The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-03
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alterations, aud II YpullId1 \ be innrepay ip
ME 20 attempt TO use my OFF cial posiesoi
for the purpose Of influencing Your de.
alterations Id the slightestf degree and q
shall take care not to travel R y y {. AtsFee,
d Si9on beyond the BOUNDARY. of ny duty
the nays n a9 tsoas hssltat@09 I'll II sSyi ac%sssT
4 interest In the future dWeliafa' sofiii0ar
i eo5uui0n saotsleF, orE -belexai Srpthi Gar.
4. olipa. I,wouId rejoice TO see her reattaip
I that proud position, which, was once hers,
| amid the galaxy or States, ahd Which
may again be hers by aSisea and Judi
dious course, On the part jof3 her, paopih
and her officials. I.would gejoice TO, see
her rise from her PROSTATE condition and
| again take rank upon Ter accqstbmed
front line aTongi hos peers, and I have
no doubt that this feeling burma 10 tho
bosom of every Senator here, and, that
everything that can be done will be done
towhr,iB tue CJiisuinuatiou Of this great,
this glorious end. The Held OF legislation
before you Ia broad and inviting. There
is much to be. donei aud Il feel assured
that you are prepared to enter. that field
with zeal and with high patriotism. and
that your guiding star will be that solemn
decree, of. the Roman Senate always is-
sued to the ,consuls in. time of danger,
take care that the REPUBLIC, shall receive
no harm! In corclpsion, Senators, per.
nit me TO request thas WI shall tsil resolye
ia this, the beginning of hurpublic duty,
that throwing. aside all partisan. inhuenr
ri lnro a ..ss
heart-burnings growing out of, the recent
4 ole6tion, we shall unite together iiYeSne
common effort for the promotion of the
beat interests of, our, Shple ,people,i all
classes, all conditions and oil sections.
Let us do this, and let us work up firmly
j 70 this resolva, and the time viii come at
1.-the. ending of our official career when we
will not only deserve, and receive the
| welcome plaudits of our countrymen, but
what is fur better, we Ourselves can look
back with pride to the time when we
were connected with the Senate ofi1876.
There is nothing now left for ME to say,
but to announce that the Senate must
come to order" 80 -
Senator Jeter here rose and moved chat
the Senators from Edgefeld, q EautenB,
Abbavillei and Barnweil, who, had mot
| yet been sworn In, come forward and pre-
sent their credentials to tho President Of
the Senate and be sworn in. y"Ifa bomb.
Dhell had burst ia the Senate Chamber
the effect cpon, the. Republicans could
not have been more electTifying than this
announcement, nor was their astonish.
L, j. Courts of BaRnwell, j. O. MnhTell.
Of Abbeville, NJ. w, Gary off Edeafeld,
aud s. w. Todd of Laurens. ,appearod.
| before the pTesidents .desk and handed
up their credentials. Whittemore. Swails
and half dozen others Jumped up and
| protested. Lieutenant. Governor ;Simp-,
son said in reply to these Republican
protests that these gentlemen have the
right to 30 sworn in, and IL is proper fofi
80, ss tho pIsaidiug, omcer OK the Senate;
to administer the oaths. The chair holds
tiis position, on the ground that every
claimant who presents credentials for 3
seat has the primo Jucie right to that seat:
1t that were not 30, q. simple .quprunny
after being sworn in, in alphabetical or,
der, might, by combining together, ex-
clude forever every other member who
appeared after them. An alphabetical
precedsnce certainly givea /! no liHuch
1 ground Of preference. The Senate 10 not
left without its remedy, and shall pro.
ceed to perform my duty. . - -" =
I Swailg here jumped up aud said 81 itI
would like to ask whether; by an srbitra.
~ power which the presiding officer mey
claim, he intends to override ell rules. ali
laws and all precedents heretofore estab-
lished nithe Senate OF South Carolina.
In regard, to three of theRe gent,asasTl
| who STAND befcEo tho desk, Tho s;uestiota
of their rights are now before the COM
mittee on priviief "a and elections. IN
reference to the other gentleman who
claims TO represent Barnwell Gouuey, j
would " that last pecember YIIrement-
ber that the Hon. Jones N. Williams
represented Barnwell Cotihty In this
Senate. II has been rumofed, and have
no doubt it is true, that he lis dead, bus
! the Senate does not kpow .hatla writ was
issu2d for . new election, nor have those
papers gone to the proper coilmittee.Ll
all that we ask is that these mattefg be
referred to the proper committee, who. III
therelis Q contest, will examine into the
flights Of the respective candidates, and
report who Is properly returned, With,
out any captious spirit, if you think We
as representatives intend % take atiy
highhanded meqaures againpt the gentle:
men pnder contest, you arc certainly mis-,
taken, for We do not iptond to pnrsne any
4 such cousse.' I do, however, soishnhiy
e-CSA'noof t1Ao NASttOHS 0tlLCll 49, Us u
I consider, against the letter and hpirit OF
tho law, and against all precedents estah-
n lished here"
i Atthis stage Of the proceedings MI,
Cochran, of Anderson, handed coritfiti.
nicetiou to rtha chair, which Nas, read
and proved TO be 6 letter from T.; NJ. Toll
bert, Of Abbeyille, withdrawing his con-
test against che Democratic candidate fol
J Senator from that county. a einaslas
lettes. was then handed to tao chair from
Lawrence Cain, Of Edgefed, Withdrew,
ing all opposition to the seating Of Gen,
NJ, w: Gary, and stating that Gle. order
! Ing ofa new election il Eagef9la Coun.
:. ty would be Disastrous to the interestS o.
the c9pstituoEcy. whom ahe claimed ia
4 tdedtenant- Governor e Simpson o then hen
said: II do not propose to override ail
T precedents and parliamentary law;e but j
: am here to preside. over the Senate, ,eni
have como TO the conclusion that it. /.
my duty TO administer the oath to tht
claitna1tB' hero before me. p If I aaifi Il
: error, the Senate is not without It's rdrne
> dy. The Senate Is the Judge of the cleo
ton and qualification ofits own snembers
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