The age-herald., 1901-06-19
The Governor May Return Bills That He Does Not Ap-
 prove WithSuggestions LINE OF SUCCESSION FIXED
Order of Succession is Lieutenant- Governor, President of Senate, Speakerjof House, Attorney
 General, and So On.
BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.

BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.
 Montgomery, June 1S.-The convention today In three-bour session adopted three sections of the new constitution. These were sections 13, IA and 15 of the article on executive. There are thirty sec tons in this article alone, so that just one-half of 1t has so far been adopted. Section thirteen relates to the Governors veto and .ie method of passing bills In the House. It allows the Governor in case he disapproves bill to return it with a suggested amendment, which, if adopted, would remove his objections. This is new feature in this section of the constitution, and enables him to do directly what he has heretofore had to do indirectly. It also gives him ten days after the adjournment of the Legislature in which to approve bills.
 Section fourteen relates to the Cover nors vetoing certain items in an appro- pration bill, and section fifteen regulates the succession in case of the Governors death. inability or failure to serve from any cause The "septer" goes to the Lieu tenant Governor, president pro tenn of the Senate, speaker of the House, attorney general, auditor, secretary of state and treasurer, in the order named. Thus there will be no danger of an inter regnum in Alabama Parenthetically, it might be remarked that the treasurer's chance of ever becoming Governor looks rather slim.
 The crop of ordinances and resolutions was little larger today than 1t has been lately.
 Among those introduced was one by MT. Williams of Marengo to establish the whipping post.
 This was introduced by request Mr. Brooks of Mobile introduced a resolution that it was the sense of the convention that it opposed woman suffrage MT. Long of Butler moved to strike out some Latin words in section fl and substitute good, old English ones, and Mir. Long of Walker got in another hot shot at the Advertiser
 Convention Opens.
 The twenty-third days session of the constitutional convention was called to order by President Knox at 10 o'clock. A prayer was offered by Rev. MT. Mur- phy.
  Mir Graham of Taladega, by consent, introduced resolution that it was the sense of the convention that the present school apportionment should not be re- duced.
 Mr. Williams of Marengo offered by request ar ordinance to establish a whipping post
 MT Pettus of Limestone offered an or dinance to prevent and prohibit intermar- riage of negroes and whites unto the third generation and fixing a penalty for violating the law at three years in the penitentiary.
 MT. Brooks of Mobile asked that the rules be suspended so that he could intro duce ar ordinance expressing the sense of the convention to be against woman suffrage. The convention refused to sus- pend the rules.
 Mir Browne of Talladega offered an or dinance to amend section of article IS so as to give the sixteenth section fund and other money not less than $550.000 per annum for the public schools and an additional tax of one mill for the public schools.
 MT Long of Walker again rose to a question of personal privilege. He re- ferred to an editorial in todays Adver- tiser headed Remarkable Foresight" and which made some reference to Mir. Long. The editorial was read at the re- r. his position in regard to the stenographic report and said that the Advertiser did not correctly state his position; that If 1t did, he would care no more for what it said than flee dog barking on one of the hills of Alabama. He also paid his re- spects to the editor of the paper In some very vigorous language.
 The call of the roll for the introduction ef ordinances was then begun.
 A Negro Petition.
 MT. Blackwell of Morgan introduced a Detition from negro asking that the con- yention shall not discriminate against the negro Amongst other things said by him was an admission that slavery had been q blessing to his race.
 Mr. Greer of Calhoun moved that the petition be not recorded with the proceed tngs of the convention. MT. Howell of Cleburne moved to lay MT. Greer's mo- tion on the table, This was done by a vote of S1 to IS. and the petition was re- ferred to the committee on suffrage.
 MT. Browne of Talladega offered reso- lution extending the sympathy of the convention to Secretary Frank Julian on the death of his brother William Julian. The rules were suspended and the reso- iution unanimously adopted.
 Mir Burns of Dallas offered resolu- tion that amendments should not be in order when the rules had been suspended for any particular purpose.
 Also, that every State official or judge pr county official should be elected by the people
 MT Carmichael of Coffee offered reso- ,ution to have certain memorials and pe- titions referred to the proper committee without being read.
 Mr Case of DeKalb offered petition rom Halls Dry Goods Company and others reciting that trusts known as de- partment stores. were flooding the Statd without paying any state tax and praying that they be compelled to pay state H. cense.
 MT. Cofer of Cullman offered a resolu- ton to regulate the fees of circuit soli- citors and providing that they be elected by the people for four years. Their salary not to exceed $2OO0 per annum.
 MT. Davis of Etowah offered an ordi- nance to amend section of article Il, so as to provide that said section shall not apply to the town of Attaila-
 MT DeGraffenried of Hale arose to cor