The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-03
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The Charleston Ne,ps and Courier gives
the following amusing account of the
proceedings in the House Of Representa-
| tives during the seating of portion OF
tho Mackey House members:
Mr.. O.r, on behalf of the Joint COM
mittee 70 whom had been referred the
claims Of the members of the inackey
House, U;Ide the following report. which
was adopted:
The committees on privileges and elec-
tions and judiciary, to whom wefe Ee-
fefred the claims Of all persons alleged
TO have been elected, and who refused to
appear and qualify 80 members, and
Joined themselves to another body calling
themselves House of Representatives,
60, beg leave to report that they have
duly and carefully conaidered the same
as far as their time has allowed, and ask
10 me- xe the following partial report:
| II at though the conduct Of tho per-
sons 'efe- ed to in the resolutions has
been highly repEehensible, and in con-
tempt Of the authority OF this House.
still the ccmmittees desire, 40 far rs pos
sible, to carry ont tho broad, Just and
liberal policy of the Administration and
pr6scribe no one, as far % they can do 60
cens.is.sntly With Tho tho dignity of the House
of Representatives and the majesty Of
the law. We beg leave 20 recommend as
follows:
That from Besufogt Messga. Hastings
CAN'T Joseph Robinson, George A. Reed
and 4. Z. Miller, on presenting their ere.
dentiais and purging themselves at the
bar ofthA House Of their contempt, have
the OAn Of Office administered 20 them.
and be aliraed to take their seats %
| niembers.
That from Chester Mesars. SamI. Cole.
man and Purvis Alexander be admitted
On. the Same conditions.
| That from Clarendon Messrs. Syfax,
Milton and Hampton Boston be admitted
the same conditions.
That from Georgetown 1Iessrs. Chezles
3. Green and 2. K Kinloch be admitted
| nlthe fame conditions. .'R'
/ p I'Eet from OraDgebtrg Mesafs. Shad-
! rack Morgan. Christian w. Caldwell and
Ellis Forrest DO admitted on tho eamo
conditions. ~
That rom Richland Messss. a. w.
Curtis, @. 8. DLinort, Jas.. Wells, R.. 3.
Palmer and Wua, If. Lowman be admit.
ted cn the Same conditions, and
Thht from Williamsburg WIN. Scott.
James F. Pete.=ea and John Evans BE-
ADMITTED on the Same conditions.
fA J. /. 0RR
/; .u RoBT. AInBrofT. 4
Hamilton moved st:es st.-4s tt.ae lnembars
named id the report como forward, by
coanties, and after purgiug themselves of
their contempt be sworn Ia. This plan
vas adopted, and there followed ono 81
tho richest scenea that ever vas witnessed
within The iegislatifA. bqils OF South Car-
toliha. tThe q Rssasasi5, sssasii5 - ,Tney are ntiy
termed apptaIvd to feel IL oil over, aIia
stood before the Speakers desk iiko d
parcel OF dlsgrAced School bayg akous "a
DO lsctated, To those who kad naaIl
thess identical lnen last ninter iusolSns,
o7aTbcaiing and loud d-mouthed, tho vary
men who had With similar Tssoiutlosis
Poared forth day and aikAt their fotll
Abuse upon The heads eg the LEGAL repro.
ssntatiyes Of tie State. eas scone to-day
was immense, and Gao that naver viii 30
Eargot'en. 1. e almost incredible that
tie crying apoioSists who appeared to-
cay, craviag pardon, arc the same blatsnt