The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-30
Senator Irby has announced

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tention to fight the property and
educational qualifications in the com
mittee epor, to the bitter end He
says that he is doing this in the IN
terest of the white man, and what is
more he is inclining to the opinion
that the understanding and explain
ing" clause is liable to being over,
thrown by the courts. For that rea-
son it is the intention of Senator
Irby to try and have the clause rela-
tive to the qualifications referred to the
judiciary committee Of which Stan
yarne Wilson is chairman The first
fight ON the suffrage plan is expected
to come in this way and it may de-
velop the strength of the two forces,
provided fight is made against
committing the question to the judi
ciary committee. AS it now stands
the report has the unanimous report
of the suffrage committee aud the
second committee may throw a cloud
on the understanding and explain
ing" clause Senator Irby says ne
wants the title of the poor man to
tie right of registration made as
clear as possible, and not brushed
away after the Convention is over.
Upon motion of Senator T;llman the
debate on the suffrage question was
postponed until Monday night
and the expectation is that the fe-
male suffrage advocates will then
speak.
Last Tuesday the Convention ad-
journed in respect to the memory of
Mr. R Il. Hodges, member from
Marlboro, whe died at Bennettsville
and at night caucus of the Dem
ocratic members was held to consider
the suffrage plan Nothing wbet-
ever was accomplished, the members
only talking over the plan that had
been presented by the committee
Senator 1rby made vigorous speech
against the property and educational
qualifications that had been incor-
porated in the report Senator Till
man explained the operations of the
plan and be expects it to be adopted
by large vote
The Convention has adopted the
Article On Militia. The only change
from the present provisions is that
the General Assembly shall provide
for liberal pension for Confederate
soldiers and their widows, if in need
of assistance 1t is the intention of
Mr.. Floyd, the chairman of the Mill
tia Committee, to introduce a bill at
the next session Of the General AS.
sembly providing for an appropria-
tion of 100000 for the pension
fund.
The general expectation is that the
Convention will continue in session
until the end of November. There
are still a number of important pro-
visions of partially completed arti
cles as well as five or six complete
articles
Nothing has recently been heard
of the resolution of Mr.. Ellerbe doing
away with the session of the General
Assembly, and it does not look as if
he intends to push it, The work of
the Convention may involve the post
ponemen, Of the session of the Gen
eral Assembly and it may be thought
best not to have the Legislature meet
until about in January.
1t is likely that the homestead
matter will soon be taken up and dis
posed Of ltis the only section III
the Legislative Report that has not
been finished, and it would have been
settled days ago bus for the opinion
that it will take two days to dispose
Of the question, although the Con
vention has about decided upon what
form is wanted to preserve the home-
stead a. K