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boundaries of which are set forth in {

. Section 13. The general assembly
may at any time arrange the variou!
counties into judicial circuits and int
congressional districts including thu
county of Saluda, as, it may deem
wise and proper, and may establish o.
alter the location of voting precinct!
in any county.
The whole article was then give1
its third reading and sent to the com
mittee on style and revision.
MIR. McGowan's ordinance fixing II
as the "age of consent of womer
was then called up. The age was fix
ed at Ia, and in this shape the ordi
nance was adopted.
THE STEERING" SCHEME.
The report of the steering committee
was adopted as follows:
1. The convention shall each day
convene at $50 a. M, recede from
business at 2 p. M, and continue II
session till o'clock p. m.; again re
cede till 7:30 and then continue in ses
sion until adjournment for the day il
had.
9. The time of the convention fol
the present week is assigned as fol
lows:
(a) For this evening, Nov. 20, tt
the report, of county and county
government, No. 20, one hour if sc
much be necessary. To the report o
the committee on legislative depart
ment, No. 10, the remainder OF th'
evening.
(b) For Nov. 21-To the report O.
the committee on finance and taxa
ton, No. IL, two hours if so much bt
necessary. To the report Of the com
mittee on judicial department, No
AZ. the remainder of the day and th'
whole of Nov. % if so much be neces
sary.
IL At the conclusion of the las
named report, to the report of tht
committee on declaration of rights
No. "a, two hours if so much be nee
essary. Then to the third reading O
the report of committee on contingen
accounts, No. SO, one hour if so mucf
be necessary; then to the third read
ing of report of committee on juris
prudence, No. 46. one hour if so muct
be necessary; then to the third read
ing of report of committee on corpo
rations, No. 80, one hour if so mucl
be necessary; then to the report O.
committee on finance and taxation
No. so, and to each of the several or
dinances, Nos. 48, 81 and SO, in tn
order named, one hour if so much b.
necessary.
8. The assignment of time for Mon
day and Tuesday of next week will b.
announced Saturday next.
4. Each of the periods assigned tt
the several reports and ordinances
will be distributed by the committee
amongst the various. amendments tx
be proposed as they may arise during
the progress of the debate, whereupor
such portion of time so fixed shall b'
equally divided between and be a
the disposal of the mover of tn
amendment and the chairman of tn
committee reporting the article of or
dinance.
DOWN TO HARD WORK.
COLUMBIA, Nov. 21.-Special: Th'
Convention promptly settled down t.
hard work this morning.
Mr.. Sigh moved to amend the home
stead section so that, after the home
stead should have been laid off i
could not be waived or mortgaged O
otherwise defeated.
Mr.. Sigh spoke earnestly in favo
of the amendment.
Mr.. Gage offered the following sub
stitute for the amendment:
Add to the close of section 29-"Pro
vided further, After homestead II
lands has been claimed, set aside ant
recorded, it shall not be mortgaged o.
conveyed, except by consent of thos
persons for whose benefit it wa
claimed and who are 81 years of az
and upwards, and are members of tn
family, such consent to be expressed
in writing on the deed.
Mr.. Gage argued for this amend
ment. There were several othe
speeches on each side.
President Evans left the chair an
supported the amendment-lrgin,
that the homestead of the wife AM
children should always be sacred.
After further discussion Mr.. Gag
withdrew his amendment; and MI
Sigh's was adopted by vote of 70 II
&c.
Mr.. Sligh then offered the following
amendment:
Strike out on fourth line all ate
the word ESTATE" down to the wor'
provided" on z and insert: ITO tn
value of 81, 900 or so much thereof a
the property is worth if its value i
less than 81, 900, with the yearly pro
ducts thereof and every head of a fami
ly residing in this State, whether en-
titled to a homestead exemption il
lands or not, personal property to tn
value of the sum of $500 or SO mucl
thereof as the property is worth if it
value is less than $780,"
Mr.. Sigh said this was the matte
that was voted down when the section
was up before. He thought it was
matter that should be put in.
The roll was called for on a direc
vote on the subject. The roll wa
about to be called when the call wa
withdrawn and the amendment wa
adopted viva voce.
An amendment was adopted, to pu
the exemption of personally on tn
same footing as that of real estate, a
to the right to sell, mortgage, etc.
Mr.. Fitch offered the following:
Amend section 90 by adding: PRO
vided further, that any person not tn
head of family shall be emitted 10
like exemption as provided for tn