The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11

ing you right.
 Mir. O'Neal-I desire to say that the
 gentleman misunderstands me, if he thinks 1 intended to put him in that attitude. l simply ask his judgment
 as to how this matter would be re- ceived by his people.
 Mir. Spears-No, do not think you did. l will say on that line. that the people of Coosa Valley have been led to believe it is the purpose of this Convention to give them new Consti
 tuition that will be better for them and
 the State of Alabama than the one
 we now have. They have been led to believe and they expect that this Con-
 vention will give them a new Constitu-
 ton that will forever fix and make
 it certain and everlasting that the white people of Alabama will rule ev- cry nook and corner of 1t without any
 question. (Applause) That is not all we have been led to believe. They
 promises made on this floor and by the platform of the Democratic party
 of Alabama written and adopted by
 three State Conventions that no white man in Alabama. worthy to be a white
 man and a citizen. would he disfran-
 chised. Now. then you have Coosa
 Valley and the people of Coosa Valley
 that I represent. I want to say this
 have a petition signed by all the liv-
 ing Probate Judges of St. Clair Coun-
 ty, the best Democrats and best men in it. and they ask the Convention to adopt this ordinance.
 Mir. Browne-I move that the time of
 the gentleman be extended ten min-
 utes.
 Upon a vote being taken the time wae oyfa0ded tpn minutes
 Mir. Burns-As member of the
 Committee, 1 was going to make mo-
 ton to extend the time.
 The President-The time of the gen. tleman has been extended.
 Mir Merrill want to make a state
 ment to the presiding officer. that I made to the former occupant of the Chair. The Committee desires that the gentleman from St. Clair shall have a fair opportunity to present his matter and so far as the Committee are con- cerned. they have turned the matter over to him.
 The Secretary read the following pe- tition:
 Ashville. Ala. July 3l. 1901. To the Constitutional Convention now in session at Montgomery, Ala: Gentlemen-We. the undersigned cit izens. residing in the northern part of St. Clair County. hereby petition your
 honorable body to adopt the ordinance authorizing the Commissioners Court of this county to build court house
 and Jail on the south side of Backbone Mountain, the place for the same to be
 selected by ballot by the qualified vot- CTS living on that side of the noun tain. We believe that this would meet
 with the approval of large majority of the people living in this county. (Signed) w. s. Forman. Judge of Probate: NJ. E. Forsyth. County Treas urer; Jas. l.. Henry. E. ]. Robinson. M. NJ. Smith. R. R. Hodges, W. R. Hood, Geo. N. Hodges. Jr.. J. P. Phil lips. John B. Bass. w. T. Smith, C.. c. Montgomery Thos. Lunis. John Yarbrough. A. Crow. w. B. McBray-
 CT. Jas. T. Greene. J. Manly lnzer,
 John W. Inzer. T. J. Hodges, K. M.
 Hodges. Jas. L. North. Sheriff: T; H. Hyatt. J. A. Roberts. w., T. Hodges.
 MT. spears-Now. gentlemen, if you will give me your attention. l want to explain that that petition is signed by Judge Foreman, Probate Judge. It is signed by Judge James T. Greene l former Probate Judge. who lives there. | it is signed by .E J. Robinson, anotn- CT Probate Judge; it is signed by Jonn w. Inzer also, and now, gentlemen, | want to say to you it is signed by all | of the Democratic lawyers in the town | of Ashville, and signed by the mer- chants and signed by the best men m St. Clair County, and they are all anA- | ions for the adoption of this ordinance
 The men who signed that petition rep
 resent in my judgment. $4oO,ooo on
 which they pay taxes in St. Clalr County and they are Democrats, II that will do you any good. l do nov know if that has anything 10 oo with if hut I want to call your attenNon to some remarks made by MT. Beavers III
 regard to the people of Coosa Valley
 wanting a new county. have letters here. gentlemen, from H. E. Guy one of the most prominent merchants m | Coosa Valley. perhaps he does more
 business than any one merchanl' at,u ' am informed that he is down as the
 biggest taxpayer in the county. lie Is
 a Democrat and Hardshell and he
 writes in his letter. Give us this new
 .ourt bouse." I have letters from ofh-
 ar n1embers of the Democratic Com
 noittee of the Democratic party, III Coosa Valley, asking for this court
 house have letter from
 John q. Mabry, Secretary ana DOCK
 keeper of the Lathrop-H -Hatton Lun,uel
 Company. He wal until a snort .llile ago. Chairman of the Executive con | noittee of the Democratic party III ot'
 clair County, and he writes 10 give us this court course. 1 have letter ron,
 Dr Crump, a leading physician anu from pr. Brown, another leading png sician have letters from the pest
 ,,en in Coosa Valley, and 1 cannot help what Mir Beavers may think about It, | want to say to you that ninety-n -nVe
 nor cent of the entire population or St' c1air County will be happy-not only
 satis6ed. but happy-when they near Inc news that you have given them an onortunity to have a court house anu | iail on their side of the mountain. NOW MT. President and gentlemen or tne Convention. unless some one else wants to sneak on this question, l move the nrevious question on the adoption or tha ordjnance and the amendment of- tared bv the gentleman from Shelby. | Mr Jenkins-I move to lay the mo- tion for the previous questlon oh 'he
 table. ... ..o. MT. oNeal-I make the point that
 the motion is out of order.
 The President-The gentleman moves
 the previous question on the adoption of the ordinance and the amendment.
 Tn the opinion of the Chair, it is not Tn
 order to lay a motion for the previous
 question on the table. The gentleman can move to lay the ordinance on the
 table or the amendment.
 MT Jenkins-I move to lay the
 amendment and the ordinance on the
 table. l,,,,.