The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

sIxTY-sEvENTH DAY.
 MONTGOMERY. ALA.

CEiuAys august ', lSel.
 The Convention met pursuant to ad- President.
 On a call of the roll 80 delegates res bonded to their. names.
 Mir. Greer tCalhoun)-I want to have some corrections made in the stenog- raphic report. l am reported as saying we would disfranchise 'the poor old man. and disfranchise his wife" used the words negro man." The word negro" is left out. I am also re- ported as saying tine best class of fs~ males could vote. I used the word would the best class of females would not vote" Further down I am qouted as saying If had less lungs" Now. MT. President. I said nothing like that cLaughter.) I have not com plained at the stenographers, although I have been misQuoted in nearly all of the remarks 1 have made on the floor of this Convention. but this is so ridiculous that I am compelled tq make complaint publicly What l did say was: If I had less love and less respect. would not appeal"
 The President-The stenographer will make note of the corrections.
 The report of the Committee on Jour- nal was read. stating that they had ex- amined the Journal for the sixty-sixth day, and found the same correct, and the report was adopted.
 Leaves of absence were granted to the following delegates: To MT. Senteil of Crenshaw for today and tomorrow: to Mir. Cobb of Macon for today and tomorrow.
 Permission was given to the Com 1ittee on Order. Consistency ana Harmony to sit during the session of the Convention today.
 MT. Coleman tGreene)-I have a re- 7 port
 The President-will the gentleman withhold his report? We will take 1t ID presently.
 Mir. Sanford tMontgomery)-I rise to | question of personal privilege. l wish to correct the stenographer' re- port. When stated that there were a sast number ot offices that should De curtailed in our discussion yesterday, I don't think there is any doubt about that. It is reported that I said they were like Siamese frogs" That is only a part of it. In speaking of the officers of municipal governments. remarked. that they are like SiamesA frogs. you never find one that you do not find two or three on his back. That sentence was left out. and in that way it says they resemble the Siamese frogs. Ii is not the frogs they resem- bie. but the number they resemble.
 MT. Whiteside-I ask unanimous con- sent to introduce and have read pe- t,tion. to be referred to the proper comnitfer
 The PresjGent-The Chair will enter tain requests of that kind presently.
 Mir. Davis (Etowahl-I rise to ques lion of parliamentary courtesy. wish to state that on yesterday mace ,ome remaraks in regard to which. Tn n suhseuuent conversation. I under ttood that the gentleman from Wln- ston felt possibly the remarks might have reflected somewhat on him. 1he unlv objection I had to the course o1 Inc rentlcman from Winston was the fact that after proposing the amend ment he immediately made motion for inc previous question. but on my reouest he immediately withdrew 1t. and I wish to say that my remarks were not intended to be discourteous to him in any way.
 Mir. Greer tCalhoun)-I gave notice yesterday evening that I would move |, this morning to reconsider the No'e whereby Section Il. as amenoeu. WAS adopted. and now make that motion.
 MT. Jackson-I would like to have the amendment to the seca4on read.
 Mir Coleman (Greene)--We have had this report of the Committee on sum rage and Elections ever since yester- dav afternoon. and it seems to me IL is a privileged question.
 The President-Will the gentleman from Calhoun suspend his remarks for the introduction of the report!
 MT. Greer-If will be recognized ltl- mediately after that.
 MT. Coleman-I ask to have the re- nort of the Committee on Engross- ment upon the article on suffrage ana Elections read. and the article put up- on it's final passage
 The report was read as follows:
 Suffrage and Elections.
 Section 1. Every male citizen of this State. who is a citizen of the unlteh States and every male resident Of tor- eign birth, who, before the adoption of this Constitution may have legally de- eIared his intentions to become cit zen of the United States. twenty-one years old or upwards. not laboring un- der any of the disabilities named in his Article, and possessing the quail locations required by 1t. shall ne an elector. and shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people. ProVid- sd. that all such foreigners who have declared their intention to become clt- lzens of the United States, shall cease 70 have the light to vote If they shall fail to become citizens of the United States after they are entitled to be- come such citizens.
 Sec. ?. To entItie person to vote dt any election by the people. he shall have resided in the State at least two years, in the county one year, and in the precinct or ward three months inn mediately preceding the election at which he offers to vote. and he shall have been duly registered as an cleo tor. and shall have paid on or before The first day of February. next prece l. Ing the date of the election at which ne offers to vote. all poll taxes due from him for the ye,N' 1901. and tor each subsequent year: Provided. that any elector, who. within three months next preceding the date Of the election at'which he offers to vote, has removed from one precinct or ward. to another precinct or ward in the same county, Incorporated town CT city. shall have the right to vote in the precinct or ward from which he has so removed. if he would have been entitled to vote in such precinct or ward. but for such removal.
 Sec. 3. All elections hy the people shall Se by ballot. and all elections by persons in d representative capacity shall be viva voce.
 Sec. f. The following male citizens of this State. who are citizens of the United States. and every male resident of foreign birth who. pe.ore the rau- fIcatlun of this Constit Ition. may haze