The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-07

minority report to that section. It E there was a substitute offered by the minority, and it conforms toy the sub ititute which was offered to Section 70, and that substitute having been re- tected by the Convention, this being a substitute to Section 27, there IS no use )f 1t being offered to the Convention, 70 withdraw it.
 Consent was given, and the minority report withdrawn.
 Upon a vote being taken, Section 27 was adopted. ..t
 The Secretary read Section 2S as fol- lows:
 Section 2S. A solicitor for each judi cial circuit, Of other territorial sub division prescribed by the General As sembly, shall be elected by the qualified electors of such circuit or other terri rorial subdivision ,who shall be learned in the law. and who shall. at the time of his election. and during his con tinuancs in office, reside in the circuit or other territorial subdivisions. for which he is elected, and whose term of office shall be for four years; Pro- vided, that this article shall not operate to abridge the term of any solicitor now in office; and, provided, further, that the solicitors elected in the year 1904 shall hold office for six years, and until their successors are elected and qualified.
 The Secretary read the minority re- port to Section 28 as follows: Section 2S. A Solicitor for each Judi cial Circuit or other territorial sub- division prescribed by the Legislature shall be elected by joint ballot of the Legislature, who shall. at the time of his election, and during his continuance in office, reside in the circuit or other territorial subdivision, for which he is elected. and whose term of office shall be for four years; and who shall | be paid a salary to be fixed by law, and which shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which | he is elected; Provided, that nothing | in this article shall operate to abridge | the term or emoluments of any solicitor now in office.
 Mir. Stamford (Pike)-I desire to offer an amendment for the minority report; | which was inadvertently left off. The Secretary read the amendment as follows: That the Legislature may when necessary provide for the elec- | ton or appointment of county solici- | tor"
 The President-The question will be
 
 offered by the gentleman from Pike. ] The gentleman from Pike will be en- | titled to the floor, if he desires to dis 1 cuss it.
 l MT. Sanford (Pike)-I do not desire to argue that just at this time, will yield to the gentleman from Jefferson. I Mir. Ferguson-I have an amendment. l The President-Thc Chair would sug- gest to the gentleman from Jefferson ! that there are already two amendments pending, and an additional amendment would not be in order at this time. Mir. Ferguson-I understand, Mir. President. that the amendment l offer, will be excepted by the gentleman from Pike.
 MT. Sanford (Pike)-I would ask unanimous consent to add the amend ment and incorporate the same in the recommendation of the minority report. The President-The gentleman from Pike asks unanimous consent of the Convention to add the amendment and incorporate the same in the minority ! report.
 l Leave was granted.
 Mr. Ferguson-I wish now to offer may amendment
 The Secretary read the amendment as follows; Amend the minority re- port or Section 2S in line two after the word Legislature" by adding the words: who shall be learned in the law" and amend the same in line four by striking out the word four" and inserting in the place thereof the word "six."
 The President-The question will be upon the amendment to the amend ment
 Upon vote being taken, a division ' was called for.
 MT. Graham (Talladega)-owing tc the confusion. I failed to hear the reading of the amendment
 The Secretary again read the amend. ment to the amendment.
 .Upon a vote being taken, on A division. there were 47.ayes and 2: hoes' and the amendment to the amendment was adopted.
 The President-The question recur. upon the minority report as amended
 Upon vote being taken. a division was called for, and a further vote be ing taken, there were 5S ayes and al noes. and the minority report A. amended was adopted.
 The President-The question will re- cur upon the majority report a. amended
 MT. NeSmith-The amendment to tn, dnleiunSnt Wnlch was adopted pro Vides for the election of solicitor every six years by the Legislature This Convention has already ordered that the Legislature should meet one, In every four years. That would re suit in an election two years in ad vance or two years thereafter I nov move to reconsider the vote whereb, that amendment fixing the time at si, years was adopted. -.
 The Presdent-It is moved to recon slider the vote whereby the term of SO licitors was fixed at six years It i. not in order as the Convention ha, adopted the amendment. It would b, necessary to move to reconsider tn, vote whereby the minority report al amended was adopted.
 MT. NeSmith-I make that motion
 MT. deGraffenreid--I move to la, that motion on the table.
 MT. Ashcraft-A motion to reconside Is not in order this morning. It zoe over until tomorrow. The President-Where 1t relates f, an amendment. it seems to the Chai that it would he In order under tn rule. a motion on an amendment coult come up at this time.
 MT. Graham (Talladega)-I give no tice that in the morning will move f, reconsider the vote bv which tn amendment to the minority repor was adopted.
 MT. Sanford (Pika1-I ask the gen tloman how he Voieds--~. -=2
 NIT, Grahsm-TSlif not vote at Sfl! hN TDfnc fr, 4