The age-herald., 1900-12-02
Suggestion That No Change be
 Made in Exemption Laws
DISCUSSION OVER THE DRUG BILL
Was Made a Special Order for Thurs day at 12 o'clock-other lmpor- tant Business Transacted.
 Yesterdays Proceedings.

The Age-Herald Bureau. Hotel Clancy, Montgomery, December 1.-(Special.) - The bill pending for the holding of an election to determine whether Alabama shall hold a convention to revise the constitution of the State, passed the lower house of the General Assembly today practically with out discussion or opposition.
 , The only opposition to the bill came from Populists and Democratic members who were pledged to oppose the measure. The vote was 65 to r.
 The bill provides that an election shall be held on Apri 2S. 1901, for the purpose of determining WI ether a convention shall be held, and to elect 155 delegates to such convention, if called. If the convention carries 1t Is to assemble May 21 and sit not more than fifty working days.
 The bill provides that the convention shall be composed of 155 delegates, 100 of whom are to be selected from the counties as members of the lower house are now chosen Fifty-ive of the delegates shall come from the State at large, at least one to be selected from each Senatorial dis trict, two from each Congressional district and four are to be chosen without regard to location.
 The full text of the bill passed is the same as was published in the Age-Herald several days ago except that an amend ment has been added suggesting that no change be made in the present exemption laws of the State.
 The fate of the bill passed today was settled in Democratic caucus last night, and because of its full and thorough dis cussion then there was no debate on the bill from the floor of the House. Early during the morning session Representative Harwood, who is the author of the bhl, presented resolution making the bill a special order for 12 o'clock today the House to remain in continuous session un- til the measure was disposed of. The reso- lutions committee promptly reported this resolution favorably and it was adopted by a unanimous vote It was 1:59 a. m. when the bill was taken up for consideration. It was read at length, and an amendment by MT Harwood was adopted advising against change in the present exemption laws.
 Hubbub In the Gallery.
 The gallery was crowded to overflowing with spectators as the measure was taken up and the continuous hubbub In the gall lery forced Speaker Pettus to demand ab- 
 "the most important to come before the House."
 When the reading of the bill was com pleted MT. Long of Walker was recognized. MT. Long had fought the bill in caucus, and his remarks were awaited with breathless interest. MT. Long said that it was the evident intention of the bill to purify the ballot and he intimated that when the negro was out of the way that there would be formidable white Repub- f,, fhn Cfafn the white Republicans favored the meas ure He said he favored the bill because his party favored it. In the caucus last night the bill had been made the nominee of a Democratic convention, and 1t should receive the vote of every Democrat on the floor of the House.
 Mir. Harwood of Greene followed MT Long He said that the Democrats had al- ready passed upon the measure, and it's fate was thus assured. He considered the time for speaking inopportune, consequent ly he moved the previous question on the passage of the bill.
 The vote stood as follows
 Ayes-Messrs. Speaker Anderson, Arnold, Bankhead Benners, Brandon, Breedlove, Brooks, Bulger Bullman, Carmichael, Clarke, Chapman, Craft, Crenshaw, De- loney Dickson, Dill, Doster, Fleming, Eos ter, Gilman, Goldsmith, Graves of Mont gomery, Griffin, Gunnels, Guyton, Har- wood, Heacock, Hefin, Hilliard, Hoyle, Jones of Conecuh, Jones of Monroe, Jones of Wilcox, Keith, Kennedy, Knight, Lacey, Leath, Long of Henry, Long of Walker, Maxwell, Merrell, McMillan, Oliver, Pettus, Poole of Clarke, Porter of Washington, Powell, Riley, Screws, Seibles, Stringfel- low, Stripling. Troup Tunstall, Walden, Wallace, Williams of Covington, Williams