (Dem.) here arose, and
was recognized by the Democratic Speaker,
and said: rise to submit proposition that
will commend itself to the justice of every
man here present. We have sat here for
twenty-four hours, night and day., Members
on both sides of this House have been discus.
sing our present condition with all the earnest
ness, with all the zeal, and, am willing to
admit, with all the sincerity that they could
command and it seems to me we are no near
er the solution of this matter than we were
on yesterday. I ask nothing in this PROPOSE
ton of the other side that do not accord to
them. 1t is all that any patriot can ask. 1t
is everything that honest and just minds could
require, and / believe that it is right, that it
l. -. - rnfor tho inop ROT n m
of the sincere and patriotic remarks of that
noble man who has just left his seat. ask
you all to listen to the proposition l submit.
Give it careful consideration. If tits unequal
in any respect, then discard it. If it is just,
fair and lawful, adopt it, and let us plant our.
selves, as soon as possible, upon the firm rock
of a constitutional government that will bring
blessing with it to every member of the soil.
This, Mr.. Speaker, is my proposition
| Bet Resolved by the House.of Representatives
of the State of South Carolina, That the present
difficulties existing in the organization of this
House be submitted to committee OF Six on the
part of the House and six on the part Of the Sen,
ate, to be composed equally of Republicans and
Democrats from each body, and that their report
be submitted in duplicate, one to each OF the
Houses on this floor claiming to be the legal
Houses of South Carolina Representatives, for
their adoption, and pending the sitting OF said
committee that both b buses adjourn to re-assem-
BILE as they stand now to receive the said report.
The Radicals refused to take any notice Of
the proposition, and Cant, of Beaufort, moved
that the committee on privileges and elections
now report. Mackey, however, was not ready
to admit any other illegal members yet, and
Cant was frowned down. The proposition
was then read by the Democratic reading clerk
to the Democratic House, and was adopted.
It was then resolved by the Constitutional
House and the Bayonet House, at the same
time, to suspend the rule to adjourn at
o'clock. This passed on both sides.
Mr.. James L. Orr then stated that there
seemed to be some misunderstanding concern.
ing the position held by the Democrats on the
question of the Electoral vote. In order to
explain this position he offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That this House has no purpose of in
terfering with the count for Electors Of President
and Vice President, and will take no action
in regard thereto.
Humbert and Keith, (Reps.) of Darlington,
then opened private camp meeting, and oc'
cupied about an hour in reading campaign
songs, &c. 1t was moved by Straker,. (Rep) }
of 0rangeburg, that the special order for 2 P.
M. (the declaration of the vote for Governor)
be postponed until tomorrow at 2 P. M.
The Senate concurred, and the agony is delay
ed one day longer. Before this was done,
there was momentary expectation ofa bloody
clash.
straker, (Rep.) of Orangeburg, offered the
following resolution, which was adopted BY
the Bayonet body: @
Resolved, That the committee on privileges and