The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-25
SOUTH CAROLINA.

MEETING OF THE GENERAL AsgEMBLY-A ROLL.
CALL OF THE WALLACE HousR-THE SENATE
CAPTURED BY THE MISREPRESENTATION
BLuSDERrNa-THE CHIEF JUsTrcEsHIP.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
COLUMBIA, April -, 1877.
Az indicated In tho HERALD OF yesterday the events
which have taken place to-day have been fraught with
peculiar and permanent interest in connection with
tho disturbed condition Of nars hero and as
bearing upon the immediate future Of the State. The
General Assembly convened At eleven O'Clock A. n.
TIE HOUSE ORGANIZATION.
In the House the democratic mombcrs, together with
the republicans who had Joined the constitutional
House In December last, and the members OF tho
Mickey House, assembled in one body, Speaker
Wallace occupying tho chair. Mackey made at
tempt to assume his former position as Speaker, and
not present. Tho other democratic officers I
the House, Clerk, Sergcant-aLArms, &C., all assumed
possession pcaceably. tho roll OF tho members
sworn in under Speaker Wallace last winter
called, no notice being taken OF the members OF
the Mackey House VINO were present and who will DO
treated caimsnts for seats who have yet legally
qualified Immediately aftcr calling OF tho roll the
House adjourned Till tomorrow, meridian, the
object OF this movement being to hold IN
abcyancc the Mackcyitcs until tho democrats
wcro assured that they we're not to DO mado
tho victims OF political trlckcry on tho par;
OF the Senate, tho majority OF which rcpub can. In
this connection II may DO mentioned that repnbli-
can member OF the Housc-thc colleague OF the Son
aor whose arrest mentioned last night now IN
hiding from officer OF tho law, who holds search
warrant issued Tor hts apprehension Tor tho larceny
OF $780, recently committed in hts own county OF
Chester.
SHORT PIGur ~ THE SENATE
In the Senate the light, while close and bitter,
short sharp and DECISIVE, resulting In complete and
its consequences far reaching victory the demo-
Gratis. Immediately upon tho opening OF the senate
Mr. Glcavcs, the republican claimant Tor the position
OF President OF that body, gracefully retired in favor
OF Dir. simpson, the Lieutenant Governor
Governor Hampton Upon tho presentation
OF Lieutenant Governor simpson by Mr.. swais. re-
PUBLICAN. the President pro fenp0rc, tho republicans
ny strict party vote, insisted upon his qualifying
anew thor manifest object IN this being TO com.
pctey nulify all the by the lont
by whom the Governor aud Lieutenant Governor
installed last winter, and by whom also tcncral ". g.
Batter democrat AT tho same time elected to tue
United States senate. After Il hcrcc debate, during
which Lieutenant Governor simpson declared that
power earth could make him stutiiy himself by
renewing The oath OF office which he had already takcn
tho republicans yielded reconsdered tho former vote,
and Licutenant Governor simpson assumed the chair
without further opposition.
EXCLUDED SENATOR'S.
Immediately alter his sautatory address, motion was
mndc the part OF the democrats To admit tho four
democratic Senators from the counties OF Abbcvc,
Edgcncld, l.aurcns and Barnweil who have hitherto
been excluded by the republicans. This was thun.
dcrbon which startled the republicans thor with
Numerous and loud protests. The Chair, however,
hold that these Senators had prima ace
right 10 their respective seats aud accordingly nd.
ministcrsd to them the oath which entitled them