The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-21
CONVENTIONS WORK.
TO CLEAR SOUTH CAEOLfyAS con-
STITurION on LTQCOR QUESTION.
Limited Suffrage 70 Women Proposed.
Reduce the Fay Of Legislators and He-
ducc the Homestead Exemption.

roII-dBIA. :. C.. sept. 2o.--Therc was
another deai cain in the CONSTITUTIONS
convention Today. Things were is
scretc as May morning. Although
The session vas apparently irNolouS
one. run OF good nature ana humor, WIN
nothing before It. 80 FAR as the Sc1eI"i
public could see, ]; was, IN Ieaii's, =
s.ssion that meant the TAXING OF longer
stcp towards the real business Tor Wnlch
the convention was called ;han the "hoi"
of the fortnignts public proceedings put
tryctncr. ,,.
to-day where II can tane up on MONDAY
morning some OF the most Vitaliy nm
pOrtant matters IL VIII have before II.
The committees on the executive anc
legislative departments. on amendments,
on finance ana taxation. ana on nnuhic'fai
corporations and police regulations SUD
mitted their reports on all the matters
referred TO them under their several
heads IN the SHAPE OF articles 10 ,he
Constitution.
The provisions presented in the several
articles reported has to be agreed 20
BY the committees. and on the committees
are some OF the most prominent men on
both sides.
In view Of this. the significance Of the
reports is great.
soUI-YY.r ItH:s.
In the article on the legislative depart
mcnt IL is provided that members OF the
House of Representatives shall be elect
as now. the new cOunty-Saluda-Sh
have two representa- tives; that Charleston
county shan have. as all other counties
now have only one senator, instead of
two: that the session OF the Legislature
shall be held annually. that the per diem
OF members shall be only 81, that the
homestead cXeHpiica not TO exceed
$1,000. shall be preserved. That no PUBIC
land be decided 10 corporations or indt-
yiduals, that the right OF dover rhall
be, abolished: that no special laws shall
be- enacted where general law VIII
cover the case: that no charters shaI
be granted 10y special acts, etc.
In the article on the executive de-
partment there are provisions that the
term. Of office OF the Executive shall be
for two years; that a board of pardons
shall be established. etc.
a minority report presents "a selection
giving the Governor power 20 remove
State officers for cmbczzlement of @ublic
funds.
The article on finance and taxation pro-
viGcs for a capitaliCn TAX on domestic
animals. and that there shall be a con-
stitutional two-m.ll tax for the common
school fund: that the State cannot be-
come a stakeholder in any corporation.
MUNICIPAL IyDEBIrDNtss.
The article on municipal corporations
and police regulations limits the power of
cities TO increase their Indebtedness. pro
Vides for municipal changes. that cities
can exempt from taxation for five Years
capital. and there is This section. RAISING
the State constitutional cloud from over
the dispensary system.
Section u. In the exercise Of the -
lice power the General Assembly shall
have the right 10 prohibit the manufac-
ture and sale ana retail Of intoxicating
liquors or beverages within the state;
the General Assembly may license per
sons or corporations 10 manufacture and
sell ard retail intoxicating liquors or
beverages within the stat under such
rules and res trictiOns as II deems proper;
or the General Assembly may prohibit
TIE manufacture and sale an retail Of
intoxicating liquors and beverages within
the state and may authorize and en-
power state and county officers. both cr
either. 10 buy and retail within the state
liquors and beverages IN such packages
and quantities. under such rules and
regulations as It leems cXpedent.'
AGAINST rrIzr-FIGHTISG.
The articl. provides against prlze-fig ht-
Ing. ana women are given the right To
vote I'm special municipal elections for the
purpose Of bonding the municipality or
raising revenue on an equality with men.
the qualification for all being $500 worth
Of aSse ssed property.
Neither Seniors Tillmap and Irby nor
President Evans. were on the floor To-
day. All three were absent from the
city. as were a good many other delcga-
tions. Representative Talbert presided.
An effort was made TO take recess till
Monday. when member after member
asked for leave of absence. Objection
was raised that a legislative day would
be lost. md important reports presented
could not be- taken up. as they had to lay
on the desks for tWeuty-fOur hours prior
10 consideration. I'm order to keen "A
ton to grant leave 90 no member save
for sickness.