The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-21

Mr. Hefiin (Chamkers}--If that Is the amendment offered by the gentleman from Montgomery and the substitute of the gentleman from Chambers, call
 for an aye and no vote on it
 Mir. Sanford-What the committed offered was substitute for the present seal and the gentleman from Chambers offered to amend that by putting an In- dian in the seal.
 The President--The chair understand that the Committee on Executive De- partrnent reported resolution offered
 bv the gentleman from Montgomery with a substitute. Thereupon. the gen- tiemap from Chambers moved to amend by substituting the form of seal indi-
 cated in his amendment, and now the gentleman from Mobile moves to table both the amendment offered by the gen.
 tleman from Chambers and the sub- stitute reported by the committee.
 Mir. Heflin (Charnbers)--Do l under
 stand that if this motion is carried, the
 amendment of the delegate from Mont
 gomery will rot go to the table?
 The President-You cannot under stand that, for it has been stated ex- | actly to the contrary.
 Mir. Pettus-I rise to a question of in- quiry. The delegate from Talladega
 moved for a division of the question,
 and I would like to read Rule T on that: Any delegate can call for a division of the question when the sense will admit of It." There Is proposi-
 ton here offered in the shape of a sub stitute for the committees report and an amendment to it by the delegate from Chambers. There are delegates
 who wouli like to table the amendment of the delegate from Chambers who l wouli not like to table the substitute of the gentleman from Montgomery, l (Mr. Sanford.)
 | The Presidential is not ing the power of the Chair to divide the motion made by the gentleman from Mobile. He makes his motion to table both the amendment and the substitute, and the question is shall the call for the yeas and nays be sustained?
 The call is not sustained. ..,, A vote being taken on a division there were 65 yeas and 55 nays. So the motion to table prevailed. Mir. Jones tMontgomery)-I now ask unanimous consent for the Committee | on Executive Department to report a Section which was recommitted to it and also on 8 resolution. The President-The gentleman from | Limestone has the floor-I beg pardon, mean the gentleman from Madison. | The Chair will state that the gentleman | from Limestone has been so much in the mind of the Chair this morning that the Chair inadvertently made the | remark. MT. Spragins offered a substitute for Section g as follows: Typical of the resources of the State of Alabama, the Great Seal of the State which shall be used officially by the Governor shall be the old seal used until 1875 with ad- dition to indicate the mineral as well as the agricultural resources of the State, its rugged mountains, fertile plains, and beautiful rivers, and that the Legislature shall name Commis- sion to design said seal on these lines and when approved by the Legislature it shall be the Great Seal of the State of Alabama.
 MT. o'Neal-I move to lay that on the table.
 A vote being taken the substitute was tabled.
 Mir. deGraffenreid-I move the adop- ton of the Section first reported by the Committee, and upon that move the previous question.
 A vote being taken the main ques- tion was ordered.
 The President-The question is upon the adoption of Section g.
 Mir. Sanford-Upon that cali for the ayes and noes. ..
 The President-And upon that the gentleman from Montgomery calls for the ayes and noes, and the question Is shall the call be, sustained. The call is not sustained and the question Is on the motion of the delegate from Hale to adopt the Section as reported by the Committee.
 MT. Sanford-I hope the Convention will not adopt 1t.
 MT. deGraffenreid-Theg gentleman is not in order. The main question had been ordered.
 MT. Sanford--I had not heard that the previous question had been ordered.
 MT. Lomax-Pending the motion to adopt the Section. move to take from the table the substitute reported by the Committed offered by the gentle man from Montgomery.
 MT, deGraffenreid-I make the point of order that that motion cannot be entertained. the previous question hav- ing been ordered.
 The President-In the opinion of the Chair as the previous question has been ordered motion to take ftom the table the substitute would not be in order.
 Mir. Lomax-win the Chair listen to the reading of a rule: Rule 25-When | a Section is before the Convention mo- tions may be received in the following order: Q)To fix the time to which the | Convention shall adjourn. (2) To ad- journ. @. To lay on the table" So a | motion to lay on the table has prece- dence of a motion for previous ques- | tion under the rules.
 MT. deGraffenreid-But not motion | to take from the table.
 MT. Lomax-I submit that motion | to take from the table is motion of | equally high privilege as a motion to lay on the table; and, consequently, if | a motion to lay on the table has prece- dence, a motion to take from the table | has equal precedence.
 The President-What Is the rule to which the gentleman refers?
 MT. Lomax-Rule 25. make that as a parliamentary inquiry.
 Mir Brooks-The point of order made by the gentleman from Montgomery might be good if we had not already ordered the main question. It Is not now in order to make the motion he suggests after the main question is 
 The President-After the main Ques- tion is ordered, 1t Is not then, in the opinion of the Chair, in order to move to take from the table a resolution that has been laid on the table by the Con- vention. Under our rules a motion to adjourn has precedence of motion for the previous question, but under our rules that would not be in order after the previous question had been or dered. Rule 26 says: "A motion to adjourn shall always be in or der. even in the absence of