The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-04

gas or electric plants. or sanitary sew craze an additional indebtedness not 70 exceea 3 ner centum may be Sfeated; provided. further, that this section shall not apply to indebtedness in excess cf such 5 per centum already created or authorized by law to be created.
 MT. Browne-I desire to offer an amendment.
 MT, Long fwalker)-will not the gentleman suspend until can offer resolution. We cannot get through with the section any way. and desire the resolution to be referred to the proper committeee.
 MT. Browne-This is a little amend ment simply to correct defect- MT. Long Walker)-Will not the gen. tleman yield
 MT. Browne-I win not. The amendment was read as follows: Amend Section 10 by inserting the words "the excess of'' after the words out "in excess of" in line five, and in- sert in lieu thereof the word lover" and insert after the words authorized by" in line six, the words now exist ing" ..
 Mir. Browne-That amendment is simply to make it conform to the changed phraseology in the section we have just adopted, so as to relieve 1t of ambiguity.
 MT. Long (walker) sought recogni- | ton when the clock struck one. MT. Kfrkland-I rise to a point of or- | der.
 The Convention thereupon adjourned until 3:So o'clock p. m. | AFTERNOON SESSION. The Convention was called to order | by the President and a call of the roll showed the presence of 115 dele- | gates.
 | MT. Reynolds (Chilton)-I am au- thorized by the Mayor of my town and other authorities to inform the Con- | vention that there will be grand free barbecue at our city tomorrow and tc | extend to the members of the Conven.
 tion. officers and pages an invitation to be present.
 The President-On behalf of the Con.
 vention the Chair returns thanks tc the people of Chiffon for the kind in. | vitation.
 MT. Browne-I ask unanimous con. sent to withdraw the amendment pro.
 posed by me immediately before ad' journment in order that I may offer
 another amendment to meet the same object, but better expressed.
 Mr Beddow-I ask unanimous con.
 sent to introduce a. short resolution.
 The President-The gentleman asks
 unanimous consent to introduce short resolution. Is there objection! The
 Chair hears none.
 Mr piilans-T ohiectad
 MT. O'Neal-The objection was mol made until after the Chair announced there was no objection.
 Mir. Pillans-I objected twice before the Chair announced and heard oth'
 CT delegates object.
 | Mir. deGraffenreid-In order to settle
 the matter I move that the rules b'
 suspended and that the delegate iron
 Birmingham be allowed to introduc'
 his resolution at this time. A vote being taken the motion t'
 suspend was carried and the resolution
 was offered and was read as follows
 Resolution No. 21s. by MT. Beddow O
 Jefferson:
 Whereas, various resolutions haV'
 been adopted throughout the State re
 questing that this Convention patron
 ize union labor by having its printin,
 done by members of the Typographi , cal Union. and that the union label b
 printed thereon, and
 Whereas the union of labor should b
 encouraged by the people of Alabami
 in Convention assembled.
 Therefore be it.
 Resolved. That the Committee ol Schedule. Printing and Incidental Elk |. penses be and they are hereby in structed to patronize the printing es establishments having in their employ ment union labor and have the unlo label printed thereon. Referred to Committee on Schedule Printing and Incidental Expenses.
 The amendment offered by the dele gate from Talladega. MT. Browne, wa read as follows: Amend Section lO D striking out all the said Section afte } the word created in the fourth line an ! inserting in lieu thereof the following Provided further, that the limitatio
 of five per cent mentioned in this sec ton shall not apply to any existing ID debtedness exceeding such five pc 3 centum which has already been create l or which has been authorized by no' . existing law to be created. MT. Browne--I desire to state in He gard to that amendment that 1t is sim ply done to relieve possible ampi . guilty in the proviso. It does not dnans l /, The unanimous consent was nc given.
 . MT. weakley-I offer a substitute fo I Section 10 and pending amendments. l The substitute was read as folloWs
 Section 10. That no city. town 9 village shall hereafter become indebte a for any purpose or in any manner t | an amount which including existin B indebtedness shall exceed seven pc
 centum of the assessed valuation of tn real and personal property within sal
 city. town or village subject to taxa y ton as shown by the last preceding a:
 sessment for State and county pul
 poses, provided. however. that in d' /, termining the limitation of the powt = of such city, town or village to incl indebtedness there shall not be inciuC = ed the folloying class of indebtedness to wit:
 f (a) Notes, certidcakes of indebtedne' . or revenue bonds issuedf in anticipatlo . of the collection of taxes. unless tf e same be not paid within two year V from the date of such issue and . such notes. certificates of indebtedne:
 and revenue bonds shall be provide : for and made payable from the taxt . levied for the year in which they al