The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-01

0iio W ltlRA Oouy
adjourned
THGasDAY 8Orfi.
The minutes of the, last meeting wero read,
but owing to the incorrect assertion by the
ptiatef Of two petitions nutes
wero ordered to be corrected md reprinted. :;
The Chairpap then Srcad. for sthe nforma.
tionsof tile assemblage letter from General.
Clitz commanding the Post of Charleston to
tho Nlayorsos the oity, requesting that officer
to detail a sergeant OF policsands privates,
to attend the sittings of the convention and
preserve the poaco.l The Uhnirman said, that
the letter was written without any consultation
with him. and b. did not, like to net ill., the
mattsrwithout thesudvice ofthei body. u a !
Whittemoremoyedith tint a committee of three
be,appointed,to wait on General glitz,s for the
purpose of inquiring Ills reasons for writing
suchas letter. Adopted. .r,ist 9fai.i, ol1
dWhiitemore, Ransisrssand Rose, sseac ap-
pointed on the committee ssinm 'r
sly. G.. Whippcr, moved that until the re-
port of that committee was received no police
man be admitted on tho floor t,.sss .e,.,,..s !.
..Ss A; Swails made report from the COM
mittce on rules and regulations i'm regard to
the ray of absent members, and tho of
proof, Of asn4S attendance q in order te draw
Adopted '''''"'" ~ ~ ''''' 9ssssSp - 'sN1",
COMMUNICATION nn,,iitisaaan was rscevcd d from s. r
NJ. Epping United States NIarshnl, in regard
to land ahd labor. Referred to the Committee
on Petitions. isIr' sd' - ,naw TFeFss.-sfl'i '"i
ParRef Moved that copy of tho tax ordi
nance TIC furnished to General Caunby, With q
request that ne enforce IT, Adopted 2 c+'i
7J.a M.nAllch, in behalf Of Gentry, offered !
resolution fixing tho rcnt cf lands, the lessor
to.rccciyc oncthird Of tie grain ceop and one
fourth Of the cotton iha tobacco crop, wherc
the lesses furnished ull tho capital, and the
lcssof TO Receive one-hulf If ali crops where he
frirhislisd thoFstock and feed any landlord rc-
ceivihg 'gsreater proportion tlan this, to be
guilty of rmistlcrnchnori aid ifblo ito line and
mDris3n mhSfht sf do sdi 8ni1lnpai lhssashpii'4no
Several members were granted leave Of sdb-
schcd. % !is ii bar sisn 1ioii sa its;t,i, III
/ Runionil i6troducstl' dnresdluti6n *prds idihg2
thatall the tho State Ishal bseicstetii
by1thcipcople9 ex xecptiit, Judges fof the SUI
premc Court, and tho United States Senator'S
Referred to tho Committee omi Franeliisco
ElleSsttiops,ze NJ Ind d,iR .n.,m aJ, Sc .vof
sAllen. Rresentcllao peiitiopi from lritizcns Of
Pickcns, rolatiye TO ,propcrty s,Jd during. 7tl,e
war, tor Confederate, money. aud asking that
sone provisions, ,be nmdu for a,. equitable lsot,
tlcment ,betweenn buyers tanl sellers, in. suchs
oor 81
Moses sinsrpduccd o.. resolution in rcgardrto
simplyfyiu iug. .thesp spleadingsa ilt,tbc courts. Rc,,
.ferged ytolthe judiciary Committed y 7,inte,
Ransicr introduced u resolution u the effect
thatalthoughlt tile convention ,would undertake
to relieve the. people ofthei State from their
great distress as lare necessary ito secure .tta
payleftheamcmbcrs; the speoiaL object Of their,
assembling is,to forma State constitution, and
they will Rotfusurpthe place of tho;o Legisla-r
tpre,whiah they have tho power to ,5creatos byl
passing laws: on extraneeus SUBJECTS Referred
to the Judiciary Committee.I,il nitr7 80 ri, no
= Ihc minority reports Of the Committee. on
Miscellaneous Rrovisionsl of tho Constitution
TO whom was 'rcferrcdlt the petition for the con-
tinuanccs of the frcednmn's, bureau was taken,
upsi, being the frstlepeoiul ordcr.ir .ociisgi
? The report, whieh favored tho petition, was
finally adopted, Randolph Speaking in fayorI
and Byas cDnttrransA, .4.i .snll;slo jsdi .ei1ad
, The second spccisl ordcr beag tho diuapce1
inyalidatag icoptracts for slaves waa taken up
land Rutland spoke against it. Corlcy iead a.
speech on the subieet.i t.irauYnoo ii, .nni,,a, aO
2 On motion of lyhi.temppygee it was mado the
special order for Monday at / P. NJ.
rE5 Yssas special siil Srisl III ordinance idihig hsing
pay end mileage, was taken up and, altered .p .P1
read cleSysenn dollars per per- day. keensin State
bills, Witch hanv'cs not the par yalae Of Unteed
States currency. '''''''' - '''' ''''>
Z The nssc'nbiage then adjourhfcd. s'pFi'
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