The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-29

snail De sold by said B0aK0. conel6kln& of the Governor. Auditor and TreasuT- CT. after due notice given by publica- tton in at least three daily newspapers, to the highest and best bidder, which sold bonds shall bear not more than l-2 per cent. per annum, payable and which shall not be sold for less than their face value, and when so sold the proceeds shall be covered into the Treasury, and shall be used by said Board to pay for the said lands on said square when purchased or condemned as aforesaid. and 50 much of the money arising from the sale of such bonds as may be necessary to permanently improve the Capitol
 Building and to pay for the private property on said square purchased or as aforesaid may be used for such purposes"
 Now. sir, some gentleman think, and I hope 1t is true. that there may be no necessity for this provision because they think that the treasury will he so full that there will be a surplus of probably $I00, ,U00 or more which could
 be used by the Legislature for these purposes. I think. that is calcula- ton which may fail. Nearly all cal culations that are made with reference to the amount of income from the various sources are not always certain. they are frequently disappointing. don't care if gentlemen want to limit that with the proviso that such bonds shah not be sold. provided there be sufficient surplus money In the .reasu- ". But, Mir. President, let me inquire first whether the purposes to which 1t Is to he applied are necessary. because
 if not then of course the whole ta;ng falls. Now, is t necessary and proper to enlarge and improve this capitol
 building? Everyone knows that this building which has stood for fifty years is not going to stand and answer the purposes of a capitol unaided ve,y much longer, and If we consult otaer States that have recently built State houses, We will find that 1t will cost from s700,0o0 to $1,000,oo0 to build a one Anyone who will inspeet this old building carefully, any archi- tect will tell you that, that 1t must be and improved greatly or soon have to be substituted by a new one. Now, can 1t be made a good capitol, without going to that vast expense? think so. Put new roof on the build ing of first class material. and extend the two front wings, say forty feet north and south. Any gentleman wko has an eye for architecture ,or archt- beauty and symmetry. who will look from below the steps, will see 1t would be vastly improved by such ex- because the building is too tail for it's length north and south. and such an extension would add greatly to its appearance, and such an extensive as that on & much larger scale was made by the Congress of the United States to our great capitol up there. The only criticism on that. was that 1t extended SC far that viewed from down the street or at a distance 1t Is too Two ct the middle for It's great length, but this would not. Forty feet would enlarge the two halls and would enable the galleries to be such as our beautiful ladies and gentlefen who visit the hall would desire and make them comfortable. Until lately there was but benches around there. the rudest kind of so-cRiled accommoda- ton. Chairs are circled around there. There are nothing but hard chairs in a circle around there now and 1t Is not at all suitable to the great State 0fAla- bama. But nice galleries will be made and Sarger halls and more ample ac- for all the State officers Any one who will look at the Auditors office will see that great and growing office Is too small in room. 1t should have 9 larger room added. The office is confined in little l2x14 room which very poorly com mends itself to strangers to see the Governor penned up in that little space. He should have a large room S0x4o feet square with proper furniture. so that when the stranger entere the chamber of the Governor, he will be favorbly impressed and think that we are an people, Then sir. what will it do? These improvements can be made in this building at an-expense of from S3o, 900 to Q.000. and what will 1t result in? It will give us a good capitol here for thirty years to come. Is that not a measure of econ 1ny rather than to wait few years until we have to build a new one? I think 1t is. Who wants this old capitol. full of historic memories, to be thrown aside and converted into waste and destroy ed? Why, SIT. 1t so happened that thts Is the Cradle of the Confederacy. Here assembled the first Confederate Con- grees in the Senate Chamber. then. though quite a young man. came to see that sight. From that gallery 1 saw assembled Toombs. Cobbs and that wonderful deformity in physical man" hood. but giant in intellect. Alexander H. Stephens, and numbers of other able men from that Empire State at our door. From South Carolina and others of their ablest men. Here too, Alabama had very able men as her in that Congress. Judge John l.. Shorter from East Ala oama, and able men from all parts of the State, among whom I believe
 The President-The time of the gen. .leman from Montgomery has expired.
 Mir. Oates-T would thank the Con- vention to allow me a little more june to finish what have to say, I am not going to,repeat, and am not going 10 any unnecessary time.
 Mir. Heflin (Randolph)-I move that he gantleman's time be extended ten minutes.
 MT Bulger-I move to amend the notion that the time be extended until le concludes his remarks.
 Mir. Hehin-I accept the amendment.
 The motion of the gentleman from Randolph as amended by the gentlemen rom Tallapoosa was adopted by the 
 Mir. Oates-I thank you gentlemen ,f the Convention for this indulgence,
 will endeavor not to tax your patience ,ut get through as quickly as l can with this explanation. l will not go
 urther in the production of names. 1n .alling the attention of the delegates
 O them, more than to say that among Alabama's delegation there. I believe. ,ut one today survives, the distin- guished philsnthropist and orator.
 abez L. M. Curry-he is a specimen
 f the ability that represented Alaba- na in that CnnRress. TenneasCA and