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resolution from the Senate, were all
tabled in order that "bili to provide for
the appointment of u coni.. ission to con-
slider and suggest amendments to tho
Constitution of the State might be taken
up. Tho bill passed its second reading
without debate. AZ the matter is Of
supreme importance II may bc interest
ing to publish the bill rs amended and
passed by the House:
a BILL. To provide for the appointment OF
Commission TO consider and suggest
Amendments to the Constitution Of tho
State
Whereas, complaint is made OF the ufi-
equality and injustice of many Of the
provisions Of the Constitution of this
state. and it IL deemed cx pedient To alter
tho same; ard whereas. il Is important
that any amendments TO the Constitution
should not be contradictory - other por-
tions thereof. but should conform there
to; now, therefore,
BE IL cndctci by the Senate Gnd House Of
Representatives OF tho State OF South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority Of the
same:
SECTION !. That commission consist
ing OF five members on tho part Of the
House Of Representatives and - on tho
part OF tho Senate bo appointed by tho
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
and the President Of the Senate rcspcc-
lively, during this sitting Of the General
Assembly, to whom shall bc referred all
proposed amendments 10 the Constitution
of this State.
SEC. . That it shall be the duty Of such
commission to consider all such proposed
amendments, and to frame them IN
proper form to he submitted t6 this Gen
cral Assembly ut its nGxt regular session.
SEC. g. That il shall further bo the duty
OF said commission 10 prepare in proper
form such additional amendments to the
nc Inn futn
deem tit and proper, and .rbmit them In
proper form to this General Assembly ut
it's next regular session.
SEC. T. That said commission shall be
at liberty to sit during the recess, and
shall he paid Tho same per diem as q
! member OF the Legislature Provided,
That said commission shall not receive
| such per diem for moro than twenty days.
SEC. g. That said commission shall r.
port by bill or otherwise.
Tho House at the night session was
| mostly engaged In the discuss of tho
road, which was pending when the recess
| WIS taken. Tho bill asks to change the
| charter granted III 1878 so as to divert the
original routo from Augusta to Aiken
| and Charleston. The bill also asks for
sevcnty-fivc convicts from the State.
The latter provision aroused considcra-
| bic opposition. Tho cruelty to convicts
| in the past was cited by several members,
| and used rs an argument agairst leasing
out any moro convicts 10 railroad corpo-
| ratiOnS.
Mr.. Haskell, the Chairman of the Rail
| road Committee, opposed leasing convicts
u anybody, corporate or individual, out
side OF tho walls of tho Penitentinry
He said 1t would bo n violation of tho
| laws Of humanity to subject the convicts
to the brutal treatment that thoy had suf-
| fcred. lilo was willing to grant any aid
within tho means of the Stntc, but he
would novcr by his vote suffer the coll
victs to leave the Penitentlary walls
again.
Mr.. Murray, of Anderson, replied to
Col: Haskell very sharply, charging him
with being willing enough to stretch his
humanity to have $50 convicts work on
tho Columbia canal, but wasn't willing
| TO havo 20 cOnvicts to work on railroRd
that he wns not particularly Interested in.
Col. Haskell replied briefly and warm
ly, stating that he scorned to notice the
| imputatiOns which had been cast, and
which were as Broundlcss ~ malicious.
DIR. Gary took tho ground that If proper
health rules wero obServ ed convicts could
bo kept M healthy in working on rail-
ronds us In tho Pchitentiary
by vote OF 5S to SO the bill finally
passed, with an amendment offered by
SimontOn, that If cruelty or neglect of
any kind to any Of tho convicts DO
brought to tho attention of tho Governor,
hc shall instruct tho Directors Of tho PEN
itentiary to recall all the convicts SO
granted To the railroad. Also, that u
physician from tho Penitentiary shall in
spoct tho convicts monthly and report
their condition to tho Superintendent of
tho Penitentiary, who shnll forward the
| snmo to the Governor. Tho convicts arc
to be under the supervision OF the Board
| OF Pcnitentiary Directors, and aro to DO
leased for sum to be agreed upon, not
| to Xceed ten dollars month in scrip OF
the company.
Thursday, 9th December.
There were eighty four bills on the
Senate calendar to-day but good work
was dono In disposing ofthcm. The
chief provocative OF debate was the duel
ling bill, the special order for p. M,
which again provoked long discussion
| on the provision requiring officers to take
the Constitution. Action was again
| STAYED Oft by making II the special order
for tomorrow, ut LIS p. m.
The most important measure intro
duced wns bill by Senator Mccall to
encourage Immigration. Itproviics thut
texccpt tho two mill tpv for school pur-
pos, 81 upon all real estate purchased by
| thctu and upon all capital Invested In
| improvements thereon shall for period
OF five years after their settlement be re-
! turned - such immigrants, and it au-
| thorizes tho Department of Agriculture
| to uso the funds Inder its control In its
discretion for the encouragement of i'm
migrants.
a bin to prevent tho snle of liquor
within two miles of Central, Pickens
County, was also introduced.
a bill to amend mn Act extending the
time for the redemption of forfeited lands
passed its third reading.
The following bills passed second read
| ings:
Bill amending tho law In relation To-
| the prcserv alton of useful animals.
Joint resolution requesting Congress TO
| make tho United States Department OF
Agriculture full Department and to
make It's Commissioner a Cabinet officer.
House bill amending ian Act author
lzing county commissioners to submit to
the voters of their counties proposition
| to alter the fence laws 80 as To give trial
Justices Jurisdiction In prosecutions aris-
Ing therefrom.
Bill with amendment to amend Section
81. Chapter III, Title XI, Part II of the
General Statutes, relating to the costs OF
appeals In trial Justices courts. This
bill makes the party appealing paw tho
| COSTS of tho snit befnrn the insilce and
give bond for the costs before tho higher
court. II Is intended to check the great
number of appeals, and accustomed n
orisn :iynt, uut was carried ny vote OF
| lS too
Concurrent resolution (Housel TO print
! 10000 copies of tho Commissioner Of Az.
| riculturo's report.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the House to-day the following were
among the measures introduced: