The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-19
CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION
NOW IN SESSION AT THE STATE
CAPITAL.
Many Important Measures Introduced.
The Proceedings from Day
to Day.

placed OF same footing. He pro
posed that no educational institution
receiving aay public funds shall grant
any scholarships or special privileges
to any Student of said institution.
NT. HERS offered the following:
"Resolved, That a majority Of the taNpav-
'ers OF any section, desiring to form them
selves into a new county, shall be allowed to
do SO: Provided, they will meet the cx-
penSeS necessary thereto and rot reduce thu
area Of the counties from which their ter
ritorv is taken below four hundred square
niles. The wishes Of a majority Of the taN-
payers to be aseertained from the petitions
presented to the legislature
Mr.. II. N. McCown introduced the
following, which is against the utter
ances of all the Reform leaders, and
the most ardent dispensary advocates:
Resolved, That the General Assembly
shall pass no law granting license for the
sale OF alcoholic liquids or liquors, but may
pass laws regulating the traffic by State
CONTROL
Mr.. Russell, of Anderson, presented
the Honea Path county scheme, chang
Ing the name to "Washington county" !"
1t provides for the formation Of a
new county from parts of Abbeville,
Anderson, G2eenville and Laurens, to
be knowa as Washington county. Com
missioners are named who shall select
couLty seat.
=: -ar. Wilson of the iudiciar commit
tee reported that his committee had
cut up the Aldrich Omnibus consti-
tuition introduced the day previous and
divided its sections out among the
several committees.
Mr.. Burns offered a resolution on
subject that is very dear to him
Homestead. He proposes that the
homestead shall be of 81, 500 in value,
of either personal or real property,
rs shall be chosen by the head of the
family. The right of the homestead
cannot be waived or renounced.
Geo. D. Tillmsn offered aresolution
proposing, IAN amendment to Section
s, Article 3 Of the Constitution relat-
ing to an apportionment Of represen-
tatinns to the General Assembly, to
wit: That where two or more repre-
senta;ivcs thall be assigned to the same
county, such county shall be subdi7id-
ed into as many election districts of
as -srly equal population us possible
and one representative shall be assign
ed to each. The Subdivisions shall be
-nladde---1p of-whole townships and no
township shall be divided in forming
subdivisions.
t'Uncle George Tillman is a firm
sriend Of smaller counties, and what
he proposes on the subject is worthy
Of special notice He proposed the
following resolutions:
J. New counties may be formed. but IN
doing it, no existing county sea: shall be
abolished. nor shall any new county line be
run nearer than five miles to an established
court house.
= 2. No countys seat shall be removed unless
such removal be authorized by two-thirGs of
the electors Of the county voting therefor:
but when the proposed seat shall be towards
the certre of the county, it may be made
whca majority Of the electors participating
in the election Shall vote therefor.
s. No new county shall DC formed unless
majority Of the qualified electors voting in
each part ofthe county or counties proposed
to be dismcmbered and embraced in the new
county shall separately vote therefor. The
elections provided for in this and the section
next preceding shall not be held in anycoun-
t: 0Etennr than once in four years.
l. The Legislature may provide for the
consolidation OF existing counties il major
itv Of the qualified electors OF such counties
vote therefor.
Mr.. Rogers also proposed the fol-
lowing: ''Resolved, That the right
of dover in any and all lands, aliened
by the husband during the coverture
be, and the same is hereby abolished"
Senator E6rd offored the following
as to the liquor problem:
That IN the exercise Of the police power
the General Assembly shall have the right to
prohibit the manufacture and sale and re-
tail OfiutoNicating liquors or beverages with
in the State. The General Assembly may Ii
cense persons or corporations to manufac-
ture and sell and retail Intoxicating liquors
or beverages within the State under such
rules and restrictions as it deems proper, or
the General Assembly may prohibit the man
ufacture and sale and retail Of intoxicating
liquors and beverages. both. or either, nnder
the authorize and empower State and coun-
ty officers. both. OF either, under the author
ity and in the name Of the State. to buy, and
retail within the State. liquors and beverages
in such packages and quantities. under such
rules and regulations as it deems expe-
dent
Mr.. II. P. Howell, of CoIleton, wants
to maintain the homestead exemption
at the value of $1,000 OF real estate
and $500 Of personal property, but he
does not propose to exempt the yearly
products of the real estate from attach
ment for debt.
By request, Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson
introduced an ordinance to form new
county out of portions Of Spartanburg,
Union, Laurens and Greenville coun-
ties to be called Enoree county. This
county will have the town Of Wood
ruff as its centre and this town will be
its county seat.
Mr. +. F. Smith, Of Pickens, Offer
ed resolution providing for home
stead exemption OF real estate to the
value of $500, and in no case the
amount of land to exceed fifty acres.
A homestead in personality consisting
of al household and kitchen property
shall also be exempted from attach
ment for debt.
Mr.. Prince introduced g resolution
that the convention do not create any
new counties.
Mr.. J. 81. Wharten introduced the
following:
That the following provision shall constitute
section 49,, of article -. OF the Constitution
Of the State: Each member OF the General
Assemble under this Constitution shall re-
ceive three dollars per diem while il regular
session. or in extra session. and the further
sum OF aye cents for every mile Of the ordi-