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THE CONVENTION AT WORK. b' MANY IMPORTANT MEASURES INTRODUCED AN REFERRED. J* in la The Committees Hard at Work on the Several Matters Referred Outline of the UJ New Ordinances Proposed. Columbia, S. C., September 17.? Special: This is the eighth day of the sq session of the Constitutional Conven- *? tion. Up to date there has been only dr one ordinance passed?that creating th Saluda County. But it is not to be cc inferred that either the Convention or ce its several committees have been idle. In fact they have been industriously P1 at work. There seems now to be a 111 general understanding tnat au messures, as they are introduced, shall be Pc referred to the appropriate committee, n( and that these committees will not re- V( port, at least on the more important P* matters, till after the 23rd inst. That ty day marks the limit of the time in which ordinances may be introduced, to The committees will consider, com- sh pare and digest all the measures sub- ?' mitted, and out of these report one (on each of the several subjects) in the la shape cf an ordinance. Then, in the course of the discussion of the meas- ^ ure, the different delegates may sub- sh mit their views in the shape of amendments. In this way the entire subject J* matter embraced in any proposed ordinance will come up for review at tei one time. This plan, it is believed, s*< will not only save time but will pro- m mote intelligent work. Pr There were quite a number of new ur measures introduced today, some of them of very great importance. e^( TO RUN COUNTIES ON A CASH BASIS. ty Mr. Henderson, of Aiken, has pre- w' sented a plan to run counties on a cash sc basis: Whereas, in most if not in all the sh counties of the State the taxes are c? never realized until a year after the c" levy, and consequently the contracts sc for ordinary county purposes and for the running of the schools have to be "J made on a credit instead of on a cash ec* basis; and whereas, this is an evil which ought to be remedied: trj 1. That a commission be, and is mj hereby, appointed, consisting of his or Excellency, the Governor, the Comp- 00 troller General and the State Treasur- a? er, whose duty it shall be to ascertain sh what money would be necessary to ^ plaoe the various counties of this State m! on a cash basis as to their ordinary j113 county and school expenses at the be- Je^ c ginning of the next fiscal year. 2. That said commission when they O01 have ascertained said amount be, and 101 they are hereby, authorized and empowered in the name of the State to prepare and have issued coupon bonds, ex notraHln fr? Wrftr whifih shall be reer- wi istered with the State Treasurer according to the custom in such cases, thi to the amount necessary to - raise the rig amount needed for said purpose and su the necessary expenses of floating the bonds: That said bonds shall be in To such denominations and due at such ed time as said commission may deem ex- ce: pedient, and shall draw a rate of inter- pr est not to exceed 4i per cent, per annum. That said bonds when prepared G< shall be signed by the Governor and tu Secretary of State and sealed with the tfr great seal of the State and the credit pu of the State is hereby pledged for their payment. re< 3. That said bonds when so executed pu and issued shall be sold at not less sib than par by said commission, and the money derived therefrom, after pay- ca fit.: j ??i? mg expenses ui me issuauue auu mic, shall De paid into the State treasury; rei that the same shall be paid out by the ne State Treasurer to the various county pr f treasurers of the State as soon as prac- ie< ticable in the amount ascertained by the commission to be needed by the pr counties to run the county and school to business on a cash basis, and when so or paid said funds shall be subject to the wl check of the county and school au- dii thorities to'Tneet the expenses of the of ensuing fiscal year, 1895-96. ati 4. That the General Assembly at its next session shall authorize a levy for an ordinary county and school purposes na in their respective counties to be col- m< lected at tne end of the fiscal year on 1895-96, to be used for running the ou counties on a caqh basis during tne fiscal year 1896-97. rei 5. That on and after the time when na the State Treasurer shall have paid ex into the respective county treasuries tic the proceed bonds as funded for afore- co ?-"J Affi/iiola r\f SttlUf till uxiiV/iau vi buwu respective counties whether for ordi- pr nary county expenses or for school mi purposes shall be held responsible for ur all contracts entered into by them bo Over and above the cash they may m< have to their credit to meet the same, tw and their official bonds are hereby de- lai clared bound for the same. at 6, That the said commission shall le/ report their actions and doings as to hi: said bonds to the next General Assembly and its successors be and is hereby St authorized and required from year to m; year, according to the length of the an issuance of said bonds, to levy upon er each county which shall receive the benefit of said fund a suitable amount pr to repay the amount of said bonds to pe % the State, and the said funds so re- tb ceived from the various counties shall be used by the State Treasurer as a sinking fund to pay said bonds under re; such Act of the General Assembly as may be passed on the subject. TWO SUFFRAGE PLANS. he By Mr. D. H. Russell, of Anderson: CI To regulate the right to vote. This M: ordinance confers the right to vote on m; all male persons, except paupers and in tirVin aw* citizens nf trip Stftt.o nr and of the United States, who can read any part of the State Constitution N< m English, who has lived in the State fei two years and in the county one year, co and who has duly paid his poll tax: cli Provided, that no person shall be de- tic nied the right to vote who has been mi engaged in any capacity of the land w< or naval forces of the United States or of this State or of any other State or of 1 the Confederate States in any of the du wars in which this country has been tic engaged since the Declaration of Inde- mi pendence, nor their male descendants _ in either the male or female line. Aj By Mr. W. B. Wilson, of York: To fo - - - ? rm _ regulate the right to vote, xnis pro- mi posed ordinance is a modification of St the Mississippi plan. The voter must be a male citizen, and a resident of the "1 county six months and of the State St twelve months. He must have paid ni all taxes. He must be able to read th any section of the State Constitution ab or to give a reasonable interpretation se; of the same when read to him, or he set must have paid taxes on $500 worth of property. rej Both schemes provide for registrar gi tion. The Wilson plan provides for wl separate ballot-boxes for the different of offices as now provided in the "eight- thi 3x law." COUNTY GOVERNMENT. By Mr. J. C. Otts, of Union: ]. Each organized county shall be j )dy corporate with such powers ant amunities thatshill bo established w. All suits and proceedings by o: ,'ainst the county shall be in thi imc thereof. 2. No organized county shall evei i reduced by the organization of nev >unties to less than four hundrec uare miles. No new county shall b< irmed containing less than "four hun ed square miles or containing les; an eight hundred inhabitants, ac >rding to the last State or nationa nsus for which returned less thar ree million dollars worth of taxable operty, as shown by the last preced g tax returns. Before applicatior r tlie formal formation of the pro >sed new county shall be made, anc >t until then, a majority of the lega )ters of a fractional part of the pro >sed new county shall each separate vote in favor of such new county, 3. Each county be divided intc wnships, and all such townships all be declared bodies corporate, - ? u; _i ^1 le lowusuips as uiey uuw caisi au?u i so declared and such others as the jgislature may hereafter create: Pro ded, that no township shall contain ?s than twenty-five square miles and all be as near square as practical. 4. Each county "shall elect a Count j idge for a term of four years; he all have jurisdiction in all matters stamentary, dower, partition, home iad, minors, persons non compos entis and jurisdiction in all criminal osecutions below the grade of felony, ider such rules and limitations ai ay be fixed by law, and shall alsc Bet a sheriff, county clerk and counsolicitor for a term of four years, hose respective duties shall be pre ribed by law. 5. A board of county supervisors all be organized in each county, mposed of the various townships airmen, whose power shall be pre ribed by law. 6. There shall be in each township "* - -a i- i- - -1 x_ .1 re directors, 10 oe eieuteu or aphonic , as the law may direct it, one oi horn shall be a committing1 magisite, and who shall be ex-officio chair an of the board of township directs. Said director shall have general ntrol of the roads, bridges, schools d the general welfare ofsuch townips under such limitations as may prescribed by law. But no tax levy ide by said director shall be legal iless ten days' public notice of such ry shall be given, and not then unis said levy shall be ratified by a marity of the legal voters of such unship. OTHER MEASURES. By Mr. Clayton, of Florence: To elude convicts from competition V* V?/\m Apf InVvAH U1 UV/XlUOb XCAkSVSA. By Mr. Glenn, of Chester: To fix a school tax at two mills, with the fht reserved to school districts to pplement the same by special taxes. By Mr. W. D. Evans, of Marlboro: i limit the corporate bonded indebtness of each county to eight per at. of the value of all the taxable operty therein. By Mr. Anderson (colored), ol jorge town: To require the Legislare to compel all cnildren between e ages of 7 and 12 years to attend a .blic school. By Mr. Sullivan, of Anderson: To luire the Legislature to let out the blic printing to the lowest response bidder. By Mr. A. H. White, of York: To 11 the counties districts. By Mr. Wharton, of Laurens: To juire the General Assembly, at its xt session, to make a permanent apopriation for disabled and aged Conlerate soldiers and their widows. By Mr. Buist, of Greenville: To ohibit State, county, city, town or wnship aid to any college, school, phan house or other institution ucH is wnoily or in pari unaer ine rection or control of any church, or any religions or sectarian denominion, society or organization. By Mr. Reed, of Beaufort: To punish d prevent lynchtajf. This ordi,nce authorizes the goveAor to reave any sheriff from wljom a prister is seized and lynched, .and to call t the militia to prevent' lynchings. By Mr. Clayton, of Florence: To organize the judiciary. This ordince retains all the present courts cept the Probate anl the Trial Juste. For these it substitutes a county urt. By Mr. Lybrand, of Lexington: To ovide for the supervision of public struction. The free schools are put ider the management of a State ard of education, composed of three embers, the comptroller general, and o members to be elected by the LegisLure. The constitutional tax is fixed 2? mills, and each taxpayer is privi*ed to designate the school to which s tax money shall go. By Mr. Lybrand: To authorize the ate government to prohibit the anufacture or sale of intoxicants, id, in the exercise of the police pow, to engage in such sale. JBy Mr. Gooding, of Hampton: To ovide for the care and control of the nal and charitable institutions of e State. By Mr. McWhite, of * lorence: For the same purpose, and also to gulate convict labor. FEMALE SUFFRAGISTS. At the night session the Convention sard addresses from Miss Clara M. ay, Mrs. Virginia D. Young and rs. A. Viola Neblett in behalf of feale suffrage. These speakers were troduced by Governor Evan 3 as esident of the Convention. At the close of the address of Mrs. jblett Mr. McCown, of Florence, ofred a resolution instructing the mmittee on suffrage to report a mse to be inserted in the Constitu>n granting woman's suffrage. Ten embers objected and the resolution int over under the rule. "WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. There were several measures introiced?most of them being repetims. Those constituting really new atter were as follow: By Mr. Aldrich: "That the General ssembly shall make due provision r the maintenance of the free comon schools and for all the existing ate institutions of higher education. By Mr. Gooding, of' Hampton: Chat the right of the people of this ate to fish m the unnavigable runng streams and running waters of is State shall not be denied or ridged. The Legislature at its next ssion shall pass such laws as shall jure this uniform right." By Mr. McMahan, of Richland: To julate the suffrage. This ordinance ees the suffrage to all male persons 10 shall own real estate of the value $500, and to all others upon whom b Legislature, in its discretion, shall extend that right. By Mr. Lowman, of Orangeburj "The inter marriage of white persoi with negroes, mulaltoes, or persons mixed blood, descended from a negr or their living together as man ar . wife, is prohibited in this State. T1 General Assembly shall enforce th section by appropriate legislation." AS TO COUNTY TREASURERS. By Mr. Parler, of Colleton: The; shall be elected by the electors in eat county a county treasurer whose ter: of office shall be four years who duty it will be to take returns of a taxable property and of all poll taxi assessed thereon. 2. All persons liable to poll-tax t law shall make his return in perse . or through an agent who shall ha-* i written authority to make such returi . and such returns shall be made on< I each year. [ 3. No return of a poll tax shall 1 . copied from any previoi^s return < . book. 4. The Legislature may enact sue > laws as will insure the proper asses 5 ment, collection and disbursement < such taxes. EDUCATION SUPERVISORS. s By Mr. A. H. White, of York: "Tt supervision of public instruction sha l be vested in a State board of si I pervisors of education, one from eac judicial district, and one from tt r State at large, who shall be professioi ) al teachers and shall be elected by tt 5 Legislature; the powers, duties, tern - of office and compensation shall be d i fined by the General Assembly." [ A COURT OF ERRORS. .TndorA nf Sumfpi J "Whenever upon the hearing of an cause or question either at law orequ ty before the Supreme Court it sha i appear to the justices of the same, c any two of them, that there is a que tion of constitutional law or of coi ' flict between the Constitution an ; laws of this State and of the Unite States, or the duties and obligations ( the citizens under the same, it shall I the duty of the chief justice, or in h 1 absence of the presiding associate ju: ; tice, to convene a court of errors fc the determination of the same, whic court shall consist of all the judges c the Supreme Court and of the Circu ' Courts, Ihe decision of which court c a majority of the judges sitting in th 1 same, shall be final and conclusiv< and the chief justice, or in his absena the presiding associate justice, sha also convene the court of errors at th request of any two of the justices c the Supreme Court, for the determint tion of any other cause or questio to be submitted to them, and the di 1 cision of said court, or a majority < the iudges sitting in the same, shall I final and conclusive; and the chi< ? justice, or in his absence, the presidin . associate justice, shall preside whei ever the court of errors snail convent OTHER ORDINANCES. 1 By Mr. W. B. Wilson of Yorl 1 Provision shall be made by the Legi lature for the establishment an .maintenance by the State of a reforn atory for the correction and reformi ' tion of juvenile offenders, separate an ! apart from hardened criminale. By Mr. James Wigg (colored) c Beaufort: That the Comptroller Gei eral, county auditors, county treasu ers and all persons charged with tt collection of State or municipal tax< be and hereby required to keep sepa: 1 ate and distinct accounts of all tax n I inma orid noirl W irViito and nnlnM V IU U kj WUV4 WJ ITUAW ??nv* WAVTft V ' taxpayers, and that the same be al waj open for public inspection. 1 By Mr. McCalla, of Abbeville That the State Treasurer shall be ban 1 inspector, and his duty shall be to ii 1 spect all private and State banks qua terly without notice, which inspe< ' tion shall be made by said State Treai urer or his chief clerk. But the Gei eral Assembly shall particularly deflri the duties of said officer and provid for his payment. By Mr- Geo D. Tillman of Edgefielc 1 That the whipping post shall be reej tablished in this State to properly pui vagrants, petty thieves ana habitui wile beaters, and that the General A sembly shall provide by approprial legislation therefor. By Mr. Doyle of Anderson: Thi the Legislature shall at its next se: sion after the adoption of this Const tution enact suitaole laws to forevt 1 prevent prize fighting in this State. By Mr. E. B. Berry of Marion: Thf 1 the General Assembly shall at its fin session after the adoption of this Coi stitution enact suitable laws for th registration of all marriages solemr 1 ized and contracted within the Stat and fixing the age below the age i which the marriage of the minor sha be illegal; and to provide penalties fc the violation of such laws., Succeet rittnawjl AccomKlific oliall Vi a r? power to amend such original acts an amendments thereof. By Dr. Stokes of Orangeburg: T regulate the creation of corporatior and fix their duties and liabilities. By Mr. Pat rott of Darlington: Tht 1 men otherwise entitled to the right c suffrage by action of this conventio and in addition pay taxes on propert to the amount of $200 or more ana wh 1 represent a family as the head therec ; are hereby given the right to cast tw votes in all elections of this State. The committee on the declaration c rights submitted an ordinance embodj 1 ing the declaration of rights, whic does not materially alter that now e: isting. Mr. McMahan of Richland offered resolution providing for a stenograph ir? rennrt of the nroefipdincs. Thft mr tion was indefinitely postponed, i The committe to whom was referre i the contest of the seats of the Wi lianuburg delegation reported in fa vor of the sitting members, but recon mended that the expenses of the cor testants (except Louis Jacob) amouni ing to $24.13 each, be paid out of th funds appropriated for the - pay c members. The report was adoptee THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. Most of the day was occupied wit the debate on the resolutions abou the editorial in The State?a full r( port of which is given elsewhere. Quite a number of new ordinance nroro infrn^nnp/l anil rpfprrvil By Mr. E.J. Kennedy: To limi the tenue of ollice to two successiv terms, except in the case of judges. By Mr. Sullivan of Anderson: T authorize the Governor to remove d< faulting; State and county treasurers By Mr. W. J. Montgomery. To r< quire tuition fees of all students i higher institutions of learning, suj: ported by the State. By Mr. Lowman of Orangebug That the bonded debt of the State sha] never be increased except to repel ir vasion, suppress insurrection ordefen the State in time of war. By Mr. Klugh of Abbeville: To reg ulate the formation of new counties also to regulate the business and fl the liabilities of insurance companies also to lay a capitation tax of $1.1 and a special tax on vehicles?the pr ns Ceeds thereof to be applied exclusive] to the maintenance of the public road ?< By Mr. McKagen: To prohib *d members of the Legislature froi holding any other office of trust < is profit. T)? Vf*. Adfi TTniAM ? jjy 1U1? vtto vi uuiuu. AU aubuu ize the Legislature to license the carr re ing of concealed weapons; also, to e: :h empt minors from road duty, m Bv Mr. J. 0. A.. Moore: To fix tl se liability of common carriers for tl acts of their servants and employe in cases of personal injury; also 1 prohibit the giving of free passes 1 >y public officials, including members < the Legislature. re By. Mr. Nicholson of Union: T 115 authorize the Governor to appoint a 36 inspector of illuminating oils, and < all accounts of public officials; als of all State banks and banking house: By Mr. T. E. Johnson of Spartai burg: To organize the school systei ih of the State?providing the officei s- now existing, and also the two-mi rf tax for the support of the schools. : provides for separate schools for tfc two races. It requires the Legislatui ie to support the higher institutions, bi 11 limits the annual appropriation to om x- sixth of the taxes collected, in the pr< h vious year, for the support of th ie schools. 1- COUNTY GOVERNMENT. ie Mr. Harrison, of Hampton, off ere '? the toiiowing: e- 1. That each county form an electio district. 2. That the officers of each couDt r: shall be a clerk of the courts of Con y mon Pleas and General Sessions, i- register, a sheriff, a coroner, a probal 11 judge for a term of four years, and a >r assessor and treasurer. s- 3. The clerk of the court shall dii i- charge the dutieff of master, d 4. Three or five directors to take th d place of township commissioners, t >f have general supervision of the publi >e works. is 5. The chairmen of the township d s- rectors shall compose a board of coui >r ty commissioners. h C. The township boards or three c )f them shall compose a board of equal it zation of property. >r 7. Each township shall be a schoc Le district and the township directoi i; shall act as trustees thereof, e, 8. There shall be elected in eac 11 township a trial justice, who shall hav ie jurisdiction in civil cases to the amour )i ui $jlias9 ciiiti in criminal suuu c i- misdemeanors, assault and battery an n concealed weapons. b- the age of consent. >f Mr. J. 0. A. Moore presented tfc >e following for reference to the prop( jf committee: g To the Delegates in Constitutional Coi i- vention assembled: s. Gentlemen: The increasing an alarming frequency of assaults upo z: women and the frightful indignities t s- which even little girls are subject hav d become the shame of our boasted civi i- ization. el- A study of the statutes of our Stal d has revealed to us their utter failui to meet the demands of a newly awal >f ened public sentiment, which requiw i- better legal protection for girlhoo r- and womanhood. le Therefore, we, the members of th >s Woman's Christian Temperance Unio r- of South Carolina, do most heartily a] b- peal to you, through Mrs. Chapin, oi d president, to emact such statutes i 's shall provide for the adequate punisi mem OI crimes agoxuai wurncu au i: girls. k We call attention to the disgracefi 1- fact that protection of the person < r- our women is not placed upon so hig 2- aplane as protection of their pura s- We would therefore entreat your hoi i- orable body to raise the (so callec te "age of consent" to eighteen, the legs [e age which permits women to contra< a valid marriage or make lawful sa] I: of any of her personal property j- North and South Carolina are no1 i- the only States, as far as we can fin il out, where the low age of ten fotL 3- the escutcheon of their statutes book ;e and we earnestly plead that the di grace to the State be wiped out b it raising the law of protection to thj s- of legal majority, eighteen, i- 8. F. Chapin, ;r President W. C. T/U. Charleston, S. C. it A communication was received froi . /-ii 1? T> TT7?n ? ni,: 5t Ulie uuanw i t vainer, a uuivo^ i- lawyer, urging such a regulation c ie the suffrage in South Carolina as wi i- fully protect the rights of citizens c & African descent. it friday, september 20. 11 The session of the Convention ws >r brief and ousiness like. 1- In the absence of President Evar e (who was in attendance on a meetin d of the trustees of the Industrial Co lege) Vice-President Talbert o?cupie 'o the chair. is Quite a number of members applie for leave of absence till Monday. Dj it Stokes of Orangeburg offered a res( >f lution limiting the granting of sue n leaves to cases of sickness. After cor y siderable debate this resolution wa o adopted. >f committee's reports. o There were several reports of con: mittees, on very important articles c >f the Constitution. 7- The committee on Legislative De h partment reported an article in full c- The important changes in this deparl ment are the extension of the term c a the members of the House fror i- two to four years, ana tue giv >- ing of one Senator to every coue ty?Charleston included. The ne^ d county of Saluda is to have tw I- of the five Representatives no^ i- alloted to EdgeBela. The pay of mem i- bers is fixed at three dollars a day, an i- mileage at five cents per mile. Th t- homestead provjeion is retained as a e present?$1,000 in real estate and $50 >f in personal property. The right c I. dower is limited to property whic] husband owns at the time of hi h death. ? it The report of the committee on mu nicipal corporations and police regu lations contains three new and impoi is tantprovisions: 1. That in all municipal elections a i. A? ^a V\An/lo aw 4 Ito /iwaoimn n il mc lanuc yv/u?o wuw vi vmmvu V e any municipal debt, adult women wh pay taxes on $300 worth of propert; o shall be entitled to vote. 2. That the Legislature may regu j. late and license the sale of spirituoui liquors, or may prohibit the same, n 3. That the Legislature may, in th )- exercise ot the police power, authoriz parties duly appointed for the purpos : to sell intoxicants. (The dispensar il system.) l- The committee on the Executive De d partment submitted a complete article It retains all the present executive ol ficers?their term being fixed at tw< i; years. The pardoning power Is veste< x in tae governor, under the advice of i i; board of pardons, consisting of th< >0 comptroller general, the secretary of 0- State, and the superintendent of the y penitentiary. The governor may, in s. his discretion,decline to grant the par- Tl it don recommended?in which case he m shall state his reasons to the general >r assembly at its next session. The lieutenant governor is president of A< r- the Senate, with the right to j y- vote in case of a tie. When a Senk ator becomes lieutenant governor, he therefore vacates his seat in the le Senate. Tl le The report of the committee on vc s, finance and taxation retains the pres- th X) ent system of ad valorem taxation, 0i X) and gives the Legislature the right to Ti )f place a capitation tax on animals. It m retains the two-mill tax for the sup- de 1 - 1 -1 IL. i i- i .1. Ti i: o pun 01 me puouc scuooih. ii< humus gp n the bonded indebtedness of counties c| )f and municipalities to eight per cent, of to all the taxable property. pt 3- MEA8URKS KILLED. 01 1_ The following measures were I11 11 killed on unfavorable reports of ^ J? the committees to whom tney had de p: been severally referred: To prohibit the publication of court c? |e proceedings in certain cases. j-P To fix a punishment for bribery. ^ To regulate elections and fix the th 0" terms or certain officers. (Duplicate) w s" To provide the punishment of whipLe ping for certain offenses. The ordinances of Mr. Hutson of f? Hampton and Mr. Howell of Colleton, ?J d touching the liabilities of married women, were transferred from the com- ar n mittee on judicial department to that or nn misrflllnnAnns matter Of y fo 1" A. Case of Conspiracy. a The correspondent of the Columbia sk ^ State, at this place, under date of the ^ 16th instant, says it leaked out here n< s- that day that warrants were- to be ai sworn out against several parties U1 l charged with assisting in the murder Fj c of the late Treasurer Copes. The same correspondent says that it was h< i- also brought to light Monday "that a m L" scheme had been inaugurated by Dan C. Murphy's family and ^ i- friends by which the State's most cc important witness was to sign an af- ol ^ fidavit setting forth that what she tes- P1 tified to against Murphy at the trial in q, h May last was false, and that she was w e paid by the detectives to testify. The d< it following facts were obtained from th is Auditor Q. B. Kitrell, who had some- ci d thing to do with the capture of Murphy. Ir That several weeks ago Dan Murpny's th wife, who is a sister to Clemie Ji&rs, ot the witness in question, leit ner norae m ,r and went to Georgia, the southern "] portion, where Clemie Bars was living th and, by means of threatening her life, i0 forced her into South Safrolina. When ^ they arived at Denmark the party was w met by several friends and taken to a aa 0 house near Dan Murphy's father's, ac !e There this girl, so she says, was forced to 1 to swear that what she tistified to in ai court was false; that if she didn't come pt ^ to Orangeburg and swear out an alfi- ta ^ davit to that effect she would be sum- ti< _ marily dealt with. Being there alone & she expressed her willingness to ^ jo. m ^ Consequently she was seci?tly brought here early in the morning, th The horse and buggy was left outside the buisness portion of the city, while ag , she and her sister, Mrs. Murphy, came cc , ~ on the back street and went to Col. 0f " Browning's office. That gentleman being out they went in front and were hi i awaiting his return when Clemie saw Mr. Eitrell and ran to him and asked th i his and the sheriff's protection. The a ^ girl was immediately taken to the ^ ^ sheriffs office and there guarded until ch she was sent away. This startling th '' scheme has caused no little excitment w in here and it has caused the people to th J awaken afresh to the wilful and malic- Wl ,x ious murder of their beloved county i treasurer, who was so brutally murder- be r ed for his money. "?Times and Demopi crat. to d Ex-Senator Batler on Tillman. th 3 Columbia, S. C., Sept. 21.?Ex Sens' ator M. C. Butler passed through the y city yesterday, stopping over during je ^ the afternoon. When asked if he had th anything to say about Senator Tillman's attack upon him in the conven- Ir tion, he said: "No, sir; I believe not. My consideration for his brother, co n George D. Tillman, who is a manly m man. a gentleman and alwavs strikes in ,f right out from the shoulder, never hit- jo 12 ting below the belt, restrains me from saying a great many things that I wi could say. I have denouneed Ben th Tillman to his face as a coward, a liar \ LS and a thief and he did not resent it. ti( If I should kick him now he would in l8 howl like a spaniel and doubtless in~ diet me for assault and battery. You or ft know, you can't keep up with a con- in d stitutional liar like he is, and I shall fo leave him to enjoy all the glory he bl <j can gain by attacking a man behind . his back, when he has no opportunity stc y to reply. His statement, so far as it Se b relates to me, is a tissue of falsehoods th t. from beginning to end. Here is one nc B specimen. He refers to an interview de between Gen. Gary and Gen. Ruger is at Edgefield, on the day of election, tej t. Gen. Ruger was not at Edgefield at all ve ,f and the statement is a pure fiction. He is equally at fault about the second tic j_ Republican meeting at Edgefield. His de I account of what occurred is a flagrant fai ? misrepresentation of what did occur. Jo ,f But wny attempt to follow a man who de Q is so utterly regardless of the truth ed and reckless in his statements. Let an L. him go." v th Q '"Tla Music In Our Ears." th1 y Eight cent cotton and plenty ot it. ad L. That s the prospect, and it means that th J the Piano or Organ so long desired e need not longer be waited for. Buy it th ,t now and pay when your cotton is con- gr 0 verted into cash. See Ludden & Bates' tr< if latest advertisement in this issue of ] ti their great Mid-summer Clearing Sale. l<2r s Three Hundred Fine Instruments at Mi your own price for Spot Cash, or a i- little cash now and balance November im i- 1st, or on smallest monthly payments an .. if preferred. sts They will suit you as to the terms, po s and all the world knows that when f they mean what they say. Write them on 0 at Savanah, Ga. for Midsumfer Bargain tio y Lists, and don't delay about it until mi the best bargains are gone. 3t. pa [- an S King Cotton Still Rules. ah Life for the Liver and Kidneys, the vo e most popular medicine of its kind, is th< e freely recommended by Physicians, to e Druggists and others, and the ] y wonderful success it has attained ne it has won solely on its own merits, nu i- and for which it has obtained for it- cri i. self the appellation of "The coming pei - Liver Medicine ot the South." co: 3 , 'Life for the Liver and Kidneys" or of 1 "Chill Cure," works like a charm and j a, sells very fast." A.H.Perkins, off a Waxhaw, Lancaster Co., S. C. 1 LIVELY PROCEEDINGS, ; P HE CONVENTION HANDLES THE si "STATE" NEWSPAPER. ?] ti 0 :tton Taken Upon an Editorial Comment- {] ng upon the action of the President? rhe Debate and the Vote. Columbia, S. C., Sept. 19?Special: ^ ie session of the Constitutional Con- a sntion this morning was consumed in a e consideration of a matter that grew *] it of a publication in The 8tate of c lesday morning. On yesterday, p r. Patterson of Barnwell (Vise Presi- . snt Talbert, on suggestion of the j1 eaker, having been called to the JJ tair) introduced the following: h Whereas, "The State," a newspaper c iblished in the city of Columbia, aid ? i the 17th inst., in its editorial col- ? nns, contain the following statement 1 reference to the action of the presi- P snt of this convention in announcing e vote upon a motion to take a re- ^ ae/.when the question as to whether ' e name Saluda should be inserted in j1 su of Butler, in the resolution before * * - il - 4 /lit. i x_ fl is convention on me iom insi , w " it. \ c "On a division vote intended to defer D lal action on the matter until Irby's ? rces could be rallied, the president " >enly and defiantly misstated the re- ? rns of the tellers, subtracting two ' mounced votes from Irby's side in * der that he might show a majority one against postponementthere- ? re be it 9 Resolved, That as said editorial * atement is unsu ported by the facts, 11 snator Irby having announced upon 0 e floor of the convention that the an- v juncement of said vote was correct, 8 id as said statement was a reflection & xmthe honesty and integrity of the E esident of this convention and an 1 suit to this body: be it ^ Resolved, That this convention do E ireby pronounce said editorial state- v entas being a malicious- falsehood. t Mr. Patterson stated that this was _ matter that this convention should n iss upon in a few seconds and not a immittee. Now, Sir, I offer this res- 6 ution for this reason; that we should otect our presiding officer from in- c lit as well as this Dody. He is the * overnor of South Carolina for whom ^ e have the utmost respect and confl- ^ ;nce. All who were present heard is vote when announced and the ( tair was not only sustained by Mr. c by but by the second vote; therefore Jj ie editorial in The State was malici- ? is and false. Listen at it. (He once t ore read the editorial.) Said he, ( Now, gentlemen, are we to submit to iat? Can we sit here content and al- v w our president to be insulted? I don't slieve in muzzling the press. But e hen we are attacked by such a man r it;. _i 1J a 11 lie editor 01 mis paper we ouuuiu it. He knew that no man there was t ohigh for him to Bay mean thines c H)ut, but they, as individuals, could a it up with it. But this was an at- 1:1 ck on the president of the conven- u m. When he relects, on our presi>nt, he reflects on us; therefore I r ove that the resolution be passed." Mr. Henderson of Aiken asked that 3 e resolution be read again. Later Mr. Patterson took the floor t fain and stated that a member of the t invention had gone to the reporter this paper on the floor, ana told t m that several members had asked s iVfl ?AT\MACUmfo4{lTA C LU iAJ OCC UiO lopvovuinuTv vr* wuv iper and asked that the statements in d e editorial be corrected. Instead of 8 correction, there was another edito- t elI this morning repeating the same n Large. Can we stand that? He had ought of a resolution to deny to the t riter of the article the privileges of n e floor. "Let it go to the world that b denounce it as a falsehood and a t flection on our president and this ti >dy.n o Senator Irby: Let the resolution go o a committee. a Geo. Johnstone: Let us reflect over e resolution. ? Irby: Let us sleep over that awhile, t The president: Do ten members ob- i cl to the immediate consideration of r e resolution. i There was such objection, Senator ii by being among those who stood. Mr. Patterson: Now I move that the a nsi deration of this resolution be A ade the special order for tomorrow, lmediately after the reading of the s urnal. ti This was agreed to. The resolution b as ordered nrinted in the journal of f e day's proceedings. b rhe resolution came up for consider*- u >n this morning?Mr. Talbert again v the chair. , > n Mr. Patterson called up the special g der?the resolutions which he had troduced yesterday. He offered the rt llowingasa substitute?the pream- r 0 being unchanged: S Resolved, First, That said editorial itement is unsupported by facts, S nator frby having announced upon n e floor of the convention that the an- r >uncement of said vote by the presi- c nt was correct and as said editorial a reflection upon the honesty and in- A jrity of the president of this con- I ntion,and an insult to this body,beit ? Resolved, Second, That the conven- I >n desires to express its entire confi- ? nee in the integrity, honesty and n irness of our president, the Hon. I >hn Gary Evans, and we do hereby ? clare the statement in the aforesaid E itorial to be unsustained by the facts J d untrue. G Besolved, Third, That we consider se editorial in question an abime of ? e privilege granted to the press, in ? mitting its members to the floor of s< e convention. "V Mr. Patterson urged the passage of ? a resolution?taking about the same C ounds as those in ms speech on in- ? V* in WOdAlllflATIO i UU9 J wvx W VIVJUMI Hr. Bates of Barnwell offered the fol- J wing as a substitute for the paper of ft p. Patterson: 1< Whereas, the State has seen fit to F pute to our honorable President F unscrupulous and intentional mis- 1( itement of a fact for partisan pur- V ses; therefore be it S Resolved 1st. That we do hereby ex- T erate the President of this Conven- V m from any intentional misstate- A ' " '1 - ?/vw?o?inn fnr "V 3IH 01 llie vuie ULL oam . rtisan or for any other purpose, d further, that he manifested his solute fairness by ordering another E te as soon as it occurred to him J jre had been a misapprehension as G the result of the first vote. J Resolved 2d. That it is not deemed S cessary to answer by abuse or de- E nciation any adverse or defamatory ticism of its officers by any newspa- tl p or persons and that we re-affirm our e: aiidence in the ability and integrity f< our presiding officer. o kfter some discussion this substitute fi ered by Mr. Bates was tabled. tl Mr. Robt. Aldrich thought it be- tl " ? eath the dignity of the Convention ) notice the attack made upon its resident At the same time ne conIdered that the State newspaper tiould be properly rebuked for its atick on the president of the body. Bfe ffered the following as an addition to tie resolutions of Mr. Patterson: Resolved, That the said newspaper, "he State, has abused the privilege * ccorded to the press, bv this Convention ; and that for the Balance of the ession, its representatives be denied dmission to the floor of the Conven- ^ ion, and that the sergeant-at arms be harged with the enforcement of this esolution. . Mr. Sheppard: The idea of continuag the discussion from yesterday was d allow moderation aDd to avoid asty action. The wisdom of that ourse has been demonstrated by the loderate substitutes offered. Having know full well the delicacies of its osition and the difficulties ofttimes a his way. I am solioitous that what tiis convention does shall be done ight. For whose benefit is this resoution offered? Not for the President, or he knows he enioys the confidence nd esteem of this Dody. Not for the /onventton, for it cannot afford to totice it. I shall regard it unfortunate hould we adopt these resolution. I o not deem necessary any declaration f onr confidence in our President. I toped that the resolution of Mr. Bates rould he Adnntod I am surprised and sorry that my riend Mr. Aldrich should have introduced his resolution. The freedom of be press in this enlightened day canlot be interfered with. The reporter f The State, Mr. Watson, has in no ray violated the courtesy and indulence of this convention. A mistake y an editor in nowise authorizes a oistake by this convention. Suppose he statement were maliciously false, re could not afford or have time tolotice it, for then some other editor rill seek to be dignified by special noice from this convention! Mr. Henderson, of Aiken, favored Ir. Patterson's motion. Mr. Berry, of Marion, asked to be xcused from voting. Mr. Jervey said that the resolution ommitted the Convention to a quesion of fact, and the second (which oted confidence in the President) 7as unnecessary. > Mr. Burn wanted to know how the Convention could vote on a fact withiut sworn testimony. They were about o wade into deep water. The Prati- . tent needs no vindication. The ediorial was wrong; but don't let the invention commit a greater wrong. Mr. Haynsworth, of Greenville, faored the resolution of Mr. Patterson. Mr. Gage thought a resolution necssary, and Introduced the following: Resolved, That this convention deires toexprw its entire confidence in he integrity, honesty and fairness of >ur President, the Hon. J. G. Evans, -nd we de hereby declare the stateaent in the aforesaid editorial to be msustaifled by the fadts and nntrue. Mr. McGowan endorsed Mr. Gage's esolution. . - : Mr. W. D. Evans spoke in favor of Ir. Patterson's resolution. After further discussion the resoluions of Mr. Gage were laid on the able. Major Barker of Charleston thought be whole discussion out of order. He aid the Convention could not stop to onsider every criticism on the coniuct of the presiding officer, and hould not stop to consider the mater. He moved the indefinite postponeaent of the whole matter. Mr. Farrow of Charleston favored he motion of Major Barker. This notion was defeated, Mr. T. I. Rogers of Marlboro^ bought there shoild be. an investiga- * .tiafion of all the facts bearing on tne " ^5 natter, and moved .the appointment f a committee for that purpose. This notion he afterwards withdrew. Mr. George Johnstone jocularly < uggestedthat the whole matter might e referred to the committee of revisan and style. He spoke against the esolutions as being unnecessary. i Mr. W. D. Evans of Marlboro spoke a favor of the resolutions. Mr. Stanyarne Wilson urged the doption of the resolution offered by Ir. Patterson. Mr. B. R. Tillman made a warm peechin favor of the resolutions, fie nought it unfortunate that they had een introduced, but as the question ras before the Convention it ought to e squarely met He was very strong n his language, but, at the end of the mow mailer, rose imu wnuurew au iuch of his remarks as might have iven offense. Mr. Prince of And$*on favored the esolutions, but warmly resented the eflections contained in the speech of enator Tillman. The resolutions were then adopted, enator Tillman wanted the yeas and ays, and, for that purpose moved a econsideration. The roll was then ailed, with the following result: Yeas?Aldrich, Alexander, AsheLtkinson, Austin,Barry,Barton, Bates, lehre, Bellinger, Bowen, Bowman, Iradham, Breazeals, Bnce, J. S.; Irice, JT. W.; Bryan, Buist, Burh, tyrd, Uantey, uarver, uiayton, uonor, Cooper, Cunningham, DeHay, )ennis, Dent, Derham, Douglass, ]fird, Estridge, Evans, W. D.; Field, Uoyd, Fraser,Gamble, Garris, Glenn, . L.; Glenj,J. P. ;Gooding, Graham, fray, Gunter, Hamel, Harris, Harrion, Hay, Haynsworth, Hemphill, lenderson, D. S.: Henry, Hodges, louser, Howell, Hutson, Irby, Johnan. T. E.; Johnstone, George; Jones, Vilie; Keitt, Kennedy, J. W.; Klugh, /Owman, McCalla, McCaslan, Mc!aslan, McCown, McDermotte, xlc' M/iMolrin MoWhilp Mnffh.. ws [eares, Miller, Mitchell, Montgnnierv, . D.; Moore, Morrison, Murra' ,Nash, iathans, Nicaolson, Oliver, Gits.Par;r, Parrott, Patterson, Peake.Perritte, rince, Redfearn,Reed, John; Rogers, tosborough. Rowland. Russell, Shu>r, Sligh, Sloan, Smith, A. J.: Smith, V. C.; Smoak, Sprott, Stackhouse, tokes, Stribling, Sullivan* Talbert, ay lor, Tillman, Q. D.: Timmerman, Paters, Wharton, Whipper, White, H.; Wiggins, Wilson, Stanyarne; Vilson, W. B.; Winkler, Wood ward, -123. Nays?Anderson, Barker, Berry, loyle, Dudley, Farrow, Fitch, Gage, ervey, Kennedy, E. J.; Lee, Mcrowan, McMahan, Montgomery, W. .; Ragsdale, Read, J. H.; Sheppard, mith, Jermiah; Smith, R. F.; Von[olnitz, Wells, White, S. E.?23. A number ot the delegates (mostly lose who voted in the negative) had ntered upon the journal their reason >r their vote. The general purport f these was that whilst they had con(fence in the integrity of the president jey could not adopt the language of le resolutions t / / f