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fected by the provisions of this Sec

tion."
Mr.. Sheppard asked the unanimous
consent of the convention to allow MIR.
G.. D. Tillman to have his motion en-
tertained. The convention had clear
ly made mistake.
Mr.. Johnstone was opposed to this
Mr.. Sheppard moved to recommit
the section back to the committee with
instructions to bring the matter back
in shape covering the subject. :.
Mr.. Johnstone took the same posi-
ton he had presented in all debates on
this question. There were perhaps
500 bows in Charleston classed as ne
groes today, with less than one-eighth
of negro blood in their veins. There
are perhaps 200 in Columbia. Are you
going to turn them loose9 He did not
want negro boys turned loose knock
ing at the doors of good white people
asking for admission into their fami-
lies with no power to deny it. One
hundred years have passed and
we have 5000 to 10, 900 people OF this
class in this State. All he contended
for was the preservation of the two
races as distinct races as God created
them.
Gen. Robert Smalls hoped that the
matter would be referred back to the
committee and that the committee
would not seud it back to the conven-
ton. Laughter.) o.,
Mr.. Sheppard's motion to recommlt
was then called.
The further consideration of the ar
ticle on legislative department was
postponed till 10 o'clock today.
The report of the committee on H.
nance and taxation was passed over
along with several other matters OF
small moment.
The report of Mr.. McWhite as to GER
tain bills presented to his committee
was tabled.
THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Section 1 of the article on penal and
charitable institutions was adopted
without debate, as also were the fol-
lowing:
Section 2. The regents of the State
hospital for the insane, and the super
intendent thereof, who shall be ply
sician, shall be appointed by the gov
ernor by and with the consent OF the
senate. All other physicians, officers
and employees of the hospital shall be
appointed by the regents unless by the
general assembly. .
Section 8. The respective counties of
this State shall make such provision.
as may be determined by law, for all
those inhabitants who, by reason OF
age, infirmities and misfortunes, may
have claim upon the sympathy and
aid of society.
Section 4. The directors of the be-
nevolent and penal institutions which
may be hereafter created shall be ap-
pointed or elected as the general as
sembly may direct.
Section 5. The directors and supin-
tendent of the penitentiary shall be
appointed or elected as the general as
sembly may direct.
Section 6. Ali convicts sentenced to
hard labor by any of the courts in this
State may be employed upon the pub
lie works of the State or counties and
upon the public highways.
(At the request of the committee sec.
ton z relating to the State board OF
charities was passed over until later.
Section 9, the last section took the
same course.
Section 8. Provision may be made
by the general assembly for the estab-
lishment and maintenance by the
State of reformatory for juvenile Of
tenders, separate and apart from hard
ened criminals.
MIR. Evans moved to strike out Sec
ton 8, but this was lost andthe section
was adopted.
Mr.. Evans then moved to reconsider
the vote whereby sections and 5 had
been adopted, but the convention re-
fused to do so.
REJECTED.
The unfavorable report of the COM
mittee on judicial department on the
following was adopted, and the ordl-
nance rejected. -.
sBe it ordained. That each public
officer or person in the service OF the
State or any subdivision thereof shall
be paid stipulated salary, and that
all fees collected by him shall be paid
to the State treasurer or to the treas
urer of such subdivision as the legisla-
ture may direct"
The petition from the w. G. T. ..
relating to the age of consent, with
unfavorable report attached, was ta-
bled.
Mr.. Henderscn's ordinance to auth
orize the issue of State bonds to enable
counties to do business on q cash basis
was passed over, its author being sick.
At Mr.. McMahan's request his ordl-
nance, withunfavorable report attach
ed, to provide for department. OF roads
and forestry, was also passed over.
Mr.. McMahan's jury ordinance,
unfavorably reported, was called up 1t
read as follows:
''Be it ordained, by the people OF
South Carolina, through their delegates
in convention assembled, the general
assembly may provide for the finding
of verdict in any class of cases upon
the concurrence of less than the whole
number of jury.
Mr.. McMahan advocated his measure
at length. Mr.. Burns made a good
speech on the other side saying that
in the II men jury lay the safety of the
people. On motion of Mr.. Stanyarne
Wilson, the unfavorable report was
adopted.
Mr.. Ragsdale subsequently had
something to say in favor of the ordl-
nance.
The convention then took recess till