The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-15
LIE BuTLER NAME AND ZANE
EULOGIzED ny TILLMAN N STIR
RING AND Lofty PRAISE.

!
Exciting Incident in Yesterdays
Session of the south Carolina Con-
stitutiOnaI Convention 1t SVas
/ Proposed 20 Name the New County
which Had Just Been Carved From
the Domain of Old EdgeGeid After
the Noted Butler Family, where
upon There Was Objections. Hence
the OrntoricaI Flight of Mr.. Till
man, Who Is said to he "a True
/ speIIbinder.
1 Columbia. 5. c.. Sept H.-In the constI-
/ tutional convention to-day there were
| lively proceedings. The days session was
the longest yet held. lasting from 10
! o'clock a. m. until 315 o'clock y. m. The
| convention. after a big fight let down
/ the bars admitted one new county and
then put them up again, closing the doors
on some eight or ten other new counties
[ knocking at the door for admission.
The new county is to be named for tho
famed Butler family Of Edgeneld, OF which
ex-senator NJ. c. Butler is the represen-
tative. The old antagonism between
Gems. Butler and Gary was at the root
Of to-days night. The feature of to-day's
session was the eloquent speech of ex-
Congressman George d. Tillmnn 1t was
the most notable speech yet delivered IN
the convention and one of the strongest
ever made in the old hall. He held his
hearers almost spellbound and old veter-
ans shook his hand when he concluded.
He appeared as the champion OF the But
Ter family Notwithstanding the fact
that his brother and Senator Butler had
such bitter fight for the Senate last
summer
Ben Tillman was not in the hall at the
time Among other things he said:
but some people from miserable preju-
dice object TO the naming OF this county
Butler. God pity them
lie then referred to Gen. M. C. Butler
and pointed with pride to his record on
the battlefield, IN the United States SEN
ate and in every walk Of life. Yet now
there is a prejudice against him. one
| thing the matter with these people who
attack him was that he could not get
| office for all Of them who bounded him
for patronage Ike hungry dogs after
rabbit. For two years Mr.. Tillman was
| in Washington an hermorphrodite
| member of congress-, waiting to get in,
| before he became a regular member. He
] Al
ever did anything dishonorable or dishon-
est. he had never heard OF 1t. ! hope with
deliberation) that South Carolina will al
ways have senators there bearing equal
regulations for honesty and oratory. l
ara afraid. he paused for a moment or
two. II am afraid that there will be some
time before there will be his superior,
even his equal THERE"
Mr.. Tillman then stated that he had
been shocked to see an editorial in the Co
lumbia Register that mornlng-a brutni
and ignorant editorial-on this matter OF
the Butler name Il am ashamed" said
he, that men live In South Carolina who
can do this" In all this mass of un-
founded prejudice It seemed strange for
him to stand there and tell the gentle
men Of the convention Of the distinguished
Dame he was advocating. 1T was con-
founded prejudice, unjust prejudice.
The convention awarded the contract
for all It's printing to s. Charles A. Calvo.
state printer despite the fact that other
bidders offered to do it for from 10 TO 80
per cent. less.
Delegate Miller introduced another or
dinance looking to the referring Of the
constitution back to the people for rati-
fication.
Mr.. Patton introduced the following to
prevent men being sent 10 the penitentiary
under the dispensary law without trial:
"The right of trial by jury as II existed
at the foundation Of this government
shall remain forever inviolate, and no
person shall be punished under civil pro-
ceeding for contempt of injunction or other
civil process or In any other manner, for
the doing Of any act which by the law
of the land constitutes a crime. except
upon conviction thereof by due process OF
law before a jury Of his peers"
Mr.. Garris introduced an ordinance pro-
viding for the appointment of a labor COM
missioner.
Congressman Stanyarne Wilson to-day
presented the following important ordi-
nance:
Whereas. BY the nature on their avo-
cation, the great body of wage earners
are at great disadvantage In the pro-
lection Of their rights of person and prop
erty. and the supervision and friendly
hand Of the government is needful in or
der that the conditions of labor may be
known, evils disclosed, and the cause OF
their existence discovered and the proper
remedies for their removal applied, q
healthy system OF labor secured. and the
interest of laboring classes advanced; be
It
Resolved That the general assembly at
its first session after the adoption of this
constitution shall create and provide for
the establishment and maintenance Of a
state bureau OF labor statistics, which
shall be under the charge Of the commis-
sioner of labor statistics, who shall be ap-
pointed by the governor. by and with the
advice and consent OF the Senate and 1t
shall also prescribe his term Of Office,
powers, duties and compensation; and sue
ceeding general assemblies shall provide
for the continued maintenance thereof.
with powers of amending such original
act and amendments thereof
Mr.. McWhite introduced a strong ordi-
nance looking to the prevention Of Of
ficials from accepting bribes for any pub
lie acts.
AN EDITOR CONVICTED.