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El. ^pro* Bland's HH^HH^^Htfmtains a prodollars HHrto be legal tenders unless where shall be made called pies HHH|^kac B IcAL A77AIES. H B t HHb church calendar. flfigjvfor Snnday, December ?4th, 1876. BHWpresbyterian church, Rev. L. H. Wilson, Ppstor, HK at Yorkville at 40$ o'clock, a. m., and 7 ; KBV o'clock, p. m. W EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Hp Rev. R. P. Johnson, Pastor. ^^prSSfatTTorkville/at 10i o'clock a. m., and 4 Jm . . o'clock, p. m. mm ? ? p new advertisements. T. M. Dobson <fc Co.?Trunks?Corsets?Bacon : and Flour?Coffee and Suvar? Ready-Made : Clothing?Coffee Mills?Hand Saws. John J. Smith?Mule for Sale?Fr.uit?Candies? i Hams?Molasses. J. R. Schorb?Photo-Gallery?Cheer Your Home with Music?Notice. 1 Joseph A. McLean, Judge of Probate?Citation? : Jonathan Moore, Applicant?John White, { u6c68s6d .T R Snimrh f!l?rk?Town Election. John Ci Kuykendal?Holiday Gooda. i O. P. Goodwin, Port Mill?$25 Howard. J. C. Hardin, Cheater,:<S. C.?Horses Stolen. R. H. Glenn, S. Y. C.-Sheriff'a Sale. TO BE DISCONTINUED. For several years the Enquirer has been sent regularly to a number of persons from whom the payment of the subscription price Urns not bee^ required. With the 6rst issue Wthe new year we propose to discontinue j^^practice, and will only send the paper to as render an equivalent. ^BH^fi^VLUiHBIARCGISTER. HHH&Ush a thorough Democratic Capital of the State, we Reed, <k Beaufort, said he thought they were going back to the F. J. Motes, Jr., time, when the Speaker could issue certificates to whomsoever he pleased. Ferriter offered a resolution that a special committee of seven, with Mackey as chairman, be appointed to prepare a report as to the organization of the General Assembly, and all other matters connected therewith going to establish the constitutionality of the Bayonet House. Adopted. ' Johnson, chairman of tfce bogus ways and means committee, reported a bill to raise supplies for the fiscal year commencing November 1, 1876. The bill received its first reading and was ordered to be printed. The tax levy foots up 11} mills, including 8 mills for county purposes, and exclusive of the Big and Little Bonanza bills and school tax. The details are as follows: 1 mill for officers; 1 mill for penal, charitable and educational in stitutions, exclusive of the common schools; H mills for the expenses of the General Assembly; i mill for public printing; 2 mills for the payment of interest on the public debt; 2 mills for the payment of deficiencies for the past year, $25,000 of which is to pay the deficiencies of 1875; 3 mills for county purposes in each coonty, the rate to be fixed by the county commissioners; total 11} mills, to which add 3} mills for bonanza bills and school tax, making 15 mills in all. The bill provides that the tax shall be paid in gold; Bilver coin, or United States currency, and also in warrants of the comptroller-general on the Big and Little Bonanza Bills. A bill to authorize the Governor to appoint equip and arm as many persons as he thinks proper to prevent the ingress to the Statehonse of any persons he thinks improper to enter, ^^^jm^^saod dollars be appropriated I as passes to a mini re*uv to go into an election for tor, was taken up. CorBin, ills and F. A. Palmer were first ballot, the vote stood: 19, Corbin 25, Palmer 1, ry to a. choice 34. The ed: Bowen 6, Elliott 4, arbin was declared duly to a communication from addressed to him 88 attorhis opinion of the constiection of Circuit Judge, stion was now before tie I declined to give an opin* lelicacy. onal House.?The Coi-* Bt at 11 A. M., and aquoiroceeded to business. J >mmittee on printing, off ?at Dr. James Woodo4 he House printing tntfl on of all their rights im Lhe Sens.te; no cost torbe Democrats were sacctesf: . .i, of several unimportant dujb wire ^Hyand at 12 M. the House went in to rn Byon for United States Senator. Fiften Ernes were put in nomination, as follow: en. W. W. Harllee, ex-Governor Mi 1. ponham, Hon. J. B. Campbell, Henrj M<Tver, Esq., Gen. S. McGowan, Gen. C Butler, Hon. W. H. Wallace, ex-Govern cr B. F. Perry, Hon. M. P. O'Connor, Gen. M W. Gary, Gen. J. B. Kershaw, Hon. W. D Porter, Col. A. C. Haskell and Hon. W, F Colcock. On the first ballot the vote stood as follows: Butler 11, McGowan 10, Walladb 7, Porter 5, Boo ham 5, the rest scattering. fNo choice. The whole vote was 63, and further balloting was postponed till to-morrow. The House then adjourned till 7 P. M.\ The House reassembled to night, but after a brief session adjourned until to-morrow at, noon, when it is expected that a United States Senator will be chosen. Wednesday, December 13/ Tv the Rewate. Corwin fRen^ asked leave to mtroduoe, wtttromr mi tl uu t *?/ t>ill extend the time for officers to qualifyT~~ number of bills on the calendar came up o.i i the second reading, and were referred to the appropriate committees. A resolution to place on the calendar all bills and resolutions laid over from the last session was laid on the table. A resolution that the committee on privileges and elections inquire as to the qualifications of any sitting member holding a seat in the Senate was withdrawn. A resolution that the two Houses meet in joint assembly on Monday, December 18, 1876, for the purpose of entering into an election for an Associate Justice of the 8upreme Court, was referred to the judiiciary committee. Green (Rep.) gave notice of a resolution authorizing the clerk to issue to members pay certificates for $600 each and mileage, and making those certificates receivable for taxes. Twelve o'clock having arrived, the special order was taken up, and the Republican senators proceeded in a body to the House to go into joint assembly to hear read the journals' of the Senate and House of Representatives' relative to the election of United States senator. The Democratic senators declined to go. After the declaration of the election in the House the republican senators returned in a body, and the Senate resumed business. The House sent to the Senate a concurrent resolution that the clerks of the Senate and TTnnao hn inatriintprf fn iaaiiA nav rertifirates tn members for salaries and mileage, and for officers and employees, according to the amounts allowed by law. Ordered for consideration to-morrow. Cocbran (Ind.) moved to take up from the table a resolution appointing a committee of four to inquire whether the House at the other end of the building is a legal one, and if not, why ? The motion was lost after a short debate, in which the Democratic Senators took the ground that the Supreme Court had settled the question, and Johnson, Taft and Swails took the opposite ground that Judge Bond, by his recent decision, had settled that the Supreme Court had no jurisdiction, and that as the Senate had recognized that body as legal, it is only necessary for the House of Representatives to take care of itself, and enforce the presence of absentees, &c. The Senate then adjourned to 12 o'clock l^iorrow. |M^^^yonet House met at 12 M. No ^m^^^resent at first, but after waiting auuuuuLcu?u quuiuuj. a 1 routine work, Keith, from of ways and raetns, reported a ^^BH^He for the payment of the salary HBKf members; and Straker, from HHH committee, reported the resolu^H^^flj^ftion to the election of circuit ^^^BH^^esolutioo ordering the issuing of the members for the amount of ^^^^HHmileage, passed unanimously. and one white man ^Hj^EH^EHB^fcachga of the Bayonet ^^^^^^B^^fl^^^^here are one bun^HHBBEB^H^BB^Muators came of Bd ecgnH^Hof HUBey P,> The supply bill was takenug>. ^fter setae disouuioQ a section was added repealing all bills, &c., in conflict with the provisions fef this one, and the bill then passed its second' reading. Adjourned. THE CONSTITUTIONAL HOUSE. ^ The Constitutional>vBouse of Beprawuta* tives met at 12 M. to-day, a quorum being present After some routine work, the special order, being the election of a United States Senator, was called under the provisions of a United Staies'Statute. ' ' " " The members of the Senate (Democrats only) met in joint assembly with the House and proceeded to ballot jointly for United States Senator. After the .reading of the journals of the House and Senate relating to the balloting yesterday, the first ballot was taken with the following result: M. G. Butler 19, Gary 6, Harllee 5, Bon ham 3, Wallace 9; Robt Smalls 3, Mclver 3, Campbell 3, Perry o if n 1 a *TO o, ineuowau i1. aukm vuwc 4u. The Speaker declared do quorum bad voted, consequently there wfrs no election. On motion of Mr.^Sbeppard, farther balloting for United Stated Senator was postponed an til to-morrow. \ Mr. W. L. You mans introduced the following resolution: V Resolved. That the Senate be notiflddjtbat the Speaker of this House will open and publish the rotes for Governor and Lieotenant-Govemdr-oq Thursday next, the 14th instant, at 2. P. M., in the Hall of the House of Representatives, at Carolina HalL and that the Senate be, and is hereby invited to be present on the occasion. In support of this resolution, Mr. Youmani said that its provisions met the hearty approval of the best legal talent of the State, of the Democratic Executive Committee,., and of General Wade Hampton himself. The ree^ lutiott-woa then adopted unanimously - -* The House then adjourned till 12 M. tomorrow, and the members of the Hoose and Senate immediate!/resolved themselves in(6 a caucus, au^ob motion, after some discussion, the caucu^Jtas adjourned till,7 F. M. / . Thub&day, Depember 1,4. The/Senate met at 12 o'cloclc, a quorum being^present. The report of* the committee on (rnblic printing was received. Two propositions were submitted to the committee, who awarded the contract to the Republican Printing Company for two years, at $30,000 per annum. The report if. signed by the committees of the House and Senate. The calendar was tlien taken up, and sundry bills were referred to appropriate committees. The 6enate concurred in the House resolution tbjtt the clerks of the Senate and House be instructed to issue certificates to the members for salary and mileage, and for officers and attaches, according to the amount allowed by law. The Senate went into executive session for a few minutes and adjourned. The Bayonet House met at 11 A. M., fifty-seven persons present A quorum was announced, and Gibson (colored) of Fairfield, who had joined the Constitutional House, came in and asked if his seat was vacant Mackey told him it would be after to-day. Gibson then made a speech, begging pardon for what he had done. He denounced the report that he bad been bought as false, and then concluded by saying that his action in joining the Constitutional House would be sustained, and they would see it He did not think he bad done wrong; but he had come badk on account of the wishes of his constituents. Mackey said that he did not consider that Gibson had purged himself of his contempt, and asked him if he renounced all connection with the Wallace House. Gibson tried to evade this question at first, but finally was subjected to such strong pressure that he caved in and was taken back into the dirty fold. Among the bills and resolutions introduced was a resolution to issne certificates at the , -nftar oTHwji^>U4u^a day. to CharaberlainV "T>fy? The ell to repes! tho|ij9iU.aw 'vpa read a first time. , " J' i" Vi** -wwys and mMinSijfiynfc'vittpe roriorted ^ 1 uie appropriation hi;!, which is nothing hula of !a3t rear's bill. At$rewe^1t?veiT to make the contingent fund of the Senate $3,000 iostead^of $5,000. Wells moved to cut it down to $2,000, and Holland, the hero of the ElleUton Bonanza bill, moved to make it $1,000. After some debate, Holland's amendment was adopted. Andrews then moved to cut down the contingent fund of the House from $10,000 to $3,000, but the crowd couldn't see the economy so near home, and'this motion was tabled in a hurry. Aftej some further unimportant amendments thh House contingent was cut down to $5,000. and the Senate contingent fund increased to $3,000. The bill then passed its second reading. The resolution regarding the election of v . i _ J - -i ?;? o 1?l: :J .I Circuit judges, declaring me eiectiuu voiu ui | those now on the beoch, was rushed through 'tinder whip and spur and ordered to be senL to the Senate. The supply bill passed a third reading. Adjourned. THE CONSTITUTIONAL HOUSE. The Constitutional House of Representatives met at noon to-day, and, after routine business, proceeded at once to ballot for United States Senator, in joint ballot with the Democratic members of the Senate. According to programme, the members again scattered their votes. The total vote was 72, which not being a quorum of the joint Assembly, the Speaker announced that there had been no election. On motion of Mr. Sheppard, of Edgedeld, further balloting for United States Senator was postpoued for the day. Mr. Sheppard, of EdgeBeld, in a forcible speech, introduced the following resolution: Resolved, That the discharge by Judge Bond, a circuit judge of the United States, of the parties arrested and in custody for contempt of the 8upreme Court of this State, is an invasion of the established law of the land and an outrage upon the rights of each State of the American Union. Resolved, That the Governor be requested to unite with the House in presenting a remonstrance and protest to the Congress of the United States against the action of Judge Bond, and that a committee of the members of this body be appointed to confer with him to carry out these resolutions. > On motion of Mr. Hamilton, the consideration of the resolution* were made the special order for 1 P. M. to-morrow. Mr. Austin, of Greenville;-introduced the" following resolution, which was agreed to : Whereas the Secretary of State hAS failed and refused to deliver to the Speaker of this House the original returns of the election held on the 7th day of November last for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, as required by the constitution of this State, therefore be it Resolved, That the Speaker be directed to publish the secondary evidenoe of the result or the election for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor held on the 7th of November last. The hour having arrived for the special order (the publishing of the votes for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor,) the Democratic members of the Senate came forward and occupied the front seats. Speaker Wallace then, in pursuance of his instructions from the House, proceeded to publish the vote for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, from secondary evidence, first reading the following affidavit: State of 8outh Carolina. Personally appeared before me John Scoffin, who being duly sworn, says that the accompanying statement of votes for Governor and Lieutenant Governor was made from the original returns of the county board of canvassers, or certified copies of the same, from the clerks of the courts, except as to the counties of Darlington and Kershaw, for which the returns were taken from the returns in the possesslon*of the board of State canvassers. John 8cofpin. ' Sworn to before me this first day of December, 1876. L. N. ZbalYj Notary Public. The vote in all the counties was then oro claimed, and the total vote ib the State fot Governor and Lieutenant-Governor was announced as follows: Hampton, 92,261 votes; Chamberlain, 91,127 votes ; Hampton's majority for Governor, 1,134 votes. Simpson 91,689, Gleaves 91,550; Simpson's majority for Lieutenant-Governor, 139 votes. Speaker Wallace then said: The chair is in possession of the following certificate from the secretary bf State: ^Vole for/Governor in 1870: Hampton, 32,261 ^^M2featnberlain, 91,127. Ma^yV. Gfjpicb Sbobbtaet op State. > Hayne, Secretary of State, do hereby ^^^n^jfee&roKoing QfveirtrothJ my band and tbgwd 101st year of ^taerfqua IndegBndwi^^^^^^^H^^?B^H| This statement includes the. vote qjM field and Lyrenscdcmtjes. * '' '] | "Accordjfig to these returns,"^said Wallace, f'Wade Qarnptoa hfa rqc/^H majority rf all tho^ot^lcaaVi^lt^^ Governor; and W. D. Simpson r* !?;? - <-/ aau^l majority! of an the votes cast if theljsi&r^n^^^^^^BH| Lieutenant-Governor.. I tbere^re, *f^P* of tire House of Repre&nfiuive^def^ elected Gd^er.'j->r .' ft" .-' m:.'! ?; j n 1 inv, t?.r7 nexjtensuiag t^o yr-ar#;,'"??>! 8irt?pn hat-beek : ! ,.^Li%ute}M Go'vep^r of S'v-rl-. y;< 01 a p pu i (j Li^l them to be inaugurated. ;'<: HamTlton and (?fras the'comi^^^^i'^ After a brief absettoe the ^i*<oittetfi> | fl apoounced that Gtirenay of office to the Governor end LdOtecanfrf! nor elect. Therefore be it ? . fl f Besotoed, That a commit toopf t-hrw; pointed to wait upon one of tb Circuit'>, of the State and aekffim to prformthiai BHBM Adopted, f: t Messrs. Blue, Westmorelajd and 8* y fl were appointed oo the commtee, and : fl^^B short absence returned ajndJppbun&Yrw B they had acted as ingtrjv^T in] ^ u^B gaged the :# Jfl administer the bath, "f > ... > f JB'rtday, Den^lterld. , t The Senate thet aim< swathe falltM*.'hip) fl ing prese;:!, but :r?* Democratic members being present only ;u the capacity of the bearers B of a message rrom Lieutenant-Governor Simp* B son to the senators. fl - After the usual routine work, Senator Jeter ^BBHj handed the following* communication- tmefe v -fl Lieutenant-Governor Oleayes and desired it fl to be read. .Contrary to. expecUtioni^leayeft fl instead of refusing to notice the mater as he IB has hitherto do'ne in connection i pers presented by the Democratic aadidatee- fl elect to this Constitutional House, Ipdhif the fl paper to the reading.clerk, who rcMftf/fol- ;^B lows:'- M 'fl Columbia, 8.C., December |rl?76, X fl To the Hon. The Senator* of South Gti'&na /?I ' fl have the honbr of informing tlie Senutorsiiat yea-* "^^^Hfl terday, the 14th Decern nor . instant, ^' dcnioe . 4^jflBI Alnona frt?? rDtrrAtmnw and Tioi^Nu't t ionuiuo IUI vuyciuui a::u '">wviU were opened and published by the JIoSt.?\V, K.^ Wallace, Speaker of the 11 .... at HejVreiWjijftirCs,'. in the presence of the members of the Hofii and", Senators, that Wade Hampton having a uwority B| of the voteecast for Governor and W. D. St?p?n . B Lieutenant-Governor, we were declared^lrfy , administered to him, and I' waainaa^aSRa^ Lieutenant-Governor, then and there taklnFtjBNf oath prescribed in theConstitution. 'IN" I am ex officio President of the Senate snl am 'A,.- '.^|^B| entitled to the privilege of presiding over/ that v H body when present.- The law-making p6i^tr:df' W the State is by virtue of the Constitui Li^yasfed in Ft *^BM the General Assembly, to be com cosed hCmSen- 1 ' ate and House of Representative* organised/Mo- : v,r wrding to its provisions the tv^ houses together r\ compose the General Assembly and eaon is to Tn? v\ : I tegrai pari thereof. The Supreme Court-tfihis \\ State, the Court of last resorvnas decided tht body r:.\) over which the Hon. W./6; Wallace presfdbe as ;' jft. Speaker in the Constitutional House of BCftnen- V taiives, andjrnn <f V i|?Ust be a potion of Thi? being the cnse. F tt % ^BjHH to utj;t- wU h'the^Hcgg^t! be-in nut action/ ? I respectfully anriounRitoyo<j^^ inJ.ta'uutffl^*yl^B^HB|j^B ant-Governor^ I nm'preait in tfe City or Colon- -^Bi^M^Bj bla, tfad am prepare hvtiischate the duties |of your presiding otfioer^ihich qvolve upon he ^^^^B under the provisions olthe Custitutlon, an< I B hereby claim the right o takingay Beat aa Preii- ' dent of the Senate. Wit) great fcpect, yonr ote- jHHH dientservant, W.t). SlXPBOir, -1 j^BH Lieut-Governor and EjOfflchf president of t|e . -J^B^^B Senate. ^ Swails (Rep.) thenpoved thtt the comma- ' nication be referred t the conmittee on the OflB|^B judiciary, with instrptioDs thi they report as soon as practical)!. Ad>ptd. \Vhittemoregave|otice<fa |ill to precnor and punish any perin or jeraos for up or attempting tAtet up, or ^ainteii)|^jf v. _ t B government of theftate it oppsition id'iho BBHB legitimate and lawl'l Go vernrae t of th?$&t*. The bill to repel the Hep la wbassed a th i r?1J reading. The bk relative to fee annual -/r B arainatioo of the r^rioaft poanlU officers $> :: 1 I the bill to amenl, Section 371 flhspfr<fr* ^I Part I, Title 5, cf the ' fl tive to the passed a second tfU>wg. ". ./?? , t adjourned. B v The resolution'iff the BayomTBoaij&vjds- 1 |HHfl nf rihiofl natiftft r.." ti.tjj .aJH UlBllUg TBVaut VUIfiliVS VI vulval Supreme Court wisthua paasedover day, and the acridpf the Senati in recjvtfjog JH|^H the message fromjleutenant-Gcrernoi^^pson so graciously^ the subject if consHlerable speculation, f] | JfeJ' fl The bayohenotbe met at: . Forty-six persona wctipraent, but-ajT^nr J rum is elastic, a oorum waa p. , Curtis, from the jmniittee <&? printing, introduced ifeport the s*in:. ^ ijva^ jH adopted in the Sfjte!yesterdayj ~^lE The bill to ami} the act fixing the salaries /2H of public officeifbassed a second reading. ^ ,-^H Andrews introdly a bill to tojfiilate the length of the aesfA of thc^Geneiafysem my to forty daya iinderpool in'r^dlid a bill 9H to prevent andjmUh pew^s rn 9 opposition govejfaent to t' fogtgfojftr ^tate government. iLort intruding '* Iw-S**?* , M *' ? ^1 - ?1 i r> rvV.ttw" luurizt] uukidiiwid w till " J ; ty offices bj aJbintmeDt A Jesoiatjorr to piy Chamberlafa specialeoiHiftbleitwo <Tot-^ ' -B Tare, passed^ Alorews alone voting agamtr-, it. AndrewB tffn tried to cut flown the nnij- V ber of the cfndhlee to ten, fant the croud fl wouldn't aflr^pd twenty tflheae miserabe : A- BB rowdies wilotJIinue to diajfrace the Capitl' at^hree ddlsn^dav. J ^ The&pproprM^^^H^^?Ria&eu the from $1,000 toHBH^HH^^^B prated to reduce the $20,000 to an the the penitentiajH|^^^^^^^HH^^^^^^^H^H^H to the bi^ thIt 3^HH^H^^HH re9lul^Hffi|jHH stiu tbtjSHH|H|^H|^HR^^^^B^H^H pr!^^BB^HIn^HHHI iog ler flH^HH^HHH IHflv BO. MWp. HWw. gVnght, HSgfod, Jesse |HKd Duffy, Rendereon Marbhnson, William jus, A. M. Kee, IBM I I I od. Allen ' M. Campbell, U. J. HrL. Berry, W. H. Bird, E>oantj John NeelandsWttgfr \0\* Byere, JcQ Curry, ^Sylvester mmmmi mcgui; HR^H^Xed Ed9jnB| lunicated.] BSs&ftt HHHHH^^roachiug beg to HHBHao ProP"ety ^HjH^H^Intendant ^BHa^Hedfully and Bfl^HH[e:>r the last bably, arise H^BB^alectioo, as Kuestion op which the and even if opposition til were brought out, it Bengtiy article to present >resen worthy Intendant ne. The peace and quiet j ? leaeiveu in au ew street have been kept in Aces hre been collected and Koroicty applied, while, so Kdvise no liabilities or inI bee^ncurred. It is with le, th we present for reelecIj^^et: For Intendant? ^HVifor Wardens?Joseph ^Hd, Robert Wright and wM Many Voters. ^Bon News and Courier. Blina legislature. uesday, Dec. 12, 1876. I, by unanimous consent, uced a bill relative to the p of the bonds of county tion to ratify the amendtitution of South Carolina jBBH|^Vblic school tax levy and a l^nBHM^^k^tsthird reading. election