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stricken out-yeas 62, nays 46.
Mr.. CLAYTON then offered the TO

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lowing amendment:
Add to the end of section 80. Pro-
vided that upon sale under foreclosure
proceedings, the homestead must bring
the amount for whichit was appraised
or the sale shall be void.
MIR. Clayton said that some protec-
ton should be given to the poor
classes.
Mr.. McWhite moved to strike out
the entire homestead section.
Mr.. Tillman sprang to his feet and
dramatically seconded the motion,
saying it was not worth a snap OF his
finger any longer.
Mr.. McWhite got the floor, the chair
saying that the laymen was in posses
sion, and that the homestead had been
qualified and this section was, so far
as any good that it would do the wom-
en- and children, absolutely null and
worthless.
After further discussion the motion
of Mr.. McWhite was tabled-112 to H..
Mr.. B. R. Tillman then offered the
following amendment:
Insert on line 10, after the word
"provided::" "That the head of the
family to whom a homestead has been
set apart shall not have the right to
ALLEVIATE it without the consent of the
persons dependent on him or her."
Mr.. w. B. Wilson offered the fol-
lowing as substitute for the amend
ment offered by Mr.. B. R. Tillman,
which was adopted:
Add after the word Homestead, "
near end of line % the words: PRO.
vided, further, That after a homestead
in lands has been set off and recorded,
the same shall not be waived by deed,
conveyance, mortgage or otherwise,
unless the same be executed by both
husband and wife, if both be living.
Mr.. Aldrich asked Mr.. Wilson to
accept the words ''set off" for the
word assign" which he accepted.
Mr.. Rogers amendment to allow
bachelors $500 exemption was killed.
Mr.. Prince offered this amendment
to the same section, which was agreed
to:
'Strike out on lines 80 and 81 the
words personal property and insert
the words tools and implements OF
trade"
Section 20 as amended was then
adopted and clinched.
Mr.. D.S Henderson moved to strike
out on lines 2 and 8 of section IA the
words "foreign citizen" and insert
'alien." This, he said, would be
striking at capital that comes to this
State. If aliens was put in it would
refer to persons coming from beyond
the sea. A foreign citizen was citi-
zen of New York and New England.
The amendment was adopted.
THE QUESTION OF FEES.
Mr.. jeremiah Smith then moved to
strike out the last section of the arti-
Gle. Speaking to this amendment, he
said he could not see how expenses
could be fixed. It was unfair to tax
our people to foreclose mortgages held
by people outside the State.
The section referred to limited law
yers' and officials fees in foreclosure
cases to ten per cent. of the amount
collected.
After a brief but spirited debate the
section was stricken out 66 to 46.
Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson offered an
additional section creating a labor
commissioner. It was rejected-84 to
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SAVING EXPENSES.
Section 18 was then recurred to and
Mr.. Ira B. Jones offered to amend sec
ton 20, so as to make it read as fol-
lows:
On line 1, after ''bill", insert "or
joint resolution;" also by adding to
end of section provided, that either
branch of the general assembly may
provide by rule for the first and third
reading of anybil or joint resolution
by its title only"
The amendment was adopted.
ABOUT DIvOCIEs.
The article on Judicial Department
was taken up, and, with immaterial
changes, was adopted. When section
"a (recognizing divorces granted in
other States was reached. Mr.. Bow
man moved to strike it out. The mo-
tl0n was adOpteQ-54 10 RI.
TO SETTLE THE LAW.
Mr.. Aldrich then offered the follow
ing new section:
No decision of the supreme court OF
the State, which modifies or overrules
predecision of said court, shall have
any protro-active effect or injuriously
affect any rights accruing under the
law as was down in such prior decis-
ion.
Col. Aldrich said that it simply
meant that when the supreme court
expounded the law of the State for
once, that this should be the settled
law.
The section was rejected.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Ellerbe
moved that the chaplains should re-
ceive $3.50, and asked for its immediate
consideration.
Mr.. Sheppard moved to amend so as
to make it SIS each, which Mr.. Ellerbe
accepted.
Mr.. Patterson moved to amend the
resolution so as to increase the SER
geant-at-arms' salary by $50, but on
motion of Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson this
was voted down.
Mr.. Ellerbe's resolution, with Mr..
Sheppard's amendment, was then ad-
opted.
The schedule" was then taken up,
and Jvdge Fraser offered the follow
ing amendment to 60 at the end OF
section 1:
Cali ordinances passed and ratified