The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-05-06

O.O' O' IHty neInDerS OF the society
shall constitute quorum. Two-thrds of
quorum shall have power to expel any
member, and until the second Wednesday
IN November next, all applications shall 60
before the Executive Committee, and the
power Of accepting or rejecting any appli-
cation for membership shall remain with
that committee. 0ll,.,H :,
SEC. O. The officers OF the society, to-
gether with six members, to be elected an
nually by the society, shall constitute the
Executive Committee, whose duty shall he
TO execute all laws, and to carry into effect
ali resolutions OF the society. All resolu-
tlons, designations and applications for
mem bership must be made IL writing. Z j.
SEC. IT, Any alteration or amendment to
thls Consttution can be only effected by a
two-t thirds vote of the members present tlata
regular meeting of the society. : 1lT - =
Mr.. A A. Gilbert, of Sumter. introduced
the following resolution for the purpose. he
SAID, OF drawing out expressions from the
planting interest here upon matter which.
very vltally concerns our agriculture:
feSolOed, That it Is the sense of this Con-
vention that the experience of the past three
years, with tho present element of labor I
has demonstrated the impracticabiity Of
any. system of shares or partnership that
such systems are, in fact, contrary ito the
fundamental principles which underlie' the
successful cooperation of capital and labor
and that judicous and lii eral system of
wages is, believed to be the OILY one uppon
which effective labor may be basel and ulti-
mate success follow =. --~- :. ~, ~
not be adopted. He regarded it rs a matter,
which should be left to the, discretion of
every gentleman himself. He moved to Law
the resolution on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was with
drawn. and after discussion, participated in
by Messrs Gaillard, Gilbert, Baxter and
Holloway, the motion to lay on the table
was renewed by Mr.. Baxter, and decided in
the affirmative.
Mr.. Chesnut offered the following. which
was adopted:
ReS0lue0. That n committee of five be an
pointed, to whom shall be referred the sub
Ject OF fencing, and that the said committee
be charged with the preparation of bill. ON
that subject, to be submitted to the society
at Is next meeting i
Mr. Baxter introduced resolution, which
was adopted, to appoint committee of
three to investigate the practicability of
making sugar and refined syrup from the
sorgho cane as represented by the process
OF the Sorghum Company, and to examine
the works of DR.. W. p Passmore. at Green
vile, S. G. " Te17T,'
An interesting debate, participated in by
Messrs. Baxter, Lawson. Clemson and Pope,
ensued. relative to making sugar from sorgho
cane and the beet
Mr.. Blake offered the following. which was
adopted:
Resoived, That the representatives of the
industrial and educational interests of the
State of South Carolina be earnestly re.
quested to communicate to the proper per-
manent committees of this society whatever
practical information they may have touch
ing the development of the interests of the
State. t-ttca -.
Mr. Wallace, of Richland, offered the fol-
lowing: ia i6a II,
Resolred, That committee be appointed
by the President, to report at the next
meeting of the society on the commercial
manures and their application to the agri.
culture of the State; also to show the ad-
vantages to be derived to ngricultursts by
the conversion of cotton seed into oil.
Mr.. Richardson offered the following SUBJ
stitute. which was adopted:
ResOloe3, That com mittees of three be an
pointed by the President upon each of the
following subjects, who shall prepare and
submit report to this society: On COM
mercial fertilizers; on labor saving and agri-E
cultural Implements; upon the best and most
scientific method of cultivating cotton; upon
the best method of cultivating corn; upon
stock raising; on rice culture; on fish cul-
ture; on bee culture on new articles of cul-'
tnre. t..'
Mr. Thomas offered the following, which
was adopted ,r.5,l ~,
ResolOed, That the subject of scientific
and practical agricultural education is
among the most important to which the at-
| tention of this society should be directed,
and that the Committee on Education be
directed to report such scheme on this
subject as may be deemed proper and effec-
| tive.
| On motion Of Mr.. Richardson, q committee
of five was appointed to nominate an Execu-
tive Committee. Messrs. Richardson, Pope,
Wannamaker, Williamson. II. S. Porcher