The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-30

| Msjor.General E r. s. Candy, commanding Second
Military District be requested to issue from time tf
| time, as may be necessary, such orders upon the
treasury Of the State Of South Carolina for the pay
| ment OF such sums as may be authorized by this
convention. In such amounts as may be agreed upon
| between the President Of this convention and the
General commanding, to the officers and members
of this body for their per diem and mileage, and ion
| the current expenses OF the same, and that the
amount of the tax herein authorized to be levied
shall be placed in the treasury Of the State to REIN
| burse said advances
SEQ. g. Be IL further ordained That II the taxes
levied and assessed under this ordinance should be
In excess Of the whole expenses Of the convention,
it shall be retained In the treasury, subject to the
future order and In conformity to the provisions o
the constitution to be adopted by this convention
Should there be any deficiency in the sum required
to be raised by taxation under this ordinance to TO
imburse the treasury for its outlay, tho first legsa
ture which assemblies hereafter shall make such fur
ther provisions may be necessary to raise funds
for this purpose.
The ordinance was then passed to it's third
reading, on motion of DR.. Neagle, and ordered
to be engrossed.
ENFRANCH1sEMENT.
B. o. Ducan (white), offered the following:
ResoLued, That committee Of one from each
district be appointed to report to the conven-
ton the names Of such persons as may desire
for past offences.
Referred to the Committee on Petitions.
BONDED OFFICERS.
Y.J.P. Owens, o. Laurens, offered resolu-
ton that hereafter no official bond shall be re-
ouired from persons elected or appointed to
Office in South Carolina, but providing fine, I'M
prisonment, or perpetual disfranchisement for
malfeasance in Office.
on motion of F. J. Moses, Jr., the resolution
was laid on the table by o large majority.
TAXATION AND EDUCATION.
Beverly Nash (colored), Of Richland, offered
the following which was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance:
Resoiued, That taxation hereafter shall be
equal and uniform throughout the State, and
ali property he taxed in proportion to lts real
value; provided, that all lands not cultivated
shall be taxed one per cent. more than culti-
vated lands, which tax shall be for the purpose
Of free schools.
W. G. Whipper moved that the resolution be
laid upon the table, but it was not agreed to.
MONEY FORTHCOMING.
On motion of N. G. Parker, the President
was instructed to request General Candy to
provide $12 1000 in bills receivable, for the use
Of the convention, from the State Treasury:
Attempts we're made to secure $40, QUO, S25,-
600, and by one delegate s37, 500, but the
original motion finally prevailed.
p1cKENs AND oooNEE.
The special order OF the hour being the dl-
vision OF Pickens District, was then taken up,
and after some remarks by O. P. Leslie, the
question on its third reading was taken, and 1t
was decided in the affirmative, and the ordl-
nance ordered to be engrossed, by the hand
some vote Of yeas 86; nays IS.
B. F. Randolph moved that the motion be
reconsidered, and that the motion to reconsld-
er be laid on the table. The motion was agreed
to.
THE PAY OF MEMBERS.
N. G. Parker called up the ordinance pro-
viding for the pay Of members.
B. r. Whittemore introduced the following
as substitute:
Defining the Pdy and Mileage of Members and Off,
GERS of this Convention.
SEQ. / And be uordained, That the pay per diem OF
the President shall be S12 90; Members, ~ U0; Ser
eeantatars So co. Secretary, 50 90; Assistant Ser
oeant-atarg SO 90; Assistant Secretary 10 w; En-
crossing Clerk So 0O; Reading Clerk, IS 90; Door.
keeper $5 90; Assistant DooIkeeper, "A 90; Two
Messengers, 81 90 each.
SEC And be Il further ordained That the mileage Of
members and officers OF the convention shall be t20
twenty cents per mile to and from the convention,
by the usual mail routes
SEQ. g. And be IL further ordained, That all pay
ments made in conformity to the same shall be made
In the bills receivable of the state OF South Carolina
at their market value 30 TINT the amount Of per
diem and milage shall be the same as II paid IN
greenbacks or United States legal tender notes; all
such payments shall be made upon the recommen-
dstion of the FINANCE Committee and authority OF
the President of the convention.
The question was under discussion when the
hour of three o'clock arrived and the conven-
tion adjourned.