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

votes lor toYernor ana 1!ieutouaut.Sapxo11rE1v ".
Thursday next, the 18th instant, at2. 7. ~, N
the Hall Of the House Of Representative at Car.
olina Hail. and that the Senate be, and Is hereby
invited to be present on the occasion. >,
In support of this resolution, Mr. Youmana
said that its provisions metthe hearty approx!
al of the best legal talent of the State, of the
Democratic Executive Committee, and OF
General Wade Hampton himself. The reso,
lut;ea- uas then adopted unanimously, g =
The House then adjourned till IL N. TO-
morrow, and the members Of the House and
Senate Immediately resolved themselves into
caucus, and don motion, after some discussion,
the caucus Mas adjourned till Z, p. M. ,asqsl
THURSDAY, December a. 4
THHSENATE met at IL o'clock, . quorum
being present. The report Of the committee
on p1blic printing was received. Two propo-
sitisns were submitted to the committee, who
awarded the contract to the Republican Print
Ing Company for two years, at sac, 600 per
annum. The report is signed BY the commit
ices of the House and Senate. .r;t4 .,..,
The calendar was then taken up, and sun.
dry bills we're referred to appropriate commit
tees. The Senate concurred in the House
resolution tbst the clerks of the Senate and
House be instructed to issue certificates to the
members for salary and mileage, and for off,
GERS and attaches, according to the amount
allowed by law. So. 30,
The Senate went into executive session for
q few minutes and adjourned. ;
The BAYoNEr HOUSE met at II A. NJ,
fifty.seyen persons present. A quorum was
announced, and Gibson (colored) Of Fairfield,
who had joined the Constitutional House,
came in and asked if bis seat was vacant.
Mackey told him it would be after to-day.
Gibson then made speech, begging pardon
for what he had done. He denounced the re-
port that he had been bought as false, and
then concluded by saying that his action in
joining the Constitutional House would be
sustained, and they would see it. He did not
think he had done wrong; but he had come
back on account of the wishes of his constit.
uents. Mackey said that he did not consid-
er that Gibson had purged himself of his
contempt, and asked him if he renounced all
connection with the Wallace House. Gibson
tried to evade this question at 6rst, but finally
was subjected to such strong pressure that be
caved in and was taken back into the dirty
fold. H. .-' .' .". ,....s ~ '..
= Among the bills and resolutions introduced
was~a. resolution to issue certificates at the
of Two >aallsrs a day to Chamberlains
. eto5nsISypt'ary The EH to repeal the lianlsE
Was read first time s :s@ysseSf Y ,sssss
lTaa -s7eys and Misunderstanding rsrarted
r,ile appropriation bill, which Is Dothing SAt i
I s,i.ss of last years bill. Andrewslnsesed
to make the contingent fund of the Senate
$1,000 instead of 80, 900. Wells moved Il
cut it down to$2,00O,, and Holland, the her.
of the Ellenton Bonanza bill, moved to make
it $1,000 After some debate, Holland
amendment was adopted. Andrews ther
moved TO cut down the contingent fund O
the House from $4,000 to $4,000, but tht
crowd couldn't see the economy 80 near home
aud this motion was tabled in hurry. AT
tef, some further unimportant amendment
the House contingent was cut down to So, 900
and the Senate contingent fund increased t.
$4,000. The bill then passed its seconc
reading.
{ The resolution regarding the election o
circuit judges, declaring the election void o
those now on the bench, was rushed through
under whip and spur, and ordered to be SEN
to the Senate. The supply bill passed 9 thire
reading. Adjourned. n,
THE CONSTITUTIONAL HOUSE.
The Constitutional House of Representa-
tives met at noon to-day, and, after routine
business, proceeded at once to ballot for Uni
ted States Senator, in joint ballot with tht
n .ko~o of In "A
ing to programme, the, members again scat
tered their votes. The total vote was II
which not being a quorum of the joint As
sembly, the Speaker announced that there
had been no election: On motion of Mr.
Sheppard, of Edge6eld, further balloting fol
United States Senator was postponed for the
day. .<3.'i@i -. '.
Mr.. Sheppard, of Edge6eld, in forcible
speech, introduced the following resolution ::
Resolved, That the discharge by Judge Bond
circuit Judge Of the United States. of the parie:
arrested and in custody for contempt Of the Su
preme Court of this State, Is an invasion OF thu
established law of the land and an outrage upoI
the rights of each State of the American Union.
Resolved, That the Governor be requested te
unite with the House in presenting remon
STRANGE and protest to the Congress of the United
States against the action of Judge Bond, and thai
committee of the members Of this body be ap
pointed to confer with him to carry out these res
olutions. ......- 3 .... ... .t.' ..-
On motion of Mr.. Hamilton, the consider
alton of the resolutions. were made the special
order for P. NJ. tomorrow.
Mr.. Austin, of Greenvilie; introduced The
following resolution, which was agreed to {:
Whereas the Secretary of State has failed and
refused to deliver to the Speaker of this House
- 80 al haI fI1f
7th day of November last for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor as required by the constitution
of this State, therefore be it -: y
Resolved That the Speaker be directed to pub
lish the secondary evidence Of the result OF the
election for Governor and Lieutenant-Governol
held on the 7th of November last. 80, .,. ....-
The hour having arrived for the special
order (the publishing of the votes for Cover.
nor and Lieutenant-G Governor,) the Demo.
cratic members of the Senate came forward
and occupied the front seats.
Speaker Wallace then, in pursuance of bis
instructions from the House, proceeded to
publish the vote for Governor and Lieuten.
ant. Governor, from secondary evidence, first
reading the following affidavit: y.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Personally appeared before me John Scofin,
who being duly sworn, says that the accompany
ing statement or VOCeS lOf governor ana Ll6uto1-
ant Governor was made from the original returns
of the county board Of canvassers, or certified
copies of the same, from the clerks of the courts,
except as to the counties Of Darlington and Ker-
shaw, for which the returns were taken from the
returns in the possession of the board Of State
canvassers. tGi p.;s.! JOHN SCoFFIN. t
Sworn to before me this first day of December,
1875. L. N. ZEALY, Notary Public.
The vote in all the counties was then pro.
claimed, and the total vote 10 the State for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor was an
nounced as follows: Hampton, 81, ,26I votes;
Chamberlain, 91,127 votes; Hampton's ma:
iority for Governor, 1,134 votes. 80 ;.
Simpson 9l,6s9, Gleaves 91,550; simp-
sons majority for Lieutenant. Governor, 139
votes.
Speaker Wallace then said The chair u