Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-30
CEASELESS TIDE OF TALK Weary Grind of the Carolina Con- StitutiOnaI Convention. THOSE AUTOMATIC MOUTHS The Session Is Stretching Away Beyond the
 Estimates of the Conservatives. A RESUME OF THE WORK DONE so FAR The Suffrage Matter Is Most Important of All, and Lively Times Are Antici-
 pated When It Is Reached.
 The Dispensary.
A RESUME OF THE WORK DONE so FAR

tutional convention will start out on it's fourth weeks session tomorrow morning, and just at this time there is no belief otherwise than that the ten days session that some delegates talked about at first will be drawn out through three weeks more at the very least In the past week a good many new speakers have been de- vcloped, and there is no telling how many more of the 16O will begin to exercise what Congressman Talbert termed on Satur- day their automatic mouths
 The convention has devoted much time to debate on small and insignificant mat ters that might have been passed over in very short order and but slow progress has been made upon the calendar. Up to date.Ahe convention has accomplish ed nothing towards the construction of articles of the constitution beyond the adoption of the articles in regard to the executive department of the state de- partment. That is now beyond any pos sible change save what changes the com mittee on style and revision may suggest
 The only thing that may be said to have been accomplished finally in this d. rection is the settling of the provision that the session of the general assembly shall be held in January instead of No vember, which has been placed beyond recall. The Cnly other articles of the con stitution that have even reached the con vention in shape for discussion which have received any discussion at all are articles on municipal corporations and police regulations, including, of course, the dispensary matter and legis- latiye department of the state govern ment. The latter article has been under consideration and good many of it's sec tions have been adopted on the second T. 1.... t,nf fDl. complete its nsderatiGn ana send IL to a third reading.
 Awaiting the consideration of the con- yention in second reading form are the following articles, which have been con sidered and presented to the convention bythe several committees:
 s'.On finance and taxation; on amend ments; on impeachment; on the militia; on penal and charitable institutions; on counties and county government; on ma iority and minority reports; on miscella- neous matters; on corporations; on decla- ration of rights.
 There are a good many other matters of lesser note that are also ready for the conventions action, but they can be promptly disposed of.
 The following articles have not yet been presented to the convention by the several committees having them in charge. On judicial departments: on ju-
 
 eminent domain; on education.
 There are at least three of them which will cause perhaps more debate than any others when they come up for discussion --the articles on judicial department, suf- frage and education.
 The suffrage matter is really the most important of all of them put together, and there is likely to be lively times when 1t is reached This article was to have gone in yesterday, but for some reason 1t was withheld. 1t will probably be pre- scented the first thing on Monday morn ing. The general public, not only of this state but of the entire country, takes more interest in this matter than any other. The provisions of the article are pretty well known. but it would scarcely do to refer to them till the report has been presented. It is surmised that Col onel Aldrch will renew his scheme of re- fusing to allow the negro to hold office when this matter comes up, and try to get another hearing in another form. Whether the convention will hear him or not is another question. It is not sur missed that it will. By the way, this scheme of his furnished one of the sensa- tions of the session so far, and the run ming debate between him and Tillman was worth hearing.
 The dispensary matter is one of the most important and interesting that will come up tomorrow. and the matter will very likely be settled by the adoption of a provision for the licensing of indvid- uals to sell whisky as the dispensaries do now in case there is not absolute prohibit tion nd the states interests in the dis penstry system are abolished.
 During the past week also it was pretty definitely settled that there should be no quadrennial terms of office for state off, cers or legislators, and the power of the governor to remove officials who are de- faulters has been defined in a manner very unlike that in which the convention was asked to define them. The fight has also been had over the matter of estab- lishment of a state pardon board. Charleston's second senator has also finally been disposed of. Saluda county has been established and given two rep resentatives. These are about all the features of the work accomplished so far.
 The past week has simply been week of debate on any and all matters. and Senator Tillman has been the leading spirit at the last moment in nearly every debate that has taken place. Uncle George" Tillman has had but compara- lively little to say during the week.