The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-16
SUNDAY MoRN1Na.

not Knowing how to weigh these things pro and con, 1t occurs to me that the addition of the Attorney-G General of the State to this Board of Pardons makes 1t a very much stronger Board than it would otherwise be. All of these things were weighed before the this question was carefully considered, and it was not passed over hurriedly. and I trust that this amend ment will not prevail, and l, therefore move to lay the amendment on the ta- bla.
 The motion was seconded. and by a vote of 84 ayes to 13 noes the amend ment was lost.
 Mr. Jones-I have an amendment.
 Amend Section twelve, line six, by adding after the word felony the words except in cases of Impeachment"
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-The com nifttee. in drafting this article, left out impeachment, and there is some doubt whether the Governor under the broad language of this section, might nos have power to pardon in eases of i'm peachment, and so out of abundant caution. we ask to add that.
 A vote being taken the amendment was adopted.
 Mr. Fltts-I move the adoption of
 
 l call for the previous question.
 MT. Smith (Mobile1-I ask the gen. tleman to withdraw that moment. want to offer an amendment.
 Mir. Fitts--I will withdraw.
 MT Smith-To amend section twelve by inserting in the ninth line. after the word interest the following: Provided tie Governor shall have row- CT to suspend the execution of any sentence until the Board of Pardons shall have acted"
 MT. Jones-Now call my friends at- tention to the first part of the section that says that the Governor shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures, under such rules as may be prescribed by law, and after conviction to grant reprieves and so on; that would cover the case of the suspension of a sen- tence which the board was consider ing 1t.
 MT. Smith (Mobile)--If it clearly showed that was intended to De dcne without consultation with the Board of Pardons, I think it would, but read ing it all together, am in grave doubt as to whether or not he would not have 10 call the Board of Pardons together In order to grant reprieves .and l is troduce it merely to relieve 1t of that ambiguity.
 MT. Jones-I will state to my frlned Rhat the conclusion Is absolutely cut out because there are but three things that go before the Board Of Pardons; that Is an absolute pardon, commu- tation, or parole. That Is all that the board has anything to do with. Therefore I think that section is en- tirely free from the objection which might appear from casual reading of it.
 MT. Boone (Mobile)-1 move to table the amendment.
 The melton to table was carried.
 MT. Coleman (Greene)--I offer an amendment. The amendment was read: Move to amend Section twelve by adding the words land approved by the Board of
 MT. Jones (Montgomery>-where is that.
 MT. Coleman (Greepe)-By adding to &he section the words
 The Presidential the end of the sec- ticn? . -f.na
 MT. Coleman (Greene)--Yes sir. It oc- cured to me that perhaps the Cover nor alone ought not to be allowed to restore the franchise, without consul- tation with the board. Sometimes that mas been abused. for individual nur- roses, and the promotion of ambition and 1t would be better and more satis- factory where party has been con- vited of felony, or any other offense which dfsfranchises him. to have the approval of others besides the Gov ernor for the restorat ation ot the fran cEise.
 On a vote of 62 ayes to 20 noes the amendment was adopted.
 MT. Lomax-I offer an amendment.
 The amendment was read: Amend by inserting in line ten, before the word ''reprieve," the words "the remission of fines and foreiitures."
 MT. Ionax-The purpose of the amendment, Mir. President. is simply .to require the Governor to report to the General Assembly hot only re- prieves and pardons, but fines and for feitures remitted.
 MT. Fitts-That is satisfactory to the committee.
 The President-The committee ex- presses it's willingness to accept the amendment.
 And upon a vote the amendment was adopted. ~
 MT. Fitte-I now move the adoption of that section as amended and on thai I ask for the previous question.
 The call for the previous question was sustained, and upon a vote the section as amended was adopted. .
 The President-The Secretary -wil read the next section.
 Section 13 was read as follows:
 Sec. 1s. Every bill which shall have nassed both Houses of the General AS sembly shall be presented to the Gov ernor; if he approve, he shall sign II but if not, he shall return it with his obiections to that House in which il shall have originated. who shall entel the objections at large upon the Journa and proceed to reconsider 1t. If tht Governor's message proposes amend ment which would remove his objec' tions. the House to which it Is sen' may so amend the bill, and send il with the Governors message to thu other House, which may adopt, but cannot amend said amendment, anC both Houses concurring in the amend. nent, the bill shall again be sent tC the Governor and acted on by him as on other bills. If the House to which the bill is returned, refuses to make such amendment, it shall proceed tC reconsidefttH and if R majority of the whole nurffber efseEed to that House shall vote for the passage of the bill it shall be sent with the objections tC the other House, by which 1t shal Likewise be reconsidered. and if ap. proved by a majority of the whole number of that House, 1t shall become a law. If the House to which the bl is returned makes the amendment, ana the other House declines to pass the same, the House shall proceed to re- consider, as though the bill had origi'