The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-25

.ion or the Chatrs and It may peFhapa be better.
 MT. Oates--I understand 1t. I have no disposition to obstruct or delay the debate which will occur on the second paragraph. have an amendment, however. which I wish to offer to the first paragraph if that will be in order after the measure Is disposed of. l will not offer 1t now, but hold it. and now withdraw the amendment offered on yesterday evening. In respect to that amendment. 1t was offered simply to make the meaning of that part or Sec ton more definite, but l have con- ferred with other members who think 1t sufficiently definite and l propose to withdraw that amendment.
 The President--The gentleman from Montgomery asks unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment offered by him on yesterday. Is there objection? The Chair hears none.
 MT. Oates-Then I suppose will have to write my amendment In the paragraph after the section has been considered?
 The President-lt seems to the Char We are considering the whole section, and the debate would be addressed to the whole section, for the purpose or amendment 1t will be taken up Tor consideration. paragraph by paragraph when the time comes.
 Mir. Oate3--I will not be preciuded from offering an amendment to para graph after that?
 The President-The Chair thinks you would not be. The whole section IS now open for amendment.
 MT. Sanford (MontgomerD-l wish to offer an amendment to the first suo- division to Section 4.
 The Presidepk-The Chair will call the attention of the gentleman from Green to the fact that he has an amendment pending to this section bearing upon the same subject wnicn he moved to have postponed this morn ing. Does he desire that this amend ment be also postponed for considera- tion?
 Mir, Coleman-Just as we'll be, be- cause 1t will all be referred to. MT. President.
 The Presidential motion to recon slider should prevail and the original amendment defeated, there would be no necessity for this amendment?
 MT. Colemaa--Not at all.
 The President--The gentleman from Greene moves that the further con- sideration of this amendment-you might withdraw 1t?
 Mir Carmichael (Colbert)-I move that 1t be laid upon the table and be taken up with the others.
 The President-The question will be upon the motion to lay the amendment upon the table.
 MT. CoIeman-The Chairman has no preference at all with regard to th!s question. If it is put upon the table. it hA af the nlpa of the Convention, and that will satisfy the Chairman. The idea I had in view was to move on consistently, and amend the sections as we reached them, in accordance with Section i as amended, knowing full well 1t would he an easy matter If Section l was re- considered to strike out the amend ment of the other. It would not re- quire any discussion at all to make them consistent
 The Presidential could not be stricken out>after being incorporated in the section without motion to re- consider the vote whereby 1t was in- corporated and If the time for recon sideration should expire, 1t. might con- plicate matters.
 MT. Coieman-I will withdraw IL from before the Convention.
 
 withdraw It, or 1t may be adopted, and reconsidered. any time during the morning session tomorrow.
 MT. Sanford (Pike.)-If you will pardon the suggestion. 1t appears to me if the amendment Is tabled, 1t may be taken up at any time.
 The Presidential in the meantime the section is adopted, it could not be incorporated in it. if the time for con- sideration has expired. The Chair would suggest that the gentleman enter a motion to reconsider 1t and 1t may be set for the same time as the other
 Mir. Coleman-That is my idea-to sweep consistently all the way through,
 MT. Carmichael (ColberO-I with draw my motion to table.
 The President-The gentleman from Colbert asks unanimous consent to with draw his motion to lay upon the table Is there objection?
 There being no objection the motion to table was withdrawn.
 The President-The question will be on the amendment of the gentleman from Greene.
 MT. Coleman-That amendment sim ply makes Section harmonize with Section 1. as already adopted. I move the adoption of the amendment.
 Upon a vote being taken the amend ment was adopted.
 MT. Coleman-If proper now, I will move to reconsider. and that recon- sideration be postponed until after Section is disposed of.
 The President-The gentleman from Greene moves to, reconsider the action whereby the Convention adopted the amendment as proposed, and that fur ther consideration Of the motion to re- consider be postponed, until after Sec ton is disposed of.
 A vote being taken. the motion to reconsider and postponing considera- tion was adopted.
 MT. Sanford (Montgomery)--I have an amendment to offer to the first subdivision of Section 4.
 The Clerk read the amendment as follows: Amend by striking out the word civil before the words war be- tween the States in the ninth line of said subdivision; also to strike out the word civil before the words war be- tween the States WheneNer it ucculs in each subsequent section or Subdi- vision of said report.
 Mir Coleman-I accept that amend ment on behalf of the Committee. I am authorized to do that.
 The President-The question will be upon the amendment offered by the from Montgomery. The Chairman of the Committee on Suf- frage and Elections indicates that the Committee has no objection to the 
 MT. Harrison-I desire to have it read.