The age-herald., 1901-06-12
Lieutenant Governor Mentioned in List of Officers in Ex-
 ecutiVe Department
GOVERNORS SALARY s5OOO
There Was Lively Debate Over Cues tion of Lieutenant Governor, But the Motion Was Carried By
 Large Majority.
BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.

BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.
 Montgomery, June 1l.-(Special.)-Th convention today adopted the first two sections of the new constitution. These refer to the executive department and read as follows:
 Section l. The executive department shall consist of a Governor. Lieutenant- Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor. Treasurer, Attorney General, Superinten- dent of Education, Commissioner of Ag- riculture and Industries, and sheriff for each county.
 Sec. ?. The supreme executive power of this State shall be vested in a chief mag istrate who shall be styled "the Governor of the State of Alabama"
 The adoption of these two sections, which are part of the article on executive prepared by that committee and whose consideration was made the special order for today, followed lively debate as to the office of Lieutenant-Governor provid- ed for by section one. The convention, however, decided by large majority to create the office.
  ton made by Governor Oates to have the attorney general of the State appointed by the Governor instead of being elected by the people. This idea did not take at all with the convention, and 8 motion to lay Governor Oates motion on the table I was adopted unanimously.
 The convention was considering section | three of the ordinance, which providt8 | cb al ba aIa fad l four years, and was just about to adopt | it when the hour of adjournment arrived. It will be adopted tomorrow.
 Aside from this, the convention did lit- tie. MT. Brooks of Mobile introduced an ordinance to define and prohibit trusts MT. Jones of Hale introduced an ordi-' nance to regulate the election of justicea of the peace, and MT. Burns of Dallas in- troduced two original suffrage ordinances. One allows soldiers and ex-slaves to vote and one prohibits persons with contage- ous diseases or who have committed cer- tain crimes from voting.
 Convention Opens.
 The seventeenth days session of the constitutional convention was called to order by President Knox at 10 o'clock. A
 prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Stick ley.
 Roll call showed 134 members present
 The committee on journal reported it was correct and the report was adopted. Several leaves of absence were asked for and granted
 MT. White of Jefferson moved to sus- pend the call of the roll for introducing ordinances and proceed to take up the report of the committee on executive.
 MT. Brooks of Mobile asked leave to in- troduce an ordinance. This was granted, and he then introduced an ordinance to amend article so as to provide for the ~ 1@Y. ulate trusts, It defined trusts as com binations to limit trade, regulate prices, or limit manufacturing.
 It declared such trusts unlawful and void.
 MT. Jones of Hale. by leave, ,ntro- duced an ordinance to amend section 26 of article so as to provide that the electors of each precinct shall elect two justices of the peace. and defining their jurisdiction. It abolishes the office of mo- tary public and ex-officio justice of the peace.
 MT. Whites motion to dispense with the roll call was then adopted by vote of 75 to 9.
 General Harrison of Lee moved that the convention resolve itself into commit tee of the whole, his idea being to fix the limit of debate at five minutes for each delegate as to each amendment. This motion was opposed by Governor Jones of Montgomery and MT. DeGraffen- reid of Hale. General Harrison withdrew his motion. and Governor Jones moved that the executive ordinance be passed to it's third reading Some parliamentary discussion ensued and Governor Jones ex- plained the reason of his motion. In do- ing so he made a few little sarcastic stabs in good way at the num- Der of parliamentarians in the conyen- ton.
 Governor Jones Explains Report.
 In speaking to his motion Governor Jones explained some of the changes made by his committee. He said 1t was better to have lieutenant governor elect ed by the people to serve in case of the Governors death or incapacity, than some one elected by the Legislature. He ex- plained the advisability of the Governor pledging himself to the people not to be- come a candidate for the United States Senate while Governor He also said that the article practically disfranchised the Governor from any other office for five years after his inauguration, and that therefore he ought to have a good salary, whose amount the committee had fixed at 5000.
 He explained the veto provisions. which allowed the Legislature to amend bfll so as to meet the objections of the Gov ernor's veto. Also the provisions regu- lating the succession in reference to the Governor becoming insane. This allowed the Supreme Court to decide when the Governor became insane.
 The provisions creating board of par done were also explained. The board. said Governor Jones. was designed to relieve the Governor, in a largo measure, from the personal appeals made to him, while 1t left him finally responsible for all par dons.
 The board of concifiation. he explained, is to have two disinterested persons servo on 1t. This was to enable both sides to select representative. Governor Jones smoke of the moral force in such board