The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-19
NUMEROUS
 ORDINANCES. New Propositions Before
 the Convention. ARTICLE 5 CONSIDERED Three Sections of Committee
 Report Adopted. aEr., Long of walker Had The Ad- vsrtiser's Editorial Read by the slerk-An Attempt to shelve
 woman's Suffrage.
ARTICLE s CONSIDERED

in session three hours yeSterday, aQopt- sd three sections Of Article of the new Constitution, reported by the Com ,. mittee on Executive Department, re- fceived a number of rev ordinances and iistened to the reading of an editorial ans The Advertiser which was sent to fhehdesk of the Secretary by MT. Lons Of Walker. The Convention was con- siderirtg Section IS of the article on Ex- scutive Department when the hour of l o'clock arrived and the body ad- aourned.
 The Convention vas opened at 10 o'clock yesterday morning with prayer by Rev. sg5dsara. Gardner Murphy of Montgomery and lst delegates respond e6 to the call of the efoli.
 About the first business of the Con- vention was resolution sent for ward by Mr. Graham of Talladega de- claring faat 1t is the sense of the con vention that neither the direct appro- priation of S550.0oO nor the special tax of one mill for public schools shall be affected by the new Constitution. The resolution was referred to the Cou~ mtttee on Education of which MT. Gra- ham Is Chairman.
 MT, Brooks of Mobile asked for a suspensiou of the rules in order that he might introduce a resolution and put it before the Convention. He said 1t sought to settle the question of wo- mans suffrage and he hoped the Con- yentfon would consider 1t at once. The Convention refused to suSpepd the rules ard the Brooks resoluti0A wAe not read.
 MT. Brooke said that the resolution simply sought to put the delegates ou record az opposed to any further con sIderation of the question and ne thought resolution to this eHect would save further time in discussion of the matter
 Al this uncture MT. Long of Walk CT. sent to the Clerks desk and had read an editorial from The Advertiser of yesterday morning. After regaltng the Convention with some choice expres- eions MT. Long insisted upon tue Committee on Rules reporting upon hts resolution introduced Monday con- demninR The Advertiser. a.
 Without acting upon the demand ot Mir. Long, the convention proceeded to its work and ordinances were intro
 
 By MT. Williams of Marengo, oy re- suest-For the establishment of a whipping post.
 Ry MT. Pettus of LimestOne-To pro- hibit intermarriage between the white and black races.
 By MT. Browne of Talladega-To fix pppropriations for public schools at present figure as a minimum.
 By Mr. Case of DeKalb-A resolution ,ccompanied by petition from business aen of Collinsville, directed against rusts and department stores:
 By Mir. Cofer of Cullman-Provid1ng for election of Solicitors by the people and fixing g, 900 as maximum salary.
 Bv MT. Lomax Of Montgomery-Ffx- ing annual interest on University Iund at SS6,OO0 and giving Board or Trus- tees right ito abolish military feature, at their discretion.
 By MT. Blackwell of Morgan-A me- n1orial from a negro of Decatur pray ing that negroes be not distrancnlsea.
 By MT. Burns of Dallas-ProViding that all officers of the State be elected by the people.
 By MT. Davis of Etowah-Giving At taIla right to levy a special tax to iiouidate existing debts.
 Bv MT. Murphree of Pike-For the regulation of the administration of es-
 By MT. Greer of Calhoun-All muni- cipal elections shall be held the same day as State elections.
 resolution by Mir. Browne of Tal- iadega, extending sympathy to Secre- tary Julian in the death of his brother. was adopted. The brother of MT. Ju- Han died in Tuscumbia Monday night.
 The Convention then took up the consideration of the report of the Com nlittee on Executive Department. Sec tion 13, relating to veto messages of the Governor was amended, and after considerable discussion, was adopted.
 Section IA, which gives the Governor power to approve or disapprove any item In appropriation bills, was next taken up. After some minor amend ments 1t was adopted.
 The next Section, No. Is, which pro vides for succession to the office of Governor, was considered. The suc- cession is Lieutenant Governor, Pres ident pro tenn of the Senate. Speaker of the House. Attorney General, Au- ditor. Secretary of State and Treasurer in the order named. This Section was adopted after some discussion.
 section IS was under consideration when the Convention at o'clock ad- journed. This Section provides that the Supreme Court may determine the sanity of a Governor when the question is raised. is published elsewhere in The Adver- tigeF.
 Boers Secure Recruits.