The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-09-20

Mr.. Nc White offered the following
important resolutions:
THAT the General Assembly shall levy at
each regular session after the adoption OF
.this Constitution, au annual tax on ali taxa
bic property throughout the State fo. Tho
support OF public schools, which tax shali
De collected mt the same time and by the
same agents as the neal State levy, and
shai. be paid into the treasury of the State
There shall bc assessed on all taxable poils
In the State an annual tax OF 81 on each poll,
the proceeds OF which shall be applied to
enn%nhonai purposes. No other poll tax
shall he levied in the State. nor shall tho
amount exceed the limit in this section, The
school tax shall hc distributed among the
several school districts. each taxpayer desy-
mating to what school said fund shall be ap-
piled.
mo religious sect or sects shall have ex-
elusive right to or control of any part of the
school funds of the State. nor shall soctarian
principles be taught i'm the public schools
separate schools shall be provided for
the white and colored children of the State"
After various announcements had
been made for the committee meetings
In the afternoon, the convention ad-
lourned for the day and went down
and had their pictures taken"
AT the third days sessio of the
Convention some 40 new propositions
were introduced.
1t Is now pretty thoroughly under
stood that biennial sessions of th,
Legislature will be provided for in.
stead of annual sessions; that the terms
OF the State officers will he made foul
years instead of two years, as hereto
fore; that smaller counties will be pro
vided for; that county courts will h,
established, and that Judges will b.
elected by the people direct instead o!
by the Legislature.
When rule Al, in reg ard to the rati.
hcatlon, was reached, the colored mem
Der, Canary Miller, made an effort
to have it referred back to the people.
presenting the following amendme.i
to be added to the rule
''And the snld constitution, after it
shall have received the majority vote Of
the delegates present, shall be sub
mltted to the electors OF the State ui
South Carolina for ratification. TEc
vote of ratification of the people shall
be taken on thesecond Tuesday in Jan
uary, 1896. The vote shall he taken
at the several precincts in each county
of the State.
'The form of the ballots to be voted
shall be as follows: Il favor the new
constitution or Il do not favor the
new constitution
Mr.. Etird raised the point that this
was not the proper place to present
such provision, The proper way to
present it WAS in the shape of an ordi-
nance later on.
Miller said that this appeared to
him to be the only proper place to
bring this matter up. A handful of
people had no right to act for the
whole people and declare that the doe
ument after they had completed draw
Ing it up, was the constitution of the
whole people.
The president said: "The chair
will not entertain this in the shape oi
an amendatory resolution To the rule,
but rs a regular resolution and refer
1t to the proper committee. The re-
solution took the latter course. Mil
ler's effort wi!l'be n iruitless one.
j. VIM. Stokes introduced an ordi-
nance to abolish the State Suprcmc
Court, and establish m appellate cour,
consisting of the circuit Judges.
CcnutoT l. lllillhil lutTONilctu an oful-
nance providing for small counties,
400 square miles each. The present
area is about $50 square miles each
Mr.. Patton introduced u suf1ernge
providing for IN educational aunlitica-
ton; property qualification of $500,
and for the disqualification of no Con-
federate soldier or son of such. Sew
eral ordinances providing for four
years term Of nll State officers were
introduced Mr.. Hodges asks for
three mill constitutional tax for edu-
cational purposes. giving the tax payer
the right to say to what school it shall
be devoted Mr.. Farrow, of Charles
ton, presents II strong plan for the re-
organization Of the judiciary.
Congressman George Johnstonc
presents a strong suffrage plan with al
tentative property and cducntiona-
qualifications Mr. McCown has intro
duccd an ordinance, which is against
the wishes of Tillman and Irby and the
most ardent dispcnsnry advocates. pro-
viding that the State Shn!l never iss,;c
any licenses to individuals or corporn-
tlons to sell liquor, bat can provide fov
its sale under State control.
The committee on municili co"po-
rations reported recommending The
plural system Of voting in G ties. t, Il led
g., l.. / 4 II