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Mr.. Prince offered the following,
which was accepted by Mr.. Belliuger:

O6CIlOl was llit'lt VI aS'SN W. "a eiiAA -
reading and then clinched. :,
Mr.. L. f. Johnson offered the fol-
lowing amendment to section7:
Add to the end of section Z the
words: Railroads are not to be inclu-
ded in the term public roads ,"
Mr.. w. D. Evans moved to lay 1t on
the table. This was done.
Mr.. w. D. Evans offered the fol
lowing substitute for section II which
was adopted:
"The general assembly shall pro-
vide for the assessment of all property
for taxation-and State, county, town
ship, school district and all other tax
es shall be levied on the same assess
ment, which shall be that made for
State taxes, and the taxes for the sub.
divisions of the State shall be levied
and collected by the respective fiscal
authorities thereof"
Mr.. Rogers then offered the follow
ing additional section, to be known as
section 49,:
"Section IS. The general assembly
shall provide by suitable legislation for
the exemption of all real estate on
which a mortgage exists from taxation
to the extent of the proportion the
mortgage debt bears to the value OF
the property"
Mr.. Rogers afterwards withdrew the
amendment.
The article was then given its final
reading and was sent to the committee
on style and revision.
EDUCATION AGAIN.
The article on education was then
taken up for its final reading.
Mr.. E. J. Kennedy presented the
following substitute which was agreed
upon by him and the chairman Of the
committee on education for section II
of the article on education:
Section IL. All the net income to be
derived by the State from the sale, or
license for sale, of spirituous, malt,
vinous and intoxicating liquors and
beverages and the profits of the peni-
tentiary shall be applied annually in
aid of the supplementary tax provided
for in the sixth section of this article
and if, after said application, there
should be a surplus, itshall be invest
ed to create school fund, the income
of which investment shall be applied
first, if necessary, in aid of said sup
Elementary tax; otherwiseit shall be
devoted to public school purposes and
apportioned as the general assembly
may determine. All waste and un-
appropriated lands belonging to the
State, which terms shall include marsh
and tide water lands, but not the phos-
phate royalty or phosphate deposits,
and the income to be derived from
said lands by leasing them, shall be set
apart and be and remain forever a
perpetual school fund for the support
of the public schools of this State.
All funds to be derived from the sale
of the aforesaid lands, if the general
should ever deem it advan-
tageous to sell the same, shall be Sc
curely invested, and the interest alone
shall be appropriated"
The convention then took a recess
until 7:30 p. m.
At the opening of the night session
a report from the committee on en-
crossed bills was handed in, covering
matter during the day.
Mr.. Kennedy's amendment being
the pending question, Mr.. Mitchell
asked if Mr.. Kennedy could not let it
come in as an amendment to section
IL.
Mr.. Kennedy refused to do so.
Senator Tillman then offered the fol-
lowing substitute for the substitute:
Section 12. All the net income to
be derived by the State from the sale
or license for the sale of spirituous,
malt, vinous and intoxicating liquors
and beverages, not including so much
thereof as is now or may hereafter b
by law to 60 to the countie
and municipal corporations of the
State, shall be applied annually in aid
of the supplementary tax as provided
for in the sixth section of this article;
and if after said application there
should be a surplus, it shall be devot-
ed to public school purposes and ap-
portioned as the general assembly
may determine: Provided, however,
that the said supplementary taxes
shall only be levied when the profits
aforesaid and from the sale or IL
cense for the sale of alcoholic
liquors or beverages are not suthci-
ent to meet and equalize the deficienci-
es for which the said supplementary
taxes are provided"
This amendment was adopted-95 10
%.
The section as 10 boards of school
trustees was amended so as to permit
such boards to have not more than
seven members each.
Senator Tillman then brought up
the fight over the higher Institutions
of learning by offering an amend
ment, which would make the opening
of the section relating to higher insti-
tutions read thus:
Section s. The general assembly
shall provide for the maintenance of
the Winthrop Normal and Industrial
college of South Carolina and ma
create scholarships in the various in
stitutions of higher education support
ed by the State, etc. This struck out
all reference to Clemson and the
South Carolina college and used
shall" for may"
After some debate the amendment
was killed-76 to fl.
After several different motions, all
of which were lost, the article was
passed and sent to the committee on
order, style and revision.
The Convention then adjourned.
THE LAST DAY