The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-03-07

the Charleston. Me.rs the following
account of what was done on the
forty third day:;
The debates In the Convention
yesterday were unusua1ly heavy and
protracted. The great fight of the
day was upon the petition offered by
q. L. Cardoze and Beverly Nash,
(both of whom,hnve recently returned
from Washington,) praying Con-
gress that certain tracts of land III
the possession of the United States
Tax Commissioners may be allotted
to destitute citizens.
One party was lead by Beaufort
delegates, and it was plainly evident
that they regarded the appropriation
of these lands to the Port Royal
Railroad as being far more essential
to the practical welfare of the State
than if they were sold for small sums
to freedmen, and the aggregate ap-
piled to educational purposes. The
opposite side, with equal vehemence,
contended that it was all important
to the interests of education that the
fund for public schools should be in
creased from every possible source
Of revenue, and that no better means
could be adopted to confer double
benefit upon the impoverished freed
men and ignorant children of the
State than by securing these lands
from Congress and selling them at
low and remunerative prices to the
poor.
During the discussion, F. l.. Car
doza stated that having been in
Washington lie was advised to draw
up and present such petition, and
he felt satisfied that it would be
favorably entertained. The question
was not decided until the evening
session, when Mr.. G. G. Bowen,
Chairman of the Judiciary Com
mite, to whom the petition had been
recommitted for further considera-
ton, made a report, recommending
the adoption of the following resolu-
tons:
1. ReSolced, That this Convention
do recommend to the Congress of the
United States that the prayer of F.
l.. Cardoza and w. B. Nash be grant
ed as set forth in the accompanying
petition.
2. Resolrel, That this Convention
do further pray Congress that the
proceeds of the sale of land within
the State Of South Carolina for taxes
due the United States, or so much
thereof as may now remain unap-
propriated, may be granted to South
Carolina for the support of the pub
lie schools of the State, under such
regulations MS the Congress of the
United States may prescribe.
3. Resoired, That copy of tie
petition aforesaid, together with
copy of the foregoing resolutions. be
forwarded at once by the President
of this Convention to the President
of the Senate and Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
A further attempt was made by
l.. S. Langley, Of Beaufort, to post
pone the consideration of the resolu-
tion until they could be printed, but
the usual amount of "fllibustering"
followed, and the report of the COM
mittee adopted.
The consideration of section five of
the educational article of the Con-
stitution was resumed, the question
being on the motion of B. F. Ran
dolph to strike out the proviso of
r.. b. Elliott, adopted on yesterday,
which reads as follows: "Provided
that no person shall be deprived of
the right of suffrage for the non-pay-
ment Of his poll-tax." On the yeas
and nays being ordered, they were
taken, and, by vote of eighty-one
yeas to twenty nays, the motion to
strike out was not agreed to. The
section as amended was passed to its
third reading.
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