The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-04

x1bort. viz:
 4he committee have audited the ac- 4 counts hereto attached ana find that xhe State of Alabama is indebted to the Brown Printing Company If Montgcm- Sry, Alabama. Tn the sum of s255.25. We <lnd that said State is indebted to 3farshall & Bruce of Nashville. Tenn. < ln the sum of s1z.
 We also find thst said State is in- uebted to Ed. c. Fowler Company, Montgomery. Alabama. in the sum of o24.7s. r
 All of the above amounts are for ar flcies furnished the State of Alabama for the use of the Constitutional Con- ycntion. and all of the above amounts are itemized as shown by bills hereto N Attached. Total amount $3o2.
 And we recommend the payment of the same all of which is respectfully nphmitted. John T. Hefiin. Chairman of Committee on Schedule.
 Printing and Incidental Expenses.
 Mr. Hefiin (Randolph)-I move that the report of the committee be adopted and that the President be authorized 60 draw his warrant in favor of these par ties for the amounts there set out.
 Mir. Robinson-Does this require an ordinance to carry it into effect2
 The President-The ordinance has ' 0tGn tuIFOQuCSu neTeLOIOTe anu aQOHle0.
 Mir. Lomax-My impression is that there has been a. change in the rules requiring that the payment of money be done only on a yea and nay vote, md there might be some objection to the payments in these matters unless That the rule is complied with.
 The President-Will the gentleman refer to the rule?
 Mir Hefiin Randolph)-we passed a resolution a few days. ago that no ap- propriation be made except by a yea and nay vote. and I call for the adop- ton of this report by a yea and nay vote.
 MT. Lomax-The secretary informs me that the resolution to which and the gentleman refer is on the calendar and has not been adopted.
 Mir. Heflin (Randolph)--Then this does not require . yea and nay vote. and withdraw the call.
 The President-As the Chair recol- lects the yeas and nays are required upon the final adoption of any article or section of the Constitution. The yeas and nays are then taken and spread on the Journal and referred to the Committee on Order. Consistency and Harmony.
 Resolution 120 that all resolutions authorizing the payment of any money shall only be adopted by yea and nay vote has been placed on the calendar, but has not yet been passed.
 The special order is the report of the Committee on Taxation.
 Mir. White-I have an amendment to Section 2.
 The President-There Is an amend ment pending to Section 2.
 Mir. White-Then offer mine as an amendment to that amendment.
 The President-Did the gentleman haev the floor at the time the gentle man occurred?
 The Clerk-No sir: Mr.-Kirk had the floor.
 The President--The gentleman is not in order at this time to offer Che amendment. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Colbert.
 MT. Kirk-The amendment which I offered on yesterday afternoon is one which Is of great interest to every county in the State. This move of es- tapilsning a debt limit for each county, as suggested by the gentleman on yes- terday. IS an innovation in this State and should receive the careful conside- ration of every delegate in this Con- vention. believe ii, Is a wise innova- tion. but the point at.which I am driv- ing is to get every delegate on this
 
 novation and so frame this section of the Constitution that 1t will not work disadvantage to the county instead of an advantage as we propose and suppose. Now 1t Is very probable that every county in the State of Alabama will at some day or other find it neces- sary to create & debt to the extent of the debt limit. When that has been done. that county will not E.ra tz1~ any purposes however great the needs of that county may be. If you make that limit three or five per cent when the county has created a debt that comes up to that limit. then she is unable to create any other debt. Take my county that has already exceeded limit of per cent and if her court house and every bridge in the county were swept away, we would be unable to raise money to replace those bridges or to rebuild the court house. Now submit to the gentleman that would be a very bad condition for any county to get into, with her court house des- troyed, her bridges swept away and unable to create debt by which she could replace those improvements. Then l think it is wise to adopt the amendment offer providing in cases or that kind where the county has created debt up to the amount of the liroit that it may when necessary. in creese that indebtedness. for the pur pose of erecting buildings and countv bridges. It sems to me that will ad- dress itself to the attention of every delegate here who feels an interest in the welfare of his county. A provision of that kind should be made. None of us know when the other counties of the State will want to increase their debt to the extent of the debt limit Perhaps this question weighs on my mind more heavily from the very fact that my county is already in that con- dition. Not only that, but as I stated on yesterday, We are unable even to pay the interest on those bonds aud wa have here today representatives of the bondholders who are desiring and working to get this Convention to in- crease the tax rate in my town and county in order to pay off those debts You can see the condition we are in and other counties should profit by that in my judgment.
 MT. White-Will the gentleman allow me to ask a question?
 Mir. Kirk-Yes. sir.
 MT. White-Should your county have ehe opportunity to go more in debt than now1
 Mir. Kirk-Yes; if the bridges or the court house should be destroyed We could issue county warrants and pIaca those interest drawing warrants win oRYr nvF1 ha nIxaru nr 10roa o...