The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-14

Mir. Toster-I move as a substitute that section three be laid upon the table. to be taken up after the report of the Committee on Legislation.
 The President-The gentleman cannot substitute motion to lay on the table. The question will be on the motion Of the gentleman from Barbour to table the amendment offered by the gentle man from Greene.
 MT. Oates-I know it is not debatable, but I have risen for the purpose of suggesting to the delegate from Bar bour- and others, that this is proper matter for the Committee on Har- monies as the delegate from Montgom- cry called it, or the sand-papering committee, to reconcile just such things, and if it is adopted as tempo rary does not prevent it from being reconciled, and there is no use consum- ing time on it.
 The vote being taken a division was called for and the motion to table the amendment was carried.
 Mir. Jones (Bibb)-I wish to renew my amendment.
 The amendment was read as follows:
 Amend section three by adding in1- mediately after the words Attorney General, the words "who shall be learned in the law"
 The President-The question is on the adoption of the amendment proposed by the gentleman from Bibb.
 MT. Jones CMontgomery)-From the abstract proposition none of us dis sent. but it does seem to me that 1t looks. like a reflection on the people of Alabama to put in the Constitution an implication that they will elect an Attorney General who does not know nay law.
 Upon a vote being taken .the amend ment was lost.
 MT. Howze-I now move the adoption of section three, as amended. and on that section I call the previous ques- ton.
 The call for the previous question was sustained. and upon a vote section three, as amended, was adopted.
 Section four was read by the Secre- tary as follows:
 Sec. 4. The returns of every election for Governor. Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor State Treasurer, Attorney Genera, Superin- tendent of Education and Commis- sioner of Agriculture and Industries, shall be sealed up and transmitted by the returning officers to the seat of Government, and directed to the Speak CT of the House of Representatives, who shall, during the first week of the session to which said returns shall be made, open and publish them in the presence of both Houses of the Gener- al Assembly in joint convention; but the Speakers duty shall be purely min- isterial in this respect and any obJec- tion to any return on account of tn- formality, defect or other cause. shall be decided by the Speaker, subject to the control of the majority of the joint convention. The person having the highest number of votes for either of | said offices shall be declared duly elect= | ed; but if two or more persons shall have an equal and the highest number | of votes for the same office. the Gen. | eral Assembly, by joint vote, without | delay, shall choose one of eaid persons | for said office. Contested elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor. Secre- | tary of State. State Auditor. State | Treasurer, Attorney General, Surertn- tendent of Education, and Commis- sioner of Agriculture and Industries shall be determined by both Houses | of the General Assembly, in such man. ner as may be prescribed by law. MT. Jones--Mr. President, I would | llhG lO btdle tuaI tHC oCFShLA AAhS 1 In the section the comma Is after min- lsterial, when 1t should be after the word respect, but suppose the Com mittee on Harmonics, as that Is a mu- sical term, will take the discord out and, therefore, do not move formally l to amend it.
 MT. Graham (Talladega)-I have ar amendment.
 The amendment was read: Amend line one of Section 4. by adding the letter "s'' to the word return, so that 1t will read returns. r The President-The Secretary states l that it Is a mistake in the printed copy. Do you withdraw the amend ment?
 MT. Graham (Talladega)-There is another matter in the amendment. The amendment was read: Amend line two, Section f. by striking out the word State, before the word Auditor and Treasurer.
 MT. Brooks-In order to save repeti' | ton of amendments of that kind. be- cause we have had several, I move to amend the Article by striking out the word State wherever it appears | in the Article before the words "Audi' | tor' and Treasurer"
 The President-Under the rule 1t can not be done. The ordinance has to be considered section by section, and nc section of the ordinance except four is now open for amendment. MT. Jones (Montgomery)-On behalf of the Committee, we accept the amendment, striking out the word "State" before Auditor" and Treas urer."
 MT. Watts-That ought to be amend. ed also where 1t occurs in the third | line from tie end of the section.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-The Com mittee accepts that also. | MT. Graham (Talladega)-It also oc- | CUTS in the 18th and 14th lines. | Mir. Fitts-That has been accepted | by the Committee.
 | The motion being to amend SectioT 4 by striking out the word State wher- ever it occurs before the words "Au- ditor' and "Theasurer" in Section 4 the motion was carried. l Amendment by MT. Graham (Talla- dega): Amend line ten, Section 4, by substituting the word "any" for the word "either."
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-We accept that, MT. President; it is distinction without a difference.
 | MT. Robnson-I have an amendment
 The amendment was read as follows
 Amend Section 4, by inserting after the word Convention in the ninth line the following: But said objection shall be determined without debate ol delay, and the power of said Conven ton shall be limited by that of tn, l Speaker"
 The Committee asks for the readini of the amendment. and it was agaiI read.