The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-18

The Question Was ForcibIy Presented To
the South Carolina fouVertiop

the south Carolina Convention.
COLUMBIA. S. c., Sept I7-In tho
Constitutional Convention to-day every
thing was as serene and placid us the
surface of a lake on a sultry day. There
was not even an echo OF yesterdays bat
tie Of words.
Senator gilman being engaged with his
committee hearing "A contest. was not IN
the hall during the morning session.
or course the sensational events OF
yesterday have been the subject by every
Knot OF men. The news that lrby had
So severely handled his erstwhile bosom
friend was a surprise II viii take many
81 rc time 10 recover from.
The committee was In session only
about half an hour to-day. owing TO the
fact that none OF the committee were
ready TO report. \ Hood OF new ordi-
IarCes and resolutions were received
and then the convention took iecess
until Il. NJ. On motion of Colonel Nd
rich. TO hear speeches from all ndNO-
Gates Of the cause of woman suffrage
who wished to address the convention.
Colonel Aldrich stat II that they had
the right that any citizen had TO be heard
and present their grievances. The con-
sentiOn agreed TO 10 without trouble
During the day several important ordi-
nances were introduced. among them
ordinances 10 regulate the suffrage In
various ways 10 engratt the dispensary
laws main features I'm the constitution,
vent faVoriteism I'm awarding contracts
for public printing.
General Robert Smalls. the negro VINO
was a member of the reconstruction. In
troduced an ordinance containing the
article on suffrage in the present con
stitutiOn.
/. II. Read to-day introduced an anti;
lynching ordinance. providing for the
summary dismissal of any officer Of the
law who allows a prisoner 10 suffer any
bodily harm while in his custody.
This evening the galleries were packed
20 their utmost capacity with spectators,
mostly ladies, 10 hear the speeches of
the advocates of woman suffrage. IL
was one Of the largest audiences over
seen in the hall. Addresses were made
by Miss Laura NJ. Clay. Of Kentucky. the
noted advocate Of the cause: Mrs. Nir-
ginia u. Young. president of the State
Equal Rights Association. and Mrs. Violet
Noblet the vice-president Of the asso-
They were most attentively listened to
and seemed well pleased by the attention
shown them. Their speeches We're un-
usually strong. The reasons for woman
suffrage were presented In forcible man
ner.
Clay. took occasion 10 say IT was sup
posed that they were the rovereign
power. but that was not so; woman was
there 10 speak for herself.
He paid a high tribute N the great
Kentucky statesman, Henry Clay, IN
his relative. and said:
''Who knows but that this relative of
the famed statesman may be mere to
cause history TO repeat itself. 50 far as
our State Is concernedF
At the conclusion OF the speeches, Mr..
McCown offered a resolution, asking for
It's immediate consideration, that tie
Committee on Suffrage be requested to
report to the convention an article pro-
siding for woman suffrage.
Mr.. McCown was going too fast though |
nearly three times ten members
objected TO the immediate consideration, |
md il went 10 the committee.