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LIVELY PROCEEDINGS.

LIVELY PROCEEDINGS.
THE CONVENTION HANDLES THE
Estate" NEWSPAPER.
Action Taken Upon an Editorial Comment
ing upon the action Of the President
rhe Debate and the Vote.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Sept. 19-Special: {:
The session of the Constitutional Con-
vention this morning was consumed in
the consideration of a matter that grew
out of a publication in The State of
Tuesday morning. On yesterday,
Mr.. Patterson of Barnwell Wise Presi-
dent Talbert, on suggestion of the
speaker, having been called to the
chair introduced the following:
Whereas, 'The State" a newspaper
published in the city of Columbia, did
on the 18th inst, in its editorial COL
umns, contain the following statement
in reference to the action Of the presi-
dent of this convention in announcing
the vote upon a motion to take a re.
cess, when the question as to whether
the name Saluda should be inserted in
lieu of Butler, in the resolution before
this convention on the 18th inst, to
wit.
ION division vote intended to defer
final action on the matter until Irby's
forces could be rallied, the president
openly and defiantly misstated the re-
turns of the tellers, subtracting two
announced votes from Irby's side in
order that he might showa majority
of one against postponement;;" there
fore be it
Resolved, That as said editorial
statement is unsupported by the facts,
Senator Irby having announced upon
the floor of the convention that the an
nouncement of said vote was correct,
and as said statement was a reflection
upon the honesty and integrity of the
president of this convention and an
insult to this body; be it
Resolved, That this convention do
hereby pronounce said editorial state
ment as being malicious falsehood
Mr.. Patterson stated that this was
matter that this convention should
pass upon in few seconds and not a
committee. Now, Sir, I offer this res
olution for this reason; that we should
protect our presiding officer from in
suit as we'll as this body. He is the
Governor of South Carolina for whom
we have the utmost respect and conf
dence. All who were present heard
this vote when announced and the
chair was not only sustained by Mr..
Irby but by the second vote; therefore
the editorial in The State was malici-
GUS and false. Listen at it. (He once
more read the editorial.) Said he,
"Now, gentlemen, are we to submit to
that2 Can we sit here content and al
low our president to be insulted2 I don't
believe in muzzling the press. But
when we are attacked by such q man
as the editor of this paper we should
act. He knew that no man there was
too high for him to say mean things
about, but they, as individuals, could
put up with It. But this was an at
tack on the president of the conven-
ton. When he rejects, on our presi.
dent, he reflects on us; therefore l
move that the resolution be passed"
Mr.. Henderson of Aiken asked that
the resolution be read again.
Later Mr.. Patterson took the floor
again and stated that member of the
convention had gone to the reporter
of this paper on the floor, and told
him that several members had asked
him to see the representative of the
paper and asked that the statements in
the editorial be corrected. Instead OF
a correction, there was another edito-
rial this morning repeating the same
charge. Can we stand that2 He had
thought of a resolution to deny to the
writer of the article the privileges Of
the floor. LET it 60 to the world that
we denounce it as a falsehood and a
reflection on our president and this
body"
Senator rby: Let the resolution go
to committee.
Geo. Johnstone: Let us reflect over
the resolution.
Irby: Let us sleep over that awhile.
The president: Do ten members OBJ
iect to the immediate consideration OF
the resolution.
There was such objection, Senator
Irby being among those who stood. =
Mr.. Patterson: Now I move that the
consideration of this resolution be
made the special order for tomorrow,
Immediately after the reading OF the
journal.
This was agreed to. The resolution
was ordered printed in the journal OF
the days proceedings.
The resolution came up for considera-
ton this morning-Mr. Talbert again
in the chair.
Mr.. Patterson called up the special
order-the resolutions which he had
introduced yesterday. He offered the
following as a substitute pream-
BILE being unchanged:
Resolved, First, That said editorial
statement is unsupported by facts,
Senator hby having announced upon
the floor of the convention that the an
nouncement of said vote by the presi-
dent was correct and as said editorial
is a reflection upon the honesty and in
teprity of the president of this con-
vention, and an insult to this body, belt
Resolved, Second, That the conven-
ton desires to express its entire conf.
dence in the integrity. honesty and
fairness of our president, the Hon.