The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-01
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war bonds Of the State null aud void. And
that General Canby be requested to advance
funds by order on tho State Treasury, aud be
Reimbursed from the amount raised BY this tax.
And that the President receive $1,000 per:
diem, and the members $500, and 20 cents
mileage to and from tho Convention. This
Ordinance was pnssed to second reading, aud
was made the special order for Tuesday Mt IL
o'clock, I'll L. J(1i) yENJ
The Chairman then stated that he wished
IA be relieved from; my delicate position in
Aikeh hS igh6 baeF placed during the debate
on the subjcct of pay aud mileuge, by explain.
ingithat when first Nominated by his coi,stitul
Il ency he;hatl determined, not Ito receive amy
Compdnsation, on tho ground that, usil Collector
ofsthe Port, 'the,ircceivcd salary from tho
U1ited States Governtnont,r aud he did not
think bright TO receive d compensation from
the yehventioul, tthc same time cither;as dele
gqteior hGhirman, 'iddd his determuationi-o ON
taat subject Was uhaltered and pnalterable: no
8 sFhe speciul order, beingtthe ordinance to
divide Pickensl Districty WAS then called and
Wright moved its indefinite postponomont.I, T..
BsJohnson! called for tho ayes md, noes, uhd
the call being sustained, the Secretary pros
cerded to calli tho roll, ll,~-which resulted taycs
38-nocs 20. 3t6p i Il .ilii.;ma ti,p,w ad ysi
i,E. WstMc Gregor Mickey then offered d sub
stitrto for,tho ordinance ndorconsiderationI Z
N.J. I. Robertson offered an amendment to
tho substitute, which would merely conscnt.to
tho division of che Pickons by the Legislature
aJamcs NJ. Rutland, from the COMMITTEES on
thetLngislative Department, of tho constitution
explained that they wore preparing section of
tho constitution which would render this ordi-
napcciandinll discussion on it unnecessary. ~!
aAftbr sonic further debate tho amendments
wore lost and the qucstion'was put whether the
ordinancc should pass to a third rcndingwahd
bcehgrosscd. The ayes md noes wcro oallcdi
ndffcsulted --ayes Gb, ,,snocs 49s1adneI iannd
1t was then made the special order of W cd
ncsdnyJ2 Pl NIL di te.li sss.ar .tainiaaH
EtaVaDIcG Gregor Mackcy offered rcsolut
tion, to bc incorporated in, the constitution,
thntihereafter' land be sold at sheriff ltsale;in
tracts not largcrithan, ono hundred and. sixty
ncycs to give nllclasscs ian opportunity to pur-
chasel ss. ssJsa ~ 81 ii 1.y1Is,u .,t!t :A,sI
Tho rules were suspcndeds and AM effort
iname to callsthc previous qucstion2 Ihich'fail-
edssa sHw od .y!ie'7ntii,. s1oaM hin I.oinioo
y. Robertsonirq Expressed, surprise. !hti the.
eEortfocnt ofEdebater rwhciiithe- delegates did
nos.understadd tho question! 10 i2nopa asil,
DeLargesaid lIe was surprised sat such ans
tho intelligence Of tho conf
vontiony and also at any opposition being nindeg
eticycd, That @all were; prepared ito avdte,c
and he did not sec any use to spend moro stih,c
ithudc5 5lih its discussion, ,s.iIn,2s-r edT
Beverley Nasl, said he hoped thdt tho rcso-s
luton would Hpass to give tho mover, "A IL rtgor
.Maskcy4 an 1obportunity.ib bo set, .hipselfdright
wishhisieenstitucns.d On Saturday hechals
voted 6oprevcntclahd ifronLhein., solda at,1hllv
nnd now he voted to have tho land sold int
smhlltlotssaiiW .nniiuFoaor ,ii euit,qqgu5 III
J. Ihcrc, was considerable further debate, butt
finally tho resolution WAS amended torend, dne
hundred acres instead. .of one hundred nnd,six-r
tytand feferred totthc Legislative Committee,
Whittcmorc introduced IA rescluti ion to the
cfcnttthat,t MS the convcation7hnd passed "a res.
olution TO request General Cauby too stay.exe-a
cutinps, nnd thus relieve the landholdcrs of the
State, that the convention now request the
same bf6ceri:s toia preyentAthc withholding the
laborcrs' share of the crop on account. of debts.
duo fromitho laborer. to theemployer, and also
o-prcYent tho Dcnfortcmcnt of claims agninst
laborcrs for rtfour months. I'll Referred to 1.-The
mmittceapaR Petitions. al "a ..iiasa 3a1
Tho fl6urTdf asP NJ. I.lha2ing arrived the
chairman declared ditheiconvention adjournedid
Ss;weilda .dirJEsDAri i28rm.a3stsW III
Thofoii Vas called and quorum Bcihg tiirsss prss.
sent the asscnblage proceeded to business. !
The 1ifnihGtes Of the last meeting were read
and 'lconirhcd.F 1s1't no I'rs 1oiira1no, y
11A'W! NJ: sIackcy 4Ibsc to a PERSONAL csp1as.
nation, and said that he had to opoogizc for Sc,
far forgetting himself that he s.ad, lnldo pcr..
sonsl Sttack Oh dii individual in the house, But
plead as His excuse tho excitement under
which ho 'ldborSdP owing to low and scurril'
GUS attack made upon lis father fin d eertai4i'
dirty and INDECENT sheet, But while making Ills
excuse to the convention he had no excuse to
mako to thSl5w and contcmptiBle individual