The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-23

their work and said whether it is good
or bad. The people are the last jury 20
decide every question. We hope, DeneVe
we cannot keep in our seats and allow
these rights to he shaken one jor or tit
tie. Let it be put on record who it is
that is trying to muZzle their mouths.
Mr.. Evans: Do you mean to say that
this amendment is not unconstitutioh-
al?
Mr.. Haskell: do think that the Leg
islatnre has the right to pass this
amendment. Whether it is necessary or
not, whather the intention is as we lear
or not, 10 harm can come from it, and he
who yo.es against it votes to Still the
voice o: the people and to curtall their
rights.
Mr. Hazard controyerted the argu-
ment that the Legislature went beyond
the Constitution IL passing this amend
ment. This was merely a verbal qulo-
bic,
Mr. Finley said chat IN voting against
the am4cdment he did not feel he Has
assisting in thrott!ing the voice OF the
people. Neither this Legislature nor
the ore that would call the convention
would Lave any right to fix the limlta-
tion e1o5cdied in the amendment.
Mi. Harrison did nOs see the necessl-
ty for calling constitutional conven-
ton. lie favored the amendment.
Without it the action OF the convention
would oe dictatorship that should be
put down.
On lOoticn of Mr.. Blease the amend.
ment 70 g.ve the people the right to
ratify or reject the new constitution
was tabled by vote of IS to A8.
The following members voted against
submitting the new constitution to the peo-
pie for ratification: Speaker Jones, Alder
man, Blease. Bowen, Bowden, Breazeale,
Brice, Browning, Buist, Carpenter, Car
vile, Chandler, Connor, Cox, Dukes, J. E.
DuPre, Earle, Elder, Evans, Finley, Folk,
Fox, Fuller, F. B. Gary, L. A. Graham,
Gregory, Hardy, Hart. Harvey, Holman,
Jeffries, Kinard. Mccall, McFaddin, Nc
Intyre, McWhite, Moseley, Norton, Patter-
son, Rast, Riley, Rowland. Russell, Scott,
Shanklin, Stackhouse, Stanland, Taylor,
Todd, Townes, Traylor, Wolfe, Woodward,
Yeldell, Youmans. Zimmerman.
The following members voted to submit
the new constitution to the people for rati-
fcation: Abney, Attaway, Anderson,
Barkley, Bissell, Blake, Boozer, Bremen,
Brown. Burn. Crum, Daggett, Dean, Du-
Bose, Eaddy, Picken, Fields, Folk, Fowler,
Glover, Goodwin, S. A. Graham, GuDter,
B. l.. Hardin, Harrison, Haskell, Hazard.
Hicklin. Hutto, Hughes, Mears, Mcmillan,
Miley, Mooney, Moses, Patton. Rutledge,
Saryatt, Sirnons, Stokes, Sullivan. Upper,
UInser, Won Kolnitz, Wigg, Watts, What
ley, Wilson, Whyte.
The following amendment, offered
by Mr.. Haskell, was tabled. on motion
of Mr.. Evans, by a vote of II to 80:
Provided, That in the call OF such
convention it should be with the dis
tinct understanding and upon the ex-
pliclt condition that any constitution
to be formed by the said convention
shall contain provision securing a
homestead to tho people of this State
not less than the amount now preScrlb-
ed by section 32 of article 2 OF the pres
ent constitution. and that the vote OF
the people OF this State as prescribed in
this Joint resolution shall he considered
and held as calling such constitutional
convention with this limitation upon
its powers.
Further, provided, That in the call
of such convention it shall be with the
distinct proviso that any constitution
to be framed by the SAID convention
shall contain a provision securing the
tax oftwo mills for the common schools
as now provided by law and by the
present constitution.
TO get a test vote Mr.. Evans then
moved to strike out the enactlng clause,
which motion was lost by vote OF 81
tn 81