The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-12-24

ing to guard the rights Of the people.
what Is the meaning of this objection
do they hope to override, as a constitu-
tional body, the cool will Of the peoplep
Does the apparition Of fleeting power
come so clear on their startled vision
that they will not allow the people to
sweep out any unsavory action that NAV
De done? DO they so dread their tenure
OF power that they fear IL will be wiped
out? In every State the Constitutions
have been submitted to the people. A
wise provision has always directed that
the local prejudices and excitement of
the hour shall have had time to die out.
that the people shall have looked upOn
their work and said whether it Is good
or bad. The people are the last Jury to
decide every question. We hope, believe
we cannot keep in our seats and allow
these rights to be shaken one jot or tit
tie. Let it be put on record who it is
that is trying to muZzle their mouths.
MIR. Evans: DO you mean to say that
this amendment is not unconstitution-
al?
Mr.. Haskell: do think that the Leg
islatnre has the right to pass this
amendment. Whether it is necessary or
not, whether the intention is as we fear
or not, no harm can come from it, and he
who votes against it votes to still the
voice OF the people and to curtail their
rights.
Mr.. Hazard controverted the argu-
| ment that the Legislature went beyond
the Constitution in passing this amend
| ment. This was merely a verbal Quib-
| ble,
Mr.. Finley said that in voting against
the amendment he did not feel he was
assisting in throttling the voice of the
people. Neither this Legislature nor
the one that would call the convention
would have any right to fix the limita-
ton embodied in the amendment.
MIR. Harrison did not see the necessi-
ty for calling constitutional conYen-
ton. lie favored the amendment.
Without it the action of the convention
would be dictatorship at should be
put down.
On molten of Mr.. Blease the amend.
ment to give the people the right to
ratify or reject the new constitution
was tabled by vote of Sc to 48.
| The following members voted against
submitting the new constitution to the peo
pie for ratlication Speaker Jones, Alder
man. Blease, Bowen, Bowden, Breazealc,
Bricc, Browning. Buist, Carpenter, Car
W,ie,, WIS, Chandler, Connor, Cox, Dukes, J. E.
Fox. Fuller, F. b. Gary, Il. A. Graham,
JctfricS. Kinard. Mccall, McFaddin, Nc.
lntyre, McWhite, Moseley, Norton, Patter-
son, Rast, Riley. Rowland, Russell, Scott,
Shanklin Stackhouse, Stanland, Taylor,
Todd, TOwneS, Traylor, Wolfe, Woodward
leldcll, Youmans, Zimmerman.
The following members voted to submit
the new constitution to the people for rati-
| ication: Abney, Attaway, Anderson,
Barkley, Bissell, Blake, Boozer, Bremen,
Brown; Burn; Crum, Daggett Dean, Du-
Glover, Goodwin, S. A. Graham, Gunter,
B. l.. Hardin, Harrison, Haskell, Hazard.
llicklin. Hutto, Hughes, Mears, Mcmillan,
Miley, Mooney, Moses, Patton. Rutledge,
Sarratt, SimonS, Stokes, Sullivan, Tupper,
Ulmer, Won Kolnitz, Wigg, Watts, What
ley, Wilson, Whyte.
TIE following amendment, offered
by MIR. Haskell, was tabled, on motion
OF MT. Evans, by vote OF II to 32:
Provided, That in the call of such
convention it should be with the dis.
tinct understanding and upon the ex-
plclt condition that any constitution
to be formed by the said convention
shall contain provision securing a
homestead to the people of this State
not less than the amount now prescrib-
ed by section 32 of article of the pres
ent constitution, and that the vote of
the people of this State as prescribed in
this Joint resolution shall be considered
and held as calling such constitutional
convention with this Limitation upon
it's powers.
Further, provided, That in the call
OF such convention 1t shall be with the
distinct prOviso that any constitution
to be framed by the said convention
shall contain a provision securing the
FAX oftwo mills for the common schools
as now provided by law and by the
present constitution
10 get test vote Mr.. Evans then
moved to strike out the enacting clause,
which motion was lost by vote of 80
to 81.