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THE SUMTES WATCHMAN, Established April, ISSO. "Be Just and Fear not?Let all the Ends thon Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." the tkle SOUTHr.ON, Established Jane, 1366 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881, SUMTER, S. C. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1895. New Serios-Voi. XV. No 7. (Lijc ddta?tbiiuii w? Bmfymi Published E?ery Wednesday, JNT. G-, Osteenj SUMTER, S. 0. * TEKMS: Two Dollars per annum?in advance. advertisement: One Square first insertion.....?1 CO Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or ionger will be made at reduced raies. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. Constitutional Convention. THE CONVENTION HARD AT WORK. Delegates to Beeeive Only 82 Per Day and Mileage. The first work after the convention assembled was the announcement of committees which are as follows : Declaration of Rights?J L M Irby, chairman, J E El?erbe, J 0 Bryd, J F Cantey. J M Suliivan. W H Timmerman, Geo S. Mower, Geo F Von Ko?niiz, F Taylor, W Robo, W l? Sing?etary. Executive Department--C M Efird, chairman, J Walter Gray, How ell, J C K?ugh, L S Connor, J H Estridge, J Douglass, R D Lee, A J Smith. G W Ragsdale, J Scar borough. Legislative Department?J Siigli, chairman, Jchn C Sheppard, ? McWhite, S E White, H Buist, W L Rosborougb, J Parrott, M G il land. Geo D Tillman, G W Gage, J D McDermott. Judicial?Stanyame Wilson, chair man, Robert Aldrich, J E Breazeale, Geo Johustone, I W Bowman, Theo G Barker, W CMcGowan, C L Win trier, C H Peake. G W Gage, W J ^tribling. Jurisprudence?G Duncan Bellin ger, chairman, E J Dennis, Frank Gary, A S Farrow, C H Peake, R D Lee" J Lyies Glenn, W M Filch, J C K?ugh, I Rogers. Geo Johostone. Impeachment?M R Cooper, chair man, J Hay, G J Graham, R Stackhouse, J L Shuler, J McDer mott, E H Bouser, A S Waters, ;Geo Von Kolnitz. G W Ragsdale, R Anderson Eminent Domain?D H Russell, H H Murray. J F Ashe, Geo Mc Kagen, Jos Oliver, C H Peake, - Dent, F Woodward. E J Kenned}7, D J Bradharn, John Reed. Right of Suffrage? R Tillman, chairman, A II Patterson, J Bryan, R R Hodges, C W Garr?s, D J Bradharn. H J Haynsworth, L E Harris, W C McGowan, C J C H ut son, M 0 Rowland. Finance and Taxation?W D Evans, chairman, G E Prince, W J Talbert, J Derham, J H Wharton, F Woodward, Jos L Kei?t, O R Low man, J Cunningham, C A Barry, E J Dennis. Charitable and Penal Institutions? W J Gooding, chairman, J Glenn, J Cunningham, O M Doyle, II C Bum, W Bowen, J II Read, J M Sprott, Sheppard Nash, W S Gamble, Jeremiah Smith. Education?Julian Mitchell, chair man, R Watson, E H Houser, R L Gunter, Geo S Mower, H C Pat ton, A II Patterson. John J McMa ban, l Rogere, E L Lybrand, E J Kennedy. Municipal Corporations and Police Regulations?D S Henderson, chair man, W. C Smith. W F C?avton, J Nathans, W A Nicholson, G G Wells, Willie Jones, J D Montgom ery, J Hay, J Perry Glenn, R A Meares. Corporations?J W Stokes, chair man ; G D Bellinger, J L Shuler, W Wilson, Geo D. Bates, L E Parlor. Ira Jones, J D Montgomery, Hugh Barton, Jeremiah Smith, TE Dudley. Militia?J W Floyd, chairman ; J C Otts, J Wiggins, .los Oliver, D II Beh re, J Derham, 0 R Lowman, A J Smith J W Gray, Robert Smalls, Sheppard Nash. Amendments?J Morrison, chair man ; J M Hiere, A J Pen itt, G J Graham, A S Walters, J S Brice. R F McCaslan, E F Matthews, R D At kinson, R M McCow.m, W J Whip per. Engrossed Resolutions and' Ordi nances? W J Montgomery, ehair mati ; R M McCown, William Hen derson, A S Farrow, M Howell, 1 W Bowman, E Dudley, l? Mur ray, L E Parler, M G illand, Thom as Miller. Order, Style and Revision? ? Fraser, chairman ; R Tillman, Stan yarne Wilson, C M Efird, J W Stokes, Julian Mitchell, D S Henderson, .) L M Irbv, Robert Aldrich, C J C Hut sou, J E El?erbe, I II McCalia, il H Ilemphill, H Cowper Patton, W J Gooding. Rules?J G Evans, ex officio ; Ira B Jones, J 0 Sheppard, C W Garr?s, J Breazeale. Printing?R R Hernpbill, chair man ; I) Beiire, W F Clayton, J Dent, J U* Hamel Contingent- Accounts and Expenses ? W F Field, chairman ; A H-White, j W A Nicholson, J Nathans, R L Gunter, H C McMakin, II B Buist, F Taylor, J L Keitt, W M Fitch, J .1 AloMahan. Miscellaneous Matters?J Sloan, chairman: W H Timmerman, W E Carrer, J C Alexander, W Brice, A Dellay, W St J Jervey, A II White, James Wigg, R F Smith, E B Berry. County Government?J Austin, chairman ; George 1) Tillman, Frank B Gary, E Redfearn, A Smoak, E Johnson, J W Kennedy, J 0 A Moore, J C Otts, A J Harrison, R R Stackhouse. APPOINT TS A < ? C D. President Evans also announced the appointment of the following ad ditional employees : First Assistant Secretary? L Melton. Journal Clerk?J Gantt. Doorkeeper?R M Jolly'. Assistant Doorkeeper?los Wither spoon. Gallery Doorkeeper?W J Shelton. Postal Clerk?E Jenkins Paares?Glenn Smith, Joseph Robinson, J Hughes, Belton Caugh mau, J W McCalh. ? R Brooks,, jr. Laborer??W W Lazenbuig and | West Oliphant. The first resolution that may be come a part of the now constitution was introduced by Mr D S Hender son, and was as follows : Be il resolved and ordained by the people cf the State of South Carolina in convention assembled and by the authority of the same that the follow ing provisions shall constitute section ? of article ? of the Constitution, of this State : Section 1. In all elections held by the people in incorporated cities, towns and villages of the State ior officers thereof, electors shall vote by ballot; and every male inhabitant of such cities, towns and villages twenty-one years of age and upwards, except idiots, insane persons and paupers, and who shall have been a resident of the -State for twelve months, and of the city, town or vil lage in which lie offers for six months, and of the voting precinct or ward for one month, and who has never been convicted of treason, murder, rob bery, duelling, bribery, burglary, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretenses, perjury, lar ceny, embezzlement, forgery or bigamy, and who shall be able to read any article of this Constitution, or any section or the statutes of this i State, and who can \rrite his own | name, or who, in his own right, shalJ j be possessed of taxable property in j sucii cit}', town or village, ol the | value o? ?1,000 as appears on the tax books, and who has paid all of his I taxes to said citv, town or tillage, ! shail be deemed*qualified as a voter, ? and, on registering as provided by law, shall be entitled to vote at all electious by the people ior the officers in such city, town or village. Section 2. That in all elections in incorporated cities, towns or villages of this State for the purpose of bond ing the same, or for raising revenue, the voters of said cities, towns or villages who are qualified according to the preceding section, and are real estate owners thereof, shall be deem ed qualified to vote in such elections. Section 3. The General Assembly shall provide by the law for the regis tration of all electors or persons quali fied to vote in the elections to be held in incorporated cities, towns and villages, and suitable remedies by appeal or otherwise, shall be provid ed for the correction^ of improper registration and for securing regis tration to any to whom it may be im properly denied, and no person shall be allowed to vote who shall not have registered according to law ; regis tration by the proper officer is hereby deciared a condition prerequisite to the exercise of the suffrage in such elections. Mr. Henderson introduced tin; fol- ! lowing resolution also : Be it resolved and ordained by the people of the State of South Carolina, in convention assembled and by the authority of the same, that the fol- \ lowing provisions shall constitute j section ? of article?of the Constitu- j tion of the State : In the courts of General Sessions there shall be a grand jury and such petit or trial jury as the General As sembly shall direct ; the grami jury shall consist of eighteen members, twelve o? whom must agree un a i matter before1 ?t can be submitted tr> ! the court. Each petit or trial jury in tiie General Sessions sha!! consist of twelve men, all of whom must ' agree to a edict or it -hall not le binding In the courts of Common Pleas the juries shall each consist oJ twelve men and ? verdict shall Li; good il agreed to by nine members thereof. The tenu of the grand juries shall j, i MII uni? . be for one year and the General As sembly shall provide thai at least one third of the members of the outgoing grand jury shall be members of the incoming grand jury. Each juror must be a voter qualified under the provisions of this Constitution, be tween the ajres of twenty-one arni sixty-five years, and of good moral character. The following form of oath for in corporation in the new Constitution was introduced by Mr. Henderson : Be it resolved and ordained by the people of the ^tate of South Carolina in convention assemble'! and by the authority of the same, that the follow ing provisions shall constitute section ? of article ? of the Constitution of the State : Members of the General Assembly and all officers before they enter upon the execution of the duties of their resoective offices, and ail mem bers of the bar before they enter upon the practice of their profession, shall take and subscribe to the follow- j ing oaths : 'I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as j the case may be) that I am duly q'ual- ! ified, according to the Constitution of the United States and of this State to exercise the duties of the office to which I have been elected (or ap pointed) and that I will faithfully dis charge, to the best of my abilities, the duties thereof; that 1 recognize the supremacy of the Constitution and the latra of the United States to those of any State, and that I wiil support, protect and defend the Con stitution of the United State?, and the Constitution of South Carolina. 2. I do solemn!}' swear (or affimi, as the case may be) that I have not since the first (lay of January, A. I). 1881. engaged in a duel within or without the State, either as a princi pal or a second, or have been present thereat as a party thereto in behalf of either of the principals in such duel, and that I will not during the term of the office to which I have been elect ed (or appointed) as the case may be, engage in a duel as principa!, or aid and abet in such duel as a second o? as a party thereto, in behalf of either principal or otherwise," to which shall be added in the case of ail officers charged with the preservation of the peace, the following, "and I will, to the extent of my ability, en force the penalties prescribed by law against duelling and and will not faii to bring to justice all persons offend ing against the said laws that may conni within my view or knnowl- ! edge '* Presiden! Evans announced that the delegates had not taken the oath, | and he would proceed to swsar them in as prescribed in the Constitution. A number of the delegates object ed to taking the oath and there was1 considerable debate. After being re ferred to the judieiaiy committee it was decided that the oath was unnec essary. An effort was made to increase the pay to ^4 per day, but it. was vote.! down. The following resolution looking towards divorce was introduced ami referred to the proper committee: Be it resolved and ordained by the people of the State of South Carolina in convention assembled and by the authority of the same that the follow ing provisions shall constitute sec-1 tion - of article-of the Con- ? stituton of the State : Divorces from the bonds of matri mony shall not be allowed except by the judgment of a court upon the ver dict of a jury : and no divorces shall be granted except for adultery ; and the guilty party shali not b^ permit ted to man}- again: Mr. Efird offered the following-, de fining the suffrage requirements : Section 1 All elections shall be by ballot. Section 2. Every male citizen of the United States and every male person of foreign birth who has law fully expressed Iiis intention of be coming a citizen of the United Slates, who has attained the age of '21 years and who shall have resided in the State for three years and in the county and precinct in which he of fers to vote for two years next pie ceding the election at which he offers to vote: and who shall have paid all j State and county, and poll taxes ! legally assessed against him for the i two years next preceding the elee tion at which he oilers to vote, within ? the time allowed by law for payment ! without penalty, shall be permitted to vote at any election in tin's State : provided suet: elector, as a further qualification, possesses either one of the following qualifications. First. He shall Ik? able to read in the English language and give a rea- j sonable interpretation to an section I of this Constitution, or Second. He shall be able to copy in legible English writing mv s?*c tion -. this Constitution, or Third He must pay tax >n throe : hundred dollars worth <;i oroperfv, . leal or persoual, or both, Fourth: ile must own in feesimple i'>r life, in trust, or as tenant for j years a lot or piece of land in tie; j ; cmmty in which be offers to vote, or i Fifth ilo must 'have b;>on entitled ! ! lit -, ? to vote under the laws o? this btate ? ! on the first day of November, A D., I I 1?60 " j Section 3 It shall be the duty of the Legislature from time to time to provide for the registration of elec tors, and such registration shall be conclusive evidence to all election officers, iudges and courts of the ; qualifications of the elector to vote under this Constitution Section 1- The Genera' Assembly shall never pass any law that will de prive an}T of the citizens of" the right of suffrage, except for treason, mur der, btirglaiy, larceny, perjury forg ery or any other infamous crime, or duelling, whereof the person shall have been duly tried and convicted excepting also as above provided in this article: also the following classes of persons shall not be allowed to vote in this State : I. Persons under 21 years of age. 2 Idiots and lunatics. 3. All paupers supported by any county. I. All soldiers, marines and sea men employed in the service of the army or navy of the United States. Section ?. For the purpose of vot ing no person shali be deemed to have lost his residence by reason of absence while emoloyed in the ser vice of the United States, nor while engaged noon waters of this State or the United States, or of the high I seas, nor while temporarily from the j j State. s I Section 6 Xo soldier, seaman or j i marine in the army or navy of the ' ited States shall be deemed a resi j -Mit o? this St?.*e in consequence of j having been stationed therein ; Section 7. Electors shali in all ? ! cases except treason, felony, or j breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest and civil process during their attendance at elections and in going to and returning from the same. 1 Section b Every person entitled to vote at any election shall be eligible to any office which now is, or hereafter shall be, elective by the people in the county where he shall have resided two years previous to such election, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution and laws of the United States. i j Section 0. Presidential electors j shall be elected by the people. Section 10 Iti all elections held by the people under this Constitution, I the person or persons who shall re ceive the highest number of votes shali be declared elected. The following in relation to counties ? and county courts was introduced : COUNTIES. Section I. Each county shall form one election district. ! Section 'i. The precinct boundaries >f j tbc counties of the Sraro shali re mairi j I now established until otherwise pro vided by law. Section 3 Ir: each county shall be j ejected by the qualified electors thereof, on ihe first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, A 3'. IS96, and on the same day in every fourth year thereafter, a clerk of the Court of Com mun Pieas and General Sessions, a sheriff, a county judge, wiio shall hold their officers for the term of four years and unt!' their successors are ?d^cted and qualified, and such other <'ifieers as may be provided by law. Section . The General Assembly shall prescribe the duties and compen- I sation of all county officers. Section G. In case of death, resigna tion or removal of any county officer, j or of a vacancy from any other cause ? j the Governor shali appoint some suit- j able person to fili out the unexpired j term. COUUTS Section 7. There shall be established in each county a county court with ju risdiction in all matters testamentary, aud of admints'ration, in business ap pertaining to minors, and the allot ment of dower, in cases of idiocy and lunacy and persons non compos mentis, in all misdemeanors, in all matter of | contract, debt, fines, forfeitures and damages when the amount involved I docs not, exceed ?500 : in all actions for the partition of real estare only : in ac- : tions between landlord and renarti, j when tbe title to the lami is not in dis- j pute and such other matters as the j Genera! Assembly may designate : pro vided that this court, shall not have < jurisdiction in actions invoking the title I to reni estate. Section 8 That a sufficient number , of committing magistrates may be ap poioted by the Governor in each ? county for the convenience of the cit- j ; iz^'j- in having criminals apprehended arid committed for triai. NEW COUNTIES j Section 9. The ( encrai Assembly | shall provide by genera! laws for organ- ' ?zinj: new counties, locating the county seats temporarily, anr] changing coun ty lines Mut no new county shall be formed unless if shall contain within the limits thereof property of the vai- i uation o! $2.000.000. as shown by last proceding tax rturns, and nor then j unless the remaining portion of the old j county, or counties, shall each contain ? property of at least $3,000,000, of a? essabio valuatiou by the last assess ment : and no county shall be organized, Dor shall any organized county be so re duced a> to contain less than one-six tieth parr of the inhabitants of rh<-' who-ie State, horn to be determined by the last National and State censa?, ar;d in caso any portion '>f an organized county or countie? i- ?rieken off to form a now county shall assume and be holden for an ?quitable proportion of the indebtedness of county or counties so reduced. No county shall be di vided unless a majority of the qualified electors of the territory proposed to be cut. off shall vote io favor of such divi sion. Section LO. No nev7 county sball be formed of less than 500 square miles, nor shall any organized county be re duced in area below 500 sonare miles, and no county lines shall be run nearer any existing court house than ten miles Mr. Russell offered a resolution giv ing Charles A. Calvo, J-r . the Convec tion printing upon the same terms and under the provision of the Revised Statutes of 1893, relating to public printing. The Convention did not wish to shut nut other competitors, and Mr. Rus sell's little scheme failed. Friday's Proceedings. The session of the Convention yes terday was rhe most interesting to date. The rules under which the Convention will work were reported by fho com mittee on rules and were discussed at some length. The contest from Wiiiiamsbarg cono ty came up but after some talk w?s postponed nntii to-day. The matter of nrtnting the proceedings was discussed by a large number of delegates, but 00 fin~l action ivas taken. The most important resolutions and ordinances introduced were: Mr. J. Wai Stokes offered ao out Hti2 of a proposed new judicial system providing 1. Taking the existing system es a basis, to abolish the Supreme Court as such. 2. Substitute a ccurt of appeals to consist of all the circuit judges save that, one whose court is under review uy appeal. 3. To elect in each county one county judge to preside in all misdemeanors, and in cases involving less than $100? except matters of probate, testamen tary and guardianship, of which he shall have original and exclusive inris diction 4. ?n felonies, and cases involving ?100 or more, other than matters testa men?arv, or guardianship, or probate, let the circuit judge set with the coun ty judge 5. in eases of an aggravarci nature, like rape and murder, provide by law for a speedy trial of the can-;1 at special session. G. Elect one county attorney in each county to perform the duttes of solici tor and to act as State counsel to ail officers of the county. 7. County courts to sit at least once a month, and as often as the exigency may arise for a special session. Geo. I) Tillman offered a resolution proposing "an amendment to Section 6, Article 3 of the Constitution relating to an apportionment of representations to the General Assemby, to wit : That where two or more representatives shall be assigned to the same county, such county shall be subdivided into as many election districts of as nearly equal population as possible and one representative shall be assigned to each. The subdivision shall be made 1 up of whole townships and no town ship shall be divided in forming sub- j divisioos." Col. Wilie Jones, of Richland, intro duced the following : Section 1. The militia of this State shall consist of all able-bodied male citizens of the State between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, ex cept such persons as are now, or many j hereafter be exempted by the laws of j the United States, or who may be ad verse to bearing arms, as provided for in this Constitution ; and shall be or ganized, armed, equipped and disciplin ed as the General Assembly may by law provide. Sec. 2. The Governor shall have power to call nut the militia to execute the laws : repel invasion, repress in surrection and preserve the public peace. Sec o There shall bean adjutant and inspector generai elected by the qualified electors of the Srate, at the -ame time and in the same manner as other State ofhecrs, who shall rank as briga iier general, and whose duties and compensation shall prescribed by law The Governer shall appoint, by aud Highest cf all in Le.n-er.:ng l\o\v with the advice and consent of the Senate, such other staff officers as the Generai Assembly mav direct. .xv, ve members cf the 4 All militia who are enlisted may be ex empt from serving on juries and per forming road duty and street duty. George Tillman proposed the follow ing resolution : ? New counties may be formed, but in doing it, no existing county seat shall be abolished, nor shall any new county line be run nearer than five miles to an established court house. 2. No county seat shall be removed unless such removal be authorized by two-thirds of the electors of the county voting therefor ; but when the proposed se::t shall be towards the centre of the county, it may be made when a major ity of the electors participating in the election shall vote therefor. 3. No new county shall be formed unless a majority of tbe qualified elec tors voting in each part of the county or counties proposed to be dismembered and embraced in the oew county shall separately vote therefor. The elec tions provided for in this and Lhe sec rioo u?xt preceding shall not be held in any county oftener than once in four years. 4. The legislature may provide for the consolidation of existing counties if a majority of the qualified electors of such counties vote therefor. Mr. Patton introduced the following suffrase scheme : 1. Every male citizen of the Siate of South Carolins of the age of twenty one years "f a^e. not laboring under disabilities named in this Constitution who shall have resided in the State two years and in the county in which he offers to vote ninety days next pre ceding any election, and who shall have paid all poll or othei tax due by him to the State for the fiscal year preceding that in which he shall offer to vote; and who, in addition '.hereto, (a.) Shall be able to read the Consti tution in English print and sign his name : or (b ) Shall own in his own name and return for taxation property io this State to the amount of $300 : or (c.) Shall have engaged in tbe ac tive military or naval service of the late Confederate States of America : or (d.) Shall he the lawful lineal de scendant of a person wh<? was engaged in such service and shall be alive at the timo of the adoption of this Constitu tion. Shall be a qualified elector of this State, and. when duly registered, shall be entitled to vore for ail officers that arc now or may hereafter be elected by the people, and upon a;'; questions sub mitted to the electors at any election. "2. The General Assembly shall enact just and equal law> for the ;:ccurate registrv of rhe qualified electors of this State, and they shall also establish coven lent, fair and impartial tribu to D'ISS ;ooo ;rmice tbe oualifications of persons offering them selves for registration as qaahfiea eiec o The popular government cannot exist without a pure bailor : rhe Gene ral Assembly, therefore, shall enact stringent laws for the regulation of the registry and elections of this State with several penalties for tbe violation of the ? tme. Any person * who shall wilfully violate such laws shall upon conviction, in addition to such penalties as the Generai Assembly may impose be for ever disqualified from voting and de barred from hoiding public office in this State : and the disabilities imposed by this section shall nor be removed by the pardon of the Governor or by act of the General Assembly. Senator Tillman introduced the fol lowing smaller county scheme : "The Legislature may from time time establish smaller counties in tbe following manner : ' First?Whenever a majority of the qualified voters within the area of the proposed new county shall petitition the Governor for the creation of a new county, the Governor shall order an election by the qualified voters within the proposed area, in which election thev shall v->te *ves' or 'no ' upen the question of creating said new county. 'Second?If two-thtrdsof the qualified voters within the area of the proposed new county shall vote 'yes' upon such question, then the Legislature - its ensuing session. shall establish said new county "Third?Thai the proposed new couory shall nor contain ?es- than the one hundred and twenty fourth par: of the whole number of the'inhabirants of th-> State. Fourth?That no proposed i.ew county shall contain !-.-s< than four hun dred square miles "Fifth ? No new county snail contain property of the assessed value t then one million dollar:-. "Sixrh ? No old county is to I re cr.? Latest U.S.Gov't Report PURE ?