The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-10-04
JANUARY INSTEAD OF NOV.
The Legislature Hereafter Will Meet
in the First Month. Sympathetic
Cuban Resolutions Go Over.

SuDau 40 oVoT.
In the Constitutional Convention at
Columbia on Saturday, the seventeenth
session, the first final action on any
one article of the new constitution
was taken. The article on the execu-
tive department, after having gone all
through the tearing process of three
readings was adopted at exactly IL. IL
p. M, and was sent to the committee
on style and revision, becoming there
by a part of the new document. It
has taken the convention exactly II
days to reach this stage of it's work,
but the members hope to push matters
along now and complete everything
within the next three weeks.
Another important feature of to-
days work was tie adoption of an
amendment with the parliamentary
c'incher attached changing the time of
holding the sessions of the Legislature
from November to January, and after
the first four sessions have been held
limiting the duration of the pay of the
members to 40 days. This is very
radical change in the organic law of
the State but Judging from the eI
preSSions 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 resolution sympathizing with
the Cuban patriots in their efforts for
Independence, but it failed to get
through, and has been laid over for
further consideration. The resolution
read thus:
Thnl klN I,lN L..
of the people of South Carolina, as
sembled in convention ior the purpose
Of forming a constitution for free and
Independent people, extend our hearty
sympathy to the Cuban patriots now
conteuding for the same precious
rights.
Mr.. W. ID. Evans could see no rea-
son 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. He asked the conven-
!:n!. to decline to consider the resoIu-
to. Ten NJ mcmbt rs the rupon objected
To the immediate consideration of the
resolution, and it went to tho commit
tee on miscellaneous matters, despite
Ir. patton's earnest remonstrnuce.
The matter of putting the dispensary
III the constitution was called up, and
Senator Tillman was about to present
The following agreement provision
when the matter went over:
The General Assembly shall never,
however. icrE,c -:.Y person or cor
poration to SCI! iH,":icmting liquors or
beverages by the drink, or except in
uahrohCn packages Of less than pint,
which shall no. be opened or drunk ON
the premises where sold and not to be
,".H between The hours of o'clock in
III" evening and . o'clock in the morn
ing and not except in II house that has
40 Hoo" az method Of communication
with any ether house and in which no
other merchandise Is kept for sale"
l.was decided that the Legislature
meet on the >cccnl Tuesday in January
nstca;i %; ;io lourth Tuesday in No
rcai2c@ The following also passed:
"leM.hrEs oE the General Assembly
,i&I not receive any compensation for
more than 40 days of any one session:
Provided, That this limitation shall not
tti'cr; the first four sessions of the
General Assembly under this consti-
SUt,uu."
TeAding the settlement OF the ques-
hon as to whether the per diem OF
Legislators should be 81 or 81. the con-
rcntion adjourned for the day