The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-12-07
members will amount to nothing.

members of the rump, full chorus on
that side began to sing, Hold the Fort
for Hayes and Wheeler" much TO the
edification Of Judge Denny, of Indiana,
who is here as counsel for the Board of
Canvasscrs, and the renegade North Car
Gilman. Settle, whom Vance thrashcd
out 81 handsomely OH the 7th Of Novcm-
bcr
ii tie time ;f going to press matters
remain unchanged from what they were
Friday night. A majority Of the Demo
Gratis are sleeping, and Il large number Of
the Radcals seem TO regard the whole
business Us good joke. and to act as
they would at big barbecue, camp
meeting ora militia muster. Meanwhile.
the old peanut seller in the lobby is driv-
ing pretty fair tradc--thc average Raj
ical statesman being able to hold O,t
a long while on "goobers" and the hope
of 5000 session.
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 1876.
The monotonous show at the capitol
ended yesterday. The constitutional
House aud the rump BODY having spent
the Sabbath in the hall together, every
body felt that IN end Of some kind would
be reached on yesterday, and not few
thought it would be n bloody end. The
city was full Of men from the surrounding
counties. Many Of them had come to
attend the fair, and large numbers had
come t. see fair play in the count which
it was understood would be had yesterday.
The partc, who had u copy of the real
returns were inside of the hail. an itwas
known that Mackey had set of the doc
torcd returns. The rump and their
hackers had taken the precuution to keep
everybody oI. except members and the
representatives of the press, and had in
tended to have what they called count
of the vote, but which would have been Il
mere opening Of the thirty-two envelopes
Of doctored returns which Uaync, the
Secretary of State, had turned over to
The hall presented pretty much the
ings previous, tn. long watch nd fitful
sleep telling upon many Of the ,embcrs.
At quarter to IL the usual f. rnal ad-
journment took place, without anybody
leaving their seats except the member
who made the motion. The roll was
called and the Speaker and pretended
Speaker then announced to the respective
bodies over which they presided that the
House of Representatives was opened.
Mr.. Orr, Of Anderson, then made q
motion to adjourn, when Speaker Wal
lace arose and made the following re-
marks:
Gentlemen Of the House Of Reprcsentatircs:
| have just been officially informed that
there are now i'll readiness upwards Of 100
armed men who are about to enter the
hall for the purpose Of cjccting certain
members upon this floor. The members
to whom it is intended that the force
shall be applied have been recognized by
this House as members, and we dispute
the authority of the State Government to
eject from this floor any member of this
House upon the ground that he is not
legal member Of the House of Represen-
tatives of the State of South Carolina.
We insist that this House is the only
competent authority to pass upon the
qualifications and election returns of its
own members. The force to which have
alluded is acting directly under the au-
| thority of Governor Chamberlain and
under his commission. The chair is
given distinctly to understand that If that
force is resisted by the members of Mi,
House, the military force Of the United
States ,oiN be inro&ed to its assistance; !. that
that assistance will be rendered not for
| the purpose of upholding another body
| claiming to be the House of Represen nta-
tives of South Carolina, but upon the
ground that that force is under the Gov
crnor, and that the action of the military
is in support of the Executive authority
of the State. With view of preventing
a collision upon this floor in which liyes
may be lost and blood shed, with view
Vi preserving the public peace, with a
view of submitting to proper and legal
arbitrament all the rights we claim on
this floor, the Chair is of the opinion that
this House should withdraw from this
hall. While we assert our rights as the
legal House of Representatives of South
Carolina, while ne dispute any authority
under the SUI to decide for us who have
rights upon this floor, but solely for the
purpose of preserving the peace and pre-
venting bloodshed and of conforming our
conduct to the public teachings OF the
political leaders of the State, I am of
opinion that this House should withdraw
to another hall. 1t is not essential to the
legality of the House of Representatives
that it should sit in this hall. The con-
stitution requires that tho General AS.
sembly should meet in the city of Colum-
oia, and with Il view of giving emphasis
to the reasons for our withdrawal, desire
to repeat that while we claim and insist
upon all our legal rights, for the purpose
OF keeping the peace and preventing vio-
lence and of preventing bloodshcd, we
VIII repair to another hall aud exercise
the proper functions that appcrtain to
this body. | may as we'll state that the
only legal House that can exist in South
Carolina is Il body consisting of sixty
three members. That constitutes quo
rum of that body under the constitution,
the membership Of that body being fixed
at l24; the constitution also providing
that majority of those members is alone
competent 10 do business.
|, therefore, gentlemen, upon the
grounds stated, and for the reasons given,
while insisting that we are the only CON
stitntional House Of Representatives, in
South Carolina, that for the purpose of
preventing bloOdshcd, recommend that
we do adjourn to another hall in this
city.
AT the conclusion of General Wallace's
remarks. Mackcy banded paper 20 Mr..
MARSHALL, Reading clerk of the last
House, and requested him to read it.
Mackey prcfaced this action with the re-
mark that he had intended to request
that the preamble and resolution be read
the first thing after the roll call, but that
he had, through courtesy to General
Wallace, withheld it until he had finished
his remarks.
Mr. Marshall then read the following:
Whereas the House of Representatives
OF the State of South Carolina did assem-
sr. I'LL A.