The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-17

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THIRD DAY.
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A'lr;ch IN rc,,rJ 70 t,x,,;nn u;thnsI
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Thc rcn,rt or tho Exccu,;vc Cam
mi,,rc NJ, ,Ln rrsnln,;on of H. rha M
bcrlaiu, in rccnrd to violence IN cor
tain Countics in the Stotc. was roaa
and adopted. Also the report of the
same committc, ON giving rover to
the Executive Committee to re asse NJ.
bic the Convention at such time AZ
thew may deem cxpedicnt. Alsy. tho
r,port Of the same committee with
rcyar,l TO taxation also. m Ia the
objects Of the Convention.
Mr. Chestnut. for the E,ocntiv,
Committee. ask ed to he di,ch,ryr1
from the consideration of certain re-
solutions by Mr., Smart and Mr.,
Chambcrl in in regard to finances of
the state, inasmucI as the subject mat.
ter had been already rep,rtcd unon.
Mr.. Scrcvcn, for the Comm ittco on
Suffrage and Elections, made lcucthy
and interesting report, and asked that
the subject be referred to the Exr,u.
tive Committee, which is perm .,cnt
BODY. SO ordered.
Mr.. W. X. Greenfield o(T,rc1 the
following, which was referred to the
Executive Committee
Whereas n iuint comm;tteo of Tho
Senate and House Of Rcprc,,nto;iycs
had been appoiptcd far The nurn,sc of
investigating irregularities in n Ger
tain committee apno;ntcd tn INK, tcs.
timony in regard to tho c]cction in
the Third Congressional D;str;ct in
1868 and whcrcos it. is bol;cvcd Thar
A )orrcr nmoint has bcen dr,wn rron,
the Treasury than has bean nronorlv
accounted for thercCorc.
Resolved, That the Eyecutivc Conn
mi,tc, he ;n,trurtrd tn ;nnu;r, int,
the matter. with view Of dotcrm;n-
ING what action. if ,nv. shouil he
taken in the matter,
The committee to whom was rcferr.
cd the question Of tho cxncd;oncv Of
iho cumulative system Of voting. or
such system as viii protect tho ri"hts
of minorities. ask leave to max. Tho
following rcport
Tic Means Of nrotcctine thc RIGHTS
f n.iu,.i,irs, in rcurcseutat;yo firms
i; gu,c....n,.u. has for q long pcIiod
cngapcd the attention of ,houyhtfn)
minds. In Enropc. as we'll ~ in
this country, this question has been
fully discussed, and a satisfactory
solution anxiously sought. So d,rcc.
tive is the system of mere majority
rulc-so narrant are the abuses to
which it is liable, that the ncccssitv
for its modification str;Il,s with forcr
every impartial observer. il is ob.
yious that the m. needs If oood INV
crnmcnt require th,t some effective
organism he devised for th. protection
of minoritirs. Your committee deem
it. unnc,c e,rv to .,tor ma, =,
analysis of the several schemes Of pro.
portional representation that have
been suggested. Enouch to s,y that.
in our Judgment, the plan of oumula.
tive voting best accomrlishes tho end
III viow-bcst makes repl csonta,ion
c6-e xt cnsivc with tho whole BODY of
electors. This plan obtaips wherever