The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-14
THr coNsriruTIoNaL CONTENTION
The Wheels of the Ordinance Miii Flew
Eound with Lightning Like Rapidify.

COLUMBIA. $. g., Sept. l3.-To-day
was a rather important one in the Con
stitutional Convention.
The morning session opened with long
wrangle and rather spirited debate "a To
whether the convention should go TO the
exIente OF having each ordinance ana
resolution printed as soon as presented
and laid on the desks or the members. or
whether the manuscript copies should De
handed into the committees without print
inc allowins, The committee 10 report. al
loving substitutes in the shape OF
clauses. ,
II IS claimed that this would stiie all
ordipapees In the commit ,e-rooms. ana
no one on the floor would know what was
Mentors wanted TO have the ideas OF
ono another. and the printing or every
thing The convention spent several
hours discussing this feature OF the rules.
Within the last fifteen minutes OF the
session the wheels OF the ordinance inill
flew around with the rapidity OF hght-
ming. and some forty new propositlohs
were presented, some or them peihs oi
vital importancc II Is now pretty tnor-
ouohlv understood that biennial sessions
of the legislature will be provided for
instead of annual sessions, that the terms
of state officers will be made four years,
instead OF two years as heretofore, that
smaller counties will be provided for.
that county courts will be established,
and thar Judges viii be elected by the
pcople direct instead Of By the Logisla-
turc.
When rule In regard to the ratlhca-
tlou Of the C0nstit Ition was reported tne
colored member, Canary" Miller made
fH IT, ~
people. presenting the following amend
mont TO be added TO the rule.
and the said Constitution, after IL
eteu tavo received the majority vote Of
the delegates present. shall be submitted
10 Tho electors Of tie State of south
Carolina Tor ratification. The vote OF
ratidcation Of the people shall be taken
ON tho second Tuesday I'm January 4. ID
1876 The vote shall be taken at the seVe-
raj precincts in each county OF the state:
The form of the ballots TO be voted shaN
Doc as follows. In favor tt the ne"
Constitution" or II do not favor the
Cugtitution.' O.. a.
not the urcrer place to present such
provision.
Niller's effort will be a fruitless one
WHbam Stokes introduced an ordi-
nance TO abolish the state Supreme court
ana establish an Appellate Court, con-
sisting Of the circuit judges
senator Tillman introduced an ordi-
nance uroviding for smaller counties, or
40, square miles each. The present area
IS about 9GD square miles each.
Mr.. Patton introduced a suffrage orai-
nance. providing for an educational quah-
ncation: "a property qualification Oh S'''
and the disqualification of no Confederate
soldier or son of such.
Several ordinances providing for four
years term Of all state officers were then
introduced.
Mr.. Hodges asked for a three-mill tax
for educational purposes, giving the tax
payer the right 20 say 10 what school
in shall be devoted. Mr. Farrow, OF
Charleston. presened n strong plan for a
REORGANIZATION Of the judiciary.
Ex-Congressman George johnson pre-
sonted a strong suffrage plan, with alter
native property and educational quail
ncaiions
Mr. MCGOWAN has introduced an ordi-
nance which Is against the wishes OF
Tnlman and Irby. and the ardent dis
ponsary advocates. providing that the
state shall never issue any licenses TO
individuals or corporations to sell liquor.
but can provide for its sale under state
control.
The Committee on Municipal Corpora
tions will report tomorrow, recommend
ing the plural system OF voting in cities,
coupled with a female suffrage provision,
which allows the women 90 vote through
agents. The Legislative Committee has
decided TO allow Charleston county only
one senator.
The committee is tied on the matter Of
biennial sessions of the General Assem-
bly,. and favors the four-ycar term OF
office.