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been read half a dozen times for the
enlightenment of members who were
inattentive or who were prevented by
the prevalent confusion from hearing.
It being then three o'clock, Senator
Tillman, who had expressed his salts
faction with the substitute, moved that
the section be passed over until it
could be printed.
Mr.. Talbert moved to lay this on the
table, complaining of waste of time
and slow progress end Senator Till
man withdrew his motion, remarking
that he didn't want to have any row
about it.
Mr.. Efird renewed the motion to pass
the section over until today, when it
could be seen in print and members
could understand it better than they
could by hearing it read. He warned
the convention that the sections it
was passing would have to undergo the
test of the courts and that there would
be found rock after rock in the way
of the enforcement of the laws unless
the utmost pains were taken. The con-
vention voted to continue the section
until today.
Mr.. Talbert moved to take a recess
but was voted down almost unani-
mously. :
The Convention then adjourned till
10 o'clock this rnornino
Upon reassembling the Convention
took up the article on the executive
department, and with the amendments
already noted, passed it to third
reading. +
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY.
Just before adjournment yesterday,
Mr.. Breazeale sent to the clerks desk
and had read a series of resolutions
expressing the sympathy of the con-
vention with Vice President Ira B.
Jones at the death of his daughter;
expressing the earnest hope for the re-
covery of his wife, and declaring the
conventions deep regret at the loss of
his wise counsel and earnest labor.
These resolutions were unanimously
adopted by unanimous vote.
DEADLOCK IN COMMITTEE.
On Tuesday morning Mr.. OTIS, ris-
ing to a question of high privilege, Of
fered the following:
"Whereas, the committee on coun-
ties and county government has been
increased from II to IL members
even number by order of this conven-
ton, which has frequently caused a
deadlock and now a permanent dead
lock; therefore, be it resolved, thatthe
Hon. j. W. Floyd of Kershaw be add
ed to the committee on counties and
county government"
Mr.. Austin of Greenville offered the
following substitute:
Whereas, the committee on coun-
ties and county government is COM
posed of twelve members, and whereas
with this number the committee is un-
able to agree; therefore. be it resolved,
that the president of this convention
be authorized, to add one additional
member to said committee.
. Mr.. Austin said he was entirely will
ing to leave the selection of the odd
man to the chairman of the conven-
ton. He thought it preposterous and
presumptuous for q member Of one of
the two sides in the committee to try
to name the odd man. .-...-
George D. Tillman moved to table
Mr.. Austin's substitute and gravely
and pathetically gave an account OF
the situation in his committee, which
elected roars of laughter. He aug
gested that thirteen is an unlucky
number. The committee had been
going on smoothly with six members
for new counties and five for the old
system of monopoly in court houses
when this newcomer, who favors the
old county system, came in and Great
ed a deadlock in which the committee
had continued ever since. If the de-
bate on the report was half as exciting,
fierce and bitter as it had been in com
mittee he could promise that it will be
very interesting occasion.
The chair asked leave to make
statement. The name of the gentle
man who was made the twelfth mem
ber of the committee had been omitted
from the newspaper roll used in max
ing up the committees. When the
mistake was discovered, as matter of
courtesy to the gentleman he was al
lowed to select his own committee.
AS he chose that on counties it was ne
cessary to obtain permission from the
convention to add one to the number
of that committee, which had been
done.
Mr.. Prince of Anderson favored Mr..
Austin's substitute.
Mr.. Breazeale offered substitute in
structing the two halves of the COM
mittee to make two reports and allow
the question to be fought out on the
floor of the convention.
Mr.. George D. Tillman said the COM
mittee could not agree on anything,
not even on its points of disagreement.
Naughter.)
Mr.. OTIS proposed that each half of
the committee put up man and let
the convention elect one of them to fill
out the committee.
Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson objected to
this on the ground that it would force
the convention to a test vote before it
was informed of the merits of the ques-
ton.
Mr.. Otis moved to table Mr.. Brea-
zeale's substitute. Lost.
Mr.. Breazeale's substitute was then
adopted.
At the night session the article on
Legislative Department was taken up.
There was no debate until the motion