Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-01-04

killed. ..........Governor Hayes denies all re
ports foreshadowing his policy, should he be
inducted into the Presidential chair.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS. ..a ..
Congressional Proceedings.
- Congress did not take the usual holiday
recess the present session, though the proceed
ings have been unimportant-being mainly
confined to proposed legislation in view OF the
complications of the Presidential election
and without making any progress toward a
solution of the questions involved. -
$50 .called, Acts Passed.
- The Senate, in conjunction with the
Mackey House, passed the following "so-call.
ed" Acts previous'to adjournment: '.'
An act to make appropriations for the eH-
penses of the legislature.
An act to amend the act entitled an act TO
fix the salary of certain public officers.
An act to make appropriations to meet the
ordinary expenses of the State government.
An act relative to county officers to qualify.
4 An Act to repeal the lien law. The pro-
posed repeal of the lien law is not to 60 into
effect until December 3lst, 1877.
South Carolina's Vote. .-... ...,
- Messrs Saylor, Abbott and Lawrence,
the Sub. Congressional Committee who have
been conducting their Investigations for sew
eral weeks in Columbia, have concluded their
labors. From Columbia they went to Char
lesion to Join the Sub Committee there, from
which city they returned to Washington.
The report of Mr. Saylor's Committee,
from returns as submitted, gives the State to
Hayes and Wheeler by about 700 majority,
but shows Hampton and the entire Demo
cratic State ticket elected by majority OF
about 100 and under. The Committee did
not 20 into the formal investigation of the
election of Governor and State officers, but was
required to do so incidentally in ascertainiug 6
facts as to the electoral votes, and they are
reported as being almost unanimous in the
opinion that Hampton and the entire Demo-
cratic State ticket are elected. ....,
Who is Governor Of South Carolina?
~ About the middle of December, Cham
berlain sent a pardon to COL Parmele, Su-
perintendent of the Penitentiary, authorizing
the discharge of Peter Smith, negro con-
vct in the Penitentiary. Col Parmele re.
fused to release the convict on the ground
that Chamberlain is not the legal Governor
of South Carolina, and cannot, therefore.
pardon convict The matter was taken be-
fore Judge Carpenter on writ of habeas cor
pus. Col. Parmele produced the convict in
Court and made return through his attor'
neys that he held the prisoner by commit
ment from the Circuit Court of Abbeville
county, he having been sentenced for the
term of fifteen years, which sentence has not
yet ex pired, and he could not recognize the
authority of Chamberlain to pardon him.
The case was argued for Col. Parmele by
Messrs. Maxwell and Sloan, Youmans and
Barker, and by Corbin and Elliott for the
prisoner On the conclusion of the argument,
last Saturday evening, Judge Carpenter took
the papers and reserved his decision. 1t ia
stated that he left Columbia on Sunday night
for Washington. The question at issue is to
determine who is the legal Governor Of
South Carolina.
The Florida Vote.
- The Supreme Court Of Florida sustain
ed the Drew (Dem.) demurrer to the answer
of the State Canvassing Board, and granted q
peremptory order to the Board to recanvass
the State from the face Of the returns. ln
pursuance to this order, Attorney General
Cooke, member of the Returning Board, can.
vassed the vote himself on the 9th uitimo-
the other members of the Board refusing to
obey the mandate of the Court. The canvass
of Acknowledgement Cooke gives Drew, the
Democratic candidate for Governor, 497 and
Tilden "a majority. This he filed with tine
clerk of the court. Subsequently the other
members of the Returning Board became
alarmed and agreed to recanvass, and the full
Board assembled. In this canvass the order
of the Supreme Court was disregarded, BY re-
jectiug Clay county, and counting the cen
tested vote of Baker county. This gives
Drew 1876 and Hayes 2O6 majority. Attor'
ney General Cooke files protest.
Gen. Lew Wallace is reported as having
declared that the Democrats ought to accept
this canvass, as it gives them the State gov
ernment, in which Coz. Stearns will acquesce
He does not think the Democrats ought to
make any further contest on account of the
Presidential election. Whether they will
agree with him remains to be seen.
The Next House Of Representatives.
"A Washington telegram to the New
York World gives the following information
as to the political composition Of the House Of
Representatives after the 4th of March next
About one.third of the credentials Of mem
bers in the next House of Representative
have reached the clerk of the present House
None of these come from the disputed States
or from districts where the credentials of con
testing members are filed. Clerk Adams treats
them as confidential documents, to be exhibi
ted only to the person filing the same. The
credentials deposited by the members elect
are under different forms in different States
the only general rule adopted by Congress-
being the instruction to the clerk of the next
preceding House to place on the roll the
names of those holding credentials showing
their election under the laws Of their State
At the opening of the present Congress, Clerk
Mcpherson refused to place the names Of
members elect on the rolls where two delega
tions appeared, each certified to by riva]
Governor. Should Clerk Adams decide ts
follow this rule, the next House would orga
nize without Florida, Louisiana and South
Carolina. Taking as basis the table re-
Gently published in the World, this would