The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-31

at the same time and places at which an election is held for the ratification ar rejection of the Constitution framed by this Convention, a separate poll be taken of the qualified electors voting ther" clause as follows. to wit:
 On each ticket to be used in said election there shall be written or print ed these words. to wit:
 For Subdivision 2 of Section 1s0. Ar tIc1e VIII.
 Against Subdivision of Section 1So of Article VIII.
 And in the margin, the voter shall make or cause to be opposite to those words an 'X' as he may favor or op- pose the ratification or rejection of the said subdivision. and the election in all respects shall be conducted and returns made Dy the election officers, the same as the election for the ratification or rejection of the W hole Constitution. and if majority of those voting at said election vote for the ratification of the said Subdivision 2 of Section 1S0 of Ar ticle VIII. 1t shall be A part of the Con- stitution and so declared by the Gov ernor in his proclama tion declaring the result of said election. as provided in Section of the enabling act: but If a majority of those voting at said cleo tion. vote against the ratification of said subdivision of Section 1S0 of Ar ticle VIII. then the said subdivision and the same shall be so announced and declared by the Governor in his aforesaid proclamation.
 The President-The ordinance will be referred to the Committee on Suffrage and Elections.
 MT. Oates-It pertains to that sub ject it is true-I do not care to what committee it be referred. provided 1t is reported.
 The President-The Chair has some trouble in determining whether it be an ordinance or a resolution.
 MT. Oates-It is a combination.
 The President-The Chair will refer it to the Committee on Suffrage and Elections, as it pertains to that sub aject.
 MT. Lomax-I ask leave to introduce a resolution for reference to the Com mittee on Incidental Expenses.
 Leave was granted.
 MT. Oates-It might be more con- verient to refer that ordinance to the especially, it. is a small matter.
 The President--If the gentleman pre- fers 1t will be referred to the Commit tee on Rules. and it is so referred.
 Tn Secretary read the resolution in- troduced by MT. Lomax as follows:
 Resolved. that the pages of the Con- vention be allowed and paid mileage at the rate as was paid members of the Convention. so as to reimburse them for their expenses in going to and re- turning from their homes during the recess of this Convention
 The President-The resolution Is re- ferred to the Committee on Rules.
 Mir Lomax-I would prefer that 1t he referred to the Committee on Inciden- tai Expenses.
 The President-Our rules require that it be referred as the Chair has done, the Chair personally has no objection. and would suggest to the gentleman that he can move to suspend the rules. otherwise the resolution is referred to the Committee on Rules.
 The Secretary read Article TX as fol- lows:
 ARTICLE TX.
 Representation.
 197. The whole number of Senators shall be not less than one-fourth. or more than one third of the whole num- Der of Representatives.
 19S. The House of Representatives shall consist of not more than one hun dred and five members unless new counties shall be created. in which event each new county shall be entitled to one Representative. The members of the House of Representatives shall be apportioned by the Legislature among the several counties of the State. ac- cording to the number of inhabitants in them respectively. as ascertained by the decennial census of the United States, which apportionment when made shall not be subject to altera- tion until the next session of the Leg islat after the next decennial census of the United States shall have been taken.
 l99. IL shall be the duty of the Leg ielature at it's first session after the taking of the decennial census of the United States in the year nineteen hun- dred and ten.and after each subsequent decennial census to fix by law the number of Representatives. and ap- portion them among the several coun- ties of the State. according to the num- Der of inhabitants in them respectively: provided. that each county shall be en- titled to at least one representative.
 200. It shall be the duty of the Leg islature at its first session after the taking of the decennial census of the United States in the year nineteen hum dred and ten,and after each subsequent decennial census. to fix by law the number of Senators and to divide the State into as many Senatorial districts as there are Senators, which districts shall be as nearly equal to each other in the number of inhabitants as may he and each shall he entitled tO one Senator, and no more; and such dis tricts when formed shall not be chang ed until the next apportioning session of the Legislature after the next de- cennial census of the United States shall have been taken; provided, that counties created after the next preced- ing apportionng session of the Legis- lature may be attached to Senatorial districts. No county shall be divided between two districts, and no district shall be made up of two or more coun- ties not contiguous to each other.
 POI. Should any decennial census of the United States not be taken. or if when taken. the same. as to this State. be not full and satisfactory. the I.eglS- lature shall have power at it's first ses- sion after the time shall have elapsed for the taking of said census to pro vide for an enumeration of all the in- habitants of this State. upon which it shall be the duty of the Legislature to make the apport olment of Rep ensa- tives and Senators as provided in this article.
 POP. Until the Legislature shall make an apportionment of Representatives among the several counties, as pro- vided in the preceding section, the iaS If mt rQa11Win IQihh