The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-01

ladies pronounced him handsome.
| Upon the floor were Senator Butler,
Secretary Sims, Superintendent
Thompson and Il number of distn-
guished visitors. The members of
tho House still retained tho seats
they had occupied in November, on
the right of the Speaker. while the
recent converts, and those who wore
waiting for admission, were grouped
on the left, the proper place for
goats. Hamilton and Myers, the
two colored Delegates who had stuck
to the right through thick and thin,
were seated on the Democratic side
of tho House, along with NIarye
who was elected as q colored Demo
cratic from Colleton and has stood
by his party. Hamilton woro a
rose in mis- button hole and evidont~
lS felt his oats.
About fifteen Mackeyitcs have
been seated. The rest ore on preba-
ton.
THE SCENE PRESENTED
when they took the oath was most
ludicrous. Each was compelled to
make tho most abject apology for his
conduct, and if any faltered or
spoke too low or qualified with m
IF" or q "but," he was compelled to
begin anew and go over it amid
laughter from tho other side until
every one was satisfied The Radi-
calls look badly. They experience
all tho pangs of baf1led conspirators
and feel that they are sadly out of
place. No one would recognize in
them the ins olcnt creatures who, in
the halcyon days of tho conspiracy,
yelled themselves hoarse to the tune
of "Hold the Fort for Hayes and
Wheeler" and passed resolutions
ordering new elections to fill the
seats Of the members of the Consti.,
tutional House. That resolution
has proved boomerang. BY their
own mouths they are now being
judged. In this connection, it may
be mentioned that others of the
NIackeyites will be admitted, while
many will be summarily unseatod.
b. W. M. Aackeys chances are SIM
ply 'eil. He was the head, front and
backbone Of the movement. With
out him the Rump House could not
have lived week. He is said to
have talked rather defantly the first
day Of the present session, daring
the Democrats to unseat any of his
party, but when one or two were
rejected and tho rest were put on
the mourner's bench, he left for
Charleston. Stral1er, a coal-black
specimen of the geaaats homo who
claims seat from Orangeburg, will
doubtless suffer for the prominent
part he took in the conspiracy, while
the whole delegations from Charles
ton, Darlington and Kershaw are
trembling in the balance on account
of fraud and terrorism in their re-
spcctive counties. Prince Martin,
of Fairfield, stands little chance.
He acted with the conspirators from
first to last in fragrant contempt
OF the court and the House He is
wasting time in Columbia, and some
friend should advise him to follow
the good example set Ivy Bird and
Gibson, and resign. He can make
more at his crop than by hanging
around the State House.
But to return to the direct sub>
jcct. On Saturday, Ainort, COLI
orcd Macleyite from Richland, who
is now sitting clothed and in his
right mind, introduced q set ofreso-
lutions looking to tho
IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE WRIGHT.
Minort charges that during the
recent complications the sable asso-
ciato justice was found lying drunk
in the 'dreans" of Columbia and
carried home by tho police, He
docs not wish his race to be dis
graced by any such Judge. Miller,
a canary colored Mackeyite from
Beaufort, offered an amendment to
substitute the name of Judge Il. j.
Alackcy for that of Wright It was
promptly voted down, and Minort's
resolution to appoint committee of
investigation was carried. The mo-
tives inducing Minort to this course
are not known. Charges will Ger.
tainly be preferred against Wright,