The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-26
| romthe Charleston Mercury !
,sa PROCEEDINGS
or THE
RING sTRBAKgD AND STRIPED
.a. CONVENTION.
TWENTY-SEvENTlI DAY.

Joutn'hche. Iuyor was OHcFCu up Dy
Runion.
The roll was called, and, quorum
being present, they proceeded to bust
ness. 4.aaf. 4...
The journal of Fridays session vas
read and confirmed.
The report Of the committee on the
Legislative part of the Constitution
was submitted and received its first
and second readings, and was ordered
to be printed.
Randolph, from tho Committee on
the Miscellaneous Provisions of tho
Constitution, submitted some reports
which were adopted:
Whittcmoro, from the Committee
on Bill of Rights, submitted re-
port, which was adopted, leaving it to
the Legislature to enact such laws as
it may seem necessary and proper to
prevent the carrying Of concealed and
deadly weapons.
Leslie, on the Auditing Committee
presented the account Of the Southern
Express Company and the following
report, which was adopted ~.
We recommend that the within bill
be paid in bills receivable at eighty
cents, making bill amounting to
$3756. %s fr BttN&
The unfinished business Of Friday
was then resumed, being the report Of
the Committee Oh Petitions, on the
resolutionof Cain. ~ jill fQtiEft1
Consid crablc discussion ensucd, par
ticirated in by Leslie, Bowen, Cardo-
20, Randolph, Whittcmorc, Ransicr,
Pillsbury, Whipper, Middleton, De-
Large, Elliott, Parker, Langley, and
others.
After some othc: trivial business the
hour of adjournment having arrived
tho convention adjourned to half-past
40 o'clock OH Monday.
TwENTY-EIGIITH DAY.
The assembly met pursuant to ad-
jourmncnt.
Prayer was offered up by Burton,
The rollwas called, and aquorum
being present, they proceeded to bust
ness. r'> 20
The Journal of yesterdays session
was read and confirmed,
The following members asked and
obtained leave of absence Perry
five days, and WILDER four days.
The unfinished business OF Saturday
was called up.
The President announced the un-
finished business to be the considcra-
tion of tho report of tho Committee on
Petitions, in relation to the loan OF
ono million dollars to he asked for
from the Congress Of the United
States. En ,...
Considerable discussion cnsucd,
participated in by the following mem-
bors Parker, Cain, Chamberlain,
i. } Mnssos, DR., Whittcmore, and
others. sr.vh lt falesssF ',n.s
Several resolutions were moved and
read, after which the asscmblago ad
journcd t'
TWENTY NINTH DAY.
AT the hour to which the assembly
had adjourned the president took the
chair. s. 81 "a
Prayer was offered up by Randolph.
The roll was called, and quorum be.
ing present, tho assemblagc proceeded
to business.
The Journal of Mondays session was
read and confirmed.
The president called on tho various
standing committees for reports.
Parker offered resolution to invite
Hon. Jacob VI. Howard, United States
Senator from Michigan, now in Rich
n Ia, 4
and address the assembly, which was
adopted.
McGregor Mack"y called zip his reso.
luton which was lsid on the table day
bei"re, but the assembly refused to con-
slder it.. .
Scctionsll Of the proposed constilu-
ton was then taken up, and various
amendments offered. 81"
On motion OF Duncan, section III was
postponed until after the remaining part
OF tho constitution is adopted.
Srctan II was similarly disposed
ol.
Sections Is, ii, Is, lG, l7,l3,l0,
20, 81, %. %, 81, 25, 26, 81 and %
were read and passed to their third read.
F'Ss", NV "ihiIout HlduY HNRlOTONS Q!S-
c,Issions, however
Parker moved reconsideration Of
section %, which was adopted. and
then offered tho following amendment,
which was carried: provided that the
prohibition shall not extend L, the Nom.
b"rs of the first General Assembly.
so"o''on %. so amended, was then pass
ed to its third reading. #w A, ~
Section % was passed. It was NOV.
ed by Moses to strike out the whole of
sea'lon 80. and opposed by. Maclsey
Section 80 was, however, stricken
out. sm W.,
Sections 81, 80, 33 and 81 after sc.re
>'fcnsslon, were passed to their third
rca:iings.
Scc,iom IS was read, and Robertson
offered all amendment.
Langley ,amcnda2 "or for debts con
tractrd for labour."
Considerable discussion cnsucd. par
ticipaLrd III wv Bowen, Cardoza, Whip-