Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-02
The Speakership Of the HOuse-Sayler,
Banning, Meade, Cox, and Randall
the Contestants.
What the Correspondents Of the Leading
Journals have to Say About it
Letter from Gen, Ruger.
A Confidential Conference upon the Sit
uatiOn at the SOuth-MOre Admin
istratiOn Help for the Bull
dOZers.
General Ruger's Report from south
Carolina to the COnsDiratOrs at Wash
ingtOn,

General Ruger's Report from south
Carolina to the COnsDiratOrs at w ash
tngtOn,
WASHINGTON, December There was II
full meeting Of the cabinet to-day, and the
session continued IN three hours.
events at the copital ofss04th Carolina, based
on telegram received to-day from General
Ruger, OF which the following is an extract:
COLUMBIA. S. c., December 1, 1875.
To General W. T, Sherman, or the Secretary of War
Washington, d. c.:
| have carefully abstained from interference with
the organization of the house from the first On ap
picatiOn Of the governor and my belief for the
necessity thereof for the preservation of peace,
placed troops In the SaehOuSe but not In the rooms
OF assembly OF either Of the houses. On the day OF
meeting 1t came about that for time soldiers were
placed on either side of the door Of entrance to the
hall OF representatives unGer the following circum-
stances person at the door of the house claiming
authority to examine the certificates Of those claim
Ing to be members, prior to their admission to the
hail. but who, think had no legal authority for 50
doing applied TO the officer in command of the troops
placed In the corridor for the preservation Of peace
for assistance the ground that he was being pressed
upon and could not perform his duties Soldiers
were placed as stated. As soon as l was fully In
formed Of the circumstances ordered the soldiers
withdrawn, as | had previously Informed Governor
Chamberlain / should c0nfne my action 10 the
preservation of the peace and should do nothing
with reference to keeping the doors OF the rooms, OF
the meeting of the houses, or the rooms themselves
unless It became necessary because Of breach Of
the peace which the civil officers of the house should
be unable to restore. No act was done by the SOL
ders except that of their presence, as stated; but
while they were so present persons claiming the
right of entrance under the certificate of the clerk Of
the supreme court were refused admi ission.
TH0S. q. RUGER,
COmmandin Department
After the adjournment of I'll cabinet IN
quiry was made Of the members to ascertain
the result of the deiberation, but they de-
chned to make any communication. 1t Is
known, however, that additional instructions
of an important character have been sent to
General Ruger
A dispatch from Columbia, dated this even
ing, says: Everything remains unchanged.
Both parties in the house are expecting Fed
eral interference General Ruger has done
nothing as yet with regard to excluding the
members from Edgefeld and Laurens coun-
ties from the floor Of the house. There can
scarcely be a change before tomorrow.
Reports prevail of disagreement concern
ing South Carolina affairs, occasioning much
earnestness of expression, particularly, 1t is
said, by Secretary Fish opposing the admin
istration's policy in that State and runor
goes so far as to say that the secretary con-
templates resigning, but this rumor Is not
generally believed, and the reports cannot be
authenticated.
on Goes Another Head.
WASHINGTON, November 30.-The resig-
nation of w. +. Clarke, chief of the customs
bureau of the treasury department, was yes
terday requested, rendered and accepted.
A Confidential Conference at the Ex-
ecutive Mansion.
WASHINGTON, November 30.-0ficial in
formation was received by the President this
evening concerning all the political occur
rences in Columbia, South Carolina, to-day,
and a conference in regard to them was held
in the executive mansion to-day between the
President, Attorney-General Taft, Secretary
Cameron, and General Sherman. All at the
consultation preserve silence as to its results.
1t is known that General Sherman at a late
hour telegraphed confidential instructions to
General Ruger, but their purport is not
known.
The Speakership of the House.