The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-10-09

LIZ ISS, q. ~ 'StAoSt DSAA IL, l/1i iN, OaiA
tey, Carver, Clayton, Connor, Cooper,
peHay, Dennis, Doyle, Dudley, Eller-
lie, Evans, w. c.; Gamble, Garris,
Gary, Gooding, Graham, Gray. Har-
ris, Harrison, Hay, ,Haynsworth, Hen
derson, Wm. Henry, sHiers, Howell,
Hutson, 1rby, Johnstone, George;
Jones, Willie, keitt, Kennedy, J. w. :
klugh, Lowman, McCalla, McCaslan,
McDermotte, McGown, Mat
thews, Miller, mitchell, Montgomery,
]. D.; Moore, Morrison, Nathans,
Nicholson, Oliver, Parrott, Peake,
Perritte, Ragsdale, Redfearn. Reed,
John; Rogers, Rowland, Sigh, Sloan,
Smalls, Smith, jeremiah; Stackhouse.
Stribling, Taylor, Tillman, B. r.. /;
Tillman, G. D.; Vonkolnitz, Wells,
Wharton, Whipper, Wigg, Wiggins,
Woodward-S3.
Nays-Aldrich. Alexander. Barry,
Behre, Cunningham, Douglass, Eird,
Farrow, Field, Fitch, FLOYD, Fraser,
Gage, Gilland, Glenn, j. L.: Glenn,
J. P: Gunter, Hamel. Henderson, D..
S.; Houser, Johnson,T. E.. Kennedy,
E. j.: Lee, Mckagen, McWhite, Nash,
Otis, Patterson, Prince, Rosborough,
Russell, Sheppard, Smith, r. F.:
Sn:oak, Stokes, Talbert, Zimmerman,
White, A. H.; White, S.. E.; Wilson,
Stanyarne-3S.
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
The president stated that there were
sections of the Constitution to be read
a third time, and the clerk proceeded
to read those on amendments, i'm
peachments, miscellaneous matters,
municipal corporations and police
regulations and the report of same
committee on ordnance proposed by
Mr.. Farrow.
The first section on miscellaneous
matters" was amended on motion OF
Mr.. Gray so that the State librarian
and department clerks may be women
Mr.. B. R. Tillman thought the amend
ment unnesessarS to accomplish the
object, but "let it go through.to pre-
vent lawyers getting out an injunc'
ton" :. .s.s
Here IS the eamendment, as adopted
.s-'iProvided, That thespfovisions OF
this Section shall not apply to the of.
fees of State librarian and department.
al clerks, to either Of which offices a
woman. resident of the State two years
ands shaSattaAed;the age of 81 years
shall be eligible"
On motion of Mr.. Patton, the sec
tions relating to exemption from taxa:
ton was amended so as to read thus
Section S. Cities and towns may ex
empt from taxation by general or spe
cial ordinance, except for school pur
poses, manufactures established with
in their limits for five successive years
from the time of the establishment ol
such manufactures; provided thai
such ordinance shall first be ratified
by a majority of such qualified voter;
of such city or town as Shall vote Al
an election held for that purpose.
Mr.. Patton spoke to his amendment
Saying that it was more explicit thar
the section adopted, which left it ii
doubt as to whether the exemption ot
taxes should run from five years from
the adoption of the Constitution, o,
for five years from the action taken BY
the city or town council. The amend
ment was put and passed.
Mr.. Wilson moved to reconsider.
Mr.. Ragsdale made several pertinen
points. The memberst of this conven
ton should be credited with being mer
and knowing what they were doing
When they passed upon question
gentlemen should not think that lit
tie eloquence could turn their votes anc
these motions were simply wasting
5me... He moved to lay the motion; ;ot
Mr.. Wilson to reconsider on the table
The motion was put and carried II
great confusion. A half a dozen mem
bers were upon the floor calling to the
president. Mr.. Talbert declared the
question to be upon the adoption of the
whole section. A motion was made tc
strike out section S. He held p to be
out of order.
After FIVE minutes of rapping, eX
planning and restating the question a:
he saw it, Mr.. Talbert said that while
he considered a motion by Mr.. Wilson
ia strike out section S not in order
there being diversity of opinion hi
would leave it to the house to say
whether he should entertain Mr.. Viii
sons motion to strike out section
(the substitute offered by Mr.. Patton
and accepted.J The ayes and nay:
were ordered and the convention re
fused to ALLOW Mr.. Wilson to make
the. motion by the following vote
Yeas 6f, nays IS.
Mr.. W. D. Evans offered an amend
ment to postpone the operation OF the
section for ten years. Lost.
Col. Sloan moved to strike out the
section abolishing the right of dover
inlands sold in the lifetime of the hus
band.
Mr.. Rogers opposed the motion as
did Messrs. Sigh and Aldrich. MessrE
Burn ald Garrett wanted the section
stricken out.
Pending the debate the Convention
adjourned.
p :. =; Blacks Majority.
ATLANTA. Oct. 3.--The official returns
show that Major J. G. G. Black, Dem
ocrat, defeats Thomas E. Watson, Pop
ulist, for Congress in the tenth district
by majority of 1,641. The election
,roc- of tho c11fofoct ovor