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VERY LIVELY DISCUSSION.
SOME MEASURES CALL FORTH AMI
MATED DEBATE.

SOME MEASURES CALL FORTH AMI
MATED DEBATE.
The Constitutional Convention Spends Two
Days in the Confederation Of Important
Sections.
COLUMBIA, Oct. ESPECIAL: In the
past two days the Constitutional Con-
vention has had q great deal of discus
sion, but it has settled some very i'm
portant matters. There was q very
prompt and business-ike getting to
work yesterday morning. e
There was little debate over q new
article providing: -
Sec. 4. Hereafter NO county lines
shall be so established as to pass
through any incorporatedeit or rtowE
of this State. e. s.. G
Sec. Q. That in all cases where, ac-
cording to county lines as now eaab-
lished, any city or town In this State
shall be situated partly in one county
and partly in. another, or others, the
electors residing In such city or town,
qualified to vote at general election
for State officers, shall, at an election
held for that purpose, determine In
which of said counties and said city or
town shall be wholly located, and,
upon the result of such an election
icing had and duly certified, the re-
spective county lines shall thereupon
be deemed as established so as to place
said city or town in the county so To-
Gated. The general assembly shall
carry these provisions into effect by
suitable legislation.
Section Q was killed by decisive
vote, and Section 1 passed to a third
reading. ~
Mr.. Bellinger, for the committee on
jurisprudence, submitted the following
report and asked for its immediate
adoption, which was agreed to:
'''The committee on jurispruden
respectfully report that it has consid-
cred resolution offered by Mr.. Es-
fridge, requiring that all the expenses
of the court of general sessions for
each county be paid by the State, and
recommend that the same be referred
to the committee on finance and taxa
ton, and that this committee be dis
charged from the further conEderA-
ton of the same"
The resolution was placed on the
calendar. ~ 90
FACTORY TOWNS.
Mr.. D. s. Henderson called up the
report of the committee on municipal
corporations on the sections recon-.
mitted to them. It read as follows:
The committee on municipal corpo.
rations and police regulations, ,towhom
was recommitted Sections and Q Of
the article proposed by them, respect
fully report that they have carefully
considered the same, and recommend
that said sections as amended by the
convention do pass with the following
.proyiso to be added at the end OF Sec
ton Q: Provided, That nothing in SEQ.
tons 1 and 2 of this article be con-
strued as prohibiting the general as
sembly from providing for the incor-
poration of the manufacturing towns
of this State, under such restrictions
and regulations as shall protect the
rights of the citizens and prevent un-
lust encroachments upon property"
Mr.. B. R. Tillman offered this sub
stitute: provided, That 9 class TO be
known as the manufacturing towns
shall be provided by the general as
sembly. and shall be incorpcrated
whenever the population OF such g.
community shall number ], 900, under
such restrictions and regulations as
shall protect the rights Of and prevent
unjust encroachment upon the prop
erty of the citizens. In such towns no
property qualifications shall be re-
quired to vote in municipal elections
for officers" 2
This precipitated the debate of the
day. MIR. Thlman explained his OBJ
iect in offering this amendment. The
manufacturing towns were practically
owned by the company. As the law
stood the citizens-employees OF the
mills-could not obtain a charter or
have the town incorporated if the fac
tory presidents objected. If they Pc
titioned for a charter against the wish
es of the bossess they would be told to
"eet OUT Hewanted to put it in such
shape that when factory town reach
ed a certain size Il would be incorpo-
rated. ;.
Mr.. Johnstone asked whether Mr..
Tillman would incorporate a town
apains. the will of its inhabitants.
Mr.. Tillman-I;want to force an in
oornoration when the towns reach
1000 inhabitants. If they have to
sign a petition to be Incorporated they
will be told by the mill owners; Sign
that and you must get out" and you
Mr. Mr.. Johnstone with great empha-
sis)-Mr. President, I arise to ask
cou1 teous question, and ! hope l asked
it in q courteous manner, and l do
protest against the kind of answer l
have received. The gentleman has no
right to impute such knowledge or
motives to me or any one upon this
floor. I earnestly protest against it.
MIR. Tillman-I meant no rehecton,
and if anything said was so con-
strued ] withdraw it.
Mr.. Johnstone-I am very happy TO
hear the gentleman make that decla-
ration.
Mr.. Prince, speaking for the facto-
ries of Anderson and Greenville coun-
ties, Mr.. Prince asserted that they
were the best governed communities
in tie State. Their schools were open
for nine, ten, and if they wanted them
theu cnl1ld have them for eleven