The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-12-07


rearing up aud down it for nearly an
hour. frothng and foaming like hyena.
who had been chained with three foot
chain, cndeavrring TO obtain an apple
four feet away Old "Ring-tail" paid
his respects To dat Dimocratic paper, de
Register" and finally, becoming cxhaus-
| ted, sub.ided.
| The learned Berinudian then obtained
the floor, lectured the assembly on their
loquacity, requested them 10 keep quiet,
gentlemen" and he would only detain
them but II lew moments. IL, cndeavored
during bis precise remark TO explain 10
the statesmen around him what was the
meaning of a coup detdt. His hearers,
however, could not divine whether be
was talking about something to eat or
their pay, and becoming weary of trying
to iind out, gave up in despair-one low
country member hallooing to Mackey's
substitute, AFTER dat. Mr. Speaker |
rizes to inform de Speaker dat is gwinc
to bed" and suitins The action to his
~ords, hc twisted grey horse blanket
over his head and doubled up in his seat
like grub worm brought to light, ieav
ing his No. IL brogans hanging over his
desk.
a Few minutes of quiet now prevailed,
which many Of the ramp members took
advantage OF and visited the colored pic
woman in the lobby, bringing back into
the ha'! peanuts and ginger bread enough
to founder regiment of Dragons.
At o'clock, Mackey who had been
supplan.ed by Keith for an hour, re-
turned to the hall and resumed his seat
MS one OF the Speakers.
A rum0r was shortly afterwards whis-
pered about the hall that Mackcy had
visited General Rugcr with proposition
from both Speakers I" adjourn to-day ut
IL o'clock, both parties to return Monday
morning upon the same footing they oc-
cupied last night. General Rugrr refused,
on the z. und that he must obey orders
from Washington. In consequence of
this interview, which we have since
learned was actually had with General
ltugcr Doth parties remained in the
House last night.
The windy members on the Radical
side having pretty well exhausted them
selves, many members on both sides were
sleeping quietly at midnight last night.
SATURDAY. Dec. 2, 1876.
SENATE.-Thc Senate assembled at II
NJ, and WIS called To order by the Presi-
dent.
The House sent to the Senate con-
current resolution 10 discharge the spe-
cial order for this day at = p. m., (jnint
convention,) and make it tho special
order for Monday, December 4, 1876, at
2 =. M, which was cuncurred in and re-
turned to the House Of Representatives.
MIR. Jeter presented the following pro.
lest. to be entered on the journal:
According to previous notice given in
open Senate, we, Senators CT South Caro-
lima, make this our protest to the adop-
ton of tue resolution inviting the Senate
to be present at the counting of the votes
for Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
which emanated from body presided
over by L. w. NJ. Mackey, Esq. pretend
ing to be the House of Representatives,
for the following reasons, viz:
The constitution Of South Carolina,
Article XI, Section 7, says: "The House
Of Representatives shall consist of one
hundred and twentyfour members" aud
in section II of same article n quorum 10
of each house." which in the House of
Repres es.ntatives is sixty three. There
not having been that number in the body
presided over by E. w. NJ. Mackey, ESQ,
according to it's own Journals when lie
WAS sworn 10, it was not the House of
Representatives Of the State of South Car
olina, and being illegal in it's fundamen-
tai organization, cannot become legal by
any subsequent act, but to become part
of the Honse of Representatives must
dissolve and begin de nouo.
THOMAS b. JETER,
A. p. BUTLER.
/. d. WITHERsPOON.
JONES. NJ. WILLIAMS,
r. +. Bowen,
r. G. HowARD,
w. A. EVANS,
G. CANNON,
j. w. LIVINGSTON,
w. l.. BUCK,
s. 5. CRITrENDEN,
HENRY a. MEETZE.
At 1910 p. M, the Senate adjourned
till IL III. Monday.
HOUsE.-Another day was spent at the
capitol pretty much AS the day proceed.
ing, the only occurrences of any import
ance being the swearing of two of the
strongest and best men in the Republi-
can branch of the House into the con-
stitutional Legislature.
A visit to the House about 10 o'clock
brought us face to face with the always
troublesome Seigeant-at-arms, who re-
quires new Identification every time one
passes in or out, even though it be n
dozen times day.
Once inside matters seemed unchanged
from the night before, except that the
members looked little the worse for the
two nights of sleep on the sofas and
chairs of the House: and the blankets
and bed quilts which here and there met
the we gave evidence of the Camping
out the party had unwillingly INDUCED
in, and reminded one of the old times in
the army just after So commander
| would give orders to "strike tents" and
march"
The debris Of the supper the night be.
fore might be seen in the lobby in ;rays
and walters. Our modern statesmen
seem to have been quite frugal, by the
way, or else very hungry, and dcvou.ed
every dclicacy placed before them, as the
remnants in the lobby consisted of n few
crusts of bakers bread, with here and
there the undevoured jawbone of Scotch
herring and the hull of tho inevitable
"goober pen."
The members were lolling around read
ing the morning papers, the reporters
were Mt their desk looking weary and
worn. and the telegraph boys were occa-
sionaliy seen to enter and depart, bearing
away with them some scraps Of paper
which III few minutes more would in.
form thousands of people miles and miles
away of what was going OH in the capitol
of the once proud but now prostratc COM
monwealth of South Carolina.
A little before IL, as on the day pre-
Incy Il. \