The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-25
TwENTY-EIeETH DAY.
Montgomery Alabama.
 Monday, June 24. 1901,

lCSi6VNS ,ohu 'iC pIONCSOihoc "~A~ 'pened with prayer by the Rev. Mir. lowell as follows:
 Oh Lord we come to thee this morn ing with gratitude in our hearts and praise on our lips for the good provi- dence that has preserved our lives and our health and has permitted us to meet together this morning in this han to address ourselves to the work in hand. We pray thee. Oh Lord to deeply impress us with the responsibility that rests upon us. It is said in Thy Book If any man lack wisdom let him ask of God. that giveth to all men liberty and it shall be given him."
 We invoke thy divine light and thy divine blessing this day; that we may have clear heads and clean hearts and keen perception of the work before us, that we may come to wise conclusions that will result in the glory and honor of thy name and to the good or the commonwealth. Forgive all our sins and lend us and direct Us in the ways of righteousness and peace. Give lis the highest appreciation of that which is right and an adherence for that which is wrong. Bless the homes of these. Thy servants. preserve the lives and health of their loved ones and may all things result for the good oi the people and the honor of God. And when our work is done here below, may we so live that the Master will say at last well done good and faithful ser want and finally be gathered to the home of Christ. our Lord. Amen.
 The roll call showed the presence oi ninety-two delegates.
 The following leaves of absence were granted:
 For Today-Messrs Hood, Greer (Perry), Duke.
 For today and tomorrow-Mr. M. M Smith MT. Lonax, MT. Studdard.
 For Saturday-Mr. Glover.
 Indefinfte--Mr. Williams (ElmoreO
 For tomorrow-Mr. Jones (Montgom' ery.)
 Mir. sSarnford-On Saturday afternoon MT. Lomax of Montgomery paired with me on an amendment which I offered to the report of the Committee on the Executive Department. In Sundays paper the pair was not mentioned. desire to say that no aye and no vote was taken on that amendment, but the aye and no vote was taken on tne amendment of the Delegate from Ma rengo. have letter from MT. Loma1 stating that he understood was palret with him on all of these questions ano he desired the record to show that he would vote for the substitute offered by the gentleman from Hale if he hao been present.
 The President-The Chair is request ed to have read a communication from the stenographer with reference to the report of Saturdays proceedings which appeaYed in the Sunday paper.
 The communication was read as fol lows:
 lam requested by the Official Stenog' -apher 10 make the following statement concerning the report Of Saturdays proceedings in The Advertiser of Sun lay morning:
 Through a mistake in the composing room of The Advertiser, the two roi calls that were had on Saturday were transp3sed, the effect of which was to make many members appear to have voted exactly contrary to the way they did in fact vote. There were alst erroneous arrangements of the speecne' of some of the members at the after noon session, remarks made by on' member, being attributed to another. | vas apparent to nay one reading tht report thatsan error Of this dlscrlptIoI mad been committed.
 
 themselves discovering the error, after he 1.00O copies had been printed anc he tyne distributed. on last evening re set saturdays proceedings correctly according to the copy that had beer furnished by the stenographer on Sat urday and reprinted the 1000 coples and. the official report now on the desk' of members is correct. l believe, Witr the exception that on page last hal If column four. MT. Sanford's (Mont Romery) speech is attributed to MT, Sanford of (Pike.)
 MT. Oates-I see that I am reported as voting on the amendment nf tld delegate from Hale on the proposition against the sheriff when in fact voted against that amendment.
 The President-The Chair will stat Tor information of the gentleman tha the official journal shows that he voted against the amendment.
 Mir. Burns-In the last column on thu third paso of the printed report an put down as denying that any lynch ings have taken place. I said |. de nied any lynchings had taken place with the connivance of the sheriff.
 The renort of the Committee or Journal that the Journal for the 
 and on motion was adopted.
 MT. Wilson Washington - On Sat urday I made motion to reconside the vote by which Section 30 of the re mort Of the Committee on EXecutiV' Department was adopted. l now wisl to address the Convention on that mo tion Tn the afternoon session I offer cd an amendment to the first part Q that section which struck out the claus fQrbiddirg the Sherifts from succeeding themselves. later on l voted agalns the report of the committee on the i'm peachment proposition of the Sherlp Mir Chairman, ] wish TO be understood that i. Is to neither of these proposi lions that I shall address myself O make d motion to reconsider this morn ing but to the proposition that thu Sheriff cannot succeed himself or sn! fody else within a year after the expi ration of his tenn of office. do no concede that either of the other pro nositions are correct. but as majority of rhis convention have clearly express their views that both of the first pro rosltion are correct, I do not tare tt take up the time of the Convention fl the further discussion of either. MT President. the amendment onered by the gentleman from Hale was adopted with barely a quorum present. thu Chair had to almost corral the mem bers present to get quorum to vote and with this I am told that. severa members have changed their mind. anr in the hurry of the vote and in th' hurry to get through. did not give the matter due consideration. and for thi' reason I will ask the Convention t' reconsider the vote by which thu amendment was adopted. Now, MT President. thiS amendment says tha the Sheriff shall not hold office for l. ,,,o,tbs after the expiration of his term