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senator Tillman moved to strike out

first line and insert instead the words
townships or parts Of townships.
Adopted.
Mr.. J. s. Brice then offered this pro-
viso to 90 at the end of the section,
which was rejected: ."Provided fur.
ther that the general assembly may
alter or change the the lines of any
proposed county or may refuse to es-
tablish the same"
Mr.. Ira B. Jones offered an amend.
ment to strike out the word voters
in line 1 and insert ELECTORS voting in
said election"
Mr.. MCGOWAN could not see where
any good could come from such an
amendment. He moved to lay on the
table, but withdrew.
The amenment was adopted. .
Mr.. MCGOWAN then offered, amid
much opposition, to amend by insert
ing the words land one-third of the
qualified voters in the remaining por.
ton of the counties affected thereby"
after the word county" on line 2.
MIR. Johnstone moved to table, and
Mr.. MCGOWAN thereupon withdrew.
The section was then read as amend
ed for the information of the conven-
ton.
Mr.. Prince offered an amendment to
insert just before the proviso in the
section as reported, the following:
provided. the precedent provisions of
this article have been complied with. "
This was adopted.
On the suggestion of Senator Till
man the section was passed over for
the present.
SECTION THREE.
When section 8 was taken up, Mr.. E..
J. Kennedy offered to amend by strik.
ing out the words lone hundred and
twenty-fourth," and inserting ''sixti-
eth" The effect, he said, would be to
give at least two members in the
houssNand one in the senate for each
county.
Mr.. Patterson moved to lay the
amendment on the table, and on that
call for the ayes and nays. The vote
was; Yeas ss, nays 81. So the amend
ment was tabled.
Mr.. w. B. Wilson then moved to
strike out the provision for the 400
square mile limit. He spoke in favor
of the motion. The amenment was,
on motion of Mr.. Brice of York, tabled.
Senator Tillman, in referring to the
peculiar way the extremes on both
sides were fighting, working into one
another's hands, made use of the phrase
"damnable combination ikening it
to the unholy alliance of the barkeep-
ers and the prohibitionists to fight the
dispensary law.
Mr.. Ira B. Jones-You are using
improper language here.
Tillman-If I am treading on any
body's toes all right; I am sorry.
Mr.. Jones-You are not treading on
my toes; you are insulting this con-
vention by talking of combination.
After a few more remarks Senator
Tillman took his seat after explaining
his words.
Section 8 was then adopted.
SECTION FOUR.
Mr.. Prince then offered to amend
section 4 by striking out "two" before
million" in the second line and insert
ing instead "three."
The section as amended read:
Section 4. No old county shall be
reduced to less area than 500 square
miles, to less taxable property than
two million dollars, nor to smaller
population than 5000 inhabitants.
This proposed three million dollars
limitation was opposed by Senator
Tillman. He moved to substitute by
saying one and one-half millions.
With such a provision as had been
proposed TIE new county of Saluda
could never have been established.
Gen. Hemphin said that everybody
seemed to have it all down wrong.
They talked as if all were in favor Of
the small county idea, as if the saliva
ton of the State depended on dividing
her up. He was opposed to any divis-
ion. That this State was not in better
shape than Georgia, so far as taxes
was concerned, was misstatement.
He cited Atlanta's condition. He did
not charge any man here with being
actuuated by any unjust motive. They
were all there with the best motives
to adopt measures for the best inter-
ests of the people. When the city of
Columbia advertises herself as a win
ter resort does she say she has court
house. No she says she has fine eli
mate, factories, good water, etc.
Mr.. Patterson-A point OF order.
The gentleman says Columbia has
good water. Naughter.)
Gen. Hemphill was drinking aglass
of it when the interruption came and
seemed to like it.
Then he cited the advantages Able
vile would present He cited also the
matter of the troubles to be encoun-
tered by new counties. The taxable
property of Georgia had fallen off
$52,OOO,OOO. That was the argument
he presented. 1t was not necessary to
have new countiesi n order to prosper.
He was satisfied to let well enough
alone.
Mr.. w. D. Evans moved ia postpone
the further consideration of this mat
ter till 10 o'clock this morning. This
was agreed to.
A MARK OF RSPECT.
Mr.. Evans then offered the follow
ing resolutions which were unani-
mously adopted.
Whereas, member of this conven,
lion, the Hon. r. F. Hodges, died at
his home in Bennettsville, s. g., at )
o'clock this 22d day of October, 1895,
and whereas we as body have learned
to value and appreciate his worth as a
naan and q mem her. therefore be 1t