The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-03-07
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Morning Session.-Brother Whitteimooree
prayed The roll was called: a The! pr5ceed-
iigs of the last meeting wcrea read lind c6ii.
'firmcd - m 'H' ~" Snla1 -.fft's fs1d
CardozhA and Nash, obthiaetii extensions of
their leaves Of absence, and McDanicls obtained
leave of absence 1l''ii{s' = h''i3' "a y
Swalls, from the Committee on Rules md
Regulations, made report reeonihieendIhgs that
tho resolution for n morning eandio evshing
session. be laid on the tablcdj;s: l,i2j'f7. ods
Tho ayes and noes being called the report
was adopted. Ayes 55-Nocs 50. AbsentirG
Leslie moved n reconsideration. !ein,s bus
Bishop Jntncs, ofJthe African Methodist
Episcopal Church Of New York, was Introduced
to the assemblage, and 'rccivcd with becoming,
respect. gsN e1f 9mr4 i4 IE.18i5,y li7i5
'f Randolph, in debate, said that those imoni-.
bcrs who opposed the two sessions, did not
work either In committee OH On the auor u Ell,
lott called him TO order, and densardedr an
APOLOGY. 81 htEuw in"haytpi.i,f oi; t.i,j a,ii
. The scene j.was ...musing. Elliott; r small
.blhck, kinky-hoaded, tsivaciots, felts himself
insutcd, or pretended that he felt hiuself in
suited by Randolph, gingerbread eoloured ),
large, kinky-headed, ethargie q 81 aiar!H
The chairman was inn dilomma,E and sub
mittcd the delicate question to the nsscmblage.
12 .Hetwas not relieved: Forty-eight voted aye,i
and tarty-es:;;ht votcsl nay. 20 ri .,i5if ..ss
Completely corleredj the chair. decided that
Randolph ;intendeaiAo personality; iand there
FIRE allowed him to proceed. lii,7f ..s;ts,i,..:.n
Ransicr moved tolay tho motion to reconsider
OH the table, which was lost ayes 3d. naysH CO.
The motion to reconsider was carrieds .,,.
- Randolph, huge Of mouth, again, offended
the sensibilties of his brother niys by, cl,arg-
ing some OF them with falsehood. ,i.cd. bducrs:
i Nansier called hint to order, In. I'D
Elliott, glad of the Chance oiIereda reso-j
luton of censuro. Randolph's evil star, was in
the ascendant. The resolution. VAS passed.
The chair was mill a i'll arine
the required rcbukc,3 He saidile vote of the
assen.blagc WIS sufficient, without further re
mark. ,7f..
Langley offered resolution, (which was,
adopted that l,e asscu.blaSc should have two.
sessions, daily---7onc from 10 A., NJ. eto1sP p. NJ
and the other from , 2. M;.to G p, NJ, ,s,;.,t,,
SSails, from the Committee, on Rules and
Regulations, reported uniayourably OH u rcsolr,-
ton that the delegates should draw, NO. pay
after March 9th.
During the discussion Of this report the hour
of adjournment arrived. 4a, il. .;faa,
-ificrnaon ,Session-rThe report on the reso-
'lntion allowing no pay after March 5th was
takcps UP and on motion Of AYright, tie whole
matter was laid on tho table
Leslie. from tho Audit Committee; reported
several accounts, which were ordered to be paid.
Rose, from the Committee ON Petitions, re-
ported unfavourably ON the petition of B. o.
Hagan. 'siet ' .a,,av isi,S.Ar
DeImrge moved tlat the petition be referred
to the Judiciary Committee, with power to send
for persons and papers. Adopted r,,
Bowen, from the judiciary Committee, re-
commended the following resolution, which
was passed.: t'A t's' ~ yH
That the General Commanding This Military
District be requested to issue an order applies
bic to the State South Carolina authorizing
any attorney, solicitor or counselor, admitted to
practice in the Courts of the United States. or
in any Cour; of Record in any State, and resi-
dent in this State, to appear and practice in, all
the courts Of this State and that any male
person twcnty-one years of age. who is citizen
of the State. and who satisfies the Court Of
Common Pleas and General Sessions, or Dis
tric; Court of this State that he prosscsscs the
requisite learning, may be licensed to practice
in all Of the courts of this State upon his taking
the usual oath.
George Washington Solomon Dill, offered
three resolutions, one making all malo ,pcrsons
twcnty-one years ofage qualified voters..another
vacating all State offices immediately on, the
ratification Of the constitution and the third
proyl'ling tha. delegates receive pay from the
day they left home until their return allowing
the same time for return that it took them, to
conlc-all referred to appropriate committees.
The first section Of The report Of tho ,Inlici-
AIRY Committee, was passed to its third read