The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-25

world. l want to get U lns uut WHu& to do so in proper manner.
 Mir. Jones-There was never a pariia- mentary body in the world, Congress-. rot change a thing by unanimous con- sent. f ,4s
 MT. Jenkins--I diner from the gentls- man from Montgomery.
 Mir. Reese sought recognition.
 The President-The gentleman from Wilcox has the floor. To what pur- pose does the gentleman from Dallas rise?
 MT. Reese-I rise for the purpose ef informing the Chair that 1 have been endeavoring to find out what the amendment Is.
 The President-The Chair win re-, quest the gentleman from Montgomery to enlighten the gentleman from Dai- las as to what the pending amendmenr is.
 Mir. Jones--In the ordinance as orig inally reported, the Governor may heye had the power to pardon in cases of impeachment as we'll as any other. In the hurry of debate to remove that error we put the word impeachment after the word felony in the sixth line, and the committee asks the unanimous consent of the House to let 1t be changed to make the ordinance con- form to the wishes of the committee.
 The President---And that consent has already been granted. The Chair sub mitted the request of the gentleman from Montgomery, and unanimous con- sent was granted to make the amend ment.
 Mir. Jones (Montgomery)-I move the adoption of the amendment. .a,a
 Upon a vote being taken, the anae1d- ment was adopted unaninously.
 MT. Pettus-I desire to oTer au amendment to Section Twelve. and would like to refer the chair to rule forty-nine, which states upon the final adoption of any article or section of the Constitution. a vote shall be taken by yeas and nays. and spread upon the Journal. Now, submit. MT. President that this article. not having been final ly adopted. but under the order of the Convention. having been consiasre6 section by section, thaA an amendms1t to the article Is in order. though the amendment Is directed to a particular section, because, under the rules of tho Convention. the section has not heen finally adopted. Under rule forty-nins which provides that on the final adop- ton of any article or section of the Constitution, the vote shall be taken py the yeas and nays, and spread upon the Journal would submit. Mir. President, that under the order, and unaeA the rules of this Convention. that although. by a resolution or mo- ton, this article was, section by seo~ ton. passed upon, that was not final consideration of any section, and that when the question comes up on the adoption of the whole article, the article or any part or section thereo< ia open to amendment, and offer the fel- lowing amendment to section 12---
 MT. FittS--I make the point of order that Section 12 has already been adopz~ ed, and enacted by & yea and nAy v0fes and can cnly be reached by . motiom to reconsider the vote by which Sectseu 12 was adopted. or by unanimicus oen@ sent. Only in one of two ways can Sac~ ton 12 be TOW disturbed.
 Mr. Pettus--I make the point o1 order that Section 12 has not been adopted by yea and nay vote and the vote has not been spread upon the journal, and make the further point of order Jr. President. that when the article Is up for consideration, an amendment that goes to any section of the article, goes to the whole article.
 Mir. Boone-It seems clear 70 my mind that the chairman of the Com. snittee asked unanimous consent to amend a matter of placing certain words in the article in the wrong posi- tion. That WAS done by uanimous consent, and there was no necessity for putting 1t in as a formal amendment, when it was done by unanimous con- sent, and no other amendment can be made to that section, as suggested by the gentleman from Tuscaloosa without reconsideration, or by equal unanimous consent, as in the case of the motion made by the Chairman of the Com mittee.
 Mir. Hiuson-As I understand 1t. the motion was to reconsider this section by unanimous consent; that is, the gentleman from Montgomery was allowed to offer this amendment by unanimous consent, and further con sideration of 1t Is now out of order. as 1 understand. and I therefore make that point of order.
 The Preeident-The Chair is not quite clear upon the point
 Mir. Pettus-I would like for the Chair to look at rule 40.
 The President-Yes, the Chair tB familiar with that rule; that relates to the adoption of the wfiole article, but it seems to the Chair that an amend ment to particular section which has already been adopted by this Conver- .lon would not be in order, without q reconsideration of the vote by which the section was adopted; but after the whole article Is adopted. section by secA tion, that whole article may be amend- ed by adding additional sections If the Convention should see fit. That rec lates to matters that have not been considered by the Convention. but tt does not seem to the Chair, except by unanimous consent. that delegates cap go back and propose amendments to particular sections. Otherwise we will have accomplished very little in taking 1t up section by section. While tne Chair Is not altogether clear upon the roint, the Chair will sustain the point of order against the amendment. Tha gentleman may offer an additional sec- ten if it be germain to the article.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-Just to ex- pedite matters, I have a resolution res ferriug to this. if the Clerk will read 1t.
 The resolution was read as follows:
 Resolved, That in expressing the ordinance on Executive Department the Secretary be instructed to change the numbers of the sections in tha ordinance to conform to the action of the Convention.
 MT. Jones--1 move suspension of thG rules, that the resolution may be put upon its passage.
 .I It will save time. as the ordinance was originally reported with number ing which will be wrong now, and am afraid come of my parliamentary friends might object If the Secretary corrected the numbers of his own plo< ton.
 Thor a vote heinz taken the rules