The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-20
rwENTY-FoURTH DAY.
 MONTGOMERY. ALA.
Wednesday. Jnne ls. 19

Wednesday, June 1s, 1901.
 The Convention met pursuant to ad- inurnment, was called to order by the President. and the proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev. MT. Murphy. as follows:
 O Lord. Our God, who hast made and who rulest all. be among us. we bescech Thee. enlightening with Thy liNht and sustaining with the compass sions of Thy power. Defend us from the periis of the ignorant. and from < the pitfalls of the proud. Keep far from uH the spirit of the oppressor. and the touch of the unholy, that the glory of our hearts may be found in the well fare of the people, and that the fruit age of our labors may be garnered in the lasting harvests of their security and dignity and peace. Uphold us with Thy hand. and reward us with Thy truth.
 Bring to every member of this House O Father. the blessings of Thy tender and constraining care. Where there is sickness or death or sorrow voucnsafe the sweet deliverance of Thy comfort and Thy strength. Within the homes of all who labor here. bring the swift defeuses of Thy love, and keep us all for Thine own forever! We ask it in { the name of Jesus Christ. our Lord. Amen.
 
 Opp of Covington for Monday last.
 The report of the Committee on the Journal was read, stating that the Journal for the twenty-third day of the Convention had been examined and found to be correct.
 Upon motion of MT. Graham of Talla- dega the report was adopted.
 The President-The Secretary VIII call the roll of Delegates for the intro dfrction of ordinances, resolutions, etc.
 Nr. Graham CTalledega)-I desire to call attention to an error in the stem ographic report. The resolution intro duced by myself on yesterday morning In the second line. the numbers b50, OOO occurred and the stenographic report mas 1t $510,000. l desire to have that correction made.
 Mr. Robinson (Chambers)-Yester- day moved to insert the words after twenty days" The stenographic report says sT will ask the gentleman to withdraw that a moment. l would ike an line six. where the words are his absence from the State for over ~ tays," I would like to make that i2 I said nothing of that kind. l asked fhe Executive Committee to insert 20 days where there was no number of days specified.
 | also desire to correct the report where 1t says you would have the en- rolled bill with that item disapproved uf by the Governor in the Secretary or States office. and you would nave the action on the veto in the Journal l said would not have. There is nothing sn here that I said.
 The President-The gentleman's seat fs A little far back and 1t is little difficult for the Chair to hear him, ana nossfbly the stenographers did not hear him. Mir. Robinson-I do not desire to cast any reflection upon the stenographer at all. The delegates in tnis part part ol tne House cannot hear nor be heard.
 The call of the roll for the introduc- tion of ordinances, etc, proceeded.
 Resolution No. 167, by Mir. NeSmith:
 Whereas. this Convention. at the con- clusion of its labors, should issue an address to the people of Alabama, out. lining briefly the changes maoe ana showing the superiority of the new Constitution over the one uhoer "nlcn we are now living:
 And whereas, should a committee be Ipeedily appointed for the purpose, such address would be better and more easily prepared.
 Therefore. be it resolved that the President of this Convention be em- powered to appoint 8 Committee of Twelve of which he shall be the chair nan, to draft such an address.
 Referred to Committee on Rules.
 Resolution No. 168, by MT. Oates:
 Resolved. That tnasmuch as the printed acts of the last session of the General Assembly are so volumtnous as lo make them unwieldly and easily de- lfructible that the Secretary of State Be directed to have them bound as fol- jows:
 The General Laws in one volume, khe General and Local Laws together ln two volumes. and the State Auditor ss hereby authorized to give his war rant on the Treasurer for the cost or the additional bindings, at the rate pro vided for in the contract for the public printing.
 Referred to Committee on Schedule, Printing and Incidental Expenses.
 Mr. Oates-I offer that resolution at 4he instance of the Secretary of State. | only have his explanation, which l Nvili not undertake to give to the Con- wention. stated to him after 1t was referred he could go before the Com znittee to which it was referred. and give them the explanation.
 Mr. O'Neal Oauderdale)--I yield my nIace to MT. Williams of Marengo.
 Resolution No. 169, by MT. Williams: Whereas, The Convention has incur red considerable expense in obtaining etenographic report of the proceedings OK LUG OOuNCnlAOuS anu WASACeASB NA@O svfsdom of the reports appears more apparent every day. and whereas, as a ready reference the reports are a fail- a1re as they now are, and whereas, an index would add greatly to the value of the reports,
 Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Convention. that as soon as the Con- wentfon shall have adjourned sine die, that the Secretary of State be and he am hereby authorized to contract with some reliable party who shall make a complete index of said report, and shall s,Iace the same in each of the volumes nf fhe reports heretofore ordered kept for fine use of the State; and shall fur 4l,er cause to be printed in some paper fr Alabama. the said index, so that those people of Alabama who are pre- zervIng the reports may easily obtain s copy of said index for their use and preservation.
 Referred to Committee on Rules.
 Ordinance No. 3S9, by MT. O'Neill (Jefferson.)
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala aapa in convention assembled, tha& no acent of any person, firm or corpora lion. whose place of business located in this State, shall be charged license tax by any city town or municipal cor roration in the State of Alabama to which said agent p1ay come from the cfty. town. or municipal corporation when said person, firm or corporation