The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-12-11
TT IS FINISHED.
The New Constitution For
mally Signed and Ratified.
IMPRESSIVE CLOSING INCL
DENTS.
The Convention Ends With Hymn
and the Benediction.


At 4.30 yesterday afternoon the
new Constitution was formally adopt
ed by vote of lis to I. A recess
was taken until $50 in order to
allow the revision committee 10
prepare the document for signatures
The morning session of the Con
yention was not marked by any un-
usual incident. The reading of the
different articles proceeded slowly
and carefully The amendments by
the committee generally were adopt.
ed, although some minor changes
were made which necessitated the re-
epgrossing of certain sections In
order to give the committee time to do
this q recess was taken at 80 until
4 O'Clock.
Before the recess Mr.. Behre
moved that the speeches of MIR.
Julian Mitchell and Mr.. E. j. Ken
nedy on the educational article be
preserved and printed in the journal.
This matter was referred to the pro-
per committee, but at the afternoon
session it was Withdrawn at MIR.
Mitchel's request. In speaking of
the matter he said
While I appreciate the compliment
paid me by the motion made to have
my remarks on education printed, l
sincerely trust the Convention will
consent to the motion Of the gentle
man from Colleton now made at my
request to withdraw this resolution.
Had had an inkling of the course
proposed I should have earnestly
protested. The kind and considera:e
attention of the Convention to the
remarks | have heretofore made has
been sufficient appreciation of my
trying to add to my duty without
more.
1t certainly would be going too far
to draw any distinction by having
my remarks printed. Many argu-
ments before the Convention are en-
titled to more consideration than
anything have said, and it would
be distasteful to me for the Conven-
ton to do otherwise than to grant
the motion of the gentleman from
Colleton, to rescind the order of
reference and withdraw the resolu.
ton.
The resolution was consequently
withdraw from the files of the Con-
vention.
Final efforts were made to get an
increase in the salaries of Secretary
Vance, Sergeant-a at Arms Stansell and
Assistant Doorkeeper Shelton, but
they all failed.
On motion OF MIR. Aldrich 500
copies of the permanent joural were
ordered printed, bound and indexed,
and one copy was ordered to be
given each member and widows Of
deceased members, one copy to the
head of each department of the State
government and the rest to be de-
posted in the State Library to be dis
posed of as the General Assembly
may direct.
When the committee announced
that all amendments had been made
and that the Constitution was ready
for adoption, an aye and nay vote
was taken, which resulted as follows:
Yeas-Governor Evans, Aldrich,
Alexander Ashe, Atkinson, Austin,
Barry, Barton, Bellinger, Berry,
Bobo, Bowen, Bowman, Breazeale.
T W Brice, Bryan, BUST, Burn, Can
tey, Carver, Clayton, Connor, DELAY,
Dennis. Douglass, Doyle, E6rd, Ell
lerbe, Estridge, Evans, Field, Fitch,
Floyd, Fraser, Gage, J L and j P
Glenn, Gooding, Graham, Gray, Gun
ter, Hamel. Harris, Harrison, Hay,
Haynsworth, Hemphill, Henderson
HERS, Hoaser. Jervey, Johnson,
Johnstone, Ira B Jones, Keist, Ken
nedy, E J and J W Lee, Lowman,
Lybrand, McCalla, McCassin, Nc
Gown, McDermotte, McKagen, Nc
Mahan, McMakin, McWhite. Mat
thews, Meares, Mitchell. j D and w
J Montgomery, Moore, Morrison,
Mower, Murray, Nash, Nathans,
Nicholson, Otis. Parrott, Patterson,
Peake. Prince, Ragsdale, Redfearne'