The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-01

ttG tune OI lHe LaSlh1otAth OA thA' Constitutions; and those who shall be convicted of treason, murder, arson, embezzlement, malfeasance in office. larceny. receiving stolen property. ob- taining property or money under false pretenseS, perjury, sutornation of per jury, robbery, assault with intent to rob. burglary, forgery, bribery. assault and battery on the wife ,bigamy, living in adultery, sodomy, incest, rape, mis- cegenation, crime against nature. or any crime punishable by Imprisonment In the penitentiary, or of any infamous crime or crime involving moral turpi- tude; also any person who shall be convicted as vagrant or tramp, or of selling or offering to sell his vote or the vote of another, or buying or offering to buy the vote of another in any cleo tion by the people or in any primary election or to procure the nomination or election of any person to any office. or of suborning any witness or regis trar to secure the registration of any person as an elector.
 Mir. Porter-I have an amendment. The Secretary read the amendment as follows:
 Amend Section 6 at the end of the 18th line by adding "or any elector who registers for another. or registers more than once. any registrar who enters the name of any eleetor on the list of reg istered voters without such elector makes application in person or under l oath on the form made for that pur- pose or who knowingly registers any person more than once, or knowingly enters the name upon the registration list as a registered voter when no one of that name applied to register" The prac 6n on the adoption of the amendment of the gentleman from Coosa. MT. Porter-I am in favor of fair elections. If we are to have fair elec- tions in Alabama, and the Registrars who have been attacked in this bill should be guilty of the charges that have been preferred against them, I think 1t is nothing but right that they should come under those mentioned in the catalogue of crimes. MT. Coleman-Under Section 1893 of the Criminal Code, and this report is made with reference to the laws as they exist it reads as follows: Any person voting at any county or State election who has not registered and taken and subscribed to the oath must, on conviction. be fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thou said dollars. or imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than one year nor less than one month. If the gentleman will take Section and compare it with the laws already in force. I do not think the most critical member of this Convention will find aught against the section as provided by the Committee. Contrary to my usual custom. feeling satisfied that we have covered every possible contin- gency which could arise move to lay the amendment upon the table. MT. Porter-On that I call for the ayes and noes.
 The call for the ayes and noes was not sustained.
 MT. Sanford Montgomery)-I desire to offer an amendment.
 The President-The question now is upon the motion to table the amend ment offered by the gentleman from Coosa.
 Upon a vote being taken the motion to table prevailed.
 MT. Sanford (Montgomery)-I have an amendment.
 as follows: Amend Section 6, by in- word primary election the words or any nominating convention, or mass meeting" at the end of the fifteenth line or prevent the registration of any person as an elector."
 The President-The question will be on the amendment offered by the gen. tleman from Montgomery.
 A vote being taken, the amendment was lost.
 The President-The question is on the section as reported. Is the Con- vention ready for the question?
 Mir. Proctor-I have an amendment.
 The Secretary read the amendment as follows: Strike out in first line the word crime and insert the words felony as now prescribed by law and insert after the word another and makes or offers to make a false re- turn"
 The President-The question will be upon the amendment of the gentleman from Jackson. Is the Convention ready for the question?
 Mir Coleman-I move the previous question upon the section and upon the amendment offered.
 The President-The previous question is called for. The question Is, shall the main Auestion be now put.
 A Vote being taken the main ques- ton was ordered.
 The President-The question is upon the amendment offered by the gentle man from Jackson. Does the gentle man desire to debate the question?
 MT. Proctor-Just one word.
 The President-Does the gentleman from Greene yield?
 Mir. Coleman-I yield half my time.
 MT. Proctor-The amendment offer ed puts the word felony" ill place of the word crime" and the second amendment any person who makes or offers to make false return. It was submitted to the Chairman of the Com mittee and he agreed with me that he would have no objection to the latter part.
 MT. Coleman-The amendment is of- fered as a whole.
 The President-Doss the gentleman from Greene. :-..: ..- ..
 Mir Proctor-Yes, will yield to the gentleman.
 MT. Coleman-I thought he was through.
 MT. Proctor-I thought there would be no objection by the Committee. I so understood 1t.
 Mir CoIeman-If he had offered only the amendment contained in the latter clause it would have been in accord with our views. We think 1t is cover ed but to dispense with discussion and consumption of time I would have ac- cepted it, but as I understand it now. the amendment says. persons con- victed of felony" Felony Is something you can punish only by imprisonment in the penitentiary and the section con-
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