Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-02-01
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Proceedings Of tho Convention

G}HARLEsroN,sS ,sS. c., Japuary 21, 1865
This roll was called, and tho Convention PIC
ccedcdsto business
H., j. Moses, Jr, Chairman of the E1ccu
tive Committee, reported in favor Of the D j.
tition to Gen. Candy to stay executions for
three months.
On motion of James NJ Rutland, white
delegate from Fairfield, the report was made
.theaspscial order for Wednesday, at p. IN
j i. j. Moses, jr., :Chairmarl of the Execu-
tivc Committee, reported favoraby on the res
olutiou to employ Major G. y. Melton, one Of
the Solicitors Of the State, to assist in draw
ing up ordinances, &c -Also recommending
that Major d. L. Corbin be appointed Solici-
tor of the Convention, with the pay and mile,
age of delegate.
The report was adopted
Lemuel Boozcr, from the Committee on
Miscellaneous Affairs, to which was referred
tho resolution calling for IL committee of Ave
to visit and examine the State pcnitcutiury,
reported that the COMMITTEES did not think the
resolution proper subject for their considora.
tion, aud requested that it be referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary, 1t was so re-
ferreds
The hour for the special order having ar
rived, DcLargc moved to discharge the spc-
'cial order, which was adopted. The special
order having been the excuse of Lcmucl
Boozer, its discharge caused him some annoy
ance and the rest Of The delegates some a,nusc-
mont.
Hurley offered Il resolution to incorporate
IN the Constitution, provisions against bribc-
ry-the party bribcd to be dsfranchiscd for
Ryeycars and punished by fine aud imprson-
mont, as the laws may hereafter direct, and
the party b.ibiny to be declared ineligible to
office for ten years, and punished by fine and
imprisonment, as the law may hereafter di-
rect. Referred to the Committee on Fran
chise and Election
2 Hurley also offered resolution for the cs-
tabishmcnt of u militia, which was referred
to tho Committee on the Militia
%Runion introduced an ordinance to abolish
&, the Districts Courts of the State.
'ttEhe rules were suspended and tho Conyon-
tion went into Committee of tho Whole on
hisordinancc, j. NJ. Rutland in the chair
DeLarge, Langley, Raiaoy and Hurley, all
opposed the abolition otsthc District Courts,
on the ground that the Convention had not
either the necessary power or authority.
Cardoza said that Gov Orr had expressed
toshim an opinion unfavorable to tho District
Courts, but he thought that it was the spirit
of IN iuSo nd pot{ {ho ,,f + tbo
whlehsWas waell at n.ult, onahe did not think tho
ordinance would accomplish its purpose, and
he estherefore opposed it.
Runion, in defence of his ordinance, said
thatif the Convention Of 1865 had power to
establish the District Courts he did not sec
why this Convention had not the power to
( abolish them.
49, McKinlay spoke in opposition to the ordi-
nance and Randolph in support of It. The
latter objected to the District Courts OH the
ground OF their great, ,cxponsc.
Neagle, @of York, made long but vory
weak argument in favor of tho ordinance and
against the courts lie said that tho District
: Courts cost the State at least $4,000 per an,
mum, and that some estimated the expense al
& $1,000 per annum. And, as for the pow
or Of tho Convention, it%was assembled tt
asS frame Constitution and form civil govern
! Snaentf for the State of South Carolina, and, al
va Government was incomplete without officers
he thought that tho Convention had entire
&controlof every Office and officer in the State
"a. "a. ;Mackey, Chairman of the Conven