The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-05


the dual houses were called toorder, Sneak
| er w allace announced that rs there were
Homo hundred special .constabies i'm the sfatas
| House to eject Democratic members. and n,
| lie feared such q movement would result IN
blondshed, he adioured the legaily-clected
House to meet ut Carolina Hall. The Dem.
ocrats, In body. withdrew TO CaroIin,
Hall, where they IRE now in;secret session
The Republicans then went into secret ses.
sion In the State House.
The town Ia full Of people, Great ex.
cttement prevails.
CAUCUS OF THE DEMOCRATIC HoTsE--sIGNIFI.
CANT ACTION OF THE sENATE-wHIcH Is
THE LEGAL HOUSE WHAT WILL BE THE
ACTION OF THE COURT TODAY?
COLUMBIA, s. c., December 1.-The Dem.
ocratic House continued in caucus all this
afternoon. It's action is unknown.
The Republican members OF the Senate
held caucus previous to the regular hour
of the meeting OF the body, which was not
harmonious, and lasted until the afternoon.
The Senate met, aud the session was un-
important until just before L. nj.
1t was moved that the Senate adjourn.
The motion was carried by vote of 1G
ayes to IL noes. =. Is
This action is regarded rs important, as 2
e'cf6ek to-day was the hour set for counting
the vote for Governor, and rs the Senate
adjourned without considering that ques.
ton, or postponiae it to some future day, ii
is virtually DISPOSED Of by that body, and
must originate in the House to come up
again. The question now is whether the
Senate will recognize the Mackey House as
n constitutional body with membership OF
fiity-six only, holding certificates OF the
Board of State CanVaSsers, while sixty
three is necessary to a quorum. ~
The Democrats have sixty, requiring only
three to make quorum.
The city tonight is full OF people and
they are still arriving.
The Supreme Court heard arguments the
entire day on the application for Il 1na1,da-
mas requiring the Secretary OF State to de-
liver the returns for Governor and Lieuten-
ant-Goyernor to Speaker Wallace, and adj
iourned at 1870 2. II. until tomorrow at II
4. N. AS this question involves the other
question us to which is the legal House OF
Representatives, the action Of the court is
looked forward to with great interest.
u--. FLORIDA.
GENERAL. ARGUMENT YESTERDAY-A CONCLI-
SION CONFIDENTLY EXPECTED TO-DAY-THE
ALLEGED INELIGIBLE ELEcToR.
TALLAHASSEE, December 4.--The morning
was consumed principally with the prescn-
tation OF general argument Of the Demo-
Gratis. This was prepared by the Democratic
LAWYERS who are here, and was presented by
Colonel George W. Biddle, of Philadelphia.
1t is an elaborate document, laying down
certain general and wcll-settled prin-
cipies Of law, and then discusses the
eases of the contested counties under
one or the other Of these principles. 1t
closes by asking. first, that the Board simply
figure up the fact of the returns in Which
il claims 129 majority for Tilden, or If it
sees fit to go behind the face Of the returns
that it throw out certain counties and pre-
cincts which will leave majority OF 1927
for the Tilden electors. The Republicans
offered no general argument, but spent the
day in offering new atfidavits and testlmo-
nv. The decision Of the Board is conf
IDENTIFY looked for on tomorrow. It Is not
possible to make n reasonable guess as to
what it will be. 5..-, ~s.
Dir. HUMPHREYS, Republican candidate for
elector, who was reported to be ineligible
to all dictatorship, rs he was shippins-mas-
ter at Pensacola, came before the Board to-
day and swore that he resigned in October,
and that his resignation was accepted week
before the election. ~..."
.--a LOUISIANA.
THE POST DENIES THAT. GRANT TOLD Mr..
4 HEWITT TIE VOTE OF LOUISIANA OUGHT TO
!: De THROWN OUT on ACCOUNT OF ,1NTIMf-
EDATIoN. :.
NEW YORK, December 4.--Fhe Posts
Washington dispatch says there is no truth
whatever in the story that President Grant,
in an interview with Mr.. Hewitt yesterday,
said that there had been no fair election in
Louisiana, and its vote should be thrown
out. T..
The Post itself says: In reply to an in.
quiry about this report from this office, MIR
Hewitt telegraphs as follows: ~, r, .a
" Washington, u. C., December 1.-The
President stated that it was not his province
to decide whether the elections in the States
had been fair or not, but assuming that Con
eress should decide to throw out the cleo.
toral votes Of Louisiana in consequence o!
fraud in the returns, we discussed the effect
of such action on the final result, and wheT
it would be necessary to throw the election
of President into the House of Representa-
tiycs, and of Eice-PreSinent into the Senate
[Signed] &" ABEAM S. HEWITT
GOVERNOR KELLOGG SAYS THE COMPILATION OF
THE ELECTORAL VOTE WILL NOT BE COM
PLETED UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. :
NEW ORLEANS, December 4.-All sorts o.
rumors are afoat. Nothing reliable has
transpircd as to the result Of the canvass b!
the Returning Board. Governor Kellogs
stated to-day that the compilation OF the cleo
toral vote would not be completed before
Tuesday mt ernoon. -t.. .:.
XLIvTH CONGRESs--Second Session
WAsHNGToN, December 4, 1876.
SENATE. a
The Senate met at noon. ........
Mr.. Blaine, of Maine; Messrs. Chafet
and Teller, OF Colorado; and Mr.. Price, th'
new senator from West Virginia Uice Ca
perton, deceased, were sworn in. The new
senator's from Colorado drew for their re
spectiye terms, when Mr.. Chatiee secured
the long term, ending March 4, 1880, ant
Mr.. Teller the short term, ending March 4
1877.
Committees were appointed to notify thu
President and House OF Representative:
that the Senate was ready for business, ant
at 1920 a recess for three quarters LOT Al
hour was taken.
After the usual formalities Mr.. Edmund!
offered a resolution, which was laid on thu
table and ordered to be printed, setting
forth that whereas the Constitution provide:
for the method OF clecting Representatives
to Congress, and recites who are entitled tx
vote for such representatives and Wherea:
it is alleged that in the States OF South Car
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