The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-03
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
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that the ordinance was Ynconstitution-
al no one haa asked that it be stricken
of, because all recognized that it was
for the best interests of the whole city.
Factories help the poor to get needed
work, it doing them good, they would
favor the exemption.
MIR. Sheppard said the section only
referred to municipal taxes. The mo-
ment factory is established in q town,
every taxpayer in the county will be
directly benefited. 1t cannot injur-
iously affect the poor people in tho
towns for they pay little taxes any way,
but what they do pay will be material
" reduced alter the expiration Of five
years.
Mr.. Bust said in towns and cities
there is dormant capital lying in
bauks and with this exemption it will
come out and the people will receive
the benefit.
tired Of hearing speeches ON the floor
in the interest OF corporations. Cor
poratiOns and trusts have had the right
Of way in the national legislature and
it seems that this convention was go
ing To give them Il chance to run
rough shod over the people. Here
We have Il section which says that
those who have the money may be cX-
cmpt from taxation. Where is the
Justice in that? Tho poor blacksmith
Or the poor merchant must pay. The
princi pie is wrong and he entered his
protest against such legislation. Nine
tcnths OF the leg gislution now is against
labor, the foundation OF our prosperity.
The lHborcr is the man that he would
protect He entered Il protest against
giving privileges to men already rich
and whose paws were stretching out
for more.
MIR. W. Is. Wilson said in Rock Hill
there were six cotton factories and he
didnOt believe one Of them came there
because Of any exemption. II one
town cXcmptS. all other towns are
forced to do the same thing. He de-
MED that any factory has ever been
built on account OF 1ny exemption,
because " hen a man wanted to invest
money he was not influenced by the
little per cpntugc in taxes he might
save during five years.
MIR. w. d. Evans as Il representa-
i've Of the agricultural classes opposed
Dhis section as being a perniciOus act
)( protection. We would Supply our
selves if We would countcnance any
such principles as is contained in this
section Capital seeks its own channel
and would go where it could make the
grcatest percentage. This pitiful ex
cmption is not going to encourage
capital 1t is coming South anyway,
because its facilities arc superior to
any other section.
Mr George Johnstone spoke against
the system as being II protective one.
This little clause, innocent Us it seems,
is the entering wedge for going fur
thcr and We should determine now
whether taxation shall be equal and
stable on subject to mere whim.
y motion to indefinitely postpone
the motion TO strike out tho section
was then put and carried by vote of
ii to II.
At the evening session tue matter of
exemption came up again, when Mr..
Floyd offered IL resolution which he
thought would settle the matter.
Senator Tillman offered similar res.
olution, which he allowed to be sup.
planted by that OF Mr.. Floyd.
The rceOiu1i n reads: Provided
that before any such exemption is al
lowed by any city. or town in thi:
State it shall be submitted to vote o
the people OF aid city or town fol
their cndorscme t or rejection
Mr. w. b. Wilson held that thi
same idea had ben offered by Mr.. 5;
G White and had boen killed. Mr.
White stated the resolution were abou
the same.
The amendment was adopted decis
lively, and then thcrc was trouble
MIR. Stribling moved strike out tkt
section.
President Evans ruled that a motion
to strike out the section having beer
defeated, as we'll as one to indciinltely
postpone, he would not entertain the
motion.
Mr.. Johnstonc and Mr.. w. Il. Will
son were indignant.
President Evans insisted there hat
to be some limit to such motions Ol
the convention would never be able t,
get along.
MIR. Wilson insisted that the hous,
could decide when it wanted to stol
such motions.
The President suggested that an ap
peal was in order.
Mr. lrhy wanted to know II IL motion
to rcc0mmit was rot in order, and &,
moved.
THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS.
Under the regular call Of the com
mittecc at the morning session Nh
Otis read the following report, tn
introductory portion of which cause
much merriment
Report Of George ID. Tillman, a. *
Smoak, }. w. Kennedy, j. O. ~
Moore, J. &. Otis, and Il. b. Stack
house, who constitute tho half Of wha
was once tho whole committee o
counties and county government, an
who have no chairman, no clerk, n
papers, no resolutions and no name b.
which to designate thoir half of tn
committee:
Sec. |. The several counties of thi
State arc each declared body politi
and corporate. Each county shall con
sitntc one election district.
Sec. >. Tho boundaries OF tn
several counties shall remain as no,
established, except those Of tho count,
of Edgciield, which shall underg
such changes as are made necessary b
the formation Of new county from
a portion Of Edgetield, to be know
rs Saluda, the boundaries Of whicl
arc set forth in u constitutional ordi
nance.
Soc. 3. The general assembly shall
have power at any time to organic
new counties. by changing the bound