Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-11-22
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
TUESDAY

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The colored members wanted Claf-
lin college divorced from Claflin uni
versity. Their reason was that the
university was under denominational
control and ownership. They wanted
non sectarian college. Their request
was complied with, and it was provi-
ded that the legislature should divorce
he two institutions as soon as practi
cable.
A proposition to furnish free school
books to the pupils of public schools
was voted down.
There was considerable opposition
to the proposition to appropriate dis
pensary profits to the use of the public
schools; but it went through. Here
after all dispensary profits other than
hose that 80 to counties and towns,
must 20 to the schools.
All of the night session was taken
up in the discussion of a proposition TO
increase the pay of members 10 81 a
day. The debate grew very warm.
The opponents ofthe proposition said
that the members had gone to the
convention under an implied contract
to serve for 50 day and they should
not now ask 81. The argument of
the other side was TO the effect that
when they went TO the convention it
was with the understanding that they
would remain only 80 days. They had
to remain a good while longer than
that at great expense to themselves
and they thought it was just and right
that they should be paid for all the
time over 80 days. The 81 day from
the 18th of October carried by a vote OF
81 to AZ. Mr.. Ashe voted for 81 day.
All the other York members except
Mr.. Wilson, whose vote is not recorded,
voted for 81 a day. There were a
large number of amendments after the
practical adoption of the report of the
committee, and as the result there was
motion to recommit. This was voted
down 70 to 10. Messrs. Brice and
Ashe voted to recommlt and Messrs.
A. H. White, S. E. White and w. B.
Wilson voted not to recommit.
The expectation is that with the
increase of the per diem to 81, the
expenses of the convention will run
up 10 the neighborhood of $4,000.
WEDNESDAY.
The first matter discussed was
proposition to 20 to the exposition on
November 9th to be present on the
2Sth, Thanksgiving and South Carroll
lid Day. The idea was for the conven-
ton to 20 in body. The proposition
was voted down, SO to SO. Ashe and
Brce voted for it. The other York
delegates voted against it.
On motion of Senator Tillman res
olution was adopted providing for the
adoption of steerage committee to
consist of w. D. Evans, Stanyarne
Wilson and George tombstone, and be
charged with the duty of arranging
the work of the convention so it could
be engrossed by Tuesday next if prac-
ticable.
The next matter of Importance to be
taken up was the Rock Hill county
proposition. The following in regard
to the matter is clipped from the Co.
lumbia State
w. B. Wilson offered the following
amendment to section 3:
"Amend section by adding thereto
The following:
Provided, that new county, which
shall embrace within its limits the city
of Rock Hill, may be formed with an
area of not less than 800 square miles,
and having q population of not less
than 5000 inhabitants, aud property
assessed for taxation at not less than
80, 100000, and cutting into any estab-
lished county not nearer than eight
miles TO any establishd court house;
and the city or town selected as the
county seat of such new county shall
deiray the expense of building coun-
ty court house and Jail.
MIR. J. 5. Brice raised the point that
this was forming new county when
they had decided not to form one.
"This was ruled out of order.
"Mr. w. B. Wilson took the ground
that this was simply to remove the
barrier of the area that stood in Rock
Hills way of ever forming a new
county. They needed the exemption
from the provision as to area only.
He spoke very eloquently of Rock
Hills industrial spirit. No other new
county scheme was situated as Rock
Hill was.
"The time for voting on the matter
was fixed for l. Is p. N.
"Mr. J. S. Brice read newspaper
statement of Mr.. w. B. Wilson's views,
published some months ago, which he
claimed was pledge that he would do
nothing like this. He went on 10
argue that they had no right to make
an exception in. favor of Rock Hill.
The delegates had come here pledged
to vote that there should be no division
of York county. The people there
understood that.
"Mr. E6rd then took the floor for
three minutes, and said that it was
bad policy to make special provisions
in the organic law. The organic law
should deal only with organic princl-
Piles. Let Rock Hill 60 ahead with
her progress. In the course of time
she would draw the people down there.
"AIr s. E.White was indignant that his