The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-03

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S less of factions. He wanted Il pure,
Q plain and simple. common-scnse con
1 stltution and no legislation.
! MT. Rogers resumed his argument
and said that thcre was law, and law
sufficient to protect trust funds He
insisted that the proposed section
5 would work hardship on the bonds
men OF the suspended official He said
that he would be unworthy Of his peo-
PIE II he did not represent all his con-
SCltucncy, regardless Of ull factions.
He was follower Of no faction and
would do his full duty regardless of
factions.
MIR. Wilson and Il great many others
had had an abundance of talking and
when Mir. Wilson called for tho pre-
viOus question cvlry 'onc was quito
willing to accept tho suggestion.
Mr.. Bcllingcr called for the ayc and
nay vote on the motion to indefinitely
postpone the whole mattcr. The con-
Vcntlon, by vote of So to 81, refused
10 indefinitely postpone, and aftor Mr..
tiowcll had an amendment making an
affidavit requisite before action was
taken the section was agreed upon.
1t was adopted in the following shape
Whenever it shall be brought to
the notice of the Governor by affidavit
that any county officer or any other
or trust funds is probably guilty of ON
hVH"!cmcnt or the appropriation of
pnDiic or trust funds to private use,
then the Governor shall direct the inn
mediate prosecution OF such officer
ny the proper 0iliccr of the circuit
IN which he resides, and upod
true bil found the Governor shall
suspend such officer and appoint one
IN his stead until he shall have boon
acquitted by the verdict Of jury: and
II he shall be convicted the Office shall
be declared vacant and shall be filed
rs may he provided by law"
This seemed to be satisfactory to all.
Then camc miscellaneous amendments
after the two days fight on the re-
moval clause.
MIR. Derham, OF uorry, wanted to
change the word shall" to "may,"
as to referring petitions for pardons
and communications to the board of
parinns.
! MIR. nrrham urged that, as final ac-
tion r"stua on the Governor. he may
not want u refer petitions to the
: board.
, MIR. Elira and Mr. Aldrich saw no oc.
y raslon for tho change, as the right to
y grant roprlcvcs WAS already permissi-
= bic without reference Of petitions to
u the board.
. The proposed amendment was
:, adopted, and the board Of pardons will
y y be still further weakened.
!. MUNICIPAL CHARTERS.
" The proposed section on municipal
N corporations and police regulation:
t. was then taken up. The committee
|, through Chairman Henderson. hal
d made unanimous report When tho
l. first section came up, which provided
o for the classification OF municipa
| f,l "a nj Ir,.s Nj Qn, all
5 tlon to the fact that the provision was
J. Il little complicated and moved tc
+ amend the end Of the section so as &c
5 read, Cities and towns now existing
: under special charters may reorganZc
under the general laws Of the State,
1 and when SO reorganizcd their special
: charters shall cease and determine"
; Ihere was no objection to this
5 amendment and the section mad been
t Practlcal!y agreed upon when Senator
Illlman SAID that SO far us he could
| see Sections and = made no provision
for the incorporation Of factory villages
such us Piedmont, Pacolet, Granite
vile and others, and he urged that
) some such provision may be incor-
poratcd, as he did not wa:t these
towns denied the right OF sclf-gov-
crnmcnt or have to submit to the nod
ana beck OF superintendent.
Mr.. Henderson thought that tho
Legislature could, under the sections,
} provide for such corporations, but the
committee were subject to the in
structiOns OF tho convention
Senator Tillman thought it would
probably be best to rccommit the
sections to the committee 80 as to in
corporate provisions for tho factory
villages, and as there was no objection
on the part OF the convention that
action was taken.
Delegate Miller said rs the Qucs-
tion Of suffrage came up in this report
he thought il best to hold the entire |
article until after the committee on
suffrage had made its report.
Mr.. Henderson explained that it was
the intention Of the committee to move
the postponement OF those sections
that related to suffrage in any way
until after the suffrage committee had
made its report. This was satisfactory
| to every one.
Section ), which related to the con-
traction OF debt in pursuance to law,
was passed without trouble, but the
convention found a stumbling block in
Section as reported, which originally
read mo law shall be passed by the
General Assembly granting the right
to construct and operate Il street or
other railway, telegraph, telephone or
works for public uses, or to lay mains
70" any purpose, without first obtain
ing the consent Of the local authori- |
ties in control Of the streets or public |
places proposed to be occupied for any
such or like purposes"
Mr.. Henderson explained the pur-
pose OF the committee.
Mr.. Wilson waited the law to stand
as at present. The section would give
the towns and cities all the protection
they wanted.
Mr.. Patterson wanted the matter left
to the General Assembly.
Mr.. Patton, Of fichland, thought
there might be the danger OF large
corporations influencing the Legisla-
turc. He knew that applications for
charters wcrc rushed through the Leg
islatnrc and often cities knew nothing
Of charters that were rushed through.
He urged for concurrent action be-
tween the Legislature and city coun-
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