The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-11
A CONVENTION
IS ASSURED
Bill Passed Senate BY Majority
Of FIVE
WILL NOV CO TO TIE House
No Question as to Its Passage
by That Body,
5oyKlN OPPOSED THE MEASURE
S5ted Ger i That he may Move Re.
censid 8u5h.
DEBATE FREE Fkod ACBIMONx
Ultimate Success of Measure is Assured,
and Anti-Convention Men Have
About Given UP the Fight
Y,5ted Ter ID That he may Move Re-
cenSit 3II5h.
DEBATE FREE From AcRfmoNx
Ultimate Success of Measure is Assured.
and Anti Convention Men Have
About Given UP the Fight
Scenes in House.

MONTGOMERY December 10.-(Speeial)-
After a half days debate and filibustering
the senate voted at 5:45 o'clock on the con-
stitutional convention bill, carrying 1t by Il
clear majority of five. II carried by the
house, and there appears to be little doubt
of it, the people will finally decide the
question at the ballot box.
AS first announced, the vote stood II to
II. Senator Boykin, who had bitterly OPP
posed the bill all day, asked that his vote
be changed from the negative to the affirm
ative and gave notice that on Monday ne
would move to reconsider the vote by which
the measure was passed.
The vote was as follows:
Ayes-Cunningham, -Boykin, Brooks, Caf-
fee, Horton, Jelks, jenkins, Lee, Lyons,
Matthews Meador, Moore, Nunnellee, Pull
ley Sowel of Limestone, Thomason,
Thompson, Wiley. Total, 1s.
"Boykin changed his vote SO he could
move to reconsider
Nays-Brown, Case, Dean of Shelby,
Grant, Hall, Mccain, Moody, Rather, Sow
ell of Wa ker, Stevens, Windham. Total, II.
Senator Buchanan would have voted for
the bill, but was paired with Deans of Cow
ington, who was absent.
Tne vote had hardly been announced wien
Senator Moore made himself heard above
the din of applause and moved that the bill
pt sent ~ tIt MUSE without the 1OfmailtY
OF being engrossed. The motion was car
ried and before the messenger could get
on his way the senate had adjourned and
crowd of senators mad with joy were fol-
lowing him.
For two hours the house had been strug-
Cling to remain in session and keep a
quorum present so the bill could be received
tonight. To do this it became necessary to
send out in the Hobbies and corral the rep
resentatives who had grown weary of wait
NJ
barred and not man allowed to go out
Cheering in the House
When the senate messenger told his err
rand In the house he was greeted by tu-
multuous cheering. Representatives sprang
to their feet and fiocked into the aisles,
congratulat'ng the senatorial advocates of
the bill who had followed the messenger
In the midst of the excitement Mr. Bran
don from the middle aisle waved his hands
and cried out for recognition. Speaker
Waller was trying to quel the tumult and
paid no heed TO Mr.. Brandon who kept on
with his loud requests.
Before that bill is read and referred"
stormed Mr.. Brandon, II demand that tho
roll be called"
Speaker Waller raped loudly for order
and referred the bill to the judiciary COM
mittete and then the house adjourned BY
the bill being referred tonight 1t will be
gwen favorable report Monday and will
likely be placed on the calendar for
Wednesday. There are now no further
fears for the success of the measure There
Will likely be an attempt to delay matters,
but with no other hope than to postpone
final vote until after the recess. This is
hardly possible.
Give Up the Fight
Two strong anti-convention men were dis
cuss'ng the result tonight. One was a
senator and the other a representative In
the lower house. The senator frankly adj
mitted to his friend that the ultimate sue
cess of the measure was assured and that
little good could result by fighting 1t in
the house.
Monday morning Senator Boykin will
move to reconsider the passage of the bill.
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