Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-29
FIRST FINAL ACTION.
South Carolina Convention Adopts Article
on Executive Department.
SYMPATHY WITH THE CUBANs.
Resolution Fails to Get Throughput
Comes Up Again To-MOrrow-Mnt-
ter of Putting Dispensnry Into
Copstifution-Tbe Legislature.

COLUMBIA, S. c., September S.-In
the constitutional convention to-day the
first final action on any one article was
taken. The article on the Executive
Department having gone through the
tearing process Of the various readings
was adopted at exactly 1912 i. NJ. ana
sent to the Committee on Revisals 1t
has taken the convention exactly seven
teen days to reach this stage oil It's
wo,k, bat the members hope to push
matters along now. and complete every
thing within the next three weeks.
Another important feature Il to-day's
work was thc adoption Of an amendment
chansing the time Of holding the sessions
Of the Legislature from November TO
January Isl, after the first four sessions
have been held, limiting the duration oil
the pay of members to forty days.
This Is "A very radical change in the
organic Jaw Of the state, Dut, judging
from expressions made by many members
on the floor, II will meet with much
favor among the people
An effort was made by Mr.. Patterson
to pass a resolution sympathizlns win
the Cuban patriots in their enorts ior
independence. but il failed 10 get through.
and has been laid over for consideration
on Monday. The resolution READS mus:
Resolved, That we the delegates Vi
the people o. South Carolina, assemoled
in convention for the purpose oil iorInlhs
a constitution for a free and independent
peopie. extend our hearty sympathy TO the
Cuban patriots now cOntenuihs LOT 'He
same precious right"
Mr. ~. ID. Evans could see no reason
why this convention should attempt TO
spread itself over land and sea ii"
,boueht that the Cuban question was
something with which they had nothihs
whatever to do. He asked the conVehlio''
TO decline to consider the resolution len
members thereupon objected 10 lhe IN
mediate consideration OF the resolu''oi,'
and IL went to the Committee on Miscei
laneous Matters, despite Mr.. Patterson ,
earnest remonstrance.
THE DISPENSARY.
The matter Of putting the uispeis"l ,
{, tho Constitution was called up. ana
senator 'Tillman was about to present the
following amendment, when the matter
went over. owing to the absence OF INC
father Of the scheme to put the system III
pure and simple. . -
1.-The General AsStIiblF '''A''
however license any person or corpora
ton TO sell intoxicating liquors or peVer-
ages by the drink. or except IN unproken
packages of less than pint, which snai'
not be opened or drunk on the premises
where sold. and not to be sold between
the hours OF o'clock in the evening ana
) o'clock in the morning, and not, eNcep,
IN 2 house that has no door or nlethou
of communication with any other mouse
and in which no other merchandise IL
kept for sale.
II was decided that the Legislature
should meet on the second Tuesday IN
January. instead Of the fourth TUESDAY
In November.
The following also passed:
members OF the General Assembly shall
not receive any compensation Tor more
than forty days Of any one session:
provided that this limitation snail not
affect the FIRST four sessions of the Gene
raj Assembly under this Constitution.
Pending the settlement of the question
as 10 whether the per diem OF legislators
should be - or 81. the convention al
iourned until Monday.