The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-14


finally invade tho jury and no mans
life or property Will be safe. BY all
means lot tho reg istration books be
kept open.
Colonel Talbert thought the sections
were plain enough. Tho matter of de-
tail should be loft to the Leg isature.
Section s provides that the General
Assembly shall provide for all these
things. 1t is just consuming time to
talk about fraudulent elections. Let us
get along and let the Legislature ar
range all details. Let us quit al this
talk and oratory and get to work
Mr.: Johnstone replied that be had
no objection to the gentleman stopping
his oratory, but he didn'tseo how fraud
in registration could be prevented
by the Courts unless there was some
way to show that frauds had been com
mitted.
Mr.. Talbert said he agreed fully
with the gentleman in his idea, but
he thought the convention should deal
in principles and let the Legislature
arrange for details.
Mr.. Johnstone's amendment was
adopted.
Mr.. Bryan's amendment us amended
was then adopted.
Mr.. Fitch offered the following: Add
to section IL, after the word "intcrim"
on line 3: or to correct any mistakes,
errors, omissions or fraud" He thought
that If any mistake or fraud was made
Il voter would be DISTINGUISHED for ten
years or more. The amendment was
agreed to.
MIR. Johnst0nc moved 10 amend 30
that the section shall read the books
shall close al least thirty days before
an election, except to register persons
qualified iu the interim. AS originally
drawn the exception applied only to
persons coming to age.
Mr.. Lee thought that if the word
" omission was left in Mr.. Fitch
amendment it went too far and left the
books open until the election.
MIR. Prince moved to strike out the
word omission,' which WAS agreed
to.
Mr.. w. }. Montgomery thought that
those who became qualified to vote tho |
day before the election should be ul |
lowed to register. Yet according to |
this law he could not register and con
seguently could not vote.
On motion of Mr.. Brcazcale he |
whole section | was stricken out be-
cause il ought to be left to the Legisla-
turc.
MIR. Stanyarne Wilson moved TO re-
consider that vote and lay that motion
on the table. Tho ayes and noes were |
ordered, but before they were called |
Senator Tillman said that he thought |
the convention acted TOO hastily. 1t |
was simply intended to throw safe
guards around registration and while
he didn't favor the convention lcgislxt !
ing too much he thought this ought TO
be put in the constitution and not left
TO the Legislature.
MIR. Stnnyarno Wilson said tho Leg
isiature had ample time to perfect all
details. The Leg isl,ture has ulwaS
decided such nlatacrs.
The vote resulted as follows: Ayes
II. noes 36.
the vote whereby section / was adopt
cd, which was agreed to. Senator
Tillman thought the section ought to
stand as reported.
Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson moved to re-
consider the vote whereby Mr.. Bryan's
amendment WIS adopted. He wanted
the section left as it is and then the
Leg isla cure could arrange all details.
The ayes anu nUGS were demanded. !
and tho convention decided To recon
slider by q vote of 66 to fl as follows:
Yeas: Gov. Juo. Gary Evans, rrcsi-
dent. Alexander, Ashe, Atkinson. Aus
tin, Barton, Bowen, Bowman. Brou,
zeale, II. w. Brice, Buist, Carver. Con-
nor, Cunningham, DELAY. Dennis,
Douglass, Etird !Estridge, Fieid Floyd, !
Cage, Garris, Gooding, Gunter, Hamel,
Harrison, Hay, Hemphill, ID. S. Hen
derson, VIM. Henderson. Houser, II.
E. Johnson, |. b. Jones, Kcitt, Low
man, I,ybrand, McCalla, McCaslan, Nc
Gown, McMahan, McMakin, McWhite,
J. d. Montgomery, Morrison, OTIS, Par
Ter, Patterson, Redfearn, Rosborough,
Sligh, w. G. Smith, Stokes, Talbert,
b. II. Tillman, Waters Stapyarne
Wilson, w. b. Wilson, Winkler, Wood
ward.
Nays: Barkor, Bates Berry, j. S.
Brice, Bryan, Burn, Dent, Derham,
Doyle, Dudley, .tarrow, Fitch, Fraser,
Gary, Gilland, j. t.. Glenn, Harris,
Howell, Hutson, George Johnstone,
Willie Jones, t.. }. Kennedy, McGowan,
Matthews, Mcares, Miller, Mitchell,
Moore. Mower, Patton. Prince, |. r.
Reed, Russell, Shuler. Sloan, jeremiah
Smith, &. d. Tillmau, Wells, A. II.
White, S. e. White, Wigg.
Mr.. Stanyare Wilson moved to lay
the amendment on Tho tublo, which
was agreed to. The section as adopted
is as follows: "Thc registration books
otNii tU lCdSO uuSS lojltTt
un election, during which time trans.
Iers and registration shall not be legal,
except as to persons becoming qualified
in the interim"
Mr.. Prince offered the following sub
stitute to Section l3: In authorizing
IL special election in any Incorporated
town or city in this State for the pur-
pose of bonding tho same, the General
Assembly shall prescribe as q condition
precedent to the holding Of said cleo
tion Il petition from Il majority of tho
freoholdors of such city or town as
shown by it's tax books. and at such
election all electors of such city or
town who are only qualified for voting
under Section II Of this article, and
who have paid all taxes, State, county
and municipal, for the previous year,
shall be allowed to vote, and the vote
OF majority Of those voting in said
election shall be necessary to authorize
the issue of said bonds
Mr.. Prince said his substitute pro-
vided all necessary safeguards in voting
! bonds in cities and towns and at the
Same time mqdc no discrimination
against any taxpayers.
Senator Tillman said after consulta-