The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-11

tho Couventt0n, that ts tne osot s rule under which 1t was laid rp'n the table.
 The President--It seems to the cnair that the point of order is not vel 'sAs" for the reason that when the Conv"n to has made any matter or ous.n's ss a special erder. 1t is In the powe. - the Convention to change Fs se,u"sc and postpone further considerau,n, VI set a different time without recossider- sing the vote. The point of order TOT that reason win be oysrruled. and the question is on the motion to table.
 Mir. Jackson CLee)--On that ] caH for the ayes and noes.
 The Prssident-The question IS on me motion to table the resolution reported by the Committee on Rules without recommendation and the substitute or fsfsd by the gentleman from GfesEe, and the amendment offered py Inc gentleman from Montgomery. ana the ayes and noes are called for ond the question is. is the call sustained.
 The call for the ayes and noes wss not sustained.
 A vote being taken the motion to table wac adopted by vote or oo ayes to 45 noes.
 Mr. Beddow--I rise to a question ot personal privilege. desire to correct the stenographic report of yesterday: ! an reported as having said that owing to the force of the discussion or the convict question on yesterday believe Mr. Sanford of Pike and myself, nave concluded to offer an ordinance iooSns to the improvement of the convict 3ys- tcm of the State of Alabama. what did say was the following: owing to the course the discussion On the con- yiet question tsok on yesterday. my and myself. have decided to offer an osdinancs looking to the improvement of the convict system in Alabama.
 The President--The official stenegra- phsr Is requested to make a note of the correction of the gentleman from Jefferson.
 MT. Samford-I will ask to have 1t published iH bold type.
 MT. Coleman--I rise to question of information. The report of ;he Ccm- mittee on Suffrage and Election has had nc special order made with refer enee to 1t. Is 1t necessary that we now say when it shall be taken up. or what order it shall follow. what cours e of business?
 ~The President-It would be In order for the gentleman from Greene to move that 1t be made a special order after the consideration of matters already made c special order.
 MT. Coleman--I do make that mo- ton.
 The President--It is moved by the gentlemen from Greene that the consideration of the report of the com- mittee on Suffrage and Election be made a special order to be taken up immediately on the conclusion of the special orders which are now set by the Convention.
 MT. watts.-I move to amend by making 1t 8 special order after the reports of the Committees on Judiciary and Corporations and Education and the other special orders already made by the Convention.
 Mir. Sanders (Limestone)-I am op- posed to making the report of the Suf- freEe Committee a special order ir this Convention at all. I believe Mr President. that on the conclusion oi the consideration of that report Il will be impossible to obtain quorum oi this Convention at any day thereafter l dare say. MT. President, that there Is no member of this Convention who Is more desirous of concluding it's lab ors and getting home than am. but do not believe that we can discharge the duties for which we were sent here properly, unless we conclude the lab ors of this Convention on all other matters before the Suffrage Report ii taken up. think MT. President, thai the consideration of thls report should be left to the wisdom of the 'Conven- tion to be taken up or not as they see lot nn xvif a1antQl nP6Ar and threfore move to table the res. olution and the amendment. Mir Duke-I ask for a division oi that question.
 MT Oates-I rise to a point of order the gentleman calls for a division of 2 subject embraced in a motion to table | The motion to table Is the original mo tion. and the substitute and the call fol a division cannot be entertained I don't believe so.
 The President-Under the rules any delegate may demand a division of g question where the sense of the matter permits 1t.
 MT. Howze-I rise to point of order l The President-The gentleman vii state his point of order.
 MT. Howze-The motion of the gen tleman from Montgomery. as I under | | Committee on Education and on Judi ciary. These reports have no sending in this Convention until they are re ported to the Convention. and can thi, report of the Suffrage Committee b. l deferred until after reports of commit tees not in or submitted, to the Conven tion.
 The Presidential is within the powe of the Convention to resolve that thi report will lie upon the table unti those reports are considered.
 Mir. Howze-Rule ~ requires wheI reports are made they shall lie upol the table until in regular order it shal be taken up. Now there Is no repor from either of those committees befor, the Convention, and can hey be con sideped now as being before this Con vention and impede the progress of |, report that is in the Convention? Tha Is the point that make.
 Mr. Coleman-I hope the gentleman will withdraw the motioN to table fo the present.
 Mir. Sanders--Win the gentleman re new it for me?
 Mir. Coleman--l will give you the op portunity of doing it; will yield l. you that you may do 1t.
 MT. Waddell-I rise to a roint 0 order. The regular order has not beel dispensed with and call for the regu lar order.
 The President-ihe point of crde comes too late; the question IS on tn motion to table. The chair IS inGllnet to sustain the point of order raade b, the gentleman from Jefferson agalHs the amendment of the gentleman iron