The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-02-05


South Carolina, any sum or sums which
which may be advanced by tie order of
General Csnhy, or otherwise, for the pay,
men; Of tic per diem, nil=age, CT other
expenses of this Convcntion, in. bills re-
ceivablc Of the State
That the faith and credit of the State
are hereby pledged for the redemption OF
bills receivable of the State Of South Car
olina, issued in conformity to an Act Of
the General Assembly Of the said State.
in December, 1865, and subsequently the
Act of September 1865; and also for the
payment of the bonds and other aobliga.
tons of the State: Provided, That all
obligations created for the purpose OF
aiding the rebellion, and for maintaining
hostile Government to ths law, and
Authorities Of the United States, are here
by declared to be null ard void, and
snail never be paid By any ia. 10 be i'm
posed upon the people of South Caroliua.
That for tie purpose Of defrayi"s tie
current expenses, Of thr Co:vcntion--
tie payment Of lis officers, ncmbe,s an',.
contingent acconnts -Erevet Slaior.GcH-
e:a, Ed. R. S. Canby', Commanding the
Second Military District, be requested to
is>ne from time to time, as may be neces-
sary, such orders upon the Treasury of
the State cf SAuth Carolina; for the pay
mrn, Of such Su@ls as may be authorized
b. this Gunycutina, ~ such amount as
nay be agreed uron, between tine ,Presi-
deut Of the Convention and the Gepe:al
Commanding, to the officers and mem
bey$ Of this body, their Per 5ie,p and
mileage, and for the current expenses Of
tie same; and that the amount Of tax,
herein authorized to be levied, shall BE-
placed.in the-TreaSurT Of the State t. re-
insburSc sa!l advance. -
That if,llis taxes levied and assessed
under this ordinance, should be in .eX-
cess of the whole expenses of this Con-
ventlon, it shall be retained ehe Treas
ury, subject to the futureorder of the Con
vention, Or Of the Legislature, which may
m.:et ip conformity to the provisions OF
the Constitution 70, be adopted! by this
Conveution. Should there be any def
cheney in the SUN required to be raised
by taxation under the ordinance. tore.
imburse the Treasury for its outlay, the
first Legislature which shall assemble
hereafter, stall make such further pro-
visions as may be necessary to raise
funds for the purpose.
January. .3o.-Convention opened with
prayer, by B. F. Whittemore.
a committee of three was appointed to
wait on Gen. C!itz and inquire why he
considered it necessary to send a police
force to Convention for its protection.
Pending this it was moved that TO po-
liceman be admitted.
+. Runion introduced resolution, pro.
-viding that all the officers of the State
shall he elected by the people. except
the Judges Of the Supreme Court. aud
the Jnfsed States Senators. Referred to
the. Cou;.i,tee on Franchise and Etec.
tions. -. ..,.;s - 49,, ',.. -,
Ransser introduced & resolution to the
effect that, although. the ConYention
would undertake to relieve the people OF
the State from their great distress, as far
as possible, and pass such ordinances as
a"e necessary to secure the pay of the
members, the special object of their as.
sembling is to form State Constitution,
and they will not usurp the place of the
Legislature which they have the power
t. create, by passing. laws on .extraneous
Subjects, Referred to Judiciary Commit
tee.
R. n. Cain, (colored,) offered a long
resolution to petition the Freedmen S
Bureau to loan 100000 to the State,
to be invested in the purchase of lands
for the benefit of freedmen, these lands
to be divided into ten, twelty, forty,
sixty and ,l0U acre tracts, and to have
Ave years in which to pay for the same.
Referred 10 Committee on Petitions.
The report of the committee recon-
mendlng the continuation Of the Freed
mems Bureau, and that . Bureau of Edu-
cation be established as soon as practi-
cable, was taken up, discussed by B.
Byas, of Berkeley, and 3. F.. Randolph,
both colored and adopted.
The ordinance defining pay and mile
age was taken up and after discussion,
read second time and ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading.
Several members rose and asked to
have their names recorded as voting
against fixing the pay per diem Of mem
bcrS at $ll, regarding it as too high.
The last clause Of the first section Of
the ordinance as adopted, says "lhe same
to be paid in bills receivable Of the State,
which have not par value in United
States currency.
January 3l.-Convention opened with