Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-18
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BUSINESS MEMS MEMORIAL
Favoring a Constitutional Con-
vention.
RESULT OF THE MEETING
Held by the Commercial and Industrial Asso-
citation of Alabama in this
City Yesterday.

The committee of the Alabama Com
mercial and Industrial association ap-
pointed to urge a state constitutional
convention for the purpose of remedying
defects in the organic law of Alabama,
met this morning in the office of Mr. S. D.
Weakley to adopt ways and means to
carry out the purpose for which they
were created committee.
In accordance with the instructions
given them at the recent meeting of the
association, the committee decided to ad
dress a memorial to the state legislature
asking for the constitutional convention.
Messrs S. D. Weakley of Birmingham,
and H. L. Mckee. of Selma, president of
the association, were appointed a COM
mittee to frame this memorial.
1t was announced, as stated in last Sat
urday's News, that the house had passed
a joint resolution for the creation OF a
joint committee of the house and sem
ate to frame bill calling for a state con-
stitutiohal convention. 1t was also rep
resented that there has thus far appeared
no objection to the convention. The COM
mittee, therefore, determined to take up
at the point where the matter has al
ready been carried and send a sub-com-
m.ttee to Montgomery to appear before
the committees of the house and sem
ate in charge of the proposed bill and
urge its passage, and also details as to its
form, ETC., ETC.
The following were appointed such
subcommittee: Messrs. S. d. Weakley, of
Birmingham; J. A. Rountree, of Bir-
mingham H. B. Tompkins, of Montgom-
cry; John B. Knox, of Admission; w. f.
Vandiver, of Montgomery; H. l.. Mckee,
of Selma, and r. A. Mitchell, of Gads-
den.
All members of the Commercial asso-
cations committe able to do so were in
vited to go to Montgomery and assist the
subcommittee in their work.
THE COMMITTEE.
The full list of the committee of the
Alabama Commercial and Industrial as
ISOLATION in charge of the constitutional
convention movement is as follows:
H. L. Mckee, chairman, Selma; S. d.
Weakley, vice-chairman, Birmingham;
j. C. Compton Selma Sigfried Steiner,
Birmingham; Samuel Ullman, Birming-
ham; John B. Knox, Anniston; ]. II. Phil
lips, Birmingham; w. J. Wood, Florence;
Erwin Craighead, Mobile; w. c. Jemison,
Tuscaloosa; r. A. Mitchell, Gadsden; w.
F. Vandiver, Montgomery; H. C. Tomp-
kins, Montgomery; D. d. Shelby, Hunts.
vile; j. A. Rountree, Birmingham.
Executive Committees. D. Weakley
chairman; j. H. Phillips, Samuel Ullman,
Sigfried Steiner, James e. Webb ]. A
Rountree.
THE MEMORIAL
The following is the memorial to the
legislature drawn up by Messrs.
Wealkley and Mckee, according to the
resolution noted above:
To the Honorable the General Assembly
of the State of Alabama
Your memorialists would respectfully
show unto your honorable body that at
a meeting of the Alabama Commercial
and Industrial association, held at Bir-
mi ,ob n 1903 tho following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, BY the association of dele
gates representing the several CONNER
cial organizations in the state, that to
meet the demands which are pressing for
the advancement of commercial, econo-
mic and educational interests, 1t is our
earnest conviction that the constitution
of the state should be amended, and that
we petition the next legislature of the
state to provide by law for holding a con-
stitutional convention.
We, the undersigned, were, at the same
time, appointed as a committee to pre-
sent the petition of said association, as
indicated In said resolution.
Now, therefore, for and in behalf of
the Alabama Commercial and Industrial
association, we do hereby memorabilia
and petition the general assembly of Ala
bama to pass bill at the present session
submitting the question of convention
or no convention to the electors of the
state, and providing for holding such
convention, should the vote be favorable
thereto. Respectfully submitted,
H. l.. MKEE. ~
r. A. MITCHELL.
SAMUEL ULLMAN.
ERWIN CRAIGHEAD.
J. A. ROUNDTREE.
SIGFRIED STEINER.
S. d. WEAKLEY.
JAS. E. WEEK.
J. H. PHILLIPS.
There will be meeting in Montgomery
on Tuesday of the general committee.
New line Ostrich Fans at
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