The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-11
THE CONVENTION.
FoRTY-sEvENTH DAY.

| FoRTY-SEvENTH DAY.
The convention was again filed yesterday
with large number of visitors, MOST Oh them
evidently being tourists who have availed
themselves of our superb spring weather to In
spect the localities mace famous by "grim
yisape war" The convention looked as fresh
| az fit had not drank hogshead Of champagne
the night before, and entered promptly upon
| it's labors.
An attempt was again made to adjourn sine
die on Saturday, but 1t failed. The impression,
however, is that the body will complete it's
work on or before that time.
The convention then proceeded to consider
the second article of the constitution, ent1-
lied, "The Legislative Department" t." 1t was
read by sections third time, passed, and 30
much as is now published below is now per-
msnent article of the constitution.
Section thirty.four, referring to homestead
law. was not considered, it being understood
that substitute will be offered tomorrow.
On motion Of B. F. Whittemore the conven-
ton agreed to adjourn until ten o'clock to-day.
Before the formal adjournment the President
made the following remarks:
The chair has been informed, with great
grief and modification, that there is a bar
Lant down stairs. in the basement otoTJ. ~
whose authority it has been opened or ls Kept,
he does not know. It was certainly not with
his consent or by vote of the house. The chair
further understands this bar-room has degen-
Grated into such character that it should Do
promptly closed; that there are now fifteen OF
twenty intoxicated persons in it. He has never
had possession Of the house, and does not feel
competent to give an order referring 20 mat
ters outside of the hall, but he sincerely hopes
that motion may be made by some gentleman
upon the floor Of the convention that the BAR
keeper shall be Immediately expelled.
Mr.. B. F. Whittemore moved that the house
be put in charge of the President of the con-
yentiou, and the bar-room shall be hereafter
closed.
R.C. DeLarge-I have no objection to clos
ing anything that the house desires. 1 do,
however, object to any statement being made
which is not strictly true. There is no public
bar in the basement of the house. 1t is re-
freshment saloon, and the statement that there
is one two three or fifteen persons down there
now who are intoxicated, is false, for I have
lust come from that room with half a dozen
other gentlemen. Naughter.)
F. L. CaIdozsl IF the gentleman has just
come from there, he is not fit to speak to this
house.
R. C. DeLarge-I will only add in reply that
the clerical gentleman may himself be seen in
that saloon almost every day after the adjourn
ment.
Mr.. C. @. Bowen called for the previous ques
ton, which was sustained. The main ques
ton then being on agreeing to tie motion o
B. F. Whittemore, that gentleman aaid:
have no desire to make any speech in thi
connection. The gentleman who has returned
from the bar-room has sufficiently convinced
every person on this floor that it is necessar,
to close the place, and hope it will be done.
The question then being taken, the motion
was agreed to, and the sergeant-at-arms wa
instructed to cause the obnoxious gentleman
down stairs to evacuate.
The convention then adjourned.
Ths following is the Legislative Article whicl
has passed it's third reading:
ARTICLE H.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
SECTION /. The legislative power OF this Stat
sball be vested in two distinct branches, tn
one to be styled the "Senate," and the othe
the "House Of Representatives. and both to
eether the General Assembly OF the State Q
South Carolina"
be composed Of members chosen by Daiio
eyery second year, by the citizens OF this State
qualified as in this constitution ls provided.
SEC. 8. The judicial districts shall hereafte
be desipnated as counties, and the boundar1e
of the several counties shall remain as the
are now established, except the County Q
Pickens, which is hereby divided into tw
counties, by line leaving the Southern Doun
dary Of the State OF North Caronna ost Wnele III ~
White Water River enters this state, an
: thence down the centre of said river, by what
ever names known, to Raveners Bridge, OF
Seneca River, and thence along the centre {?
the road leading to Pendleton Village, until
intersects the line of the County of Anderson
and the territory lying east of said line sna
be known as the County Of Pickens; and tn
territory lying west of said line shall be know
as the County Of Oconee; Procsded, That tn
legislature shall have the power at any time
f organize new counties by changing the boun
daries of any of the old ones; but no new coun
ty shall be hereafter formed of less extent thai
six hundred and twenty-five square miles, DO
J shall any existing counties be reduced to a les
, extent than six hundred and twenty-five squar
miles. Each county shall constitute one cleo
ton district.
SEC. 4. The House of Representatives sha
, consist OF one hundred and twenty-1our mem
bers, to be apportioncd among Inc sever;
counties according to the number of irhab
,ants contained il each. An u;.un.c.aiion .
The inliabitants for this lurposc si!a'- nc n q
IN 1853, and again in 1875, ana s'':;! D in.d
il tic course OF every tenth a. o.. c i. !,
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