The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-03

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Wort I'd defdat the or9anizatio1 bf that
body Sndof Lieut. Gov Sfnpspn. Iil
the House had seated all the members
Of the defunct gRump,"iaTd tho Sen
:lte had failedsto- seatkthe Sanators
above referred to, then the Radicals
could have bad a majority on. joint
ballot, and, could have elected the
Chief Justice, as we'll as giving Cor.
bin confrmativo tor United
States Senator. This was doubtless
4eontemplRted-byatheRadie.els,,an s,,andrwas
fully. understood by the Democrats,
who were sdetermined mot to allow
them 70 gain the vantage ground, for
,onco they gained it, then tarowcIl to
allshopos f9r honest govcrnment in
South Carolina, tor'at Toast two ! cars
to corne.H q After tho House had ad~
journed, there was q rush for the
Sennto chamber, whero the decisive
battlo was to>bo fought: the Radical
Senators were all in their seats, ex
copt dublin J. Walker, Of Chester,
WHO under tho courteous consideration
of Judge Mackey, is,now languishing
in Chester Jail for issuing a fraudulent
school pay certificate for $4,000, and
Johnson, the circuit, rider preacher,
Senator from tho game cock county
Of Sumter. Tho absence Of these
two Radical "atatcsmen" made the
Senate stand 16 Radicals TO II Dem-
ocrats. :,
BY previous arrangement between
Lieutenant Governor Simpson and
cx-Lieutonant Governor Gloaves and
Swails, President Of tho Senate pro
tenn Glcavcs called the Senate to or
der, delivered his farewell address,
turned over tho Presidents gave, key
Of the Lieut.. Governors office, etc.,
to Swails and retired. Mr.. Wither>
spoon, Of York, then arose and an
nounced that Lieut.. Governor Simpson
was present and ready to assume his
duty, and moved that a committee OF
three be appoin ted to conduct him to
tho chair. Brick Nash moved to
amend by inserting that he be sworn
in. A voto was taken on tho amends
mcnt, adopted by strict party vote
1G to II. Mr.. Simpson was conducted
to the Chair, and cadetship Whites
more suggested that n wearing officer
be sent for to administer tho oa,h.-
Tho necessity Of sending for this ofli
Ger was Quickly disposed of by Mr..
Simpson, who said btiat ho had taken
the oath once, had been duly and le>
gally installed, and no power on earth
could make hlm take tho oath again
at this SannOuncemont there was great
appl lnuso in the Lobby and gallery,
which, were crowded to Their fullest
capacity. This game Of tho RAIDS
which was 10 humliato Simpson and
give them shadow Of reason for de-
clarinG all tho action Of tho Wallace
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appear that Governor Hampton was
not legally inaugnrat> d, was met by
a stern and emphatic rcbukc by Mr..
Simpson, who in his indignation at
the injustice sought to be hoa'ped up
on him, made tho Radicals cowcr and
hang their heads. When they found
they could not dlivo Simpson from
his position, they at once cavod in,
rcconsidered their vote and permitted
him to quietly assume the Chair.
This was trump SO far as it went,
but tho great test was soon to follow.
Messrs. Gary, Todd, Maxwell and
Counts appeared at the Presidents
desk and presented their Credentials
to be sworn in. The Radicals obicc-
ted to tho swearing in Of these Sena~
tors, but Lieut.. Go crhor Simpson in.
formed them that he felt that under
the laws and Constitution of tho State
1t was his duty 10 administer the oath
and should proceed to do so. TO this
decision the Radicals attempted to ap.
peal but Mr.. Simpson decided that
the appeal could not be taken on tho
ground that it was not q point of Or
der hnt n, OupStion of nrron;,,t;n,