The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-09-19

Hoou"ufd, u . NcnncQy, ~ j Brad
ham, John Reed.
Right of Suirragc-B II Tillman,
chairman, ~ II Patterson. j 2 K
Bryan, II II Hodges. G w Garris, d j
Bradham, III } Haynsworth, l. II Har-
ris, " G McGowan, 6 J Z Hutson, Nj O
Rowland.
Einancc and TaXution-W ID Evans,
chairman. G T. Prince, w j Talbcrt, j
+ Derham, j II Wharton, T. i Wood
ward, JOS l. Kcitt, O II Lowmun, Y }
Cunningham, G u Barry, f. j Dennis
Charitable and Penal Institutions
w Gooding, chairman, j = Glenn, Il
} Cunningham, O Nj Doyle, II G Burn,
w I Bowen, II Read, j Nj Sprott,
Sheppard Nash, w S Gamble, Jero-
miah Smith.
Education-JuliaE Mitchell, chair
man, II. B. Watson. T. Fl Houser, II l.
FL Patterson, John } NicMahun, II
Rogers, f. l. Lybrand, E } Kennedy.
Municipal Corporations and Police
Rcgulati0ns-D S Henderson, chair
man, w G Smith, w II Clayton. } N
Nathans, w a Nicholson, G. 6 Wells,
Willie Jones, j ID Montgomery. J II
Hay Perry Glenn, II a Mearcs.
CO poratons-J w Stokes, chair
man, 6 d Bellinger, j l. Shulcr, w b
Wilson, Geo d Bates, l. f. parler. fra
b Jones, j d Montgomery, Hugh Bar
ton, Jeremiah Smith, II f. Dudley.
Militia--J w Floyd chairman, j G
Otis, } b Wiggins. Jos Oliver, ID II
Bohre, J + Dcrham, O II Lowman, n
} Smith, ) W Gray, Robert Smalls,
Sheppard Nash.
Amendments j l3 Morrison, chair
man. J Nj HERS, a } pcrritt G J Gra-
ham, y. $. Walters, J. S. Brice, II. +.
McCaslan, l.. II Matthews. Il ID Atkin.
son, II NJ McCown, w j Whippcr.
Engrosscd Resolutions and Ordi-
nancus--W } Montgomery, chairman,
II Nj McCown, William Henderson, a
$ Farrow: Nj + Howell, w Bowman,
L + Dudley, II IL Murray, |. f. purler,
II NJ Gilland, Thomas Miller.
Order, style and Revision Y 3 Fra
ser, chairman, B RTillman. Stanyarpc
Wilson. g NJ Elird, } w Stokes, Julian
Mitchell, d $ Henderson, } |. Nj Irby,
Robert Al,irich, ca G Hutton, j /; III
lcrbe, II McCalla. II II llemphill, II
Cowpcr Patton. w J Gooding.
Rules. G. Evans. OK Ollicio: ira b
Jones, j G Sheppard, G. w Garris, J T..
RreaZealc.
Printing --R Il Hemphill. chairman,
ID Il Behre, w + Clayton, J b Dent. j
w Hamel.
COnting ent Accounts and Expenses
w II Field, chairman, a II White, w
a Nicholson. } N Nathans, II |. Gun.
ter, Il G McMakin, Ii B Buist. + p
Taylor, j l. keitl, w NJ Fitch. J j. Nc.
Nathan.
Miscellaneous MaLtcrs--.l II Sloan,
chairman, w II Zimmerman, w ECar-
Hay. w STD .Icrvey, a " White James
Wipu II ~ Smith, H. II ittrrr
County GOvcrnmcnt-J " AUSTIN
chairman, Geo d Tillman, Frank b
Gary, +. \ Rcdfcarn, y * Smoak, ~ l..
johnson, j w Kennedy, } o y Moore,
G. Otis, \ } Harrison, X Il Stack
house.
President Evans also announced the
following appointments:
Assistant Clerk, II. l.. Melton Jour
nal Clerk, J. II. CAN'T: Doorkncpcr,
II. NJ. Jolly Assistant Doorkceper,
JoscpA Withcrspoon Gallery Door
keeper, w. j. Shelton Postal Clerk
f. =. Jenkins: Pagcs-Glcnn Smith,
Joseph Robinson. j. Is. hughes, Drafts
Caughman, j. w. McCalla, l.. r.
Brooks, .Ir.
Mr.. Henderson introduced rcsOlu-
tiOn which was adopted requiring the
committee on printing to report what
cecdings stenographically reported and
printed.
Gen. Gray offered II resolution which
was adopted inStructing tho clerk to
furnish stationary to members, the
sum to be spent not to exceed 800.
On his motion, also, the State Printer
was requested to print the proceed
ings Of the convention at the rates pre-
scribcd by the statute Of 1893 until u
made.
A number Of ordinances were intro
duccd which were referred to the
proper committees.
The question us to whether the mem
bcrs should not take the constitutional
oath was brought up by Mr.. Rag gsdalc,
OF Fairfield, who was OF the opinion
that it was necessary in order to make
the action OF the convention legal and
binding.
Mr.. Ira B. Jones moved that the
mattcr be referred to q special com
mittcc to decide whether the taking Of
an OATH was necessary.
This matter caused a long debate,
AMI the roll call was begun, but the
OaGh was administered to worry few
until Senator Tillman moved to sus-
pend the further administration Of the
oath, which the chairman ruled out Of
order.
Mr. Klugh, Of Abbeville, said that
Senator TIllman had hit the nail on
the head. He had taken the oath
under protest and he moved that any
man having scruples about taking the
oath be excused. Before this motion
was put, however, Gov. Sheppard spoke
ON the subject, holding that members
OF the convention were not officers OF
the State and it could not be shown
that they were by any legal authority,
and it was therefore entirely unneces-
sary that they should take an oath.
II the chairman should take the oath,
us an officer, Then by that act he would
vacate the Office he had heretofore
filled. lie thought the whole action
OF the convention in the matter should
be rusindcd from beginning to end.
The committee under Mr.. Jones
resolution took the matter into con
sidcration, and reported the following
resolution, whicn settled the ques-
tiOn:
Resolved, That it is not necessary
| for any oath to be administered tO
| mem hers oG This convention. and that