The age-herald., 1901-06-01
MR. SOLLIE WANTS THE BALLOT
 CONFINED TO THE OLD SOL LDIERS
 AND THEIR NEAR DESCENDANTS

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 authorizing any county to grant extra compensation to any officer or contractor after services were rendered.
 Also to amend section 13. article 5, so as to prescribe when bills passed by the Leg islature shall be considered after returned by the Governor, making a majority vote sufficient in certain cases to make them a law.
 MT Sentel of Crenshaw offered an or diuance to amend section of article 10 so as to make the homestead limit not exceeding 5000.
 A Hot Memorial.
 MT. Beavers of Shelby offered memor- ial to the convention in relation to the recent removal of the county seat or Shelby County from Columbiana 10 Sa- lera 1t set out.the history of the coun- tv seat and alleged that the recent act was passed secretly and fraudulently and no mention of 1t was allowed to get into the daily papers It recitfd that many of the members of the Legislature state they never heard of 1t, and that certain members who appeared to sign the bill state that they did not sign it. It in timated that the bill was passed by means of a false cover to the bill, cover of a bill which had been approved having been extracted and attached to the coun- ty seat bill
 The memorial further sets out the bad location of the present county seat It is signed by J. R. White, D. R. McMil- len, Gordon DuBose. A. P. Longshore.
 He then introduced an ordinance to declare null and void the act of March B. 1901, changing the county seat to Ca lera.
 MT. Smith made report of the rules committee as follows:
 Favorably, upon MT. Altman's resolu- tion to print 300 copies of the bill of rights.
 Favorably, on MT. Reese's motion to give rules committee supervision of the journal.
 Favorably, on MT. O'Nears resolution to adopt the present constitution subject to changes.
 Adversely, on Mir. Oates resolution to same effect, only for reasons that O'Neals resolution covers same ground
 Favorably, on MT Proctor's resolution to dispense with daily reading of the journal. a4
 amend a rule as to reconsidering votes on day of adjournment.
 MT. Wilson of Clarke offered a substi- tute to committees report as to adopting the O'Neal resolution, that each commit tee report such matters pertaining to their subjects as in their judgment should be considered. and as to which no sub stitute had been proposed.
 The First Debate.
 MT. White of Jefferson thought the con vention should not yet adopt a constitu- tion as a whole as it would tie their hands to a certain extent, in that mo- tion to suspend the rules would be neces- sary to change it.
 70 +1 ,.,.1o axxaft ttnf1 explained their understanding of the eff feet of the ordinance.
 MT. Carmichael of Colbert offered sub- stitute, directing the committee on har7 ,mony and order to report back to the convention such parts of the old consti- tuition as have not been amanded e
 MT. DeGraffenrted of Hale spoke in fa- vor of adopting the report of the commit tee on rules He said the old constitu- tion was a. framework to go by. Dr. Cun-g ningham of Jefferson also favored adopting the report of the committee on rules Mr. Browne of Talladega spoke, explaining his understanding of the com mittees report. He said he hoped there would not be more than 100 resolutions introduced limiting the rate of taxation. That 1t would prevent such useless repe- tftion.
 Tom Long of Walker arose and asked if the adoption of the report would not have the effect of disfranchising the members. MT. O'Neal replied that it would not He then explained how time had been saved in the convention or South Carolina, and Louisiana, by work Ing under such a rule.
 MT. Duke of Chambers asked II the purpose of the present convention was not merely to amend the present Consu- tuition. Mir O'Neal said 1t was. MT. Duke then wanted to know what was the use If o1o inc n enable C0nVen- tion to do what it already had the power to do. Mir O'Neal said 1t was to call the attention of the convention to this fact which they had apparently overlooked by reintroducing the same clauses as are now in the Constitution.
 stitute that ordinances hereafter intro euced should only state the new matter MT. Wilson accepted the substitute. MT Ashcraft moved to recommit the resolu- ton and substitute to the committee on rules.
 This motion was carried by a vote of 73 to B. MT. O'Neal moved to adopt the remaining part of the report of the com mittee on rules.
 Mir Jones of Wilcox offered resolution to the effect that amending ordinances set cut only the new and amending matter. This was referred to the committee on rules.
 The remaining part of the committee on rules report was then read again, ant it's report was adopted.
 The Stenoet-aphic Report Mir Long of Walker introduced a resolu- tion to request the president to imme- diately cancel the contract for a steno- graphic report on account of its errors, and a doubt as to whether the contract was legal, and that the stenograpers be paid up to date and discharged. MT. Long then moved to take immediate action on this resolution. The chairman ruled it out of order. MT. Long then gave notice that he would bring the matter up Mon day, but later changed it to Wednesday.
 MT M M. Smith introduced an ordin- ance to give the general assembly power to fix the salary of the Governor. not to be less than $4,000. Also, to amend section [ of article 10 to enable right of exemption to be waived. Also, to exempt cotton manufacturers from all taxation for ten years. Mir Sollie of Dale offered an ordinance providing that only white persons could vote or hold office. Also, to amend section 38 of article l so as toeprevent any educational or prop erty qualification for voters. Also, defining on whom the right of suf- | frage shall be conferred. This includes | all those who were soldiers or whose rela- | tives within the fourth degree, were. MT. Kyle of Etowah offered an ordi- | nance providing that contribution of s3 tO the DlIblic school fund shall he a pre- l