The age-herald., 1901-07-03
Madison County Women Pre- sent Petition Asking PriV-
 Hege of Voting
PROPERTY SCHOOL TAX VOTE
Question Was Tabled to be Considered at Later Date-Property of Char itabe and Educational Insti-
 tutions Are Exempted.
BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.

BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.
 Montgomery, July 2.-(Special.)- .)-The convention got under way this morning by endorsing the sentiment that it was not good that man should live alone, passing a resolution congratulating Delegate E. D. Willett of Pickens who was recently married. It then decided to put In another hours work each day, and furthermore to hurry things along 1t adopted ten minutes limit to all dele gates on amendments. Having done this, it listened to the reading of a petition from some Madison County ladies pre- sented by MT. Craig asking the conven- ton to allow women to vote in school matters and matters affecting their prop erty. While the convention is pledged ''to take no backward step in education" and the phrase is repeated daily on the floor, it is not pledged to take a forward step in woman suffrage and the proba- bilities are that 1t will not
 Governor Jones then asked that the ar ticle on executive be put on it's third reading. This set in motion a vast deal of parliamentary tactics on the part of those who wanted section 30 repealed, but the article was finally read. Some re- marks about gag law were made but this is often heard from a minority. Sec tion 30 is the section which authorizes a Governor to remove a sheriff pending i'm peachment proceedings, and the sheriffs are opposed to it.
 The convention then took up the pend- ing question which was Dr. Cunning hams amendment to section of the ar ticle on taxation.
 Section authorized majority vote in numbers and property to levy a special county tax for school purposes while Dr. Cunningham wanted the clause allowing property to vote stricken out. After de- bate this section was tabled to be con- sidered later on with similar ordinance to be presented by the committee on education.
 Section was then adopted which pro- vided that private property should be taxed at the same rate and exempts the property of charitable and educational institutions from taxation.
 Section which regulated city taxation was tabled to be considered with simi- lar ordinance reported by the committee on municipal corporations.
 Section which prohibited the State from forcing any county to pay charge on the State treasury was adopted.
 The convention was considering section g which limited the debt of counties to 5 per cent of this assessed valuation, when the hour of adjournment arrived.
 Convention Opens.
 The thirty-f1fth days session of the Constitutional Convention was called to order by President Knox at 10 o'clock. A prayer was offered by Rev. Mir. Pat terson. Roll call showed 121 members present Several leaves of absence were asked for and granted.
 Judge Cobb of Macon introduced res olution reciting that whereas one of our brother delegates realizing the truth of the saying that it is not we'll that man should live alone and had taken to him. self a wife, be 1t resolved that the con- vention extend it's congratulations and good wishes to MT. and Mrs. E. D. Will let. The reading of the resolution was greeted with applause and the rules were suspended and the resolution unanimous ly adopted by rising vote.
 The committee on journal reported 1t was correct and the report was adopted
 Judge Robinson of Chambers moved to take from the table the resolution re- ported favorably by the committee on rules to limit debate on all amendments to five minutes for each member. This motion was carried by a vote of T to 24. Mir So11ia nf Dale q. ment to fix the limit at ten minutes. He said he had the reputation in the wire grass section of being long winded and the amendment coming from him would at least be consistent. He had been dis tanced, however, In the matter of long speeches by other members of the con- vention, and no longer feil pride in his reputation as a long winded speaker He continued by saying that a five minute limit was too short and that ten min ute limit was more reasonable. There was disposition in the convention to make grave and radical departures from the old constitution and a ten minute rule should be adopted to give members time to combat these radical measures.
 The Ten Minute Rule. MT. Gilmore of Clarke favored the five :. minute rule. A motion to table MT Hol-
 
 Mobile explained that the resolution ap- piled only to speeches on amendments, and not to speeches on the main Ques- ton. The time is coming when the peo- pie of the State are growing restless un- der the delays of the convention, and if any member could not finish his remarks in five minutes he could ask unanimous consent for further time.
 MT. Pettus of Limestone said that in hot weather unanimous consent was dif- ficult to obtain on account of the temper of the delegates. The action of this con- vention Is final; 1t is not like a legisla- ture, where mistakes can be corrected, and 1t was unwise to prevent delibera tion. The convention already could limit debate by calling for the previous ques- tion.
 The previous question was then de- manded by MT. Rogers of Sumter. MT. Sallie's amendment was adopted by vote of 67 to 3S and the original resolution as amended was then adopted by vote of 75 to 20.
 The roll was then called for the intro duction of ordinances
 MT. Dent of Barbour introduced reso- lution to fix the hours of the convention