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

ed to comply, and Mackey said: "Any person
in this House disturbing its peace will be put
out fora contempt" Essz..s ~. .:s'.s ::
Speaker Wallace: .".Any person disturbing
this House will be put out for contempt"
Straker, (Rep) Of 4Orangeburg, Thomas,
(Rep,) Of Newberry and Anderson, (Rep } Of
Sumter, made speeches, the tenor of which
was that the Democrats should 60 out and
! come IN, as the Radicals felt disposed to admit
them. -z4Audrews,f fRep.9 wanted to know what
was before the House. Mackey said that moth.
ing was before the House, but that members
would be permitted to speak as much as they
pleased. .,..., rr; I.
Curtis, (Rep moved that the rule to ad-
iourn at 3 o'clock be suspended. The Radi-
Gals voted and the motion was carried. Gray,
dem of Gsenville, made the same motion.
Speaker Wallace put the motion, the Demo-
Gratis voted, and the motion was carried.
Hamilton, (Rep.) made speech. an hour
and half long, in which he held that the
Laurens and Edge6eld members could not
lawfully be excluded that: they should be ad.
mitted, and under the constitution they would
have no right to vote, on the question OF their
own seats. He further held that the action Of
the House in admitting the Bsrnwell Radi'
Gals was an Infamous outrage and is prece-
dent which threatens the downfall of the Re.
publican party. In conclusion, he moved that
there should be reorganization Of the House,
or, if more conducive to securing peace, ne
was in favor of appointing committee of
equal number from both sides to. confer and
try and settle the matter.
Palmer, (Rep. of Richland, followed with
speech in which he also favored the appoint
ment of a committee Of Eve from each side to
confer and try and effect q settlement Robin
SON, of Beaufort, called upon the House to
come together and have peace. He saw no
use for conference, All that was necessary
was for those with certificates to come forward
and be sworn in by the clerk. The Demo
Gratis then called upon the Radicals to 60 up
and be sworn legally BY the legal clerk, Mr.:
Sloan: They refused. Jas. Wells, (ReP.) OF
Richland, Smith. CRep) Of Darlington, Low,
man, (Rep.) of Richland, all made political
speeches, but failed to touch the question OF
compromise. % .oga,
Mr.. Brown, Democrat, of, Anderson, then
made speech, calling upon everybody inthe
hall to cease pickering and come together,
In conclusion, be said that the Democrats con-
ceded that the same count that elected Hamp-
ton elected Hayes, and they proposed BY their
votes to concede it, and in return all that
they asked was that the Republicans should
give them the officers they had elected.
Pinckney, (Rad.) of Charleston, followed
with characteristic speech, talking great
deal but saying little, beyond general abuse OF
the Democrats.
Speaker Wallace and Mackey, who had
been acting as speakers for six hours, then
came down from the stand. Mr. Orr took
the place of Speaker Wallace, and Gaemas, Of
Newberry, took Mackey's Place. -
Mr.. Sheppard then took the floor and made
a magnificent speech compelling the attention
of the House by hiseloquence and earnestness
After rehearsjpe the powers of the Supreme
Court. ap41he authority by which he was
present, he took the ground that the Legisla.
ture had the right to judge of the qualiica
tions Of its members and be was ready to sub
NIT to the judgment of the House, even if il
reversed the decision of the Supreme Court
that they had received the highest number Of
votes, but he held that they, as duly elected
members from Laurens and Edge6eld, were
entitled to their seats and to participation in
the organization of the House, and to hold
their seats until contested by other parties
If the contestants came up, be was ready to
submit the case to the committee of privileges
and elections, and abide by the result; but un'
til the decision of the Supreme Court was re-
versed by the House, he intended to keep his
seat, and he spoke for the delegations from
Edge6eld and Laurens counties. q.4l
C.S. Green, (Rep.) of Georgetown, spoke
at length in humorous vein, keeping both
sides smiling for an hour. He wound up by
saying that all that had been said to-day had
no more effect on the Democrats than Moses
miracles before Pharaoh. .-...,t.i 49,.
Robert Aldricb, Jr., (Dem.) followed. He
reviewed the situation ofto-day, and stated
that he and others who held certificates Of the
secretary ofState we're turned away from the
door at the point of the bayonet. Republi.
cans only were admitted, and it was deter.
mined by those in power to count in the
Hayes electors at any cost. We, he said,
cannot help ourselves. The American peo.
pie will not suffer the expressed will of the
people to be set aside as here attempted. .
A drunken negro (not member) here sat
himself in the aisle in front Of the speaker
and interrupted him with running com
ment on all he said. Another negro "a mem.
ber) inquired directly, "Did you present your.
self in person at the door and exhibit the Ger.
tifcate of the secretary of State, and were
then refused admission ?" Aldrich replied
that it was as stated. The inquirer responded
as he took his seat: "Well 1 showed 'em
mine and had no trouble"
Aldrich continuing, said he wanted fail
organization, and then fair count, and if the
result should declare, as he believes it would
that the Democrats had elected the Governor
and the Republicans the remainder Of the
State ticket and the Presidential Electors, he
would abide by it and support it; and if We
who have been elected, and have been so de-
clared by the Supreme Court, should leave
here and 60 home, what can you do? You
cannot pass law that the courts will not set
aside. You cannot collect cent or pay your
expenses. You cannot fill an Office that any
honest man would have. He concluded by
warning them that by persistence they would
leave the State without a cent for. the next
six months.
Keith, of Darlington, followed and said
eff times don't get better / will have to leave
Columbia for want of money. We can't at.
ford to stay here all day and all night !
propose that speaker No. ! and Speaker No.
2 adjourn their two houses, and all come
back tomorrow at the same hour. If we
don't adjourn 1 shall stay here until rot,
and hold the fort for Hayes and Wheeler
and Chamberlain, and wave the answer back
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