The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-10-02
the section be- passed over until. it

Mf. IaAoolL uiOFeo W lay LulS Oh LIZ
table,. complaining of waste of time
and slow progress and Senator Till
man>withdrew his motion, remarkins
that he didn't want to have any row
about it.
Mr.. Efird renewed the motion to pas;
the section over until today, when i
could be seen in print and members
could understand it better than they
could: by hearing it read. He warned
the convention that the sections i
was passing. would have to undergo the
test Of the courts and that there would
be found rock after rock in the way
of the enforcement of the laws unles:
the utmost pains were, taken. The con
ventton voted to continue the sectiosl
until, today.
Mr. Talbert. moved. to:take a recess
but vas voted down ahmost unani
mously.
The Convention then adjourned till
10 clock this morning.
= Upon reassembling the Convention
tookup the article on the executive
department, and withthe amendments
already noted, passed it to third
reading. q
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY. >.
Just before-adjournment yesterday,
Mr.. Breazealesent to the, clerks desk
and had read a--series of4resolutions
expressing the sympathy! of ashe con-
vention with Vice President Ira B.
Jones at the death Of his daughter
expressing: the earnest hope for the re-
covery Of his wife, and declaring the
convention's deep regret at the loss OF
his.wise counsel and earnest labor.
These Resolutions were unanimously
adopted by a unanimous vote, !.
bEA.DELoek: IN COMMITTEE:
On Tuesday morning Mr.. OTIS, ris-
ing to questiou Of high privilege; Of
fered the following: .s'k4 q
Whereas, the committee on coun-
ties and county government has been
increased from Tito II members
even number by::order of this 'conven-.
ton, which has: frequently caused a
deadlock and now a Permanent dead
lock; therefore, be itresolyed, that the
Hon. j. w. Floyd Of Kershaw 5eadds
ed to the .cQmmittee on Counties and
county goverpWept.
Mr.. Austin Of Greenyille offered the
following Substitute;
"WhefeaS;S The committee on coun-
ties and. county government is COM
posed of twelve members, and whereas
With this number the committee is un-
able to- agree; therefore. be it resolved,
that ths president of this convention
be authorized to add one additional
member to said, committee. !"
Mr. Austin said ne was entirely will
ing to leave the selection of the odd
man to the CHAIRMAN of the conven-
ton. He thought it preposterous and
presumptuous for member of one of
the two sides in the committee to try
to namethe odd man.
George D. Tillman moved to table
Mr.. Anstin's substitute and grayely
and pathetical1y gave an account of
the situation in his committee, which
elected roars of laughter. He sug-
gested that thirteen is an unlucky
number. The committee had been
gang op, smoothly with six members
for rev. .ceHnties and five for the old
system: of monopoly in court houses
when this newcomer, who favors the
old county system, came in and Great
ed a, deadlock in which the committee
had continued ever since. If the de-
bate On the report was half as exclting;.
fierce: and bitter as it had been in COM
mittee he could promise that it will be
a very interesting occasion.
The chair asked leave to make a
The name of the gentle
man who was made the twelfth mem
Der of the committee had been: omitted
from t he newspaper roll used in max
ing up the committees. When the
was discovered, rs a matter of
courtesy to the gentleman he was al
lowed to select his own committee.
As he chose that on counties it was ne
cessary to- obtain permission from the
convention to add one to the number
of that: committee, which had been
done. *
Mr.. Prince of Anderson favored Mr..
Austin's substitute
Mr.. Breazeale Offered a substitute in
the two halves of the com
mittee to make two reports and allow
the question to be fought out on the
floor of;the convention. -
Mr.. GeorgeD. Tillnan said the COM
mitteecould not agree on anything,
not even on its points of disagreement :.
Gaughter.)
Mr.: OTIS proposed that each half Of
the committee put up aman and let
the convention elect one oEthem to fill
out the-ieonmittee.. z:.-..'
Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson objected;to
this on the ground that it would force
the convention to test vote before 1t
wasiufornled: of the merits of the ques-
tion. :.
+. Mr.. Otis moved to table Mr.. Brea-
zealeS substitute. Lost.
Mr.: Breazeale's substitute was then
a0Onted ~ - 80
At the night session the article on
Legislative Department was taken UP.
There was no debate until the motion
of Mr.. Slighof. Ne0herrN-to make: the
term of Senators and Representatives
two years instead Of four. The amend
ment was adopted by a large maj
:. The committee had reported Sec
ton giving each county one Senator.
Mai iorBarkeref Charleston moved to-
giving Charleston tweSeH:
ators. Motion to table was rapidly
passed, but, on. a remonstrance from
Major Barker Senator Tillman moved
to reconsider. =. :'-A:='
Major Barker a lTocated the motieu,:
whilss. Senator. TAiraaa and Mr..
Slighropposeait. It was defeated bya
vote of LOG to a.
When the 9Th Section as~reached,
Col. Aldrich moved to amend by IN
serting provision that none but
white persons should be members of
the Legislature.
Col. Aldrich supported his motion
in a strong argument, going to show
7 hot hic nronocition would not viola ta