The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-10-09
CONV ENIION NOTES.
WORK Gn THE BODY NOW UN-
DER FULL HEADWAY.
Debate OH Various Measures Now In
Full Blast.
Sixteenth, Dny.

Sixtccntil Day.
In tho constitutional convention
Friday tho committee on corporations
reported M article covering that sub
ject III nineteen sections, most OF
which are wholly novel in tho organic
law Of the state, tho old constitution
having touched very lightly upon the
regulation of corporations. The first
section defines corporations to bo all
associations and joint stock compa-
mics, having powers and privileges not
possessed by individuals or partner
ships, and excludes municipal corpo-
rations.
Successive sections show tho follow
ing provisions Of general interest; No
railroad, express, telegraph or tole.
phone company is allowed to mako
contracts relieving it from its common
law liability. No charter shall DO
granted by special law except to insti-
tutions under the control of tho state,
but tho legislature is required to pro-
yido for their organization undor gen
eral laws, and all charters are to be
subject to repeal. Every corporation
doing business in the state shall main
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tho transaction Of business, MI exhibit
of the holdings of stock, etc. All dis
crimination in charges or facilities for
transportation and all charges Of
higher rates for short than for long
distances arc prohibited. Any rail
road may connect with, cross or inter
sect any other railroad. No railroad
OF transportation company shall con
troll or consolidate with parallel or
competing lines, and jurics arc to de-
oido tho question whether lines are
parallel or competing. Tho legisla-
turo is forbidden to grant any foreign
association or corporation license to
build, operate or lease railroad lines
in South Carolina, but in case Of in
terstato lines the ownors must be in
corporated under tho state laws No
general or special law shall be passed
for the benefit Of any foreign corpora
tion operating railroad in tho state.
The legislature is forbidden to grant
any charter for banking purposes, but
corporations or associations for such
purposes may be formed under goner-
al laws.
Tho report of tho committee on mu-
inequalities left it optional with the
! legislature to license liquor selling or
prohibit or continue tho dispensary
system. A motion WAS mado to amend
by prohibiting tho granting Of liconses
for. tho sale Of liquor. There was a
long debate upon this. the conserya-
tive members and some reformors de-
claring that thore was general under
standing! during the campaign that this
question should be lett open. AT last
Tillman said that he had pledged him
self to leave it opon and was commit
ted, nne while he did not want ever to
sec saloon in South Carolina again,
the disponsary might have to be aban-
doned for tho Gothcnberg system, 80
it would be nnwiso to prohibit all
licensing. In his motion the debate
was adjourned until Saturday to en-
able himself and others to prepare an
amendment which would meet the
difficulty. After other work OF no gon-
cral interest recess was taken until
evening.
Tho night session was ono of the
smoothcst tho convention has over
held. Colonel Robert Aldrich offered
IN amendment which denied to the ne
gro tho right to hold any Office in the
state, and for an hour and half ar
gued from decisions of tho supreme
court and the Congressional Record,
containing the story Of the passage Of
the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments, TINT tho right had mover boon
given tho negro to hold Office by the
United States constitution OF amend
ments. IIe seemed to impress many
members to such an extent that Sena-
tor Tillmnn jumped on him with both
feet and stormy hour or moro follow
ed. Colonel Aldrich and Tillman had
it hot and heavy. Tillman was never
moro vehement in all his life. Ho
told them that if they did not kill tho
matter there and then they would
make tho greatost mistake of their
lives; they would bo ruined. Tillman's
influence controlled .ho situation, and
despite persistent efforts to adjourn,
tho convention laid Colonel Aldrich's
scheme on tho table by vote OF 102
to Is.
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