The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-18
CAROLINKS HOMESTEAD Law.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
NOW AT WORK On 1T.

one of the Propositions Allows Ex-
,mption 10 the Amount of 81 900 IN
Realty and $500 in Personal Prop
ertv-Many Amendments 10 the
section Laid Before the COnven-
lion - senator TiIlman Protests
Against the Wholesale Absentee
fsn,-An Anti-Lynch Law Section
BEFORE the Convention.
Columbia. s. c., Oct. 1.-THE constitu-
,ional convention devoted the entire days
7-,eeedings to the discussion of the sec
+f,n providing for a homestead law.
ssrstor TilIman and Gov. Sheppard made
r,oWerful speeches on the subject. The de-
b7te to-day was of higher class than any
~ the debates thus far. At 2:3O o'clock by
y ,-0te of 81 to A, the convention struck
C,,- nm the special provisions in the sec
-49n as reported, leaving the section pro-
7fling for a simple homestead exemption
If 81 100 worth of real estate and $500 worth
0f personally. The stricken out portion
g4ve many special provisions, one plac-
frg the control of such property in the
sands of the court and virtually making
rhe man who takes advantage of the ex-
euption a minor. Eight or ten other
amendments are still pending.
Iu the convention tonight the greater
portion of the time was taken in the fur
ihor debate on the homestead section.
MANY small amendments were consider
I'll and acted on. 1t is impossible as yet
to give any idea as TO how the homestead
provision will go through. 1t will go
through all right, however.
Senator Tnlman, near the end of the
ee-sfou cot the floor and stated that the
votes taken during the day had shown
that at least one-fOurth of the peoples
representatives, were not in attendance
upon the convention. These men We're all
drawing their pay from the state and
were doing nothing, while those here were
bearing the responsibility of acting on
vital matters. He moved that all leaves
taat ali the absentees be no
titled to return at once, unless
they could produce physicians certiti-
Gates that they were i'll. This was adoDt-
ei. and the clerk was instructed to noti-
fy the absenteeS Immediately.
The article on jurisprudence was pre-
scented late tonight.
The chairman of the committee individ-
ually presented the following 'anti-lynch
law" section:
Sec. 6-ln the case Of any prisoner law
fully in the charge, custody or control of
any officer, state, county or municipal, be-
ing seized and taken from said officer.
either by force or strategy, by a mob or
unlawful assemblage of persons, and at
their hands suffering bodily violence or
death, the said officer shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a true
bill found shall be depOsed from his Of
fee pending his trial, and upon his con-
victiOn shall forfeit his Office and unless
pardoned by the governor, shall be incl
igible to hold any office Of trust or profit
within this state. 1t shall be the duty
of the prosecuting attorney within whose
district or county the offense may be COM
mitted to forthwith institute a prOsecu-
tion against said officer, who shall be in
dicted and tried in such county, or other
than the one in which the offense was
committee as the attorney general may
elect. The fees and mileage of all ma
terial witnesses. both for the state and
for the defense, shall be paid by the state
treasurer in such manner as may be pro-
Vided by law