The New York herald., 1876-11-26
Having Disobeyed No Order They
Expect Speedy Release.
PROBABLE FEDERAL ACTION.
Refusal Of the Supreme Court to Grant Ger
tifeatts to Chosen Legislators.
FL0RIDA'S BOARD TO MEET To- MORROW
Improper MeddIing with the Parish Re-
turns in Louisiana.
SOUTH CAROLINA.

SOUTH CAROLINA.
TIE RETURNING BOARD IN JArL-THE MEN,
BERs CLAIM THEY HAVE DIsoBEYED NO
COURT ORDER AND EXPECT SPEEDY RE-
LEAsE-THE COURT REFUSES TO ISSUE cEn-
TIFIcATEs TO OFFICERS ELEcTRD-PRoBABLE
ACTION OF THE FEDERAL COURT.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
COLUMBUS, Nov. 25, 1870
The Court met at nine o'clock this morning, ana the
lrst business taken up the order adjudging tho
Board OF State Canvassers TO be In contempt tor thor
sonduct which the counsel for petitioners had been
ordered to prepare and submit this morning. As
as the court opened In tho usual formal and dgni
led manner, which is tho custom here, the Chief
Justice called the counsel tor the paper they had
been instructed TO prepare The form had been pre-
pared and printed leaving blanks for the names Of
parties and amount Of tine and term Of imprson-
mont After consultation, the Court filed
these blanks. and then the following order
was entered In each 1t served by the
EheriG without delay, and the arrangement made
that tho parties should be allowed until i've p NJ
arrange the affairs, and that hour they be
locked up in the common jail. In the time
public expectation tip for the hateas corpus
from Judge Bond who, 1t Is confidently and generally
believed here, Will at release them; though 1t is
equally understood that he authority in the
matter whatever and any such action Of his will be
out DureIiing Durcll
THE coxMTxENr.
Here is the order of commitment for contempt
State Of South Carolina:-In the Supreme Cours-The
State OF South Carolina ex rel. Il. N. Sims. John
son Haygood, 5. T. Lappart, James Connor, II. s.
Thompson, and E. W. Merse, vs. H. &. Hayne, Score
tary Of State, Chairman; aud y. L. Cardczo, State
Treasurer; I. c. Dunn, Comptroller General; William
Stone, Attorney General and IL W. Parvis
Adutant and Inspector General members Of the Board
OF STATE Canvassers and II. Il. Hayne as Secretary g.
State in ie rule vs. H. Hayne Secretary Of State Of
tho Board Of State Canvassers, for contempt
The REALTORS in the above cause having lied
their suggestion in this court the - day
ef November, 1876, praying, among other
lhings, that the said respondents might be commanded
BY this Court TO perform their duties State Can
sassers according 10 law and the said respondents
having answered thereto, and tho cuties and powers
Ot the Board OF Canvassers having been submit
ted this argument heard thereon and the
SAID respondent having adopted this resolution.
sTha, this Board Will not act upon any proposition
until question OF It's powers and duties DO de-
rided By the Supreme Court" which SAID resolution
duly nlea as an exhibit in this cause and the said
Board OF state Canvassers having, In obedience
ser.ined report 10 this Court, setting forth
OF votes TOR the Offices for which they respectively
candidates the general election held in this on
the 7th lust and this Court having the 22d day
November, 1875 made its order that writ OF man
issue, directed the said respondents COM
10 declare duly elected the offices Senators and
Members OF the House OF the
who, by the certificate OF tho SAID Board Of
W the SAID Court had received the greatest
number of votes therefor, aud forthwith deliver
certified and declaration thereof
tary OF State and commanding the Secretary OF
make proper thereof his Office with
delay transmit copy thereof under the seal OF
office 10 each person thereby declared 10 be elected
and like copy tho Governor and cause u copy
thereof bo printed IN moro public newspapers
OF this State and the said Board Of State Canvusse
having on the said day Of November and wne this
Court session. met and made hoir other
fird statement OF the persons who had re-
members OF tho senate and members
OF tho House Of Representatives, from tho several
counties declared the same duly elected,
ivcrea said certified statement and declaration the
Secretary of State but the SAID Board OF State Cam
refused TO certify and declare as elected the
persons who had received the greatest number OF
votes or members OF the Senate and members of the
House from tnc counties OF Edgened and Laurens and
adjourned sine die: and this Court, In pursuance
OF ts order dated the I'D day oil Novcm-
ber having issued Its writ OF mandamus d.
rected 10 the said respondents, commanding thcm
10 do and perform the things herenbefore
get forth IN their SAID order, and 10 make
SAID court forthwith how they tho said respondents
shall have execute said writ, aud writ having
been duly served upon the said respondents and tho
aid respondents having failed to obey tho Of
Ihis expressed IN said wrt and having failed 10
make any to said writ showing their perform
Ance and execution OF the mandate OF the court or
good sufficient cause why the hal
been DONE and thercupon rule having issued
from tns Court OF the 24th day OF November
Ing tho said respondents 10 show why they
should not be attached for contempt oDeying
said mandate Of the Court and said rule having been
served tho said respondents and the sad respond
having appeared In Cuurt SAID rule,
and having failed TO mako any r,turn thereto 10
show any good and sufficient i.aso" Why they had
pbeycd and executed the mandate OF this Court, IL Is
low adjudicated that the SAID - il In
Tempt OF tins Court and 1t u ordered that he DO fined
IL 500 and that the sheriff O: Richland county do
take him custody and commit him to the common
fail said county until the further order OF this Court
TIM
AS soon as she above order placed In the hands
OF the Sheriff. his deputies constructively arrested
The members Of the Board OF State Canvassers all OF
whom were then at their respective Offices in the
State House. They asked time to arrange private
matters and TO straghlen up tho books and records
St their Offices before closing them, and freely
granted this Indulgence unit. nve O'Clock this after
noon when understood with the Sheriff tnat they
were TO report at the jail Of the county In short
lime the offices Of the Secretary OF State Comptroller
General, Treasurer and Attorney General closed
and their functions suspended. The only executive
Offices In operation are those OF the Governor,
superintendent Of Education and Adjutant and In
spector General
GENERAL PuRvIs IN TROUBLE.
The incumbent OF this latter once is, under the
natute, also = member OF the Board OF State Can
vassers, but tho individual who ofhcia.ed a
Tho lato SESSION OF the Board resigned his
onlco Immediately after Its adjournment II ia
supposed he did this himself the wrath Of
tho courts Hrs appointed by
tho Governor and the cx-ocial thought he was then
saiely out Of the predicament the Board had gotten
Into with the Court. Unfortunately for him. however,
,he Court did not regard the officers composing the
Board that Is that had nothing do with the Adju
tan and Inspector General Secretary OF State Attorney
General Treasurer and Comptroller General; but did
with tho individuals who oficated It's session.
and who dcnantly disobeycd It's manddates
In consequence OF this disregard OF occs General H.
w. Purvis, xAdjutant aud Inspector General,
formed to-day, by a deputy sheriff. that he was
prisoner but like the others ne allowed time
ave o'clock this evening In the meantime 10 stated
that the members OF the Board who officers or tho
State canno. executive junction while In JAIL
and therefore the wheels OF the State governments
are, 70 great extent. immovable for the limo being.