The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-10-09
VERY LIVELY DISCUSSION,
SOME MEASURES CALL FORTH AN,-
MATED DEBATE.

MATED DEBATE.
The Constitutional Convention Spends Tive
Days in the Consideration, of Important
Sections.
COLUMBIA, Oct. ESPECIAL: In The
past two days the Constitutional Con.
vention has had a great deal of discus.
sion, but it has settled some very' i'm,
portant matters. There was very
prompt and business-like getting to
work yesterday morning.
There was little debate over new
article providing:
Sec. I Hereafter no county lines
shall be so established as to pass
through any incorporated city or town
of this State.
Sec. q That in all cases where, ac-
cording to county lines as now estab-
lished,: any city or town in this State
shall be. situated partly in one county
ana partly in another, or others, the
electors residing in such city or town,
qualified to vote at general election
for State officers, shall, at an election
held for that purpose, determine in
which of said counties and said city or
town shall be wholly, located, and,
upon the result Of. Such an election
being had and duly certified, the re-
spective county lines shall thereupon
be deemed as established so as to place
said city or town in the county so To-
Gated. The general assembly shall
carry these provisions into effect by
suitable legislation.
Section was killed by a. decisive
vote, and Section passed to third
reading.
Mr.. Bellinger, for the committee on
Jurisprudence, submitted the following
report and asked for its immediate
adoption, which was agreed to:
THE committee on jurisprudence
respectfully report that it has consid
cred resolution offered by Mr.. Es-
fridge, requiring that all the expenses
Of the court Of general sessions. for
each county be paid by the State, and
recommend that the same be referred
to the committee on finance and taxa
ton, and that this committee be dis
charged from the further considera
ton of the same"
The resolution was placed on the
calendar.
FACTORY TOWNS.
Mr.. D. S. Henderson called up the
report of the committee on municipal
corporations on the sections recon
mitted to them 1t read as follows:
The committee on municipal Icorpo-
rations and police regulations, to whom
was recommitted Sections l and 2 of
the:article proposed by them, respect
fully report that they have carefully.
considered the same, and recommend
that said sections as amended by the.
convention do pass with the following
proviso to be added at the end Of Sec
ton 2: Provided, That nothing in Sec.
tons 1 and 2 of this article be con-
strhedas prohibiting the general as.
sembly from providing for. the incor-
poration of the manufacturing towns
of>this State, under such restrictions
and regulations as shall protect the
rights of the citizens and prevent Un:
just encroachments UPON property"
Mr.. B. R. Tillman otferedS this sub
stitute: provided, That'a class to be-
known as the manufacturing towns
shall be provided by the general as
sembly,. and shall be incorporated
whenever the population of such
community shall mum Der 1000, under
such restrictions and regulations as
shall project the rights Of and prevent
unjust encroachment upon. the prop
erty of: the citizens In such towns no
property qualifications shall be re-
quired to vote in municipal elections
for officers:
This precipitated the debate of the
day. Mr.. Tillman explained his OBJ
ject in offering this amendment. The
manufacturing towns were practically
owned by the company. AS the law
stood the citizens-employees OF the
mills-could not obtain a charter or
have the town incorporated if the fac
tory presidents objected. If they pc
titioned for charter against the wish
es of the bosses they would be told to
''get out" Hewanted to put it in such
shape. that when factory town reach
ed certain size it would be incorpo
rated.
Mr.. Johnstone asked whether. Mr..
Tillman would incorporate town
against the will of its inhabitants.
Mr.. 'Tillman.-I want to force an IN
corporation when the towns reach |
1000 inhabitants. If they have to
sign petition to be incorporated they
will be told by the mill owners: Sign |
that and you must get out, and you
know it.
Mr.. Johnstone with great empha-
sis)-Mr. President, I arise. to ask a |
courteous question, and | hope I asked |
it in courteous manner, and | do |
protest against the kind of answer I |
have received. The gentleman has no
right to impute such knowledge or
motives to me or any one upon thiiss11
floor. I earnestly protest agaiHd1sstif. t.
MIR. Tillman-l meant no reflection, |
ana II an.EMlng SAID was SO con-
sttrued withdraw it.
Mr. Johnstone-I am very happy to
hear the gentleman make that decla-
ration.
Mr.. Prince, speaking for the facto-
ries Of Anderson and GIeenville coun
ties, Mr.. Prince asserted that they
We're the best governed communities
in t State. Their schools were open
for nine, ten, and if they wanted them
they could have them for eleven
in the"year. This convention,
it seemed toilasn, was inclined to be
TAs@other day they we're
trying ito :gosect the women, nov
they wanted ,te.protect certain class
Of laborerS
Tillman-What kind Of government
is that Of the factory towns, if it is not
the most paternal? They are ;&Slite
slaves, that what they are
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