Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-02-06
THE YoRKYfhhG EMQUfRKR, /-IN\/
a Constitution and Civil Goyernment shall fail,

a Constitution and Civil Government shall fail,
Congress will provide for the emergency. <
The minority of the Committee, however, con-
CURED with the majority to recommend the estab-
ment Of Bureau Of Education.
On motion Of j. j. Wright, the reports were
made the special orderfo one o'clock, Wednesday.
.aH III sERGEANT-AT:ARMs.
. The President read telegraphic dispatch from
Mr.. Miles NJ. johnson, the Sergeant elect,
declining the position. Propositions were made to
supply the vacancy, but, on motion OF N. Il. Par
ker, the services Of q sergeantat-arms were: DIS
pensed with, and the financial business Of the con-
vention entrusted to the Finance Committee.
THE TAX ORDINANCE. '... -.
Mr.. Parker, Chairman of the Committee on FL
nance, begged leave to make some corrections
in the printed ordinance. Instead Of seventy
five cents on every hundred dollars of real estate
it should have been seven and half cents on eve
ry hundred, and one-6fth per cent on every hun
dred dollars of manufactured articles. ~ a'ei'
THE PER DIEM. OF MsBERs. r ni;s
The next subject in order was the ordinance re-
ported by the Finance Committee regulating the
pay of officers and members.
T. J. Robertson, Of Richland, thereon made .
speech, in which he demonstrated that there wal
no national currency in the treasury; that If the
members were to be paid at all, it must be in Blk
receivable; that although the bills receivable wert
at present at discount of twenty per cent, the
endorsement of the convention would, in all prob
ability, cause them to appreciate in value: l''
Gilbert Pillsbury, white, said that whether thret
or five dollars was the per diem, he wanted green
backs. q. -. -.g.s ..o u.s.. II asi y.
Mr.. Robertson said he would give the speaker
five dollars in greenbacks for his bills receivable.
Mr. Pillsbury, however, did not accept the offer
and proceeded to say that if he worked tor pay he
wanted something definite -muchor little, he;wish
ed to know the sum of bis earnings in money thai
he could use. d.. gs.,a..
~. Wright, colored, moved that they be PAID
in bills receivable. ,--.f.
l. s. Langley moved to amend by substituting
twelve dollars per diem instead of nine dollars.
C.P. Leslie, Of Barnwel, said the first thing
they knew that resolution or something like u
would be adopted, and he wanted it on, record
that for one he was willing to take three dollars
day in greenbacks for such service as he rendered
in the convention It was all they were worth
and if he got any more, it was so much more thar
should 20 on spree and lose the whole Of it. Sc
riously speaking, he was here to do lawful jus
tce to his people, and while appealing for justice
he, thought it neither honest nor wise to ask al
unreasonable price for his labors IF any man
in the house should hire the delegates, he would
probably not offer them more than dollar and Q
half day, and he would stake his reputation that
fap an ordinary occasion more than majority
would accept it. He desired to be put upon re
cord as opposing this measure. The sum deman
ded was enormous and out Of proportion to the
service rendered, and the people were too poor te
be taxed more heavily than at present to meet The
unnecessary expenses of the hour. u.
After various amendments by Messrs. White
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ton adjourned. ....' or. a...,.o s,' .,@'