The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-01
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THE NEGRO.'C CONVENTION. Jtr
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Tho proceedings were 3'0ii introduced .fdd With
prayer BY F. L. Cardozza.. .''" cas- ''''' g E'9'
The minutes of the last meeting were partly
read, when, on motion of Parker. the further
reading of the journal was dispensed with. o'ot
c.. c. Bowen, from the committee ON the
Judiciary, to whom was referred the resolution
rendering Of no effect contracts for sale, of
Slaves, reported an ordinance declaring all such
contracts ypid, aud forbiddipg any proceedings
thereon. .''F' :" '9I"
The chairman asked that the decision, he
was about to make be appealed from, in order
to throw tic responsibility upon tic convcn- a,n
tion. ''1!'''
The chair then detidcd that according to
the rules Of tho House Of the House 'of Repre-.
scntativcs OF the United States, rho ordinance,
which term was synonymous with bill, had pas
scd its first reading, and required to Lc read
twice agaiu beErc it could become q law, Or.
dcrcd 10 be printed. -sd. D ,l,r.,.y ,,d
Bowen, on, behalf of the same ), committee
asked that tho resolution in nregard to the quail
Gcaton Of Jurors bc referred to the Legislative
Committee. Not agreed to. i ,yj. na,,. .,,;..,sy
n. G. Parker. from tho Committee on Fin
ance, to whom was REFERRED mi ordinance about
the State bills, reported that they were iii cor
rcspondcncc Will, the Governor, General Can!
BY aud others, vile could furiiisI, information
on the subject, and they asked further time
promising an carly report. Il Grantcd. .rn..- na
The report,of the Comn,ittoe on Rules and
Regulations was rc,ld and ordered To- be printed
iLr D. johnson, from, the. committee to whpm
was referred an eldnauce dividing Pickrns
District into tw9 districts. to bc called Fickcus
and Oevncc. repaired fivorably, and requested
Ith,t it be referred to the Judiciary Committee
! With -!!T:;, ions 70 inc II rs:v SO much Of IL
rs they ent see fit into the constitution,
j. J. Wright moved that the report be re-
frrrcd to the next legislature, This motion
Was seconded BY c. {. Bowen.
On motion ui DcI.arsc the report and tho pc
tition of the citizens of I'ickcus we're made the
special order for Tomorrow ut pm. Fl.
Whittcmorc moved that the legislature b.
instructed, rs soon rs practicable. tn fori a
penal "lc'toundrL onprnciplcs of reformation
and not on vindictivc justice, and that thc5
provide farms whore persons unable, through
agc or infirnity, to take care of themselves,
might find employment and every sonablc
e"miort, and, by usefulness, losc the degrading
sonsc Of dependence: Referred to the Legis
ltiys GamMittes: .nt ~ tne q
i. h, IiIisnA introduced resolution to cs-
taAllsh y sWprcmq court and irfe:;.: conrts.
80. aud asked that it be rcierreA TO- the IHdi-
ciary Committee. y,l
LIS, ttsngsssl4ey ttssngss eallpd fqg tho special order,
which viii! was vas thp gpp!orl Of the Executive Com
mittcc recommending petition to General
CAHby fora stay law Of three months.
After great deal of rambling debate, Whit
tcmorc moved to make the report the special
ordor for Thursday Mt . p. NJ.
Moses called for yeas and nays which result
cd ayes 46, nays Us.
Dill then moved to lay the whole matter on
tho table. aa
Moses called again for the yeas aqd nays.
which resulted ayes 2S, nays so.
L. j. Robertson moved tho indefinite post
p,ncmcnt of the whole matter.
The yeas and nays were called foS aud 70.
suited ayes p, nays SG.
1t was thus cst.bli,..,ed as tho opinion of q
very largo majority of tho convention that the
report should bc adopted, but II was so near
! the hour Of adjournment TINT tho relief party
, consented to postpone tho special order until
Thursday mt O'clock, ita A'@
/ Tho oonv ontion thoN adjourned to II NJ. on
Thursday. oHl De- laiei ip q.
TurRspAY, 23p. II
The CoMsontion assembled Mt IL II. ~
il, Wright made a report of tho Commit.
tee on the judiciary OIL resolution ofnquiry
as to the legislative powers Of tho Coaveution
The Committee are Of opinion that the Coayen.
tion has the power to lcgislnto us far MS they
may consider it proper for the good of tho peo.
pie. ,a,,o...,,, ,.,g .fa.. ,
F,J. Moses, Jr,, moved that tho report be
made tho special order for ono o'clock to-mor.
row.
.J Wright made report Of tho same Com
mittee OH an ordinance for the abolition;of the
Districti Courts The Committee regard the
ordinance us unnecessary, ns the subject will