The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-11-27

/ are the only ones that have not beer
finally sgreed upon. AL Of the Other
articles have been sent to the COMMITTEES
on order, style and revision. There art
few scattering ordinances that have moi
been finished, including one for the
exemption from certain provisions fol
Seabrook County. During the pasi
week the Convention finished its work
ON the second reading Of the articles or
the Judiciary, Bill of Rights, Finance and
/ Taxation and the Legis islatiye department
In addition to q number. Of smaller mat
ters. Members and others have been
worried about what was to become OF the
Legislative session that was scheduled to
meet liere on the day the Convention ls
expected to- finish Its work. The Con-
ventiola has settled the matter, as best Il
could, by passing an ordinance postpon.
ing the session of the Legislature to the
middle of January and incorporating
such provision in the Constitution.
After; right royal battle the Conven,
ton left it discretionary with the Legis-
ture whether or not to continue the sup
port of any of the five State Colleges.
The committee recommended mandatory
support but the Convention changed it to
read smay., It is likely that the Con-
ventiori will be asked on the final read
ing of the section to make the support ol
the Colleges mandatory and limit the
amount OF the general school fund to 60
to the support Of the Colleges. The idea
is that the public schools viii have a good
|gsupporij from the plan as now adopted.
There is TO be first Of all three mill tax
and 81 poll, and this is to be- supple
mented by the profits from the Dlspen-
sary accruing to the State, and in case
these Glo not make up the IS per child
that is provided for in the Constitution.
then there is to bea general State levy
which is; known as the. .snpplem m0ntal tax,
The article on the Judicial department
Eis thought to be quite strong and seems
to be generally satisfactory. Its main
features of difference from the present
law are: Four Supreme Court Justices
are provided for, who are to be elected
General Assem- bly, to create County
Courts in such Counties as want 1t and sc
indicate In a general election. In consti.
tutional or other Important questions the
Supreme Court can call the members Of
the Circuit Court to sit with them, and in
| that way. have 8 decision from Court o!
eleven members, thereby adding force tc
/ the expression of the Court. Municipal
and inferior Courts are authorized to sen.
ltence to the chain2gang. Judges are ex.
pressly prohibited from charging on the
facts of a. case. The effort to have the
Judges elected by the people had consid-
cradle support but failed on the second
reading. Time and time again was the
effort made to provide for divorces In
this State, and In the event Of no general
divorce law, some would have been salts
fed with divorce law by which the
divorces of other States would have been
recognized in this State. It took 8
pathetic letter, which Senator Tillman
read; to touch the heart of the Convention
ind secure the adoption Of provision
recognizing divorces granted In another
State, where the marriage was contracted
out,ide Of the State.
Al provision was adopted which will
hereafter prohibit Judges from sending
persons to- the Penitentiary in contempl
proceedings.
The homestead article now stands with
provision by which the homestead,
when once claimed, cannot be mortgaged
or waived 30 as to defeat the exemption
In lands, when set aside.
The Convention has undertaken to
settle the lynching habit as best it could.
In future Sheriff who permits pris-
oner to be lynched is to be removed from
office on q true bill being found, and the
County is to be liable for $1,000 damages
to the representatives of the party lynch,
ed. ~
The article on corporations forbade the
surrender by contract Of the common law
liability in shipping goods, but the arti-
Gle was so amended as to permit freights
to be shipped under what Is known as the
released GLASS;"
. The memb bers voted themselves 81 per
day, for the time after the 10th Of Octo-
bar. The aggregate expenses OF the
Convention will be between $50, 600 and
100000.
4 Three members Of the Convention have
died since the body has been in session.
They are Messrs. Byrd, Hodges and
Sprott, who died during the past week:
The intention is to get through with
the work of the Convention so as to 60 to
Atlanta Wednesday. a. X