The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-18

0OES. Banks. uartin, Beddow. Maxwell. Boone. Merrill, Brooks. Miller OWilcox). Burns, Moody, Cobb, Murphree deGraffenreid. Norman. Duke. Norwood, Eley, Oates, Espy. oNeal Lauderdale), Fletcher. Parker (Elmore). Freeman, Pettus, Glover. Pillans, Graham. of Talla- Reese.
 dega. Robinson, Grayson. Sanford. Handley. Sanders, Hood. Sanford. HoWze. Selheimer Jones. of Bibb. smith, Mac. A.. Jones' or Hale smith. Morgan N. Jones. of Montgom- Sollie, Kirk. sprsgins. Leigh. Vaughan, Lockl1n, Walker Lomax, Watts, McMillan.of Baldwin. White.
 Totai-5s.
 ABSENT OR NOT VOTING. Almon. Grant. Altman, Henderson, Ashcraft. Howell Beavers. King, Bethune, kyle. Carmichael of Golf Ledbetter.
 fee. Long, of Butler. Case. Lowe. of Jefferson, Cunningham, Lowe, of Lawrence, Coleman, of Walker Morrisette, Dent. Mulkey. Foster, PhIllips GlIm0res Renfro, Graham. of Mont Reynolds (chilton).
 gomery, Tayloe.
 PAIRED.
 AYE. NOE. Rogers (Sumter) witk Willu~.e tMarengo)
 During the roll call Mr. Hefiin of Chambers endeavored to explain his vote, but the house drowned his ex. planation with objections.
 By vote of 65 ayes and 58 noes the amendment was laid upon the table.
 The President-The question recurs upon the section as amended.
 Mir. Oates-I demand the previous question upon the section as amended MT. Burns-I have an amendment.
 The President-Does the gentleman yield to the gentleman from Dallas?
 MT. Oates-I must respectfully de- cline to yield for any further amend ments.
 Upon a vote being taken the main question was ordered, and upon fur llltl NOlC SLC oCCliOh AO eNihSlluCu W cle adopted.
 Section was read as follows
 Sec. 8. The Senate at the beginning of each regular session. and at such other times as may be necessary, shal elect one of its members President thereof. to preside over the delibera- tions in the absence of the Lieutenant- Governor. and the House of Represen. tatives at the beginning of each regu- lar session and at such other time as may be necessary. shall elect one ol its members as Speaker: and the Pres ident of the Senate and the Speaker Of the House of Representatives shal hold their offices respectively unti their successors are elected and quail fled In case of temporary disa bilitS of either of said presiding officers, th' House to which he belongs may cleo one of it's members 10 preside over tha House and to perform all the duties c such officer under disa bility during tn, continuance of the same; and Sucf temporary officer, while performing duty as such shall receive only tn, same compensation to which the per manerl3 officer is entitled by law. Facl House shall choose It's own officers an, shall judge of the election returns an, qualifications of its members. MT. OateS--I ne aHicnuIuellS pTDpOSt' by the Committee to this section as 1 stands. were to meet the supposed trouble resulting from the death o the Speaker or the disability for an. cause of the Speaker or the presiding officer of the Senate Nothing else. l | simply confers the powers distinctivel upon each House so that no question may be made thereafter upon the le gality of its proceedings in passing laws. I move the previous question upon the adoption of the section. MT. Wilson (Washington) here tool | the chair.
 Mr. Reese-I rise to ask the privileg | of offering an amendment. | The President pro tem-The gentle l man from Dallas is out of order. Tn question is. shall the main question b | now put.
 Upon a vote being taken a division being called for, by a vote of 62 aye