The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23

cry for the section reported by the Committee and the pending amend ments.
 Al vote being taken the substitute was lost. and the question then recurred upon the amenonent, and a vote being taken, 1t also was lost. and the ques- tion then recurring upon the section as reported by the Committed. the same was adopted. ,o o-s lows:
 Sec. 45. The legislature shall pass such penal laws as they may deem ex- pedient to suppress the evil practice of duelling.
 Mr. Murphree-I desire to offer an
 The Secretary read the amendment as follows:
 Add at the end of the section. the words and carrying concealed pistols
 MT. Murphree-I do not propose to make a speech. but I hope the amend ment will be adopted. All the delegates to this Convention know that the car- rying of concealed pistols is a great evil and gives to our courts more lrou- ble than any other crime known to our land.
 MP. Carmichael (Colbert)-I move to lay the amendment on the table. A vote being taken, the amendment was tabled by aivote of 52 ayes and 21 noes. on a division.
 The question then recurred on the Section as reported by the Committee. and. a vote being taken the same was adopted.
 The Secretary read Section 4s as fol- lows,
 Sec 4s. It shall ~e the duty of the Legislature to regulate by law the cases in which deduction shall be made from the salaries of public officers for neglect of duty in their official capaci- ties, and the amount of such deduc- tion. MT. oates-I move the adoption of the Section.
 A vote being taken the Section was adopted.
 The Secretary read Section 47 as fol- lows:
 Sec. H. It shall be the duty of the Legislature to require the several coun- ties of this State to make adequate provision fo the maintenance of the poor indigent. idiots and insane persons.
 MT. Sanford (Pike)-I have an amendment desire to offer. by strik- ing out all after the word "poor" in the second line of the Section.
 The President-The question will be upon the adoption of the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pike.
 MT. Samford-The Section as amend ed, or as I offer to amend the Sec ton, would leave 1t just as 1t Is in the old Constitution, which would require the counties to make adequate provis- ion for the poor of the county. As 1t Is reported by the Committee, 1t has the effect to require the different counties in the State to make adequate provision for all the insane persons whereas that | fu horne we have adequate provision. as I un- derstand, for that at the insane hos pital at Tuscaloosa.
 MT. Foster-May I ask the gentle man a question?
 The President-wii the gentleman consent to the interruption?
 Mr. Samford-Yes sir. MT. Foster-I was going to ask the gentleman if 1t would not be well to amend. his amendment by leaving 1t so that counties would be required to make provision for the care of idiots, they are not received in the hospital.
 MT. Samford-I have no objection.
 Mf. Foster-With that addition, think the amendment is good.
 MP. Samford-I will ask the gentle man to prepare, an amendment to the ] amendment so 1t will have in the word idiots"
 
 unt nincus consent to add the word idiots"
 } Mi. Samford-In order to get 1t in , better shape will ask unanimous con- sent for the gentleman from Tusca- loosa to frame an amendment, while am making my remarks that will meet that part of 1t. Mir. Oates-The gentleman from Pike took the floor away from me before had an opportunity of explaining the action of the Committee, which I in- tended to do. and intended to ask for the elimination from this proposition of insane and indigent idiots. There is no law, as l understand it, for them to be sent to the Lunatic Asylum, whereas, there Is a law for the insane persons to be sent there. and iudigent idiots should be provided for in the counties as well as poor people. Mir. Samford-Indigent idiots? MT. Oates-And indigent idiots, by striking out insane persons. MT. Samford-I will ask unanimous consent to introduce this amendment: Tt shall be the duty of the Legisla- . ture to require the several counties in this State to make adequate provision for the maintenance of the poor and indigent idiots"
 MT. Duke-May ask the gentleman question?
 Mir. Samford-Yes. Mir. Duke-What Is the necessity of putting in the Section "indigent idi- ots?" Does not poor cover idiots as well as insane persons? MT. Samford-Poor does not cover it.. have known some people who were poor and not idiots. (Laughter.)
 MT. Duke-Perhaps so. but will ask the gentleman if an indigent idiot is not poor person? MT. Samford-Yes sir, think so. MT. Duke-Would not poor cover in digent idiots?
 MT. samford-The word poor "a rel ative term, as I understand 1t, and 1t has not the same meaning or the same 1 effect as the word indigent. MT. Duke-Would 1t not cover the word indigent? MT. Samford-I don't think 1t would, and if 1t did, don't see the objection to having both in there.
 MT. Duke-Dont you think poor would cover indigent?
 MT. Samford-I think an indigent person Is poor ordinarily. MT. Harrison--I will ask the gentle man from Pike If his amendment would include any person except poor and indigent persons? MT. .Soamford-Yes, I think it would. The President-The time of the gen. tleman from Pike has expired. Mir. Oates-The question propounded by the delegate from Chambers is cas-