Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-15
.GEO. T|LLMAN ON BUTLER The Senator's Brother WaxeS
 Very Eloquent AND SOMETIMES SARCASTIC Wrangle in the Constitutional Convention Over Naming County "Butler"-0ther
 Proceedings of Interest,

sColumbia, s. C, Sept 14--In the consti- stutional convention today there were lively proceedings, the days session be- ing the longest yet held, lasting from 10 a. m. till 3:30 D. m. The convention let down the bars. admitted one new county and then put them up again, closing the doors on some eight or ten other new counties knocking at tbe door for admis- sion.
 The feature of today's session was the eloquent speech of ex-Congressman George Tilman. It was the most nota- -ble speech delivered at the convention. He held his hearers almost spell-bound and old veterans shook his hand when he concluded. He appeared as the cham pion of the Butler family. notwithstand- ing the fact that his brother and Senator Butler had such bitter fight for the sen ate last summer.
 .s Ben Tillman was not in the hall at the time. Among other things he said But some people, from miserable prejudice, object to the naming of this county But Ter. God pity them."
 He then referred to Gen. M. c. Butler and pointed with pride to his record on the battlefield in the United States sen ate and in every walk of life. Yet now
 
 the matter with these people who attack him was that he could not get offices for all those who bounded him for patronage like hungry dog after a rabbit. He knew Galbreath Butler. and if that man ever did anything dshonorable or dis honest he had never heard of it.
 "I hope (wlth deliberation) that South Carolina will always have senators there bearing equalreputations for honesty and oratory. l am afraid Che paused for a moment or two) I am afraid there will be time before there will be his superior, even his equal there"
 MT. Tillman then stated that he had been shocked to see an editorial in the Columbia Register that morning-a bru- tai and ignorant editorial-on this mat ter of the Butler name.
 'I am ashamed" said he, 'that a man lives in South Carolina that can do this"
 In all this mass of unfounded prejudice if seemed strange for him to stand there and tell the gentlemen of that convention of the distinguished name he was adVo- eating. It was confounded prejudice.
 The convention awarded the contract for printing to Charles A. Calvo, state printer, despite the fact that other bid ters offered to do it for from 10 to 50 per cent less.
 Miller introduced another ordinance looking to the referring of legislation back to the people for ratification.
 r.. prevent men from being sent to the pen itentiary under the dispensary law with out trial:
 ''The right of trial by jury as it ex- isted at the foundation of this govern- ment shall remain forever inviolate, and no person shall be punished under cover of proceedings for contempt of injunction or other civil process, or in any other manner. for the doing of any act which by the law of the land constitutes a crime except upon conviction thereon by due process of law before a jury of his peers"
 Mir Garris introduced an ordinance providing for a labor commissioner. = Congressman Stanyarne Wilson today presented the following ordinance:
 Whereas, By the nature of their avo- cation the great body of wage-earners are at a great disadvantage in the pro- lection of their rights of person and property, and the supervision and friend ly hand of the government is needful m order that the conditions of labor may be known, evils disclosed and the cause of their existence discovered, and the proper remedies for their removal ap- piled. a healthy system of labor secured and the interest of the laboring classes advanced be it
 Resolved, That the general assembly at it's session shall create and provide Tor the establishment and maintenance of a state bureau of labor statistics, which shall be under the charge of the commls- sioner of labor statistics, who shall be appointed by the consent of the senate, and it shall prescribe his term or once, duties and compensation.
 MT. McWhite introduced strong or linance looking to the prevention of ofti- cials from accepting bribes for any pub lfc acts
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