The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-04


it was agreed to continue the session
until the business was completed.
Mr.. Johnstone then offered the fol
lowing amendment, which was agreed
to:
Insert after State" on line t. sec
ton of the schedule, the words ''and
Constitution when enrolled.
THE LAST ARTICLE.
Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson moved to
suspend the further consideration @;
the schedule for the time being and
take up the article on declaration OF
rights for its third reading. This was
the last article. The motion was
agreed to.
Mr.. Connor offered an amendment
to section II of the article on declara
ton OF rights. Mr. Connor was inform.
ed that secticn n II had been stricken out
on the second reading. The president
understood that Mr. Connor withdrew
the matter and went ahead. Mr. Con.
nor claimed that he had offered i rs g
substitute and said he might have been
treated with little courtesy. Mr.
Talbert apologized. Mr.. Connor still
complained and Mr.. Talbert spoke tc
him rather sharply, saying he had tolc
him all he could tell him.
Then the entire article on declara
ton of rights was rushed through its
third reading and sent to the commit
tee on style and revision, having beer
under consideration only about l.
minutes. Then it was clinched and
and the Constitution proper was com
pleted at 5:4S p. m.
The schedule was again taken Up
and Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson offered an
additional section, purely explanatory,
which was adopted.
The schedule was then sent to the
committee on style and revision.
The following resolution, which had
been standing on the calandar was
then adopted:
Resolved, That the comptroller
general be authorized and directed to
audit the accounts of the State printer
for work done for the convention be-
fore or after its adjournment sine
die, and draw his warrant upon the
State treasurer therefore upon the pro
duction of the proper vouchers.
The ordinance to authorize the gen,
eral assembly to provide for a sinking
fund in the several counties of the
State, to enable the same to do busi,
ness on cash basis was then taken
up.
Mr.. Connor's ordnance to raise q
fund to enable the counties to
catch up" received its third reading.
An effort to change nay" to 'must
in the first section was defeated.
Mr.. Dudley's ordinance relating to
the alphabetical indexing was given
final reading and sent to the commit
tee on style and revision.
The resolution to provide for the
pay of commissioners and managers
of election was then taken up and
rushed through its final reading in a
jiffy.
The resolution requiring all expen,
ses of the court of general sessions for
each county to be paid by the State,
was then called up, but was Withdrawn
from the calendar.
WHEN THE END CANE.
This concluded the work Of making 6
the new Constitution, the calendar be
ing cleared atexac:ly 6:39 o'clock.
The steering committee then offered
the following report:
l. That the calendar Of the conven-
ton has been cleared and all matters
upon the presidents desk disposed Of:
that nothing more can be done until
the committee on order, style and re.
vision shall make its report, which
will require a period of several days.
3. That this convention do now
recede from business until 7:30 p. ~.
December 3, 1885,. that.each delegate,
officer and employe be allowed mile.
age at cents going to his home and
returning for the recess; that no pei
diem be allowed for the recess to dele.
gates, officers and employees, except
to those who remain in Columbia sick
during the recess, except to those
delegates who Shall attend the
meetings of the committee on order,
style and revision and such clerks as
shall be employed by them under q
resolution this day adopted.
Mr.. George Jonstone was objecting
to the matter of the per diem and mile
age, when all the electrict lights save
four on the circuit suddenly went out
By this time there was great confusion
and Mr.. Talbert kept continually rap
ping for order. Many delegates were
gathered around the press stand. Some
wanted the word adjourn" changed
to read, recess" Mr.. Cooper waxed
wroth over the putting out Of the
lights, evidently thinking some one
around the hallhad tampered with the
switches. The president ordered the
sergeant-at-arms to 60 out and see
why we are in the dark here" Mr.
Meares then sent up substitute re
lating to the pay during the recess
Mr.. Wilson changed the report so as
10 make IL apply Only 70 nlellloers ie
naming here on the sick list. This
finally proved satisfactory and the re
port was adopted.
Then at 1908, everything being our
Of the way, the convention so far as
the making of the Constitution is con
cerned, came to an end. Severa
songs were sung by happy attaches
and soon the hall was vacated.
The delegates got Atlanta exposition
Carolina Day" badges later on, anc
this morning all Of them bat the
members of the committee on style
and revision will leave at 7:30 a. m.
for atlanta to enjoy the sights.
= Terrible Runaway.
SPARTANBURG, Nov. 27.-As the
county convicts were returning home
r. Il