The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-10-23

A voice-How about Golf?
Mr.. Sheppard He's been pretty
well regulated by the courts. He
erred, and his error was corrected.
Mr.. Parrott-What about the in.
come tax decision2
Mr.. Sheppard-What's that got to
do with this matter?
| Mr.. Parrot-Was it not charged
| that the judges were bought up2
| Governor Sheppard-T That's an opin-
ion that only originates in small and
mean minds. applause
Mr.. W. B. Wilson spoke on Senator
Tillman's side He thought the man.
ayers gave all the protection wanted.
It was not necessary to be putin there
at all. This wos a dangerous proposi
ton.
Mr.. Johnstone said this dangerous
provision had been in the Constitution
for 30 years. Was it dangerous when
in rs it enabled US to keep the negroes
from holding secret elections. They
say it can be putin the suffrage article.
Have they put it there? No, Cor the
same reasons, no doubt, why they
don't want it here.
The roll was then demanded, and
| Senator Tillman's motion to strike out
was killed, the vote being: Yeas, IS;
nays, 50.
| Mr.. Wilson wanted to strike out the
words land OPEN 1t was the same
matter in another form.
| Mr.. Johnstone moved to table, say
| ing ''for Gods sake don't make this
| mistake. They were all there to see
that the white people remained in con-
troll of the State" The motion to
table was lost by a vote of 67 to 81 it
| being a tie, having of course that
| effect.
There was apparently come mistake
in the court; and further count re-
suited as follows: Yeas, Ga; nays, Sc.
| The question then came up squarely
on Mr.. Wilson's amendment to strike
out the words ''and open" The roll
was demanded and the voteresulted as
follows, the amendment failing: Yeas,
SO; nays, 60.
| Sec. 16 was called up. The latter
portion was stricken ont on motion Of
Mr.. Mower and the section was adopt
ed as follows:
| See. 16. In the government of this
State, the legislative, executive and
| judicial powers of the government
| shall be forever separate and distinct
from each other, and no person or per-
sons exercising the functions OF one
of said departments shall assume or
discharge the duties of any other.
THE NEGRO QUESTION AGAIN.
Mr.. Bellinger moved to strike out
section II. On division vote of IS to
70 the section was stricken out. The
negro members wanted the roll call,
but could not get the requisite 10
members to second the call. The sec
ton read as follows:
Sec. II. Neither slavery nor invol-
untary servitude, except as a punish
ment for crime whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted, shall
exist in this State.
Section II and 19 were adopted with
out dissent. as follows:
| Section Is. All courts shall be public
and every person shall have speedy
remedy therein for wrongs sustained
! Section 10. The right of the people
to be secure in their persons, houses,
papers and effects against unreason-
able searches and seizures shall not
be violated and no warrants shall issue
but upon probable cause supported by
oath or affirmation, and particularly
describing the place to be searched
and the person or thing to be seized.
ANOTHER LIVELY DEBATE.
Section 20 was taken up:
Section 20. No person shall be held
to answer for any crime where the
punishment exceeds fine of 500 or
Imprisonment for 80 days, unless on a
presentment or Indictment OF grand
jury of the county where the crime
shall have been committed, except in
cases arising in the land or naval
forces or in the naval militia, when in
actual service in time of war or public
danger; nor shall any person be sub
ject for the same otfense to be put
twice in jeopardy of life or liberty
nor shall be compelled in any Grimm
al case to be winess against himself;
nor be deprived of life, liberty or pro-
perty without due process Of law; nor
shall private property be taken for
public use without just compensation
Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson moved to
strike out the words where the pun
ishment exceeds fine of 500 or i'm
prisonment for 80 days" and insert in
lieu Ghereof before the court of gen
eral sessions. "
Mr.. Johnstone said this amendment
simply meant the initial movement in
the tablishment of a system of coun-
ty courts that would cost the State s70,-
600. If this matter was carried through
| the legislature could allow trials for
murder and arson by jury of six
men. without al indictment by a
grand jury. There will be u new Of
fcials and what is to be gained? The
abolition of the right Of trial by ajury
of - men.
Mr.. .Hutson moved to continue the
debate on section 20 until the judlcl-
ary article was taken up. This was
agreed to.
CHANGES OF VENUE.
Mr.. Bellinger offered an amendment
to section 2l, allowing changes of
venue to made.
The section was as follows:
Section 81. In all criminal prosecu-
tions the accused shall enjoy the right
to speedy and public trial by an I'M
partaial jury of the county where the
! crime shall have been committed and
to be informed of the nature and cause
| of the accusation; to be confronted
| with the witnesses against him; to
have compulsory process for obtain
ing witnesses in his favor and 10 have
the assistance of counsel in his de-
fense.
He wanted to strike out the words
''of the county where the crime shall
have been committed.