The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-01-19

mittee. on Militia, q Committee on.
Charitable Institutions, and Com
mittee on Interpretations, be added
to those named by the Committee on
Standing Committees Referred to
the Committee on Miscellaneous
Matters. 3$ "a =
B. 0. Duncan offered the follow
ing, which elected considerable dis
oussion. but was eventually Ibid on
the table: ~, ~. 4, .,::,
Resoloed, That Major General Ed.
r. s. Candy be requested to suspend
all executions of judgments, or other
forcible collections of debts contract
ed prior to the. 30th June, 1865, for
the space of three months, or until
further measures of relief can be ma
tured by this Convention.
r. @. DeLarge called up the reso-
luton offered by. j. J. Wright, of
Beaufort, relative to non-confiscation
and Acknowledgement, which had been
laid upon the table.
The yeas and nays being called, re-
suited as follows:
AYEs-Leslie, Parker, Chamber
lain, Hurley, Wilder, of Beaufort,
Bell, Whipper, Langley. Maccl::eeJJ Maccl::eeJ, oi
Charleston, DeLarge, Bowen, Dick-
son, Driff1e, Elliott, Wooley, Rut-
land, Edwards, Webb, Rainey, Allen,
Runion, Cook, Hayne, of Marion,
Thompson, of Marion, johnson, OF
Marion, Duncan, Mackey, of Orange
burg, Randolph, Bryce, johnson, of
Pickens, Nash, Wilder, of Richland,
Thompson, of Richland, Coghlan,
Lee, Moses, johnson, of Sumter,
Goss, Olson, Darlington, Rose, Cor
ley, G. D. Haync, Camp, Wingo aud
Gentry-total 4G.
| NAYs-LomaX, Hunter, Perry, j.
N. Hayne, Mayer, Middleton, Gray,
Lee, Richmond, Jervey, Becker,
Byas, Smalls, Wright, Holmes, Ran
sier, McKinlay, of Charleston, Car
doza, Cain, of Charleston, Sanders,
Burton, Thomas. Viney, Craig, Lang,
Shrewsbury. Whittemore. Brockin-
ton, Humbird, Rivers, Harris, Ar
MIN, Jacobs, Miller, Thompson, of
Horny, Johnson, Of Greenville, Jones,
of Horny, Jillson, Dill, Chestnut, Clin-
ton, Jones, of Lancaster, Davis, Nc
Daniels, Owens, Stubbs, Jackson,
Collions. Nance, Henderson, Saspor-
tas, McKinlay, of Orangeburg, Do
gan, Maulden, Nuckles, Swaiis, Nea-
gle, White, Mead, Milford, Foster
total 81.
N. &. Parker offered the following,
on the Constitutions:
BE ii ordained, That hereafter each
head of family in this State shall be
allowed to own homestead, which
shall consist of 100 acres of land,
with dwelling house and other i'm
provements thereon, if not exceeding
the value of $4,000; provided, that
none of the above lands be within
the limits of city, or incorporated
town, or in lieu of the above land,
real estate in city or town. not ex-
ceeding $4,000. The above named
homesteads shall be exempt from
levy and sale by virtue of any pro-
cess whatever under tho law of the
State.
+. J. Moses gave notice that on to-
morrow he would introduce the fol-
lowing:
Res0lretl, That it be referred to @
Special Committee OF Ten, to ascer-
tain whether or not there exists any
authority i'll this Convention to legis-
late beyond that conveyed in the Re-
construction Acts of the United States
Congress.
Il. Hurley introduced the follow
ing, and begged leave that it be re-
ferred to the judiciary Committee:
BE ii ordained, That all contracts
and liabilities made for the purchase
Of slaves, whether by parole or under
seal, where the money has not been
paid, shall be null and void, and all
Clerks of Courts of Common Pleas
and Masters in Equity be required,
Oh proper alfidavits, to annul the
same.
B. L. Randolph gave notice that he
would introduce, on Monday, peti-
ton to the Congress of the v 'ited
States, praying for the continuance
of the Bureau of Freedmen, Refu-
gees and Abandoned Lands, until
the restoration of the civil govern
ment, and that then q Bureau of
Education be established by the &C.
neral Government.
On motion of II. G.. DeLarge, the
floor of the Convention was thrown
open to visitors for this evening, and
the Door-keeper so instructed.
Gen. Candy and staff here entered