The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-07

are more effectuafiy enforced and that criminals are brought to justice to a greater extent in Alabama than they are in three-fourths of the States or the Union7
 Mir. Hefiln-I have not from the time took the floor down to splendid present made any such charge as that and never expect to. I will ask the gentleman If he believes they are not as vigorously prosecuted as in some or the other States.
 MT. Hood-Not any more SO than they are in Georgia, New York, Penn- sy1vanla and some other States where the solicitors are elected by the people,
 MT. Rogers (Sumter)-I move that the privileges of the floor be rendered to the Hon. F. s. Moody of Tuscaloosa.
 President pro tem-Does the gentle man yield for that purpose.
 MT. Heflin-Yes sir.
 MT. Pettus-I move to amend by ad- ding the names of MT. Morrow and Mir. Arlington.
 The amendment was accepted, and upon a vote being taken. the privileged or the floor were tended to the gentle man named.
 MT. deGraffenried-I rise to a ques- tion of parliamentary inquiry. want to see where we are at? My recollec- tion is that the House adopted the minority report, which pro- vided that solicitors should be elected by the Legislature; that there was motion made to reconsider that vote and a motion was than made to table the motion. and the motion to table prevailed: 50 wanted to inquire of the Chair if that question was now before the House which is being dis cussed?
 The President-The question was up- on the adoption of the section as re- ported by the committee, as amended, and thereupon the gentleman from Madison moved to amend further and the immediate question now before the Convention is the amendment offered by the gentleman from Madison, fixing the salary for county solicitors.
 MT. Helfiin tChambers)-I have but a word or two more to say. have been interrupted. The gentleman's sugges- tion. l think. is very well taken. The minority report has been substituted for the majority report, and the elect ion of solicitors by the Legislature has been fixed by this Convention, but the section has not yet been adopted. I do not desire to detain this Con- vention with any further discussion of this question. The law now fixes the salary of county solicitors. In our county they cannot make over $500. All above that goes into the county treas ury. In some counties they do not make over 3150 am informed, and that matter is already fixed by the law and l believe this Convention is ready to vote on this question. and there fore move the previous question on the section and amendments.
 A. aIl A ask the gentleman from Chambers to withdraw that motion. The committee has not had any opportunity to be heard one way or the other.
 Mir. Hefiin-I will withdraw it if the gentleman will renew 1t at the conclu- sion of his speech.
 MT. Reese--I object to its being with drawn on those conditions.
 MT. Walker-I desire to appeal to the gentleman's idea of fairness. The committee ought to have a right to be heard whether they lost that opportun- ity by their own act or not.
 Mir. Hefiin (Chambers)-I withdraw 1t.
 MT. Merrill suppose I am some- what to blame for the failure of the Committee to have what they greatly desire a discussion of this matter. was selected, Mir. President, by the committee to open the argument on this question, and 1t was my expecta- ton as 1t has been the custom of the Convention. that when the minority re- port came up, some one supporting that minority report would open the argument, and that then those who de- | sired to follow. could do so. and, ex- | cepting that, failed to pop up in time. and I regret 1t very much, because the committee charged me with a failure to discharge my duty. and MT. Presi- dent. this Is a question that ought to be discussed. In the committee there was more discussion of this question than any other one. or as much as any other question that arose before 1t. It was a friendly discussion. There was no unpieasantness among any of us. We discussed 1t as friends, MT. Presi- dent, there Is nothing in me now, ex- | cept the most pleasant feeling for every gentleman that opposes me on this proposition. It was the desire of the committee to put the solicitors in the same place with the other officers | of the State, to put their term at four | years Suppose that this amendment | now of six years goes on and goes into | the Constitution. Here will be inc Legislature to elect these solicitors, and they will only meet every four years, and they will have to elect the | solicitors two years before they go into office. Is that in accordance with the desire of the people of Alabama that | these solicitors all over the State should hold these offices two years be- | fore they go in and exercise the func- | tions of the office?
 MT. nuke-I rise to a point of order | The President-The gentleman will state his point of order,
 Mir Duke-I think the point of order should have been made on the delegate from Talladega and the delegates from | Chambers. This discussion before the house is the amendment of the gentle man from Madison. and that Is to hx | the salary of the county solicitors This Convention has adopted the mi | nority report as an amendment to the majority report, and the question if l on the adoption of the amendment oi 1 the gentleman from Madison, which is to fix the salary of county solicitors and any discussion as to these other matters is entirely out of order.
 The Presidential seems to the Chaii | that the question before the Conven- tion now is the amendment offered by l inc gentleman from Madison, fixing the | salaries of the county solicitors, ano ! that the general discussion would Dc in order when the proposition comes hefore the Convention on adopting the section as amended.
 MT. Watts-Speaking to the point oi
 order. 1t seems to me when minority l report ts before the Convention, and somebody offers an amendment to that | rnInorjtv report. we have a right to