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ORGANIC LAW OF CAROLINA.
FIVE OF ITS ARTICLES COMPLETED
BY THE CONVENTION.

visions of the Constitution and on
MisceIIaneOus-The Article on the
Legislative Department Also Near-
" Comprehensive Articles Largely
Patterned on Those in the Old
constitution.
columbia, S. c., Oct. 6.-Now that the
constitutional convention has taken a
recess and viii not be back here again
To resume work till tomorrow week,
a summary Of the work done up to date
will be of widespread interest. Forget
ting the endless talk and those frivolous
matters which caused a great deal of
time to be lost, it cannot but be said
that the convention has accomplished
something towards the formation of the
new constitution, considerable in fact,
although the heaviest work is yet ahead.
one feature about the work so far is that
the convention has voted down a great
many radical propositions, and when it
came to the matter of putting a clause
IN shape to so beyond the control of the
convention nearly every time the great
est care has been exercised. The coh-
vention came here to formulate a new
constitution, containing fifteen articles
on as many different subjects. OF these
the convention has completed FIVE arti-
cles. and those articles are now beyond
the power of the convention to change,
as they have gone into the hands Of
the committee on style and revision.
These are the articles:
ON executive department.
. On impeachments.
B. on municipal corporations and police
regulations. -,-,- -
constitution.
s. on miscellaneous.
In addition TO this, the convention has
completed the passage to a third reading
OF all the sections of the article on legis-
lative department. save three.
Most of the important sections have had
the parliamentary clincher attached and,
therefore, are as fixed as if they had
passed their third reading. There are two
of the sections yet to besconsidered, that
will likely occasion a debate extending
over several days. one is in regard. to the
homestead exemption and the other is
the section specifying the matters upon
which the general assembly will be re-
quired to pass general laws
The articles adopted are in the main
patterned on the same articles OF the old
constitution, but in some instances, no
table innovations have been introduced.
There are no changes worth mentioning in
the articles on impeachments and amend
ments, and those two articles occasiOned
practically no discussion.
In the article on the executive depart
ment there are really only two innoVa-
giving
efnof power 10 remove and suspend dis
honest officials, when the grand jury rem
ders true bill against them As this
section stands it meets with universal APP
probation: as Gov Evans friends wanted
ii to stand, it would have been dangerous
in the extreme. The other innovation is
the section giving the governor the right
to veto part of an act Of the general as
sembly, without the necessity of vetoins
the whole.
The giving to the cities and towns or
the constitutional right to foster manu-
featuring industries by exempting them
from taxation for terms of years, is an
innovation in the constitution, yet il has
been allowed under the statutes for some
time. 1t Will doubtless meet with univer-
saI favor The action of the convention
~. refusing 10 pass Senator Tillman's
scheme to place Misunderstanding enterprises
at the mercy of their employees also meets
with general appreciation.
The incorp of the dispensarv svs
TEN. INTO the constitution in the shape
with which every one is familiar is an
other material change from the old con-
sutution. The same is applicable TO the
Secuon Which provides that divorce shall
never De granted in South Carolina. Many
good amendments to this section We're pre-
sented and voted down one after another
Inc revision requiring the general as
sembly to pass general laws and do
away with special legislation in every
possible case is also a notable change
from the old organic law, and one that
tors very much, though entailng heavy
work on the next ensuing general as
sembly, for it will have the making of
these general laws upon its Shoulders
The establishment of the board Of mar
dons is also another of the new things
introduced into the constitution.
me section as adopted in regard 10
marriages between white persons and
persons possessing any negro blood, If
Is bar claimed M is going to result in great
naIIn 20 property interests unless the
convention goes back and says persons
OF one-eighth negro blood"
me changing of the time for the hold
ing OF the legislative session from No
Yember to January Of each year is an
other of the changes made in the pres-
ent organic law. Beyond these things
the convention has not Wrought/anv
material innovations, when the new ar
ueies are compared to the old.
The work ahead of the convention ia
ever, all the other articles as reported
save two, which have never vet been
presented to the convention by the COM
httees having them in charge-the ar
tlcles on jurisprudence and eminent do
nam, neither of which are of much con
sequence.
OF the articles before the convention
ready for consideration, the following
VIII very likely be hastily adopted with
out any debate or wrangling worth mem
Looming; On penal and charitable insti-
militia. 20
The following articles that are vet n
De considered are all loaded to the handle
With dynamite: On right of suffrage: ON
finance and taxation; on education: ON
CoIpOFatlonSs on the Jud1clal department
These are the matters that will cause
no end of debate and produce a flood of
amendments of all kinds And it is in
view of these that is absolutely impos-
Slole to foreten even approximately how
long the convention will remain in session
When it re-convenes. OF course, the suf-
Irage question stands first and foremost
anu there is not a delegate to the CON
Yentlon who is not now earnestly ponder
ing over the problem presented. The re-
sun OF this careful thought will be obvious
When the convention reassembles. 1t is
not considered at all likely that the plan
VIII 90 through as presented by the com
>. In view of the fact that the really vitality
important matters have not yet been
t0uched upon, it is freely predicted that
tne convention will run over the time for
the assembling of the legislature, and
nence the prediction is now being made
on all sides that Mr.. Ellerbe's scheme to
40 away with the holding of a session of
the general assembly will prevail leaving
Ihe next general assembly to meet in
January, 1897.
u. 5. Henderson of Aiken chairman of
the committee on municipal corporations.
one OF the strongest members of the con-
Nenton, when asked for his ideas as to
the past and future work of the con-
Ventlon for the Southern Associated Press,
Sdiu tnat he was much pleased with the