The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-29
CONSTITUTION OF CAROLINA.
THE CONVENTION NOW GETTING
DOWN TO BUSINESS.

The Article on the Executive Depart
ment Finally Adopted After Hav-
ing Undergone the Fire of Three
Readings During "A Period of sew
enteen Days-The Sessions of the
Legislature to he Held in january
Instead of November.
Columbia. s. c.. Sept. 2S.-In the consn-
tutional convention TODAY the first final
action on any one article OF the now con-
stitution was taken. The article on the
executive department. after having gone
all through the tearing process of three
readings. was adopted at exactly 1872 p.
m, and was sent to the committee on
style and revision. becoming thereby a
part of the new document. Ii has taken
the convention exactly seventeen days TO
reach this stage of its work. but the mem
bers hope to push matters along now and
complete everything within the next three
weeks
Another important feature of to-day's
work was the adoption of an amendment
with the parliamentary clincher attached
changing the time of holding the sessions
of the Legislature from November to Jan
uary, and after the first four sessions
have been held, limiting the duration OF
the pay of the members to forty days
This is a very radical change in the or
ganic law of the state. but judging from
the expressions made by many members
on the floor it will meet with much favor
among the people.
An effort was made by Mr.. Patton to
pass a resolution sympathizlng with the
Cuban patriots in their effort for indie
Inn fofT cd IN, ND
has been laid over for consideration on
Monday. The resolution read thus:
Resolved, That We, the delegates OF the
people of South Carolina, assembled in
convention for the purpose of forming a
constitution for a free and Independent
people, extend our hearty sympathy TO
the cuban patriots now contending for
the same precious right.
W. ID. Evans could see no reason why
this convention should attempt to spread
itself over land and sea. He thought that
the cuban question was something with
which they had nothing whatever to do.
lie asked the convention to decline to
consider the resolution. Ten members
thereupOn objected TO the immediate con-
sderation OF the resolution and it went
to the committee on miscellaneous mat
ters despite Mr. Patton's earnest remOn-
strances.
The matter of putting the dispensary
into the constitution was called up
and Senator Tillman was about TO pre-
sent the following agreement provision
the absence of the father Of the scheme
TO put the system in pure and simple:
The general assembly shall never. now-
ever, license any person or corporation to
sell intoxicating liquors OF beverages by
the drink, or except in unbrOken packages
of less than pint, which shall not be
opened or drunk on the premises where
sold and not to be sold between the
hours of Z O'Clock in the evening and
. O'Clock in the morning, and not except
in house that has no door or method
of communication with any other house
and in which no other merchandise is
kept for sale"
1t was decided that the legislature meet
on the second Tuesday In January instead
OF the fourth Tuesday in November. The
following also passed: Members of the
general assembly shall not receive any
compensation for more than forty days
of any one session; provided that this
Limitation shall not affect the first four
sessions Of the general assembly under
this constitution"
Pending the settlement of the question
as to whether the per diem of legislators
should be SO or 81 the convention ad-
journed until Monday,