The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-20
BEGINNING OF THE END.
THIS PROBABLY THE LAST MONTH OF
THE CONVENTION
Rnt I'm Case the Session should FIX.
tend Into December the Meeting
of the Legislature Has Been POST
poned Until January A Brief
Review Of the work OF the Week.
News and Courier.

of adjournment is ahead. There was not
that The Convention would continue In ses-
sion as long as II has. The session mas @ peen
a strain on many and none Will regret wnen
it is all over, and all will return nome WIFI a
the consciousness that the best possloie mas nas
been done for the good Of the old STATE. Ihe
Journal of last Saturdays proceedings VIII
have on 1t "forty-ninth day." and from tnat
some idea of the Work ana tlme caG G.o pe pnu tha
1t has taken q very long time to reirame Inc
Constitution, and the general opinion Is that
what has been done has been accompllsneo
as rapidly as possible and that ~ VIII LAX take
from ten TO fifteen day to complete the tasR.
The Convention has for long Tune nad tne
dream of a conflict with the Legislature TO
disturb It's members. It was thought that
the Legislature would nave 10 se IN SESSION SSH a ae
"people"-that IL what they call the ConVen,
tion-took hold OF the matter and postponed
the Legislative session until the 18th oil jan
uary. Whether the Convention has tne con,
stitutional right 10 postpone the Legislative
session until the old Constitution was repeal
ed by new one being adopted or not mat
tered not; the Legislative session had 10 oe
posi- poped and IT was done without question
or ouibble and no one Is sorry for the delay;
In future years the Legislative sessions VIII
be held N January, and 1t may be as well 10
make the start in that direction al tnis tlme; me-
The general expectation now is that the
Legislature will be in session lom lorty 70
sixty days on account of the volume OF work
that will be necessary In making the statute
WORK FOR THE SCHOOLS.
The past week has been one of the most i'm
portant in the progress or the convention.
The educational committee report, which
more directly and continuously affects the in
terests of the people OF the State than any
other article, was given that attention whlcn
IL deserved.
The Convention has already done much for
the Improvement of the educational system
and II what has already been done were not
supplemented at all the common schoois OF
the State would be better proVlueu lor tnan
In addition 10 the three mill tax the 81 poll
tax and the supplemental tax, the commlttee
expect to have the Convention accept lis sug-
gestions with reference to the use of the prof
It's from the Dlspensary and the Penltentiary
as well as the revenue from escheated estates.
dowp nS aatTme at % minimum @ Of sio6 900, and ihe
chances are with the use OF the Dispensary
profits for school purposes that IL Will De con-
slderably increased as prices may De some
what increased on account OF the more gen
eral support that will be expected for the law.
The amount oil profit 10 be derived from the
Penitentiary Is somewhat uncertain on ac-
system, which is doing SO much for the i'm
proyement of the roads in the counties. 1t is,
however, expected that. by the use OF the
available employees; and ihs tb g9Sd anag
can and will help the school fund. Ihere IS
one rather peculiar feature about the action
of the Convention on these educational mat
ters. Many of the delegates personally favor
the three mill tax as we'll as the 81 poll tax,
but have voted against these propositions be.
cause their people do not want the three
mill tax or more than 81 poll tax:
The sixth section, which provides for the
collection and distribution of the public
school fund, which is the real back kbone OF
the school system, was passed as reported, but
not without hard contest.
T1LLMAN's WORK.
Senator Tillman succeeded in having his
special hobby as to small and compact dis
1ricts accepted, and this, too, is expected to
Just here it mas be mentioned that Senator
Tillnlan has shown broad, liberal and genu-
Inc interest in the schools and colleges Of the
" fight for the support Of all that can tend TO
the Improvement OF The educational system
The fight is still going on as to higher edu;
that 1t looks more like fight Of the denomi.
national colleges against the State institu-
tions than q fight OF delegates against the
Is that the Committee report viii be accepted,
making II mandatory for the support OF the
Citadel. Clemson College, winthrop and
South Carolina College. and Clafiin as well,
provided it is run by State authorities.
ARTICLE ON CORPORATIONS.
The first part OF the week was devoted to
the consideration of the article on corpora.
tlons.. By. general consent the provisions are
considered more stringent than those now In
effect.
Some of the essential points in the Article
are:
As to railroad corporations:
They are required TO become incorporated
under the laws OF this State.
The Statute against railroad consolidation
is incorporated In the Constitution.
Provisions against charging higher rate
per ton for shipments In the State than for
Shipments out of the State for the same dis
tance.
II shall be unlawful for any railroad cor
poration TO relieve Itself by any contract of its
common law liability or limiting the same.
This is expected TO do away with the"release'
clause as 10 shipping.
Empty and loaded cars must be interchang- !
ed by intersecting railroads. |
A railroad commission Is provided for to
prevent unjust discrimination, eXtortion,
etc."
Abandonment OF the present law relative to
the liability OF railroads from accidents re-
sulting from the acts OF fellow servants there
by increasing the responsibility OF railroads
In the matter OF banks, the most important !
action were In the provisions for bank en- /
aminer making bank stockholders liable to /
and above the face value Of the same and the
cumulative plan for electing directors is lu
apply 10 all classes OF corporations.
There seems 10 be little question as TO
corporated under the general act tof incorpora-
tion will be liable to the provisions of the
article, the liability Of the stockholders be-
ing fixed in their charters.
The article on corporations was passed !
more hurrIedly than perhaps any other be-
fore the Convention and is likely to be !
on the third reading. !
THE EXCURSION TO ATLANTA. :
The Convention. II it has not sooner ad- !
journed sine die. will probably spend Thanks |
giving day in Atlanta. Governor Evans has ;
chartered three trains over the Southern Rail )
Carolinians at the Exposition. The trains !
will runin sections over the Southern Rail- !
way, leaving Columbia at / o'clock, on the !
morning OF the 9th, and arriving in Atlanta ,
students froIn Winthrop, Clemson, the South
Carolina College and the corps OF cadets are |
to accompany the party. The militia will
also 4, 60 IN ,,t force: Inc members n, ,at OF me
Carolina day exercises will be asked to join |
the party here.
Governor Evans expects to issue his pro.
clamatlon postponing the legislative session !
The Rock Hill and Seabrook County
schemes are likely 10 take up considerable /
time. Seabrook will have divided com
mittee report.
Several matters in the article on corpora.
tions will receive the special attention Of
members of the Charleston delegation.
The lynching and homestead questions are
slated for consideration as soon as the article !
on education is completed.
The article on the judicial department. Is
the only one that has not been considered at
all.
There are enough odds and ends left oyer
for several days work. A. n.
Mrs. Taggart's Locals.
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