The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-05-31
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Auo CoilinI'tee VI Hve on tie
postponement Of the collection of
taxes werc appointed as follows !:
I. Y. Simors, ". N. S anmon, M.
L. Bonham, James II. Giles, j. P.
Richardson.
Mr.. Warleys from the Executive
COMMITTEES, reported regarding
the Blue Ridge Railroad. showing
in eloquent and beftting terms
that the whole scheme was swim.
die. and an outrage upon the good
credit of the State. The report
was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Marley, it
was
ResolUed, Thnt when the Con.
ven,ion adjourn, it adionrns to
meet tomorrow, at 10 O'Clock.
On motion OF b. IL. Wilson, it
was
Resolued, That the Executive
Committee be increased by the ad.
di'ion of the names of Armistead
Burt and M. L. Bunhaln.
Mr.. James A. Huyt, of Ander~
son, offered the following resold
tion. which was adopted:
ResOlUed, That the report Of the
COMMITTEE on Election and Suf
frage Laws, adopted by tile Con.
vemtirn, be placed in the hands of
n special committee ot seven mem.
hers OF the Convention, whose du.
ty 1t shall be to transmit the report
as a me,norial to the Legislature.
ON the subject Of proportional rep.
resentati"n, accompanied by such
suggestions as they may deem ad
visab!e, in order 10 secure the pas
sage of law at the earliest practi.
cable moment after the Legislature
is convened, that HE system of GU
mulative voting may he made ap.
l'licable to next general election,
and that the principle may Le On.
grated in general upon our sys.
tenn Cf suffrage and, further, that
this 81 ecial Committee lie instruct
ed to use ilicir best exertions in
favor of the passage or riris iuae,
wholesome and equitable provi.
sion, 50 as to bring about a com
plcte and iull representation of all
the people.
FOURTH DAY.
The Convention was called to
order by Hon. w. d. Porter, Pres
ident.
The chair announced the follow
ing committee under the resolution
OF j. A. Ioyt, OH cumulative vo,.
ing:
James A. Uoyt, D II. Chamber.
lain, ~. w. Gary, Z. j. Scott, w.
II. Wallace, B. Ii. Wilson, III.
Gonrdin.
Mr.. Chestnut from the Executive
Committee reported on tho resolu
li"n regarding the Sterling Liam
rs follows:
The Executive Committee to
whom was referred certain rcsnlu
iions III reference to the Sterling
Loan, and obligations which NAV
hereafter he created. beg leave to
report that they have considered
the same. and recommend their
a option in the following form
Resoloed, That this Convention,
representing the property.holders
and tax payers of the State Of
South Carolina, do hereby deem it
our duty to declare, that the SO
called sterling loan, or any other
bonds or obligations, hereafter is
sued, purporting to be under and
by virtue of tao authority of this
State. as at present constituted,
will not be held binding on us and
that we rec3mmend to the people
Of the State, in every manner aud
at all times, to resist the payment
thereof, or the enforcement of any
tax to pay the same, Ivy all legi,i
mate means within their p,wer.
ResOIUed, That We deem it our
duty to warn al! persons not to re
ceive by way OF purchase, loan, or
otherwise, any bond or obligation
hereafter Issued by the present
State government, or by any sub
sequent government, in which the
prOperty-holders of the State are
not reurcsented nurport;uu "a,
bind the property or pledge the
credit Of the State; and that all
snch bonds or obligations will be
ield to be null and void, as having
been issued in fraud and in dero,
CATION of the rights of that PORTION
of tho people Of this State, upon
whom the public burdens are made
to rest.
ResoLUed, That q Committee of
Five be appointed by the Presi-
dent of the Gnnvantinn fo ;nyaa,;