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THE JOINT RESOLUTION. Legislative History of the ConsUVutional Con? vention-Attempts to Save the Homestead, the School Tax andtke Franchise and to Give the People the Deciding Vote all Promptly Defeated. The News and Courier. On the 28th of November, 1890, Mr. Meetze introduced in the senate a joint resolution to provide for the calling of a constitutional convention. (Senate journal, page 44) On the 4th of December, 1590, Mr. Meetze, from the committee on the judiciary, reported this joint resolution favor? ably. (Journal, page ?2.) On the 5th of December the joint resolution . received its second reading, and was ordered for a third reading. On the second reading the yeas were 23 and the nay s were 8. (Page 112.) On December 23rd, 1890, the joint reso? lution was continued until the next session. (Page 435.) On the 1st of December, 1S91, the joint resolution to provide for the calling of a consti? tutional convention was taken ap for a third reading. Mr. Smythe moved to amend by adding the following to the joint reso? lution : ..Provided, however, that no con? stitution formed, or which may be framed, by such convention shal! be binding or go into effect until it shall have been submitted to the people of the State for ratification, and shall have been ratified by the votes of a majority of the voters of the State voting upon such question. This amendment was rejected-ll to 25. Mr. Sloane moved the following amendment : "Provided, that in the call of such convention it shall be with the dis? tinct understanding and upon the ex? plicit condition that any constitution to be framed by the said convention shall contain a provision for an annual tax for the benefit of thc free public schools of this State of not less than the amount now prescribed by Sec? tion 5 of Article 10 of the present constitution, and that the vote of this: State, as prescribed in this joint resolution, shall be considered and held as calling such constitutional convention with this limitation upon its powers.v This amendment was rejected yeas 31, nays 5-and the joint resolu? tion passed by a vote of 26 to 10. (Journal, pages 101,102.) The theory upon which these amendments were proposed 'in the legislature to the joint resolutions * calling a constitutional convention was not that the legislature had the right to limit the powers of the con? vention. The opponents of the con? vention scheme recognized that the convention was superior to the legis? lature, and what it did was binding and authoritative. But they conceived the law to be that the people them- < selves may limit the powers of their representatives in convention assem? bled. If the people select represen? tatives to go to a^ convention and at the time of the election the people themselves limit the authority which these delegates are to exercise, then in our opinion the delegates are so limited, because they are the repre? sentatives of the people clothed with such powers as the people chose to give them. If then a call be submitted to the suffrages of the people, which call provides that the delegates, when in convention assembled, shall not inter? fere with the homestead or school fund, and that the constitution so prepared by them shall first be sub? mitted to the people, and the people choose to adopt such a call, then the limitation is effective, not because the legislature has said anything, but because the people themselves, in selecting their delegates have seen fit to limit their authority by these provisions In the house the joint resolution was read the first time on December 2, 1891, and referred to the com? mittee on judiciary. (House journal, page 139.) The resolution came up for a sec? ond reading December ll, 3894. Mr. Abney proposed the following amendment : "Provided, however, that no con? stitution framed, or which may be framed by such convention, shall be binding or go into effect until it shall have been ratified by the votes of a majority of the qualified voters of .the State voting upon such question." Which was lost *by a vote of 56 to 48. Mr. Haskell moved the following amendment : "Provided, That in the call of such convention is shall be with the dis? tinct understanding and upon the explicit condition that any constitu-1 tion to be framed by the said conven- j tion shall contain a provisions seem ing ! a homestead to the people of this ! State not less than the amount now prescribed by section 33, of article 2, j of the present constitution, and that I the vote of the people of this State i as prescribed in this joint resolution shall be considered and held as call- j ing such constitutional convention with this limitation upon its powers. "Provided further, That in the call j of such convention it shall be with i the distinct proviso that any constitu tion to be framed by the said conven tion shall contain a provision securing the tax of two mills for the common j school as now provided by law and j by the present constitution " Which was lost by a vote of 71 to 32. (House journal, pages 319-320). i The matter was adjourned unti cember 15, 1891, when the joh solution received a second readin a vote of 50 to 38. (Journal, 419. On the 22nd of December the , i resolution came up for a final vot< the house, when the votes sto< yeas 51, nays 85. The joint re tion not having received a two-tl vote it was lost. The reason of this was thai debate in the senate on the prop amendments, especially that requi the constitution to be submitte the people, had excited consider discussion. The matter was rushed through the house, as is i by the dates given, and a!lo sober second thought to assert i with the result that the house reft to pass the joint resolution witl the amendments. In 1892 the tactics were versed, and the resolution was ri ed, first through the house and t through the senate. The proceedi were as follows. On the 23rd of November, IS Mr. Wolfe introduced a joint res tion to provide for the calling c constitutional convention which y referred to the committee orji ciary. (House journal, page 49.) On November 26th the judici committee reported favorably on joint resolution. (Journal, p? 116.) On December 2nd the joint resc tion came up for a second read ii Mr. Bacot proposed the followi amendment: "Provided, however, that no c 8titution framed, or which may framed by such convention shall binding or go ^nto effect until it sh have been submitted to the people the State for ratification, and eh have been ratified by the votes a majority of the qualified voters the State voting upon such qu< tion.r Which was rejected by a vote 80 to 20. Mr. Haskell proposed the followii amendment : "Provided, that said convenu* shall not change or diminish eith the provision of the present constit tion which provides for a two m school tax or that which provides homestead exemption.7 Which was rejected by a vote i>7 to 23. (Journal, pages 166167 ] On December 7 the resolution wj read the third time and sent to tl senate. (Journal, page, 214 In the senate the joint resolut?o received its first reading Pecemb? 7, 1892, and was referred to the jud ciary committee. (Journal, pag 147.) The next day, December 8, th judiciary committee reported favoj ably. (Senate journal page 160.) The next day, December 9, th joint resolution came up for its secon reading. Mr. Smythe moved th following amendment: "Provided, however, that no COE stitution framed, or which may b framed, by such convention shall b binding, or go into effect, until i shall have been ratified by the vote of a majority of the qualified voter of the State voting upon such que* tion." Mr. Bui6t offered the following amendment : "Provided, however, that befon such question shall be submitted t< the people there shall be a new regis tration of the qualified voters of tin State." Which was lost hy a vote of 2* to 5. The joint resolution then passed it* second reading. On December 13th the joint r?solu tion came up for its third reading. \ Mr. Buist proposed the following amendment: "Provided, No vote be taken upon the call of said convention unless al least one of the commissioners of elec? tion in each county be appointed from those opposing the call for a conven? tion, and that the commissioners oi election in each county be required to appoint in each polling precinct at least one manager named by those op? posed to the calling of said conven? tion ; And provided further, that any commissioner of election or manager violating the election laws of the State shall, upon conviction in the courts of the State, be subject to a fine of five hundred dollars, and imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period of not less than six months nor more than one year." Which was rejected and the joint resolution was passed by a vote of 27 to 9. - mm? - There is a Russian law that no unmarried heir shall succeed to the throne, and if the Czarevitch desires to reign, he must marry before the Czar dies. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has granted a permaneot injunction preventing the Standard Oil Trust from absorbing the independent oil refineries of that State. The steam sealing ship Falcon, which conveyed the Peary Arctic exploring party to Greenland waa caught in the last cyclone and is be? lieved to have been lost Aman named Manuel Williams is j suspected of being one of the murder- ? ers of Treasurer Copes, of Orangeburg, and his arrest has been ordered. Wil? liams is supposed to be the man who killed another in Lexiugtou some time ago, as well as an escape from the Alabama penitentiary, and an all-round crook-a desperate fellow. The 3 Cs road has paid its ( taxes to both the counties and the St Col. W. C. P. Breckenridge mentioned as a factor in the U. Senatorial race io Kentucky. The registration of women in Deo Col., is almost as great as that of a The vote will be unprecedentedly lai Venezuela has officially accepted invitation to be represented at the laota Exposition. George B. Hyde, ooe of the ?arj hat makers io Newark, N. J., given in to his striking employees they have gone back to work. The official statistics of the oom of suicides io Paris duriog 1893 just been issued. The Dumber of s murders was 953. Of the total ? drowned themselves, 113 used g and revolvers, 198 of the shots being the head ; 71 stabbed themselves death, 62 used poisons, 4 asphyxi?t i and 77 threw themselves from hi buildings, monuments, etc. The maioder are put-down io a business-1 manner as "unclassified." Henry Bigelow Williams of Bos! became a baokrupt in 1878, owi nearly ?200,000. Recently he v released from bankruptcy by due ju cial process, after paying dollar dollar and six per ceot. interest. So: of the creditors who objected to rece ing interest were told by Mr. Williai that they must take all or nothing. The cotroo producers of the sou have now a very good sample of wt they would have to expect every ye were the Hatch anti-option bill to I come a law. There is. at the prese time, oo speculation whatever, aod this is due the extreme weakoess of tl market. Were speculation but a bu dredth part as aggressive as it has bei io the past, a reaction would long sin have taken place, aod cotton would I on a much higher level.-New Orlea\ Picayune. Maoy farmers around Spartaobut report that their cotton is oearly a open. The majority have sold as the got it ready for market. They declai that they will, io a great measure abandon the use of goano, because the canoot afford to pay present prices t raise cotton, which bringt only 5 or cents. They know that the price of tb material that goes into guano does nc depend on the price of cotton. The koow that they cannot take aoy risks i the purchase of guaoo. If they ac oext spring as they talk now they wil oot buy more thao half the quaotit; purchased last spriog. Jack Bladdon, the dispensary con stable who killed a man near Spartan burg last spriog while making a raid was tried and convicted of maoslaugh ter with a recommeodatioo to mercy oi Saturday. Judge Fraser refused t< grant a new trial. Bladdon's victin was the first mao whose death is charge able to ?be dispensary law. HOD Staoyaroe Wilson defeoded Bladdoi and Solicitor Scbumpert prosecuted. v governor Tillman is having som? blacks printed for the reports for the distillers doing business in thc State. He expects to see that the distillers re? turn their stock and output to the dis? pensary authorities and keep a check on it by giving the date of sales and tc whom the liquor was sold. He says that the distillers may as well realize that they will not be allowed to do any illict business at their distilleries. The trial of Constables McLendon and Cain and Mr. C. S. McCollough for murder committed during the Darling? ton dispensary war will be taken up by the court io session io Darlington this week. The trial will excite great interest throughout the State. H. H. Bruosoo, Esq., of Orangeburg, will defend the constables. Mr. McCul? lough bas the ablest members of the Darlington bar retained. The Gaffney City Cotton mills will be increased by the addition of 25,000 spindles. The mill will contain 666 looms. The Bennettsville post, office was robbed last Friday night. The Marion office suffered a few nights previous. Sumter may be the next and every pre? caution should be taken. Superintendent of Education May field's reports shows about ?200,000 speot OD public schools and $200,000 on colleges. NEW ORLEANS, October 19.-The following is the cotton crop statement from September 1 to October 19, in? clusive : Port receipts 1,398,233 bales, against 1,060.274 last year, 1.027,166 year before last and 1,533, 999 for the same time in 1891 ; over- I land to milla and Canada 128,437 bales, against 57,874 last year, 93.097 year before last and 184,156! for the same time in 1891 ; interior ! stocks io excess of September 1, 107,- j 127, against 147,053 last year, 136,- j 002 year before last and 242,074 ?or I the same time io 1S91 ; Southern mill I takings, net 109,935 bales, against j 111,820 last year, 109,542 year before last and 102,166 for the same time in 1S91 ; amount of crop brought into! flight duTing 49 days to date 1,806,-| 732 bales, against 1,377.021 last year, 1,365.807 year before last, ! and 2.062,362 for the same time ! in 1891 ; amount of crop brought ; ioto sight for the week 486,803 bales, against 358,219 for the seven days , ending October 19 last year. 343,555 ; the same time the year before last and '? 518,998 for the same time in 1891 ; brought into sight for the first nine- ; teen days of October 1.161,491 bales, j against 871,772 last year, 829,429 year before last and 1,230.045 for the same j time in 1891. ' BLADON'S SENTENCE. He Shot Down a Negro Who was Bunning From Him-The Judge Says the Verdict is a Righteous Verdict. SPARTANBURG, October 22 -This morning, when Court met, a few prisoners were arraigned for sentence. Three or four negroes appeared and re? ceived their sentences. John ?. Bladou was theo placed io the dock. He is a stalwart mao, about 40 to 45 years old, heavy mustache, erect beariog, and weighs wheo in good condition 180 to 200 pounds. As he entered the dock he showed consider? able trepidation. He had a wore, haggard look as though he had not slept well for several nights. The clerk, T. R. Trimmier, read in a clear distinct voice the indictment. Judge Fraser then asked bim if he had any? thing to say more than he had said why sentence of death should not be pro? nounced against him. In a weak, faltering indistinct voice he uttered a short sentence, which could not be heard a few feet away from the dock. Judge Fraser said : ' I do not understand what you say." Staoyarne Wilson, his attorney, arose and said : "He says that he does not fear a verdict drawn from a hat.'7 The Judge then proceeded to read the sentence. It was very short. He said he did not see how the jury could come to any other conclusion than the coe they reached when the evidence was considered. That he bad shot down Henry Palmer when be was running from him, after all danger was over The Judge then senteoced him to be hanged Friday, January 18, 1895, be? tween the hours of 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. Of course no one expects that "Bloody Jack Bladon" will be execut? ed. Hts friends are in power. The shortest and cheapest solution of the whole mutter would be for Governor Tillman to pardon bim at once, and as an act of retributive vindictiveness to appoint bim chief dispensary constable for Spartanburg and place him over this people again. That would be a fine Tillmanite stroke. An appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court. The trial and conviction has caused considerable comment. Of course there is a difference of opinion. Some believe that Bladon had a perfect right to shoot Palmer or any other negro. The opinion of the law-abiding, law-respect? ing people is that it is a correct verdict, and that the jury rose above partisan prejudices to reach it. If Bladon is pardoned to morrow the moral effect will be the same as if be is banged. Neics and Courier. WAYLAID AND MURDERED. Treasurer Copes, of Orangeburg ' County was waylaid, murdered and robbed Saturday evening nine miles j1 from the town of Orangeburg, while I returning from collecting taxes. In i ' their haste they failed to get $556, which was in his left hand breeches j ! pocket. His horse strayed up to a farm j j house, where it was recognized, and I ' excited suspicion. After a short search I Mr. Copes' body was found. He was lying dead by the roadside with three buckshot wounds in thc temple. The murderers had made their j escape, but the State farm blood hounds j ! were sent from Hagood on special train j as soon as possible, and put on the trail j : at 10 o'clock that night. They follow- j ed the trail to the bank of the North j ? Edisto river where it ended. The entire county is aroused and it is hardly possi? ble that the murderers can escape the hundreds searching for them. There is no clue as to the identity of j the murderers, but it is believed that | they are white men. There were two j tracks by the roadside, one a number 6, the other number 7. Mr Copes was about 56 years old, i and a prominent and respected citizen j Gov. Tillman bas offered a reward, and the murderers will be ruo down, if i it is possible. The Campaign in North Carolina, j RALEIGH, N. C., October 18.-Ex- j State Democratic Chairman Summons was interviewed this evening regarding j the political situation, he having just j returned from the canvass. He says j the legislature is safely democratic by a good majority, and that the state ticket will be elected by the usual democratic majority of ten to fifteen thousand. He regards fusion as a failure and con? firms the news that the populists and republicans are getting further and further apart. Fusion, he finds, is more complete in the fifth district than elsewhere. In fact, the whole effort appears to be to carry that and the eighth district for fusion. The negroes declare that they will not support fusion and the movement find little favor in the counties east of Raleigh. Sumter County tax pacers return more than 2,000 dogs and only a few more than 6,000 hogs. We would get down to eating dog in a short time, in the event of a famine. See the World'.?* Fair for Fifteen Ccuts* | ] Upon receipt of your address and fifteen i 1 ueuts in postage stamps, we will mail you pre- j paid our .Souvenir Portfolio of the World's I Columbian Exposition, the regular price is ! 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I desire to say that the method of maoagers striking tickets with pencil so as to mark them while voter is placiog bis ballot io the box, thereby reoderiog it void, will be watched and prevented at each poll. 2. That the old game of votiog the registratioD list cf each precioct of both the living aod dead will not be allowed, because a party will be placed at each poll to take the number of votes cast and name of voter. 3. All registration certificates offered by voters will be seen and any persoD attempting to vote upon another's cer? tificate will be taken down, and if man? agers allow vote to be taken upon said certificate they will be prosecuted under the statutes. 4. Notice is also given that each voter offering to vote without registra? tion certificate will have the opportu? nity to make affidavit of his attempt to vote and the cause of refusal, which cause must be stated by the maoagers to the applicant desiring to vote. A trial justice or notary public will be at each poll to take affidavit without cost to the voter. 5. I make this announcement to put the managers OD notice, because I am aware that io the past these practices have prevailed, io order to perpetoate white supremacy. Io this electioo I re* gard the issue io this district of vital importance to the real Democracy, be? cause the eotire macbioery is io the bands of those representing principles and theories destructive to the Demo? cratic party. Also, I am aware aod be? lieve, as my request was oot graoted by Gov. Tillmao, to give me represen tatioo oo the board of commissioners, that fraud aod rascality will be re? sorted to to defeat all opposition to Dr. Stokes. F. C. CATJGHMAN. Columbia, Oct. 21. HOMICIDE IN'CAMDEN. . Special to The Item. CAMDEN, Oct. 18.-Mr. J. Douglas McDowell was shot at the Wateree River bridge, about two miles from this town to-day, by a young man named Joseph Smith. 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Entitled "An Ordinance To Raise SupoUesfor the Fiscal Tear commencing June Itt, 1894 and ending Mag 31st, 1895. Be it Ordained bj the Mayor and Aldemen of tbe City of Sumter in Council assented and by tbe authority of the same. ; SECTION I. Tbat the following Ann^i Taxes as provided for and authorized by Ian be, and the same are hereby levied for tjt uses and purposes of said 'city of Sumter f? the Fiscal Year commencing 1st day of Jua*. 1894, To wit: 7mills-seventy (70) cents o the value of each one hundred dollars of Rea Estate, and 7 mills-seventy (70.) cents OL the value of each ono hundred dollars ol Personal Property, wuuin the corporate limits of said city,' txoepting such property as may be exempt from taxation under the Constitution and laws of tbe State, or by City Ordinance, and the taxes paid and col? lected under this Ordinance shall not exempt any property, upon which such taxes are paid, from taxation after tbe 30th day of September, A. D., 1895. SEC. 2. 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