The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-06
Navs-Jobn CARY Evans. Aldrich,

Cantey, Carver, Connor, DELAY,
Dennis, Dent, Derham, Douglass,
Doyle, Efrd, Farrow, Field, Fitch,
Floyd, Fraser, Gamble, Garris, Gary,
Gil1and, Glenn, J. L.; Glenn, p;
Gooding, Graham, Gray, Gunter,
Hamel, Harris, Harrison, Hay, Hayns-
worth, Henderson, D. s.; Henry,
Houser, Hutson, Irby, Jervey, John
son, T. E.; Johnstone, George; Jones,
I. H.; Kennedy, f. j.; Kennedy, J.
Nv. Klugh, Lee, Lowman, Lybrand,
McCalla, McC cCaslan, McCown, McDer-
motte, MCGOWAN, McKagen, McMak-
in, McWhite, Matthews, Mitchell,
Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nash, Otis,
Parrot, Patterson, Patton, Peake,
Perritte, Prince, Ragsdale, Read, J.
H.; Redfearn, Reed, R.; Rogers, Row
land, Russell, Sheppard, Singletary,
Sigh, Sloan, Small, Smith, A. j.;
Smith, jeremiah; Smith, R. F.;
Smoak, Stokes Stribling, Sullivan,
Talbert, Tillman, B. R.; vonKolnitz;
Waters, Watson, Wells, Wharton,
White, A. H.; White, s. E. Virgins,
Wilson, Stanyarne; Wilson, W. B.;
Winkler, Woodward-121.
The convention then took recess
till 7:S0p. m.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
When the convention was called to
order at 7:30 p. m, Section 8 was
adopted as follows:
Sec. 8. Every male citizen of this
State and of the United States, 81 years
of age and upwards, not laboring un-'
der the disabilities named in this Con-
stitution, and possessing the qualifca.
tions required by it, shall be a legal
elector.
Mr.. Sigh moved to reconsider the
vote whereby the section had been
adopted in order to allow him to intro
duce an amendment. A division vote
was taken on this motion and the mo-
ton prevailed. IS voting with MIR.
Sliga.
| MIR. sLIGH's PLAN.
Mr.. Sigh then offered the following
amendment:
''The general assembly may at any
time after the first day of January,
1898, by legislative enactment provide
that every female citizen of the United
States 81 years of age and upwards not
laboring under the disabilities named
in this Constitution and in addition to
the qualifications required by it own
ing property in this State assessed at
$500 or more shall be legal elector. !"
Mr.. Sigh spoke to the amendment,
stating in substance what he had stat
ed in the morning why this matter
was necessary. 1t could not do any
harm and it might do a good deal of
good. The wisdom of the body did
not rest in one committee. He hoped
as it could do no harm that this mat
ater would be allow to 60 through.
Mr.. Henderson said the difference
between the proposition already de-
feated and this one was merely an ef-
fort to shift the burden from the con-
vention to the general assembly. He
thought this was the worse proposition
of the two. If the women were to be
given the ballot they should give it to
them in the organic law.
Mr.. Wharton stated that this thing
would bring about perpetual row.
not only in elections for members OF
the general assembly, but before the
legislature.
Mr.. E. J. Kennedy moved to table
and the roll was called, resulting in
the proposition being killed by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas s-Aldrich, Alexander, Ander-
son, Austin, Barker, Barton, Bates,
Behre, Bellinger, Bobo, Bowen, Brad
ham, BreazeaIe, Brice, J. S.. Brice, T.
W.. Bryan, Cantey, Carver, Connor,
DELAY, Dennis, Douglass, Doyle,
Efrd, Farrow, Field, Fitch, Floyd,
Fraser, Gage, Gamble, Gary, Glenn,
j. L. ;Gooding, Gray, Gunter, Hamel,
Harris, Harrison, Hay, Henderson,
D. s.; Henry, Houser, Hutson, lrby,
Jervey, Johnstone. T. E.. /; Johnstone,
George; Jones, Willie; Kennedy, Il. j.;
Kennedy. ]. W.; Klugh, Lee, Low
man, McCalla, McDermotte, McGow-
an, McKagen, McMakin, McWhite,
Matthews, Mitchell, Morrison, Mower,
Murray, Nash, Parrott,. Peake,
Perrittee, Prince, Ragsdale, Redfearn,
Reed, J. R.; Rogers, Rowland, Rus
sell, Sheppard, Singletary, Smalls,
Smith, A. j.; Smith, Jeremiah ;
Smith, R. F.. Smith, w. G.; Stokes,
StribIing, Sullivan, Talbert, Tillman,
| B. R.; VonKolnitz, Waters Watson,
Wharton, White, A. H.; Virgins,
Wilson, Stanyarne: Winkler, Wood
ward-99.
Nays-Governor John Gary Evans,
Ashe, Atkinson, Bowman, Burn,
Clayton, Cooper, Cunningham,
Derham, Dudley, Ellerbe, Ev-
ans, w. D.; Garris, Graham. Hayns-
worth, Hemphil, Jones, I. B.; Keitt,
Nc Caslan. McCown, McMahan,
Meares, Miller, Montgomery, j. D.;
| Montgomery, w. J. Moore, Nicholson,
Otis, Parler, Patton, Rosborough,
Shu1er, Sigh, Smoak, Stackhouse,
Taylor, Tillman, G. D.; Zimmerman,
Wells, Whipper, White, Wigg, Will
son, W. B.-42.
Smalls stated, when the roll was
called, that he was in favor of woman's
suffrage, but he was opposed to the
property qualification.
Mr.. Johnstone then made verbal
change at the end of the section chang
ing the last words, "a legal elector, "
and making them read "an elector. "
Section was then adopted as a
whole as presented, save for this
change.
A Graceful Deed.