The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-01
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THE NMR0 CONVENTION. 2dluo,
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iSsesssdngs s were 1a'oS Introduced ttd8Ss With viii
prayer by +. L. Cardozaa.' "a" '4"' s"' S' 's'f9''
! The minutes of tho last meeting were partlyy
road, when. on motion Of NpdrEeE tiIe further
reading of the journal was dispensed with. ord
CSC. Bowen ftomiethe COMMITTEES o;ns tho
JudiciaryI to whom was referred tho resolution
rendering Of hof effect contracts for ,isals, Of
Slaves, reported 'nh ordinance decaring all such
s9ntsns's xeid and ,s. s.rbddpg d any pryoeadiugs
The h shara,sn sa a.ksd that h, the ha decision ss he
about 70 nuke 'asppoacd from, ii'.Td IL order
30 thr" rcsponsibity upon te eonycn. al'sn!
tim. .'afa'""'
The chair them doJidcd that taetording TO
tic rulesfof the House of tho House 'df Repre-.
sentatiycs Of tho United States, :tlie ordinance
which term Was ~ donynoas with bill, hid pas
sed ita first reading, and required t6Le read
tyiee agaip bsfpFe, it sopl1 bscqme =, lrw, Or.
dcrvd "a Pe printed,a .9n.i n .d,,n.;Y I'D
Bowen, i on behalf ,efnthe same, !, committee,
asked that tho rcs'lptiNn inregard to the apali1
6estion Of Jurors be referred to the Legislative
Committees Not !gneedfto.id ,,,la ng,.,,i,.n-
N. G. Parker. from tho Committee on Fin
ance, to whom wua icfcried hi nrGiiuaiicc aboGt
tlie State bills, reported that 9hey We're iii cot.
tcspohdehec viii, the Gotcrnor!,s Gcntrl Cam
BY AID Others Who ic8ald fusi.;sli Information
on,thet subject. ,andi,lrey asked further time
promising an carly report. tGrmtsd. .,,n,.1lna
The Ireport,of tho Comntttee ,pns Rules and
Regulations read and, ordered to- be, printed.
iLn ps Jahnsop, from, the comp,i,tee to whpn,
Tas referred an a,dihsuce. dividing Ijeksps
District j.. into tS4 districts tp bc called Ickeps
qnl Osyncc; rspartedr favoFaGly nna @ @ret,pcr.tcJ
th.t ii Gc referred to tho Judiciary CommStiiAses
vhh.i' -i!T;, ,tions 10 ine r rs:s 80 much yf IL
Is thcy,-i see Ct into thss constitution,
:; lMIrght moved d .lAt The reper. BE-
fsrred TO the next legislature, This uotion
yas seconded BY G. {. Bowen.
On motion Of DcI.argc the report and tho pc.
tition of the citizens of licEeus &Grc i,nalc the
spccial order for fd-niorrtw 1T 1FP"Nn 'r'n ~
Whi.tcmorc taovcd THAT the legislature b.
instructed, as soon rs practicable. to g form a
penal c'nle founded on principles Of refornato
and iiot'-on vindictive Justice, and that tlicS
provide farms whore persons unable. thrto'us III
ageiqr infrniity. Ito take fcarc Of themselves,
might find. employment. and every reasonable
comfort, aud, by usefulness, losc.the degrading
sOnso uf Dependence: Referred to othc Legis-
Atiye Gam,Hittee. s,ne-a on lad i,nr eaa
hgks4MsaR iNtroduceda resolution to cs7
MAlsha aNpycmQ court and inferior courts
&en aud asked that il be reiersp4I IT, the .Judi-
cinry, lGo'nmittee, !, An x,I II ,.,.n.,,,., /.
y s, Akasnq.gky called ffqg tho special order,
%hssh %h.shs. %Saas %Sas the report Of the Executive Com
mittec i !, Recommending QQlmm a, petition to General
Calb9y foF.a stay law, of three months, j.
| ,Affer o great deal of rambling debate, Whit
,tcmorc moved to mako the report the special
ordor for Thursday ut 2 p. NJ. ~
Moses called furyeas and nays, which result
ed ayes 40, nays rs. a1.!I. .otgs. 7ft
Dill then moved to ay the whole matter on
tho table. on g sl9ai teNa t4i1 s,as
Moses called again for tho yeas and nays,
which resulted ayes 2S, nays 80. " b,'i a
T.J Robertson moved tho indefinite post
p.nenenti of the whole matter. 80 vi 7're1
The yeas and nays were called foT aud 70.
suited ayes "a, nays sG. Ht'
ItIwus thus cstabli..ied as tho opinion of b
very large majority Of the convou.ion TINT tho
report should ho adopted, but II was SO near
the h,ur Of adjournment that tho relief party
, consontol to postpone tho special order until
Thursday Mt c'clock,14Q ,ti h!oi iaii" at
Tho oohv ontion fltoR adjourned to ~ III ION
Thursday. i7 nr1ouj. 10 oaHo!9t br @Ui
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The eC(oassntion assembled! !nt, II M.ssYy 4
IL, Wright made 4, report Of tho Commit
tee on the Judiciary on q resolution Of inquiry
as to tlo legislative powers Of tho Convention
FThe Committee are Of opinion that the Coayen-
tion has the power to lqgislates rs far as they
may consider il proper ioS the good of the peo-
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