The age-herald., 1901-08-29
An Address Mil Be Formulated Setting Forth Advantages
 of New Constitution
REPORT ON HARMONY READ
Several Delegates Offer Motions Which Propose to Cut Down the Time for Discussing Amendments.
 People Are Restive.
BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.


 weeks recess. As the hour of noon ap- preached the delegates began to arrive at the capitol. They all looked fresher from their brief vacation, and as they took their accustomed seats, the conven' tion hall gradually assumed its former appearance. It was like putting together the pieces of picture puzzle.
 The little vacation had put everyone in good humor, and the glad hand was nut ually extended on all sides. They were all pleased to see each other again, ,and con fused murmur of laughter and conversa- tion filled the hall until 12 o'clock arr rived, and two distinct raps of President Knox's gavel called the boys to order and announced that school had begun
 The noise instantly subslded, and the convention arose and with bowed heads listened to a prayer by Rev B. F. Mar shall of the South Perry Street Metho- dist church.
 One hundred and fifteen delegates an- swered to the roll call.
 MT. Sanford of Pike, by unanimous consent, introduced a resolution provid- ing that committee of five be appointed
  the state, setting forth the advantages of the constitution; the president to be ex- officio chairman of the committee, and 10000 copies of the address to be printed and distributed. The resolution was re- fered to the committee on rules.
 Harmony Report.
 Captain White, chairman of the commit tee on harmony. then stated that their re- port had been given to the printer, who agreed to have the printed copies ready by Tuesday, That he had failed to do so and had only furnished twenty-five copies this morning, which were so full of er- TOTS that they had to be returned. He hoped to have some copies ready for the afternoon session and stated that sub committee was now working on the mat ter.
 As there was nothing to do the con vention on motion of General Harrison of Lee adjourned until 3:SO o'clock, hay ing been in session twenty minutes
 incidentally it may be mentioned that the convention has been greatly hampered and delayed in it's work from the impossi- biiity of having its printing promptly done. Various complaints have been made, but it seems without effect. The report of the committee on harmony was furnished the printer Saturday afternoon.
 Afternoon Session.
 The convention reassembled at 3:30 o'clock with IT delegates present.
 The only things done at the afternoon session was to provide for committee to prepare an address to the people set ting forth the advantages of the con stitution, and to defeat report of the committee on rules which recommended that a two-thirds vote should be necessary to adopt further amendments.
 MT. Smith of Mobile, chairman of the rules committee reported this as a sub- stitute for the resolution introduced this morning by MT. Stanford providing for committee to prepare an address on the constitution. The substitute provided for a committee to be composed of the presi- dent and one member from each con- gressional district to be appointed by him. The other features of the Sam ford resolution were left unchanged. The report of the committee was adopted.
 The committee also reported a substi- tute to pr. Cunningham's resolution pro- viding that a two-thirds vote shall be necessary to adopt an amendment. The
  proviso that it should not apply to amend ments relative to the order, consistency and harmony of the constitution.
 There was minority report from the committee, presented by MT. Hefiin of Chambers, which recommended that two hours should be allowed for the consid- eration of amendments.
 Judge Cobb of Macon spoke against the report He said that this was the most critical time of the convention. If an amendment was necessary 1t ought not to require two-thirds vote to adopt It. During his remarks he said the constitu- tion would be adopted by 5O,0OO majority This remark was applauded.
 People Are Restive.
 MT, Sanford of Pike said that If some of the delegates were getting restive and anxious to go home, the people who sent them here were getting more restiye. If we had not been able to make constitu- ton in the seventy-six days we have been here we could not make one in 476 days He offered an amendment to limit the time for amendments to one hour.
 Governor Oates did not approve of the two-thirds vote. He said the convention compared to other constitutional conyen- tions. had not been in session overlone. He thought 1t was a time to make haste slowly.
 Mir. Graham of Talladega favored the majority report. He said his constituents told him that if he came back to Mont gomery and adopted the constitution as made they would ratify 1t. He thought this was the prevailing sentiment of the state.
 General Sanford of Montgomery spoke 2 against the majority report. He said all evils came from nasty legislation, and he hoped the convention would not adopt the report and retain their present rules
 Mir Smith of the committee said the ob- ject of the rule was to protect the con- yention from hasty legislation. The con vention has had every opportunity to de- liberately form its constitution. It was understood that we had come back to
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