Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-12-21

Il ~, CorO1n 20, faimer y,
ssary to "a choice "a. The
ulted: Bowen 6, Elliott 4,
Corbin was declared duly
Rer to communication from
ase addressed to him as attor-
ing his opinion of the consd.
election Of Circuit judges,
question was now before the
and declined to give an opin.
of delicacy.
uT1oNAL HoUsE-The Con-
met at II A. NJ, and aquo-
L, proceeded to business.
committee on printing, of;
bn that DR.. James WoodoH
yb of the House printing rnti
Possession of all their rights .p1
lzed by the Senate; no cost tolbe
bless the Democrats were success
Ipted.
Us of several unimportant bills wre
/and at IL NJ. the House went intosn
Hon for United States Senator. Fifteen
N6es we're put in nomination, as follow:
Len. w. W. Harllee, Ex-Governor M w.
Bonham, Hon. J. B. Campbell, Henry Nc
liver, Esq, Gen. S. MCGOWAN, Gen. M: {
Butler, Hon. W. II. Wallace, ex-GovernG
B. F. Perry, Hon. M. P. O'Connor, Gen. M
W. Gary, Gen. J. B. Kershaw, Hon. w. D
Porter, Col. A. c. Haskell and Hon. w, F
Colcock. On the first ballot the vote stood at
follows: Butler II, MCGOWAN 10, Wallace q
Porter 5, Bonham 5, the rest scattering. INC
choice. The whole vote was 63, and further
balloting was postponed till tomorrow.
The House then adjourned till Z P. NJ.
The House reassemb tonight, but after
brief session adjourned until tomorrow at
noon, when it is expected that United States
Senator will be chosen.
WEDNESDAY, December 49,
In THE SENATE, Corwin (Rep.) asked
leave to Introduce, withUuI uutiooy -s-biill-
extend the time for officers to qualify
number of bills on the calendar came up o.
the second reading, and we're referred to the
appropriate committees A. resolution to
place on the calendar all bills and resolutions
laid over from the last session was laid on
the table. A resolution that the committee
on privileges and elections inquire as to the
qualifications of any sitting member holding
a seat in the Senate was withdrawn. A reso'
luton that the two Houses meet in joint as.
sembly on Monday, December 1S, 1875, for
the purpose of entering into an election for
an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
was referred to the judiciary committee.
Green (Rep.) gave notice of resolution an.
thorizing the clerk to issue to members pay
certificates for $500 each and mileage, and
making those certificates receivable for taxes
Twelve o'clock having arrived, the special
order was taken up, and the Republican sena'
tors proceeded in body to the House to 60
into Joint assembly to hear read the journals
of the Senate and House of Representatives
relative to the election Of United States sena.
tor. The Democratic senators declined to 60.
After the declaration of the election in the
House the republican senators returned in a
body, and the Senate resumed business.
The House sent to the Senate concurrent
resolution that the clerks of the Senate and
House be instructed to issue pay certificates to
members for salaries and mileage, and for
officers and employees, according to the
amounts allowed by law. Ordered for con-
sideration tomorrow.
Cochran (Ind.) moved to take up from the
table resolution appointing committee Of
four to inquire whether the House at the 9th
er end of the building is legal one, and if
not, why The motion was lost after short
debate, in which the Democratic Senators
took the ground that the Supreme Court had
settled the question, and johnson, Taft and
Swais took the opposite ground that Judge
Bond, by his recent decision, had settled that
the Supreme Court had no jurisdiction, and
that as the Senate had recognized that body
as legal, it is only necessary for the House OF
Representatives to take care of itself, and
enforce the presence of absentees, &c.
The Senate then adjourned to II o'clock
Hkuorrow.
RaYoNET HOUSE met at IL M. No
g present at first, but after waiting
Iackey announced quorum.
ual routine work, Keith, from
of ways and means, reported a
e for the payment of the salary
Of members; and Straker, from
committee, reported the resolu'
ion to the election of circuit
esolution ordering the issuing of
the members for the amount of
mileage, passed unanimously.
negroes and one white man
attaches of the Bayonet
~ there are one hun
with nominal