The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07

active part in the management of an
election. The committee, after cxpia-
nation: and perhaps Il fight, will no
doubt be sustained. 1t is not known
whether the plan of providing for
three managers for the first reglstra-
ton will be fought, but as the proris-
ion is so mauifestlv fair, opposition TO
it would probably be only for a record.
There is also q provision that the reg
istration books shall be closed thirty
days before an election, and the effort
is likely to be made to change this:
either for longer or a shorter term.
rLAS FOR \ SHORT SESSION.
When the suffrage plan Was taken up
some thought that twould be finished
in two or three days, but it took very
much longer, and SO it may be with
what is yet ahead. The Legislature
meets on the 9th of the month, and
that would give the Convention seven
teen more working days. There are
some who think that the work will be
finished in that time, while others
think that such thing is out Of the
question. Ii the Convention insists
upon adjourning in time to make way
for the Legislature, it will have to
adort schedule something like this;
Unfinished portion of suffrage plan,
ono day; unfinished portion OF the
Legislative report. homestead, ETC.,
one day; unfinished portion of iinouce
and taxation, one day: third reading
county and county government as to
area, one day: members pay, conting-
cnt expenses, Jurisprudence, ETC., one
lay; educational committee report,
three days: corporation committee re-
port three days; Judicial committee re-
port, three days; order, style and re-
vision, shaping up three days
total, seventeen days. This is as close
as il can be figured, and, if any
thing, the~work will be longer.
Those who have been watching the
proceedings of the Convention know
that it is very unsafe thing to
speculate as to how long it will take to
dispose of any particular matter.
When the Convention expects to 90
work it is just rs likely as not to break
and spend whole day on questions of
personal privilege. The suggestion is
made that the Convention ought III any
event to postpone the Legislative ses-
sion until about January. 1t is further
thought that the Convention has full
power to postpone or to 40 away with
thescssion ofthc Legislature altogether.
Whether this can be done before
the Constitution is adopted Us q whole
| is. perhaps, questionable. Hut II the
Convention wanted to, it could pro-
badly find some way of meeting any
legal abstr, lotions.
The table that is given indicates
what matters are pcndinF" 'eforc the
Convention.
The general impression is that the
legislative work will not begin until
the first Of Jannary, and will continue
for about two months.
EDUCATIONAL ARTICLE.
The educational committee report is
now recognized to be Of the utmost
Importance. The members are be-
ginning to study the merits OF the re-
port made by the com mittee, Of which
Mr.. Julian Mitchell, OF Charleston, is
chairman, and find very much in 1t
that shows q we'll conceived plan. 1t
is likely that the committee will be
unit on most OF the important matters
before the report comes up. Iaer"
arc now only two Oh three members OF
the committee who wish any changes
made in the committee report.
The Importance Of having liberal
s:,nport for the public schools eof the
State is npw the more appreciated on
account Of the educational qlalltica-
ton that has been incorporated in tho
suffrage plan, ami many OF the men1-
bc-s wish to give the committee every
encouragement in its desire to supply
substantial income for the schools.
Some want as much rs a million OF
dollars for the public school fund, and
il the desire Of members regardless OF
how the State would stand, or would
regard such action, a three mill levy
would be provided for without a Iues-
ton. and it has an army Of trends
now.
The cormittec has devised several
clover methods Of increasing the
school funds, aside from the dlspens@-
rv profits. which it is intended to dl-
vert to the school fund.
The committee has arranged that
the existing educational institutions
shall be provided for in the Const1tu-
ton. This will meet with opposition
but it is likely that the recommended
ton of tic committee will be adopted,
because OF the desire to take the whole
matter OF higher education out of pol
tics as much as possible, but 1T Will
not be done without g contest.
The general cxpect@tionls that there
will be q lively time over the report OF
the committee on interpretations. The
renort. some seem to think, is too leg
islltive il its provisions, but on the
other hand there is desire among
mans to settle ccstaio restrictions on
COMBINATIONS. while there is chance
~ tln 50. There is much IN the arti-
cly for discuss!cn.
ca;'H~H AND STATE.
u no less than two articles have two
provisions been inserted insisting on
;:.c principles that Church and State
shall be kept forever distinct. The
c;st cs the matter is found IN the fol-
loving:
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