The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-06
BILL REFERRED IN SENATE
1It Will Be Adversely Reported To-
day.
AN EDUCATIONAL AMENDMENT
Providing That School Money Shall Be
Prorated Between Races Amend
ment to Make Terms of Off
cials Four Years.

Age-Herald Bureau, Hotel MADISON, Mont
gomery, May 5.-(special.) )-This has been
an "off day with the general assembly.
After yesterdays long session, there was
no disposition on the part of the house 10
work today.
In the house the motion made by Mr..
Tunstall to consider the vote by which the
repeal bill was passed last evening was
tabled by vote of 50 to 2S. There were no
changes from the vote on the passage of
the bill, but great many members were
absent.
The bill appropriating $4,000 to pay the
expenses of the extra session was passed
by vote of SO to 16. Fourteen of the six.
teen members voting against the bill were
lawyers, and they took the position that the
legislature had no right to pass the bill,
as 1t was not named in the governors call
for The extra session In his opinion on the
subject. Judge r. C. Brickell holds that
the legislature has as much right to pass
any bill which 1t may see fit He says there
Is no section in the constitution contrary
to this opinion.
incorporat ting Ensley City may be made a
test case before the courts. Mr.. Burkhalter
says the needs for charter for this thriv-
ing city are very pressing, as before the
next session of the general assembly is con-
vened the town will probably nave a popu-
lation of 10000 people The new charter
permits the sale of Spirits" In the new
town. If majority Of the legislature really
agreed with Judge Brickell on this point
it would be very difficult to predict when
the extra session would terminate. Sc
many local bills, which have proven un-
popular, were passed by the Iast session
until there is now a general scramble fol
repeal.
win Become a Convention
at n1w seems reasonably certain that the
extra session will resolve itself into con-
stitutional convention. Three amendments
have already been presented, and many
more will follow. This morning Colonel
Thomas L. Bulger presented an amendment
providing that school taxes collected from
whites sould be devoted to the exclusive
education of the whites and tnas paid by
negroes to the education of that race. This
is very popular measure, and il any
amendments are adopted this will be one of
them. The full text of the bill follows:
Section /. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of Alabama, That an
amendment to section of article Is of
the constitution of Alabama be SUBJ
mitted to the qualified electors at the
general state election in 1900 so chang
ing said section that it shall read as
follows:
Sec. 1. The general assembly shall
establish. organize and maintain a sys-
tenn of public schools, throughout the
state, for the benefit of the children
thereof between the ages of and q
years, but separate schools shall be
provided for the children of African de-
scent; provided, that the taxes paid by
the white race shall be appropriated
only to the support of the white schools,
and that takes paid by the colored race
shall be appropriated only to tile support
of the colored schools.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
at the general state election in 1900, the
probate judges of the several counties
shall have printed on the official ballot
in a separate line the words: For
School Amendment" And Immediately
Hereunder Against School Amend
ment"
"Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That
a cross mark made by the voter op-
posite the above mentioned first line
shall be counted as vote for said
amendment and a cross mark opposite
the above mentioned second line shall be
counted as vote against said amend
ment.
'Sec. 4. Be it further enacted That
the returning officer of the several coun-
ties shall make returns of the result of
the vote on said amendment to the sec
retary of state, as returns are made of
the election of members of the general
assembly.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted That
within fifteen days after said election,
the governor, secretary of state and
Encouragement shall meet in the office
of the secretary of state and canvass
. the returns of the vote on said amend
ment.
"Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That
If majority of those voting at said
election have voted for said amendment,
the governor shall within ten days issue
his proclamation so declaring, after
which date said amendment shall be of
full force and effect as part of the
constitution of the state of Alabama
Adjourned Until Monday
The house adjourned until 12 O'Clock
Monday Many of the members went to
Birmingham this afternoon to attend the
May festival.
In the senate this morning the repeal bill
was read one time and referred to the COM
mittee on constitution and constitutional
revision. This committee is composed OF
Senators Jelks, Jenkins, Horton, Brooks.
Boykin, Hurst and Moody. The commit
tee has agreed to report the bill adversely
tomosrow. The first four named members
Of the committee oppose 1t. and the latter
three favor 1t.
No accurate prediction can be made as
to the final disposition of the bill. The
anti-repealists claim a majority, and so
uncertain seems the result that even re-
pealists make all kinds of figures on the
final vote. Some of them claim that they
will win by a vote of 10 to IL. Others say
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