The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29

oy IiIH icSiucllV oi LIlN convention, OF
as much rs may be necessary t" paw .hc
| expenses Of tho convention. sd. Tha,
| tho Finance Committee be Instructed to
prepare an ordnance providing for the
lcvylng and collecting Of a tax in accord
| ancc with Reconstruction acts, for the
payment of expenses Of the convention,
the tax to amount to S200.00O, and to
be collected between September |, 1871.
and January |, 1872, and the money 80
+; iscd to be applied TO tho payment oi
the aforesaid bills receivable. The mon.
ey raised by tho sale Of the bills to he
placed in the hands Of The President of
the convention, and The BALANCE remain
ing alter paying the expenses OF the
convention TO be applied to the payment
oil the contingent expenses Of the State,
under the direction Of Gov. Orr, or his
successor. The resolution WAS referred
to the Commute" on Finance, with in.
structlons to report on Wednesday, at
II o'clock.
B O Duncan, Of Ncwbcrry, offered a
resolution to the effect that slavery.
having been abolished by the United
States Government and this action hav-
ing been ratified by the State IIngisla.
turc, debts for slaves be declared null
and VOID, because to allow suits for
their recovery would be to acknowledge
the legality Of slavery Referred to She
Judiciary Committee.
The same member introduced rcso-
luton that owing TO The bad manage
m"nt of The rebel finances, the property
OF the STATE, on which contracts made
prior to The end Of The war were prcdi.
Gated, had been greatly reduced in val.
10, therefore, debts incurred prior TO
June 50, 1865, be reduced onc,half.
Referred to tho Judiciary Committee.
F J Moses Jr, offered u resolution
that Maj. G d Melton. Of York District,
one ol the solicitors of The State be re-
qucstcd to act as legal adviser Of the
convention, and thar, in case he accept
ed, and was willing TO aid the convcn-
ton III the work Of reconstruction, a
room in the Club House be assigned him
and he be allowed the per jic.n and
mlcng" e Il delegate.
Referred 10 the Executive Committee
to report Oh tomorrow.
Randolph presented a petition couch.
ed IN the most ahlcct terms, which he
wished The convention to send TO Con-
grcSs asking for the continuance Of the
freedmen ) bureau in this State until tho
restoration Of civil government, and af.
ter That for the establishment OF bureau
Of education. Referred to the Committee
on Miscellaneous Affairs.
Allen, of Grccnvil!n, introduced q
resolution thai lhe legislature be direct.
ed at lis frS. meeting to enact snc!, laws
rs may be necessary to stay executions
on debts prior to 1865, until 1879, and
that until such meeting Of ihc legisla-
turr, snch executions be stnil by author.
lty OF the convention, provided that, in
no event, such stay Shall continue be.
yond 1878. Referred to the Legislative
Committee.
y resolution was introduced that all
property be taxed aI vulorcm, and that
the legislature have power 10 levy a
poi-tax OF ono dollar head, to be APP
piled to the school fund.
N"agle, Of Y York, introduced rcsolu.
tion fixing the per diem Of delegates at
eight dollars and their mileage at TWEEN.
ty.fvc cents by the shortest route b..
tween Charleston and their respective
places Of abode. Delegates residing in
the city and representing country dis
tricts DOT to be entitled to any mileage.
Hurley, Of Berkeley, introduced a
resolution requiring that the following
provisions be cngraltel into the Consll.
tuition Of the State:
]. That no person hc eligible for Office
who is not qualified to vote.
2. That no person in any way cnga-
gcd IN or connected with duel ahal be
eligible for Office
3. That lotteries be forever prohibit
Cd
4. That Imprisonment for debt be
abolished except in cases Of fraud.
l. p Johnson, decent looking white
delegate from Pickcns, who ought to
have been, and really seemed to be,
ashamed Of The company in which he
was found, road, in an andible voice. a pc.
titlon for the division Of his district INTO
two districts. Referred to the Committee
of Franchise and Elections.
a black delegate introduced rcso.
linton cxempting clcrgymcn from patrol
and road duty, and rendering them inel.
gibl" to tho oliles Of governor and licu-
tcn'nt-govcrnor, and also Ineligible to
seats in tho General Assembly. Referred
to The Executive Committee.
~ negro delegate introduced prcam-
bic and resolution setting forth that tie
inmates Of The State ,Pcnilenliary wero
mallrcatcd, and that persons were thcro
who ought not to be there, and appoint.
ing committee Of fvo to investigate
the matter, With full power to summon
persons and obtain any documents nee
cssary for the purpose.
B 0 Duncan said tho resolution re-
.ilected on thomiltary as well as the
civil authorities oftho State. .t" 80 /
Allen said he knew that the facts sot
forth in the preamble were true, and
that some Of the inmates Of the peniten-