The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-03

forces mo practically to abandon rights
| conferred on me-. as I fully helieso, by 9
majority OF my fellow-citizens Of thi.
Slate. Those rights + do not renounce
| to-day,Gbut- & do not feel that can ad.
y&nSe the interest OF those whom Irepsc.
! sent politically, by,, Longer exercising my
| tight as Iieutenant- Governor presiding
1!e.- $his Senate Senate, and therefore al.
nounoetO yeu, senators, fhat / shall va
este this ehai2 from this s:nsa foru,ard
| In taking this step i am gratifed to be
able to say that I take my leave Of you
with the kindest personal feelings to:
yards every member of the Senate.
With como Of you'll have served here for
tnore than four years; and attach pents
have arisen which it is hard to bre$k.
| allow myself 10 hope also thht there is no
seuator hdre who has towards me person.
allylto-day any but, kind feelings.'s 1 re-
sifn 10 You @eqrntesi. 81 rs M apd AMI grateful thanks
for your kindness to me, praying that in
your hands the peace, hoRbr ahd pros
,pesityi Of South CdrolinaI and Of all her
oiazens may be. advanced and secured.
He, prable Senators, I nov call upon the
senator from williamsburg, as President
PRO tehspore OF the Senate, to assume the
chair, and bid you each aud all a re-.
speeiul and friendly, FAREWELL yl;a 8s4c,
|, Atthe, conclusion Of thu address Sweils
came forward aud took the chair, Gleaves
accompanying the transfer with the Usual
formula! Swails directed the Governors
proclamation convening the extra session
to be read, WHICH vas done, aud he, ,thep
asked what was the pleasure of the Sen
ats @is' '''i' - 1'"" 4i7 ~ '''' ~
Mr. Isit;ngston (Dem.) said:i sI have
the hot Or to statistic the Senate that Mr..
Simpsontis present and ready to assume
his duty, meye o committee be ap-
pointed to conduct him. to the chair"
Nash moved to amend by inserting that
he be required to.be sworn In. aA..
|, Dir. ,Witheepoon (Dem.) objected to-
the amendment, and said that he hoped
the Senate would not attempt 70 force
President Simpson into such position.
He has already been duly qualified aud
sworn into. the office TO. which he was
elected, and I ask that you will not en-
deavof to make iiihi' stultify himself by
submitting St,.an0sher qualification at this
time. Luhope that the am6ndment will
be. withdrawn. +, ...n,un ,.j. q {.,,e. F.,
l. Mr., Jeter said that he would like to
hear the reasons Of the senator from
tRiehlaEd in Offering his amendment. ~
4 Ne... iReP.) replied that he reCollected
that 2t the. last session the senator from
Union, in Offering objections to tho seat
ing Of eX-Lieutenant, Governor Gleaves,
submitted anforditahce passed bv the
COnstitutional Convention, and held the
position that the President Of the Senate
must take. an OATH administered by either
the CHIEF Justice or one of the Associate
Justices Of the Supreme Court That
was. tho position taken by the senator
from Union, at the last session, and only
nov follow in his footsteps.
At the instance Of Swails, the re.d;n;-
clerk here read the ordinance referred to
by .NashI -! ~; - 90 u nuniA, 4
Mr.. Crittenden said :, 81 hope that the
senntor from Richland will Withdraw his
amendment, for I am sure he will see the
inconsistency Of his cocrse with that
which he pursued last session. He must
he aware ofthe fact that the presiding off,
GER OF, the Senate. the late Lieutenant
Governor, was not sworn in by the Chief
Justice or either of the Associate Justices
Eof the Supreme Gourtg but by another
end en- inferior officer. r. Notwithstanding
this fact, the ,sepator from Richland, and
in fact the entire Senate, recognized him
as the President Of the Senate, without
the e1eqnisition chat ,he!now attempts to
ut,iupon. the present iLieutenant-G 4 Gov
,ernor of the State. + hope, therefore,
that he will withdraw his amendment.
IF not I move chat itibe Indefinitely post
ponedInsri ieYTr}ii,i r,nii; ~ ..N1 !i--siI1n
MIR. Jeter rose to explain that the state
ment made by the Senator from Rich
land was incorrect II yss not" he said,
ernor went through the farce Of hn in
q rrntt md
.as he Indicates. Eieutenant- Governor
Simpson has already taken the oath, and
o repetition of it is unnecessary"
|a; Sammy Green said: "We don't claim
that the Lieutenant- Governor must be
sworn IN by she Chief Justic5' or one OF
Associate IJugtices, bat VIC hold that he
must, be sworn in the presence of the
Senate, ], for one, don't know whether
he has ever been sworn in at ALL"
Mr. Crittenden said: Although Lieu
tenant Governor Simpson was not sworn
in, in; the presence of tho whole Senate,
due notice Eas given to the Senate
end The onus of their absence lies upon
them aiohe."'i' 1StH a!sanT Gt,tt1
j, Green replied :is'I 10. not think that
seasoning. applies here. Even granting
that he was sworn in somewhere up the
etreet. and that no one but his private
friends were present, If he is to be our
presiding officer iE will not hurt him to
be sworn in again, i cali for, the ques-
ton Of the adoption of The amendment,
and demand The yeas and nays"
% tbs 1votte was called, and resulted in
i16 yeas ind fl,payss htficE party vote,
itq Tne question of tho adoption of the
original motion to appoint o committee
to, escort ,Mf. Simpson to his seat and
swear him in was then put; and also re.
suited yeas 10; naysll1f, bis s,&rsuinI
Swails appointed the following com
|. .mittee: Witherspoon, Meyers and .Clin
ton. The committee stepped forward
Lieutenant Goverholi 4iinpaon took the
arm OF MF. Witherspoon and quickly
asccnaed the stand; and stood like q no.
blemap beside the shriyelled, tSwny.
,eolored president pro tenn. w. 'f3-
Wbitteihore suggested that a swearing
/ officer had best 6elsent for Immediately
but Lieutenant Governor Simpson, in 9
cloar, ringing voice, cnty him short Hc
| bald; II desire to announce that have
! already taken the reouikite oath and have
been duly qualified as the Lieutenant
Governor ofthis State, and cannot con
lisent to take the oath q second time.
| regret that have been compelled to take
this ,ground, bEt under the Constitution
of the State AM the presiding officer O.
! tao eenate, TO- which positionf fhave beer
duly qualified aud uelected!p.In No. s,l-
| SyEils then aaid,, ss1The Senate ha.
heard what Mr, Simpson hassaid. ,JWha
| ction shall be takenf"