Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-03-11
FoRTY.FIRsT DAY.

On Tuesday, the Sd, the special order, which
WAS the consideration Of the substitute offered by
the member from Fairfield, for the l9;h section Of
the Legislative part Of the Constitution, was
taken up.
Mr.. Rutland took the floor and argued that the
adoption of the section asit stood would create
inextricable confusion in abolshing the Courts OF
Equity and transferring the records to the Court
of Common Pleas. The Court of Equity, in come
form, must exist in this country, if they intended
to administer justice.
| r. i. Elliott moved that the substitute be in
definitely postponed.
The previous question was called and sustained.
The yeas aud nays being ordered were taken
and resulted: Yeas 6l-Nays 80. So tho substi-
tute wis indefinitely postponed.
The question being taken on the passage Of the
10Th section of the Legislative report, the con-
silsration Of which had been postponed TO give
substitute, it was passed 70 a third reading.
F. L. Csrdoza presented the following petition,
which, he said, was of the greatest importance
and required prompt action:
| To the Honorable the Senate and Hoa.e of Repre-
seniatires Of the United States in Congress as
semJied:
Your petitioners, citizens of South Carolina, re-
spectfully represent that by authority Of the Act
of Congress, approved February 6, 1863, entitled
ian Act TO amend an Act entitled an Act for the
collection Of direct taxes in the insurrectonary
districts within the United States, md for other
purposes" approved January Z, 1892, certain
lunds in South Carolina were bid in by the United
States at public tax sales, and that by the limita
tion Of said Act rig. Of redemption has expired
and,
Whereas certain tract, Of said lands have not
been sold by the United States, but are now in
the hands of the Tax Commissioners as the prop
erty of tho United States, your petitioners hum
bly, pray that said lands may be allotted in par
cels, to the extent your honorable body may desig-
nate, to those citizens of South Carolina who nre
destitute and deserving; the necessities and mer
its of the applicants for this benefit to be deter
mined by such measures us your honorable body
may direct and your petitioners will ever pray.
On motion of R. C. DsLsrge, the petition was
referred to the Committee on Petitions, with in
structions to report "Wednesday morning.
H. Z. Hayne called for the next special order,
which was the report of the Committee on Educa-
tion.
The repor! was taken up, and the consideration
Of tie 4ih section resumed.
+. C. DsLargc moved to strike out the word
compulsory" the section providing that the
Legislature shall require compulsory attendance
Of all children between the ages of and I6 to
attend either private or public school for Civ
en- period ovcry year.
This gave rise to sharp and animated debate,
in which it was argued by those in favor of strik-
ing out the word compulsory, that it would up-
pear to be the intention OF the Committee to force
the white and coorcd children to attend the same
school.
Nj. c. P. Lesle, with his usual frank and open
style Of speaking, appealed TO the good sense Of
tho colored delegates more particularly, and told
them if they did not want to defeat their Consti-
tuition or to bury it beyond all hope Of resurrec-
ton, not to insert such provision, provision
which could never be enforced.
F. L. Cardoza denied that /. was the object Of
the provision to compel white and colorcd to gath
er together into these schools. Those who op-
posed the section used this plea simply to defeat
it. 1t WAS ungcntlemanly he sad Tor any one to
say 80. It was untrue.
Boforc the speaker had finished the hour Of six
arrived, and the Convention adjourned.
FORTY.SECO DAY