WILLIAMSBURG.-W. Scott, J. F. Peterson and J. Evans. Mr. PALMER, of Richland, nominated Mr. A. O. Jones, of Charleston. The House then proceeded to vote, viva voce, with the following result: Those who voted for Mr. A. O. Jones are: Mr. Speaker and Messrs. Hamilton, Gantt, Robinson, Reed, Myers, Miller, Brodie, Smalls, Simmons, Glover, Edwards, Prioleau, Vanderpool, Lesesne, Lazarus, S. C. Brown, Capers, Ford, Bryan, Tingman, A. Smith, Pinckney, Lee, Coleman, Alexander, Milton, Boston, Humbert, Keith, Wines, J. A. Smith, Gibson, Martin, Bird, Green, Kinloch, Gaither, Hough, Dibble, Keitt, Bridges, Thomas, Straker, Morgan, Caldwell, Forrest, Curtis, Minort, Wells, Palmer, Lowman, Johnston, Scott, Peterson and Evans-56. Messrs. Ferriter, Andrews and Westberry, voted for Mr. T. McCants Stewart-3. Whole number of votes given.... ..59 .......30 The SPEAKER declared that Mr. A. O. Jones, having received a majority of the whole number of votes given, was duly elected Clerk of the House of Representatives. The oath of office was then administered by the SPEAKER. The House then proceeded to the election of a Sergeant-at-Arms. Mr. Speaker and Messrs. Robinson, Reed, Brodie, Smalls, Simmons, Glover, Edwards, Prioleau, Vanderpool, Lesesne, Lazarus, S. C. Brown, Capers, Ford, Bryan, Tingman, A. Smith, Pinckney, Coleman, Milton, Boston, Humbert, Keith, Wines, J. A. Smith, Gibson, Martin, Bird, Green, Kinloch, Gaither, Hough, Dibble, Keitt, Bridges, Thomas, Straker, Morgan, Caldwell, Forrest, Curtis, Minort, Wells, Palmer, Lowman, Johnston, Ferriter, Andrews, Westberry, Scott, Peterson and Evans-53. Those who voted for Mr. J. A. Spencer are: Messrs. Lee and Alexander-2. Whole number of votes given........ 59 30 The SPEAKER declared that Mr. Henry Daniels, having received a majority of the whole number of votes given, was duly elected Sergeantat-Arms of the House of Representatives. The oath of office was administered by the SPEAKER. The House then proceeded to the election of Reading Clerk of the House of Representatives. Mr. GIBSON nominated Mr. W. R. Marshall, of Fairfield County. Mr. Speaker and Messrs. Gantt, Robinson, Brodie, Smalls, Simmons, Glover, Edwards, Prioleau, Vanderpool, Lesesne, Lazarus, S. C. Brown, Capers, Ford, Bryan, Tingman, A. Smith, Pinckney, Alexander, Milton, Boston, Humbert, Keith, Wines, J. A. Smith, Gibson, Martin, Bird, Gaither, Hough, Dibble, Keitt, Bridges, Thomas, Straker, Morgan, Caldwell, Forrest, Curtis, Minort, Lowman, Johnston, Ferriter, Andrews, Westberry, Scott, Peterson and Evans-49. Those who voted for Mr. J. A. Spencer are: Messrs. Hamilton, Reed, Myers, Milton, Lee, Coleman, Green, Kinloch, Wells and Palmer-10. Whole number of votes given...... Necessary to a choice...... 59 30 The SPEAKER declared that Mr. W. R. Marshall, having received a majority of the whole number of votes given, was duly elected Reading Clerk of the House of Representatives. The oath of office was then administered by the SPEAKER. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE, No. 1. IN THE SENATE, COLUMBIA, S. C., November 28th, 1876. Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives: The Senate respectfully informs your honorable body that it has met, has organized, a quorum is present, and is ready to proceed with the business of the General Assembly. (Signed) Very respectfully, &c., R. H. GLEAVES, President of the Senate. A message was sent to the Senate, informing that body that the House had met, was organized, a quorum was present, and ready to proceed to business. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE, No. 2. IN THE SENATE, COLUMBIA, S. C., November 28, 1876. Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives: The Senate respectfully informs your honorable body that Messrs. Whittemore, Cannon and Green have been appointed Committee on the part of the Senate to join such Committee as may be appointed on the part of your House to wait upon His Excellency the Governor, to inform him that the General Assembly has met, organized, and ready to receive. any communication he may be pleased to make. (Signed) Very respectfully, &c., R. H. GLEAVES, Mr. PALMER moved that the House concur, and that a Committee of five be appointed on the part of the House. Agreed to. The SPEAKER announced as Committee, Messrs. Palmer, Myers, Vanderpool, Ferriter and Reed. A message was sent to the Senate. Mr. STRAKER gave notice that a protest would be filed with the Clerk against the seating of certain persons claiming to be elected from Barnwell County. Mr. THOMAS gave a similar notice relative to Aiken and Abbeville Counties. Mr. MYERS introduced the following Resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That all matters of contest be referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections, when appointed. The SPEAKER announced as the Committee on Privileges and Elections: Messrs. W. H. Thomas, John Vanderpool, T. B. Johnston, R. D. Gaither, A. W. Curtis, T. E. Miller and S. J. Keith. Mr. MYERS, from the Special Committee to wait on the Governor, and inform him that the General Assembly has met, organized, and is ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make, reported, verbally, that duty performed, and that, owing to circumstances, His Excellency the Governor had been unable to prepare any communcation, but would communicate at an early day. On motion of Mr. MYERS, the Rule requiring an adjournment at 3 P. M. was suspended for this day. Mr. MYERS introduced the following concurrent resolution, which was adopted and ordered to be sent to the Senate: Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That the Senate and House of Representatives shall assemble in the hall of the House of Representatives at 2 o'clock P. M., Wednesday, November 29, and the Speaker of the House shall be their presiding officer; one teller shall be appointed on the part of the Senate, and two on the part of the House of Representatives, to whom shall be handed, as they are opened by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the returns of the election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor; and said tellers, having read the same in the presence and hearing of the two houses thus assembled, shall make a list of the votes as they appear from said returns, and the Speaker shall publish the same in the presence of the two houses; and the votes having been counted, the result of the same shall be delivered to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall thereupon announce the state of the vote and the names of the persons, if any, elected, which announcement shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and, together with a list of the votes, be entered on the Journals of the two houses. If, upon the reading of any such returns in the presence of both 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 immedi ately reassemble, and the presiding officer shall then announce the decision of the question submitted; and upon any such question there shall be no debate in either house. 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 hereinbefore provided, to direct a recess not beyond the next day, at the hour of 1 o'clock P. M. At 3:10 P. M., on motion of Mr. MYERS, the House adjourned until to-morrow, at 12 M. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1876. Pursuant to adjournment the House met at 12 M. The roll was called and a quorum announced. Prayer by Rev. C. W. Morsell, of Columbia. The Journal of the previous day was read and confirmed. On motion of Mr. THOMAS, the Rule requiring an adjournment at 3 P. M. was suspended for this day. Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted the following: The Committee having had the case of contest from Barnwell County before them, Frederick Nix, Jr., Scipio Bennett, Silas Cave, A. S. Jackson, William Brabham, who claim to be lawfully elected members of the House of Representatives of South Carolina, from the County of Barnwell, and upon the evidence submitted to your Committee, we find that the said Frederick Nix, Jr., Scipio Bennett, Silas Cave, A. S. Jackson, William Brabham, are the legally elected members from said County of Barnwell, and entitled to seats in the House of Representatives as members thereof. Mr. MYERS moved that the report be laid over for consideration. Mr. REED moved to indefinitely postpone the motion. Agreed to. The question recurred on the adoption of the report. Mr. THOMAS demanded the previous question, and the demand was sustained. On the main question (the adoption of the report,) Mr. HAMILTON demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken, and are as follows: Yeas, 44; nays 15. Adopted. Those voting in the affirmative are: Mr. Speaker and Messrs. Gantt, Robinson, Reed, Brodie, Smalls, Simmons, Glover, Edwards, Prioleau, Vanderpool, Lesesne, Lazarus, S. C. Brown, Capers, Ford, Bryan, Tingman, A. Smith, Pinckney, Milton, Boston, Humbert, Keith, Wines, J. A. Smith, Martin, Green, Kinloch, Gaither, Hough, Dibble, Keitt, Bridges, Thomas, Straker, Morgan, Caldwell, Forrest, Wells, Lowman, Peterson and Evans-43. Those voting in the negative are: Messrs. Hamilton, Myers, Miller, Lee, Coleman, Alexander, Gibson, Bird, Curtis, Minort, Palmer, Johnston, Ferriter, Andrews, Westberry and Scott-16. |