The age-herald., 1899-05-04
House Refused to Reconsider
 the Vote On REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE Miller Offers a Suffrage Amend
 ment Bill WITH AN EDUCATIONAL CLAUSE Repealists Are We'll Organized and
 Win Every Point.
PErTus ADDRESSES THE BODY
Anti-J ohnston Men Claim Many Mem bers Will Vote With Them When the Issue Comes to
 Final Test

Age-Herald Bureau, Hotel Mabson, Montgomery, May .-(Special.)-The ses- sions of both houses today were brief There was nothing of importance con- sidered in either. The speech of Senator E. w. Pettus before the joint session was the feature of the day. The senate merely met and adjourned until tomorrow.
 In the house two bills of importance were introduced. One by Mr. Davis, of Marion, regulating primary elections in Alabama, and one by MT. Miller, of Marengo, amend ing article of the state constitution. These bills were referred to their appro- priate committees
 Mr. Miller's amendment bill is as follows
 Section l. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Alabama, That the following amendment to the constitution of the state, being substitute for article 8 of said constitution shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors at the general election of 1900:
 'Section | Every male person born in the United States and every male person who has become naturalfzed, twenty-one years of age, and possessing the qualif1ca- tions set out in this article, shall be en- titled to vote at any election by the people in the state, except as hereinafter pro- vided
 .'Sec. 2. He shall have resided within the state of Alabama for two years, in the county six months, and in the precinct, ward or other election district, in which he offers to vote, four months next pre- ceding the election; provided that removal from one precinct, ward or other election district to another in the same county shall not operate to deprive any person or the right to vote in the precinct, ward or other district from which he has removed kl,@ off Inh person who has been convicted or who has confessed his guilt in open court, upon indictment of any crime, the punishment of which now is or may hereafter be inn prisonment in the state penitentiary snail be permitted to vote unless the said person shall be first restored to citizenship In the manner prescribed by law.
 .Sec. B. Every person offering to vote shall be at the time a legally registered voter as herein prescribed and In the man ner hereinafter provided by law, and the general assembly of Alabama shall enact general registration laws to carry into effect the provisions of this article
 '.Sec. 4. Every person presenting hlmselI for registration shall be able to read ana write any section of the constitution Tn the English language, and before ne small be entitled to vote have paid on or before the 1st day of March in which he proposes to vote his poll tax as prescribed py law
  a lien only on assessed property, ana no process shall issue to enforce the collection of same except against assessed property.
 Sec. E. No male person who was, on Jan uary 1. 1867, at any time prior thereto entitled to vote under the laws of any state fin the United States wherein he resided, and no lineal descendant of any such per manent record of all persons who register and vote at any election in this state by reason of his failure to possess the edu- cational qualifications provided in Sec. or this article; provided he shall have reg istered in accordance with the terms or this section prior to December 1st 190S. The general assembly shall provide for per- manent record of all persons VITO register under this section on or before Novem- her 1st. 1908, and all such persons shall be entitled to register and vote at all elec- tions by the people in this state, unless disuualified under Section of this article; provided such persons shall have paid their poll tax as required by law.
 Sec G. All elections by the people shall be by ballot and all elections by the gen. eral assembly shall be by viva voce.
 Sec. T. Every voter in Alabama except as in this article disqualified, shall be eli- gible to office, but before entering upon the duties of the office, he shall take and sub scribe the following oath:
 CT = -. do Solemnly swear Cor affirm) that will support and main- tain the constitution and laws of the United States. and the constitution and laws of the state of Alabama, not incon- sistent herewith. and that I will faith fully discharge the duties of my office as so help me, God"
 Sec B. The following class of persons shall be disqualified for office.
 l. All persons who shall deny the being of Almighty God.
 g. All persons who shall have been COR victed or confessed their guilt on indict- ment pending, and whether sentenced or not, or under judgment suspended, of any treason or felony or any other crime for which the punishment may be imprison-' ment in the penitenitary since becoming citizens of the United States, of corruption and malpractice in office, unless such per sons shall be restored to all rights of cit izenship, in the manner prescribed by law
 They Are Well Organized
 The repeal forces seem very we'll organ ized. Whatever motion made by leaders Brandon. Hubbard and Miller gains the