The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-17

legeS as Mobile County.
 MT. Waddell of Russell was on his feet clamoring to get in an amendment for his coanty, but Mr. Sanford of Pike was recognized al sent up an including Pike County.
 Captain White was recognized ana spoke against the section. lie said ne ..,eL the city or Mobile before he ever moved to Alabama. It was the hrst city he had ever visited in his life. He had, however, never heard any fair argument to show why the county which had the greatest per capita of wealth in the State, to take from the State money which other counties I'aid into the State treasury. He said he hoped some good reason would be shown to satisfy the people of Ala bama that this was not discrimination. Mobile, he said. withheld $A.o09 sn- nually from the State. It had taken about 1000, eco from the State Treas- ury since 1t was given the benefit Of this law.
 This is not all," said Captain White; Hast year Mobile drew from the State school fund $1s,oeo. and am informed that the County of Mobile wili draw $25, 900 from the State school fund this year."
 Captain White said he was opposed to the amendments because he thought 1t was wrong in principle for counties to discriminate against other counties. He said at the proper tme he would 1n- troduce an amendment providing that all counties in the State should have the benefit of their liquor licenses TOT their schools.
 At this point MT. Sanford of Pike. withdrew his amendment.
 MT. Smith of Mobile. then spoke Tn support of the section. He showed the importance of the Mobile school sys- tenn and said that upon investisatioh he had been surprised to find that MO- bile County paid more per capita to- ward the support of the State govern ment than any other county in the not excluding the great county or Jener- son. The school system he said had been established in 1854. Repeated as- saults had been made on the system hut if had withstood these assaults and if the schools were destroyed by the Convention. he declared the people or Mobile would regard it as species or vandalism.
 Mir. Smith compared the property values and conditions of the cfties or Mobile and Birmingham and declared that Mobile County paid more towaru the State government than Birming- . ham. He also showed the values ana conditions in Montgomery. He pre- sented a great many figures on the subject. ~.o, if the schools would not retain the pen eft of the act passed In lso4' MT. smith said they would not.
 Answering Governor Jones MT. smith said that owing to the poor lands or Mobile County the county dio not get the same advantages of the 18th Sec- ton fund as other counties.
 To the surprise of some or the delegates MT. Long of Wal s,nnort of the Mobile schools a,d made an eloquent speech In their favor. He appealed to the delegates 10 stand by former Constitutions. lie said the delegates had no right to re- verge the wheels of progress. Monhe. he aeclared, wat the only seaport ol Alabama. and it was the duty Of aii AIabamlans to stand by ;his great city. He said the people In the mouhtalns of Alabama did not want to turn dowh the school system of Mobile. Delegates on the stump had not pledged them selves against the Mobile schools. He declared that he was not a partisan of Mobile. He did not own any Of her bonds, which he said he thanked Goa were as high as the bonds of any city in the world. He said Mobile was the prettiest word in the English language and he was glad he was able to raise his voice in the interest of that great city.
 On motion of Mir. Graham of Talla- dega, the previous question was or dered
 On motion of MT. Reese of Dallas. the amendment of MT. Greer of Calhoun, was tabled.
 Mir. Kyle of Etowah. called for the ayes and nays on the adoption of the original Section and the call was sus- tained.
 By a vote of S4 to 27. the section was adopted and the Mobile school system goes untouched.
 During the call of the roll General Sanford of Montgomery, was given leave to explain his vote. He said that Mobile had enjoyed the generosity Of the State for many years. Today the city was under the shadow of a calam- ity. The provision was temporary and could be changed by the Legislature. Therefore he voted for the Section.
 Mir Lomax of Montgomery. sent up an amendment as an independent Sec ton to the Article on Education. It provides for the annual payment to the University of $36,000 In interest on the indebtedness to the institution by the State. It also gives to the Board of Trustees the power to abolish the mili- tary feature at the University.
 Mr. LoGnaX addressed the Convention in support of his amendment. His time was extended and he spoke for about thirty minutes. It was an elo- quent appeal to the delegates for the University. It was pronounced one of the best speeches of the Convention.
 General Sanford of Montgomery, sent up an amendment providing that the Legislature may abolish the military feature instead of the Board of Trus- tees. The amendment was accepted by MT. Lomax.
 Governor Oates spoke against the Lo- max amendment, and Mir. Pitts of Tus- caloOsa, spoke in support of the amend ment, and moved the previous question which was ordered.
 By viva voce vote the Sanford amendment was adopted and by a fur ther vote the Lomax amendment was adopted. The vote was announced 62 to 15. and MT. Long of Walker, made the point of order that no quorum voted.
 President Knox-The Chair may be counted to complete the quorum.
 MT. Long-But the Chair did not vote.
 President Knox (smilingly)-The Chair is present.
 MT. Lomax said he did not want any question about the adoption of the amendment. Therefore he called for the ayes and nays. The call was sus-