The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-28

4CA AdtdluICs
 Mir. Robinson-But has she received ganized?
 MT. Howell-That Is the rule.
 MT. Robinson-But has she actually received the compensation?
 MT. Howell-I don't know that she has. go upon the general rule.
 Several members answered in the af- firmative.
 Mir. Robinson-Did she do any work until the adoption of the executive re- port?
 MT. Howell-I don't think she did
 MT. Long (Walker)-Wasn not that the fault of the members of the Conven- ton that she has not been at work all the time?
 Gaughter).
 MT. Cobb-I want to say that it is a dangerous precedent to allow this en- crossing and enrolling clerk to select such assistants as she desires. If she needs assistance, she should have 1t, but I don't think it should be in this form.
 Mir. Carmichael (Colbert)-It has been the uniform custom and practice of the House of Representatives and Senate to allow this officer to select whatever assistants are necessary when the as- sistance is needed. It would be impos- sible for the Convention to know whether the expressing clerk needs as- sistants. Since she has been elected, we should defer that matter to her.
 MT. Proctor-In answer to the ques- tion of whether the expressing and en- rolling clerk has been receiving pay, will say she has, and she has been here ready to perform any service that might be required of her, and she has been here at considerable expense. If the Convention don't see proper to give her any work, that is the fault of the Convent ion. As to leaving this mat ter to the Convention, this work may pile up on her and be dumped over to her after the Convention is closed. If we fix 1t so that she cannot employ as- sistants without referring it to the Convention. she would have to wait un- til the next morning before she could make arrangements to procure such force as is needed.
 Now, as to paying 15 cents hundred words for this work: You cannot get a man or lady, either, to come here and work at 15 cents a hundred. get ting the work as the Convention is go- ing to give 1t to the expressing clerk. She might be able to employ some one steadily, giving all the work they could do, at 15 cents per hundred, but she could not get them for that price as the work will be- delivered. To have the help constantly at call, you will have to pay more than the Propate Judges pay for their enrolling. If this Convention is delayed waiting for work to be done in that department for one day, more money will De lost to the State than the whole cost or the department.
 MT. Bulger-Is 1t not your oplnlon that this expressing clerk can engross any Article that we nave hau oeAoAe we get another?
 MT. Proctor-That is true as we have been doing in the past, but how do we know that two or three Articles won [ be passed in one day? The engrosslns clerk could have kept up with all we have done and she may be able to do II in the future, but l think 1t would De wise for this Convention to give her this authority, and l, therefore move to lay on the table the resolution Of the gentleman from Colbert.
 MT. White-I submit this Is a matter of some importance. l.
 rrha president-A motion to table is not debatable.
 A vote being taken. the motion to table was lostl
 MT. Howze-I am opposed to this res- olution because 1t puts 1t in the power of this clerk to appoint of1cers t2 the Convention without knowledge 0 the Convention and without knowing whether the help is needed. doh think we should go into this eXtraVa- gant way of appointing these assist ants. If assistants are needed they ought to be employed. There IS no en- srossment required until an article IS nassed and from our experience l would judge that one clerk could en- roll any Article before any other arti- cle gets to them. There has only been oniy article passed and from present prospects the next one won't pass TOT a month and I think one clerk will have an opportunity of expressing eV- cry bill that will be sent to her. l think this is matter that ought 10 De referred to a Committee before 1t IS passed, and I therefore move that this be referred to the Rules Committee to determine whether or not this addi- tional help should be granted. Mir Howell-I will vote for that put will the gentleman allow me to offer an amendment before 1t goes to the Committee. I would suggest that II It becomes necessary for clerk to be employed that the enrolling clerk can employ such with the consent and ap- provaI of the President.
 MT O'Neal-I move the previous question.
 vote being taken the main ques- tion was ordered and further vote be- ing taken the motion to refer was car ried. ~ By unanimous consent resolution 195
 was withdrawn from the Committee on Printing and referred to the Commit | tee on Rules.
 MT. Reese-I ask unanimous consent to send up a short resolution which am satisfied will save this Convention l $5, 900.
 There was objection. l The President-The President has a communication from the Sheriffs, Clerks and Registers Association oi Alabama.
 MT. Pettus-I move that t be read. The communication was read as fol lows:
 At a special meeting of the Shertffs, Clerks and Registers Association of Alabama. held in the city of Mont gomery, Alabama, on the 18th of June, | 1901, the following resolutions were
 unanimously adopted: Whereas. the main purpose for which | the present Constitutional Convention now assembled at the Capitol was
 called. as understood by the people (such understanding having been ob- l tained from the Democratic platform)
 was to disfranchise the negro and at | the same time not to diSfranchise any 1 white voter, and
 Whereas. the cause or Justification for discrimination against Sheriffs ir