The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-09-20
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Wat They Are Doing.

ly what the convention is doing from
day to day. A mere mention of the
features of each day would take seve-
raj columns. Our last issue carried
us up to Thursday the 18th, inst.
The session on Thursday was a very
short one occupying only about one
hour ind half. One reason no
doubt of the shortness of the meeting
was that the committees to whom the
work had been committed were not
ready to report and there was little
if anything for the convention to do.
The feature of the day was the in
PRODUCTION by Col. Aldrich of whole
constitution complete even to Articles
and Sections. 1t contained some
splendid provisions and is different
in many respects from eur present
constitution. Perhaps the most
startling provisions were contained
in sections II and 13 of the article
on the Legislature, giving the quail
ficatioas necessary for holding a seat
in each branch of the Legislature
respectively. One of the chief quail
ifcations in each case was color, the
persoa must be white. AS there is
not shadow of chance for Col. Al
drich's constitution to pass we for
bear to mention more ofiss provisions.
FRIDAY.
Friday was a days discussion OH
rules. Nevertheless there were some
matters brought up which will be of
interest. There was quite,a discus,
s. N on tho matter of new counties
20, d many and varied were the
opinions expressed. Nothing definite
WsA ~ however, 49,
In spite of many expressions on the
stump to the contrary the liquor
question was lugged in. Two rcso-
lutions in regard to same were offer
ed.
The first one was by Mr.. Efrd, in
which it is provided:
That in the exercise of the police
power the General Assembly shall
have the right to prohibit the manu-
facture ard sale and retail of intoxi-
eating liquors or beverages within
the State. The General Ass emily
may license persons or corporations
to manufacture and sell aud retail
intoxicating liquors and beverages
within the State under such rules
and restrictions as it deems proper,
or the General Assembly may pro
hibit the manufacture and sale and
retail of intoxicating liquors and
beverages within the State, and may
authorize and empower State ana
county officers, both, or either under
tho authority and in the name of the
State, to buy and retail within tho
State liquors and beverages i'll such
packages and quantities, under such
rules and regulations as it deems cx-
pedient.
The other was by Mr.. McCown as
follows:
BE it resolved by the people in
convention assembled, etc, That the
| General Assembly shall pass no law
granting license for the sale of alco-
holic liquids or liquors, but may pass
laws regulating the traffic by State
control.
Several suffrage plans were propos
ed, all of them more or less like the
Mississippi plan, all aimed at the
problem Of how to get rid Of the ne
gro in the easiest aid most practical
way. When all of these plans are
gone over and the good in each re .
tained and the useless and bad elcmi
mated, it is to be hoped we will have
Il good law, brief, and to the point.
MIR. e. h. Hodges introduced Il
rather unusual resolution the object
of which was to disqualify ministers
of the Gospel from holding office. 1t
was couchel in the following Ian
guagc:
BE it resolved and ordained by the
people of the State ofSouth Carolina
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