Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-02-08
From tho Columbia Daily Phoenix. lsaa
Proceedings Of the Convention.


Convention was called to order by President
|FNIackcy. Prayer by Rev. w, Il. Johnson,
I (colorcd)
j. NJ. Rutland made tho report Of the leg
isativc Committee on Il resolution. requesting
tue organization of a new judicial Distriptput
of contiguous portions Of Barnwel, Edgcaeld,
Orangeburg: and Lexington Districts Tic
Committee recommend that the subject bo
loft to the future action of the Legislature, a
section to meet all such cases having been in
cnrporatcd into the legislative part of the
Constitution by the Committee. Report udop-
ted.
The President stated that hc had person
nal conference with Gen. Candy last evening,
aud he was satisfied, from the statement lie
received, that the object of sending the police
fo,co was to protect the Convention, rather
than to take any supervision of tho body
On his arrival here, this morning, sergeant
of police, with a squad Of mon, were outside
The sergeant informed him that he was order
cd by the Mayor to report to tho President
of tho Convention for orders. AS the matter
was in tho hands of the body, and Il xesola-
ton adopted to have no policemen OF tho
floor until the Committ1e appointed on tho
subject was heard from he had directed Them
to remain outside until the pleasure of the
Convention was known.
Coghlan introduced resolution to cXpungc
the words "ncgro, nigger and Yankee" from
the vocabulary of South Carolina and to mako
it an offence punishable with finc and impris-
onment to use those words in an approbsious
sense towards any American citizen. Referred
to the Committee on Miscellaneous Provisions
of the Constitutions
Randolph introduced a resolution, which
was referred to the same Committee regula-
, ting the management of deaf, dumb and Blind
asylums, and other charitable State institu.
tions, and providing that tho directors Of the
pcnitentiary and tic trustees of State chnrita.
bic institutions shall be appointed by the Gov
crnor, by and with the advice and conseot of
the Senate. ~
Corlcy introduced resolution prohibiting
guardians from offering Confederate bonds in
settlements with their wards Referred to the
judiciary Committee.
Corcy also introduced resolution abol,
sl,ing capital punishment, and substituting
imprisonment for life, the term Of inprison.
mcnt to be shortened according to the moral
progress of the convict.
j.. Nj. Rutland moved that when th. Con.
vention adjourn, it stand adjourned until
2 o'clock Monday He stated that his OBJ
ject in Offering the resolution was to give time
to the Committees to have conference in
reference to the Constitution, in order TO
shape it for presentation to tho Csr vesstion
Monday. Adopted.
j. Whittemorc moved that tho policemen
remain outside of the floor of tho Convention,
subject to the order of the President Car.
ricd. Il
Corlcy offered the following, which was re-
fcrrcd to the Finance Committees
Whereas the several banks of the State
have, by the suspension of specie payments
during the war and since, forfeited their char
tcrs aud whereas by their completely in the
Confederate swindle, they have forfeited the
respect and confidence of the people of the
Commonwealth therefore,
Rcsolvel, That the Committee be rcaucs
ted to report some action. designed to secure
the people, III the future, against such /, sys-
TEN of lcgalizcd swindling, by requiring that
hereafter no such corporations shall be allowed
to conduct any banking operations whatever,
otherwise than upon tho real amount of capi-
tai employed, aud that the members of all such
corporations shall be held amenabe 70 the
common law enacted for thc government of all
other citizens Of tho State
CHARLESTON, February 3.-The Convcn-
ton was called to order at II O'clock NJ.
Prayer by Rev. Edward Edwards.
B. 0. Duncan offered resolution, which
was adopted, that committee of two from
each Congressional District in the State, as
they existed prior to the Act Of Secession, in
1860, be appointed by the President, to in
quirc and report TO this Convention the mum.
ber of representatives which will be proper,
according to the present law of the United
States, for this State to elect to the Congress
of the United States, and that it shall also re-
port tho suitable construction of Congres
sonal Districts, according to the number Of
representatives allowed them
| The same member also offered a resolution.
with preamble, that as q large proportion of