The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-01-25
The Reconsideration Convention.
EIGHTH DAY. -

CHARLESTON, January %, 1895
The Convention assembled at ~ NJ,
and was called to order by President
a. G. Mackey. !,
Prayer was offered by the Rev. r.
Fl. Cain, (colored.J (.
J. j. Wright made report OF the
| Committee on the Judiciary, on are
solution of inquiry Us to the legisla-
tive powers Of the Convention. The
Committee are of opinion that the
CONVENTION has the power to leSisiate
as .far'as they may consider it proper
for the good OF the people. -
F. j. Moses, Iga moved that the
report be made the. special order 1feF
| l; o'clock tosmorrow. = s,
j. J. Wight madeSa report of tho
| same Committee, on an ordinance for
the abolition Of the District Courts.
The Committee regard the ordinance
as unnecessary, as the subject will be
embraced in the report of the Judi
! c::sssJ C9nimitive,, upon; THAT portion
OF the Constitution referred to them.
Adopted. - fS = \ = =
@. M. Olsen offered the following,
which was referred to the Committee
on Finance:
ReSolued, That all banks and saw
ing institutions in this State, which
suspended payment during the re-
bellion, shall, Immediately after the
ratification of the State Constitution,
go into liquidation.
B. F. Randolph offered the follow
ing, which was referred tolthe Com
mittee on Franchise and Elections:
/ Whereas, incentives are necessary
to more speedy attainment of learn
ing and intelligence, which are the
sure guards of Republican liberty;
therefore, be it
Resolped, That the forth coming
Constitution of the State shall pro-
vide that all persons coming of age
after the first of January, 1875, shall
possess the qualifications of reading
and writing intelligently, in order to
be able to vote. Referred to the
Committee on Franchise and Elec-
tions. 49,.
B. f. Whittemore offered the fol-
lowing, which was referred to the
Committee on Education:
No township or school district shall
receive any portion OF the pnblic
school fund unless free school shall
have been kept therein for not less
than three months during the year,
for which the distribution therein
shall have been made. The Legisla-
ture shall have the power to require,
by law, that every child of sufficient
mental and physical ability shall at
tend the public schools, during the
period between the ages of five and
eighteen years, for term equivalent
to sixteen months, unless educated
by other means.
Il. O., Holmes offered resolution,
requiring that no debt contracted by
the State of South Carolina while in
rebellion against the United States,
shall be legalized or paid by any Act
of any Legislature of this State.
Referred to the Committee on the
Legislative part of the Constitution.
Robert Small offered the following,
which was referred to the Committee
on Education:
That the Committee on the Con-
stitutiou be directed to report ON
article providing for system of
common schools, of different grades,
to be open without charge to all
classes of persons.
B. F. Randolph introduced the
following, which was indefinitely
postponed:
That the forthcoming Constitu-
tion shall not itself make any dis
tinction on account of color, and
shall provide that no distinction
whatever on account of color in any
law, Legislative or municipal, shall be
made in this State: and that there
shall be no distinction on account of
color in any institution which de-
pends on the public for its support.
An ordinance for the division of
Pickens District was discussed, and
was finally made the special order for
Monday next, at o'clock.
The next special order taken up
was the petition to Gen. Candy for
the stay of all executions on debts
contracted prior to the 30th of June,
1865.
Rutland moved, on behalf of r.
j. Robertson, that the Convention
grant him leave to read his remarks
on the subject, which had been com
mitted to writing.
T. j. Robertson then rose, and