houses, any question shall arise in regard to counting the votes therein. certified, the same having been stated by the presiding officer, the Senate shall thereupon withdraw, and said question shall be submitted to that body for its decision; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall, in like manner, submit said question to the House of Representatives for its decision; and no question shall be decided affirmatively, and no vote objected to shall be counted, except by the concurrent votes of the two houses, which, being obtained, the two houses shall immediately reassemble, and the presiding officer shall then announce the decision of the question submitted; and any other question pertinent to the object for which the two Houses are assembled may be submitted and determined in like manner. Such joint meeting shall not be dissolved until the votes for Governor and Lieutenant Governor are all counted and the result declared, and no recess shall be taken unless a question shall have arisen in regard to counting any of such votes, in which case it shall be competent for either house, acting separately, in the manner herein before provided, to direct a recess not beyond the next day, at the hour of one o'clock P. M. The SPEAKER, in accordance with the above resolution, appointed Messrs. Ferriter, of Sumter, and Miller, of Beaufort, tellers on the part of the House of Representatives. The PRESIDENT of the Senate appointed Hon. W. F. Myers teller on the part of the Senate. The returns were read by the SPEAKER, as follows: ABBEVILLE COUNTY. Whole number of votes for Governor... Wade Hampton received........ D. H. Chamberlain received............. Whole number of votes for Lieutenant Governor.. W. D. Simpson received...... R. H. Gleaves received...... AIKEN COUNTY. Whole number of votes for Governor.. Wade Hampton received........ D. H. Chamberlain received....................... .............. Whole number of votes for Lieutenant Governor.. W. D. Simpson received........... R. H. Gleaves received...... R. H. Gleaves received........... Wade Hampton received...... D. H. Chamberlain received.. Whole number of votes for Lieutenant Governor.. W. D. Simpson received The SPEAKER commenced to read the returns from Edgefield County. Mr. THOMAS, of Newberry, rose and objected to the counting of the votes of Edgefield County for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, the House having already declared that no legal election had been held in said County. The Senate retired to the Senate Chamber for consultation. Hon. S. A. SWAILS, President pro tem., took the chair. The PRESIDENT announced that, the two houses sitting in Joint 2,752 3,507 6,260 2,746 3,514 Cnovention, objection was made to the counting of the votes of Edgefield County for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Mr. DUNCAN moved that the objection be sustained. On the question of agreeing to the motion of the Senator from Orangeburg, Mr. CRITTENDEN called for the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were taken, and resulted as follows: Yeas-Messrs. Bird, Carter, Clinton, Corwin, Duncan, Gaillard, Green, Johnston, Maxwell, Myers, Swails, Taft, Walker, Warley, B. H. Williams, Whittemore-16. Nays-Messrs. Bowen, Buck, Butler, Cannon, Cochran, Crittenden, Evans, Howard, Jeter, Livingston, Meetze, Nash, J. M. Williams, Witherspoon-14. So the objection was sustained, and a message sent to the House of Representatives accordingly. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House sent to the Senate the following message: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COLUMBIA, S. C., December 5, 1876. Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Senate: The House of Representatives respectfully informs your honorable body that it has refused to count the vote of Edgefield County for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Very respectfully, &c. E. W. M. MACKEY, Speaker House of Representatives. The PRESIDENT declared that, both Houses having sustained the objection, the vote of Edgefield County would not be read or included in the statement of election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The Senate returned to the hall of the House of Representatives. The SPEAKER resumed the reading of the returns for the election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor. |