The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-14

OF EIIE WORK ACCOMPLISHED
So far BY the Constitutional Conven-
ton. The Article on Suffrage. The
Convention Only Half Through
Its Work.


TWO months solid work, not includin:
the time allowed for recesscs is nov
exactly half through with its work, s.
I&r as articles adopted are concerned
: out Of the lG articles proposed hay
ing been completed and sent beyont
the control Of the convention. Il
reality, however, the work is consider
ably further advanced, provided nt
big fights are made when several 0
the articles that have almost gotte,
through come up for final reading
Judging from the fight that has beer
made on the final reading Of the arti
Gle on Jurisprudence, it looks as if The
final readings Of all the remaining
articles are to cause considerable time
to be consumed. There are four o.
the remaining articles which have moi
been even taken up for Il second read
ing yet. The others have had certain
sections considered, but that was all
The great fight of the week Just passeC
was on the suffrage scheme. The most
significant feature OF the tedious We:
Intensely interesting fight over it wa:
the effort of Senator T;llman On tb.
1iaal reading 10 have the provision 70.
bipartisan election managers put in
The debate that cnsued made some O.
tlc most interesting pages OF Soutl
Carolina history and will doubtless bf
often heard OF in the future. With
the exception Of this bipartisan board
feature, the article on suffrage was
adopted as it was reported by the com,
mittee, and practically as outlined by
Senator Iillnan at the Hunters Ferry
meeting last summer.
The Conservative lawyers on the com
mittee argued ably on the constitution
ality Of the article and didn't seem to
have much trouble to convince for
once such ''luymen" as Mr.. McWhite
that everything was as sound as q free
silver dollar.
The convention has much work
ahead Of it yet and ii the idea Of ex.
haustively debating everything contin
ues to prevail there will be 8 session
continuing for several more weeks yet
No one can tell how long yet the con-
ventioD will continue its sessions. The
endis not yet in sight. There is not
even q slight glow on the horizon Of
the end.
During the past week Senator I'LL
man made what is considered by every
one to he the most remarkable speech
he ever made in his life And the
his elder brother, after his severe ar.
raignmcnt Of the dispensary system,
made some prophecies as to the future.
THE WORK DONE.
All arc interested of course to know
what the convention has done in the
matter OF constructing the new coli
stitution. It can be compactly stated
Only light Of the sixteen articles
proposed have been entirely completed
as vet and referred to the com
mittee on style and revision. They
are the articles:
/. On executive department.
,. On iEpcachments.
,. On municipal corporations and
police regulations.
I. On amendment and revision o.
tic constitution.
;. On miscellaneous matters.
&. On penal and charitable institu-
tons.
I. On suffrage.
8. On militia.
All the sections Of the article OIL
legislative department have been pass
ed to their third reading save that re
lating to the homestead, discussed {
whole day and then laid over, and the
section relating to inter-2nar:lages. So
this article is almost complete.
All the sections of the article oH
finance and taxation have likewise
been passed to q third reading, save
five.
. Sections , and 3 were continued,
and the further consideration Of Sec
tions 6, s and Il were postponed until
later. Section is was stricken out
entirely.
Tie same thing applies to the arti-
Gle Of the declaration of rights, -four
Of its sections being unacted upon a.
vet. Sections II and - are to be
taken up along with the report OF the
suffrage committee. Section 20 is tc
be taken up along with the article on
judicial department. Section - we,
merely passed over to be taken up lat
er. SO all the .ctions Of this article
have been disposed OF save four.
The article on counties and county
government has been passed to thlrG
reading. Some amendments Will be
offered on the third reading and there
NAV be Il considerable fight.
OF the article on jurisprudence, al
the sections have passed their thirt
reading save one--the iast-that relst
inc to lvnchings. which is now under
discussion.
THOSE UNTOUCHED AS YET
The following articles have not ever
been taken up on their second reading
yet:
/. On education.
,. On judicial department.
3. On eminent domain.
/. On corporations.
The first two and the last Of thes
are loaded with dynamite and Will b.
productive o. notable debates.
TIE NEGRO BLOOD NATTER.
The committee to whom was recon-
rnitted section 80 OF the article On leg
islative department, has reported !
back. recommending that 1t be pssse'
as ori iginally reported. There viii b.
big tight over it.
THE HOMESTEAD.
The homestead section Of this art'
cla, the ou!r other one not ver seat =