The age-herald., 1901-08-10
WOMAN SR|CHT
 ID VOTE WAS
 SHORT LIVED Constitutional Convention Res- cinds It's Action on Suf-
 fTagG Question CUNNINGHAM FOR FAIR SEX Fight Against Them Was Led By Judge Coleman and MT. o'Neal--ArtlcIe On Miscellaneous Provisions
 Under Consideration.
CUNNINGHAM FOR FAIR SEX
BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.

BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.
 Montgomery August 9.-(Special 1.-The convention today rescinded its action of yesterday in allowing women to vote in certain cases.
 Judge Coleman of Greene and MT. O'Neal of Lauderdale led the fight on the proposition and Dr. Cunningham of lief ferson ably championed woman's right to vote. but they lost out by vote of S7 to g.
 The article on suffrage and elections was read the third time this morning. and adopted by vote of 92 to 19.
 The article on municipal corporations was completed and ordered engrossed.
 The article on taxation which had been adopted some time ago with the excep- tion of one or two sections, was also com pleted today. Cecil Browne's plan for local school taxation was on his own motion stricken out of this article. It will come up In the report of the commit tee on education. which has practically adopted the same scheme.
 new section in this article provides for an inheritance tax where property is inherited collateral relatives.
 The section on county taxation remains practically as at present.
 At the afternoon session the article on miscellaneous provisions was adopted and ordered to third reading There were only three sections in this article.
 Several sections were adopted of the article on changing tho constitution. An amendment of Judge Coleman to section to provide that the basis of representa- ton in the Legislature shall always be upon population and that this could not be changed by constitutional amendment, was adopted.
 Convention Opens.
 The sixty-seventh days session of the constitutional convention was called to order by President Knox at o'clock Roll call showed eighty delegates pres ,ent. The journal was reported correct. Several delegates arose to correct errors In the stenographic report.
 MT. Greer of Calhoun moved to recon sider the vote whereby section as amended was adopted. which allowed women tax payers to vote on questions of municipal bond issues.
 Pending this motion the committee on engrossments reported the article on suf- frage was correctly engrossed. It was then read third time and adopted on an aye and nay vote by 92 to 19.
 MT. DeGraffenreid of Hale moved to amend section Il, adopted yesterday as to taxing limit of cities, by providing that this section shall not apply to the town of Andalusia, which may levy an addi- tional tax of # of per cent. This was adopted.
 MT. Jackson of Lee moved that 5000 copies of the suffrage article be printed. This was adopted.
 MT. Williams of Marengo offered an ordinance to provide for the indexing of the stenographic report and publishing 200 copies of the report.
 MT. Burnett of Conecuh introduced a petition from citizens of his county pro- testing against the railroad pass evil and asking that it be prohibited.
 MT. Blackwell of Morgan introduced similar petition.
 MT. Long of Walker introduced reso- lution providing that women who cannot go to the poiis to Foio SoAA S ~ lots by mall.
 MT. Whitesides of Calhoun introduced a petition against free passes
 Woman's Suffrage.
 Mir. Greer of Calhoun then spoke Tn favor of his motion to reconsider the vote adonting section I. This motion had been ,snIaced by reading the article on suff- rage and the introduction of several pe- titions .
 MT. ONeal of Lauderdale also spoke in favor of Mr. Greer's motion. He said the idea of woman suffrage originated With the abolitionists of the North, and that if had never received any sanction in the South. It is said that they should be al lowed to vote on the principle that there should be no taxation without represen- tation. It thus was true they snouio De allowed to vote for county commissioners and members of the Legislature. He quoted Cato as against women taking part in political matters. Our high type of civilization, he said, has been produced under the present system of law This Is a dangerous innovation and in opposing it I am advocating the high standard of our women. They don't want to vote. and they are not demanding it. Weak ness nas been womans strength and when you put her on equality with man you brush the bloom from the flower. It will put us on a level with Wyoming and other Western States. They say we should be progressive, but this movement is contrary to Southern principles and sentiment.
 Dr. Cunningham of Jefferson spoke in favor of the section as adopted He said 1t was a question of justice and right and could not be refuted by poetry, rhetoric and oratory. MT. O'Neal had been elo- ouent but with all his eloquence he would not paint the virtues of Southern womanhcod. Why Is 1t that woman cannot be trusted to vote on matters af- fecting her property? She is admittedly virtuous and intelligent. and If she should lack anything in intelligence 1t is more than made up in purity of motive. A man cannot mortgage his property with out his wife's signature. and if this Is good law why should she not be allowed to vote on the question of municipal mortgage placed on the home. He read a resolution of the General Assembly of