The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-01

situations % in this State, which suspended pay
megt during the rebellion, shall Immediately
after disqualification Of the State Constitution
g0 into liquidation. "i Il u 'n,a is.stf'.e !,
F7V!'F. Randolph Offered Tho following, which
WAS rcfsfred TO she Commjftce,on Petitions :,
asWhercas, ,ieccntives are,necessaiy, to amore
speedy lattaiRmept Of learning and Intelligence,
whiG! arg tha snFs guards a Of Republican liber-
ty, therefore, bo it
Resolrsd, That the forthcoming c Constitution
Of the State shall provide that ali pcrsons s. SEQ COM n
ing of dge" after the first Of JAiiuary, 1876,
shali'poasess' the qualifications of reading and
writing ipsellgontly in. order to be lahle to
Ypte,,a lRhefargeed lRhefar to the Committee on Fran
thiss Iss< md PdflEtIIs ElectiYn4s Y,~s ., ,., !, . m
s. A. sTaailfs, f, offered E THO following, ,whioh
was referred to the Committee on Petitions:
Whereas certain citizens Of, Of The the State o., Of
South CaruIiHiaI We're appointed as j. Assistant Assist
Assessors'6f ihterdal iRcscnue for tho Year
1866, andssoSrpd III tliat Oapaoiey April,
1869, withoutcompens,tion, by REASON a Of not
being abla to subscribe to the oath. prescribed
blythe AT 0fiJJEply, lsd2, and ,,in s,@, dad
Wlersast s' they did discharge a these duties
VIII WIT, fidelity ID t. tho Gpverapcnt therefore be
Ressose That this shiLd body dc do earnestly ,sst recon-
lncud to tho c'Congress If the United States the
extreme necessity Of adopting sonao measure
for'theirelief:oft those persons. 70 I,lre, ~.
IMr. d}i E.lW hitteuiore offered the folowing,r
Fhichjwasi referred to tho Committee on Edu-
c"'Hi'Y9f H'9 sol lun ,uot.,i,,a) ~ 2i,,,.H feula,n
No township or school district shall receive
any portion of,thc public school fund, unless a
free school shall have been kept therein for not
lcss than three months during the year, forr
which the distribution therein shall have been
nude Tho Legislature shall liavo the power
to,re1uiro by law, that every child OF auficien.
mental and physical ability shall attend rhc
Public schols: during thv period between tho,
11o.::s,.. ave and cigbtcon years, for term
'eqdivalcnt to sixteen n months, u,less educated
by o,hef means. q 1"'ipf nj 81 liz g mid''
r. e. Holu.es offorrcd |. resolution recurring
that no debt contracted by the State of South
Carolina while in rebellion against the Uuitcd
States, shall be legaized or paid by any Ao, Of
'ary Legislature Of this State. Referred to the
Committee on the Legislative part Of the Con-
'stitution. ' '-''' 'i '''
Robert Small offered tho following, which
was referred to;the Committee on Education
Whereas, the inaintainancc of an intelligent
government, faithful to the interests aud liber-
ties qfflthe people, must in great p.oasuyp de-
pend upon the intelligence Of the people them
selves; and,
Whereas the experience of those States
which have opened to the poor and rich alike,
tho opportunities of instruction, has demonstra-
ted the utility Of Common Schools in clcvating
tho intellectual character Of their population !;
'hcrc''rc' c'tNilngiuGl 2h II; zaDar&
Resolrcd That the Committee on the Con-
stitution BE- directed to report an article pro-
viding fot system of Common Schools, Of diff
fercnt grades, to be open without charge to al!
classes Of persons. 3E l.t ~ i'a e hr
Resolree', That for the purpose of r.skipc
effective the Common School systS.a, it bo re-
Huircd that alkparents and guardians sond thoir
children between the. a.ges of sovcn and four
teen to Some school, at least six months for
each yca., puder penalties fe. non conn pancc,
t" oe fixed Ly law, unless from sufficient cause
any may ho excused i'll writing By some proper
legal autharity appointed to direct or supcrn.
tend the Public Schools. .r,
q B. +. Randolph introduced tho following,
which was indefinitely postponed,
Whereas, distinction and inequality in law
would be destructive to peace and harmony.
aud would be a soarso Of general dissatsfac-
tion, as Woll as make n large majority Of oiti
zehs Of the State disoontentcd by sociul con-
flict among citizens ehe it
/ Resolved;, That the forthcoming Constitution
shall not itself make any distinction on accouu.
Of color, and shall provide that no DISTINCTION
whatever, on acconnt Of color in any Law, les;s.
lative or municipal shall bc made in this State.
Rcsoluea, That thero shall he no distinction
on account of color in any institution which
depends on the public for its support.
J.nM!Runion offered resolution providing