The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-02-01
The Rscoonattrustlon CeaveneIon.

CSABnEx TOM ;Januarys 80, 1868. -
The Convention was called sto order
by President Maokey. Prayer by
Rey.B f. Whittemore.
A communication from Gen. Clit5
to Mayor Gaillard was then read by
the Clerk, requesting of the Mayor
Chat that s sergeant and fve policemen
should be sent to the Convention. to
be in attendance at the Club House
during the hours of the session of
the Convention, with instructions to
maintain the peace.
B. F. Whittemore moved that q
Committee of Three be appointed to
wait upon Gen. Clitz. Commandant
of the Post Of Charleston, and in
quire of him why he has considered
it necessary to send the protection
mentioned in his communication to
the Convention. Adopted.
w. J. Whipper moved, that pend
ing the report of that Committee, no
policeman be admitted to the floor of
the Convention.
The President submitted q COM
munication from j. P. M. Epping,
United States Marshal, submitting a
plan for the settlement of the land
and labor question, which, on motion
of @. @. Bowen, was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Petitions.
N. G.. Parker offered q resolution,
which was adopted, authorizing the
President to furnish to Gen. Oanby o
certified copy of the ordinance to
levy general tax.
Runion introduced a resolution,
providing that all the officers of the
State shall be elected by the people,
except the Judges of the Supreme
Court and the United States Senators.
Referred to the Committee on Fran
chise and Elections.
Allen presented O petition from
citizens of Pickens, relative to pro-
perty sold during the war, for Con-
federate money, and asking that some
provision be made for on equitable
settlement between buyers and SELL
ers, in such cases.
Moses introduced resolution in
regard to simplifying the pleadings
in the courts. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
Ransier introduced resolution to
the effect that, although the Conven-
tion would undertake to relieve the
people of the State from their great
distress, as far as possible, and pass
such ordinances as are necessary to
secure the pay of the members, the
special object of their assembling is
to form State Constitution, and they
will not usurp the place of the Lee
gislature which they have the power
to create, by passing laws on extrane-
GUS subjects. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
The chair announced that he had
appointed John T. Hughes, (wbite, J
sergeant-at-arms.
r. N. Cain, (colored,) } offered long
resolution to petition the Freedmen's s
Bureau to loan o $1,000, 900 to the
State, to be invested in the purchase
of lands for the benefit of freedmen,
these lands to be divided into ten,
twenty, forty, sixty and 100 acre
tracts, and sold to the freedmen or
others, who are to have five years in
which to pay for the same. Referred
to Committee on Petitions.
The special order, "An Ordinance
annuling all contracts for the pur-
chase of slaves, where the money was
not paid" was taken up, and after
discussion by Corley, Rutland and
Whittemore, was made the special
order for Monday next.
The report of the committee 1e.
commencing the continuation of the
Freedmen's Bureau, and that Bu.
reau Of Education be established as
soon as practicable, was taken up,
discussed by B. Byas, of Berkeley,
and B. F. Randolph, both colored,
and adopted.
The ordinance defining the pay
and mileage of members, was then
taken up, and after amendments of.
fered and discussions participated in
by Whittemore, Cardoza, Bowen, E.
w. M. Maokey, Allen, Randolph,