The age-herald., 1901-06-14
Section 3 of New Organic Law Relating to the State
 Officers Adopted MORNING SESSION NOT HELD
The Constitutional Convention Ad- journed Out of Respect to the Late Governor Sanford While His
 Remains Lay in State.
BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.

BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.
 Montgomery. June 3.-(Special) l)-The morning session of todays convention ad- iourned until this afternoon out of re- spect to the memory of the late Governor Sanford, whose remains were lying in state in the capitol These were taken to Opelila at 1 o'clock and at 2:30 o'clock the convention reassembled. There was barely a quorum present, but the con- vention got down to work in a business like way and adopted section three of the new article on the executive. This reads as follows:
 Section 8. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer. Auditor. Attorney General Superintend- ent of Education an4 Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, shall be elect ed in August, 1902, and thereafter every four years by the qualified electors of this State, at the same time and places ap- pointed for the election of members of the General Assembly.
 Some dispute arose as to the provisions of section four, which relate to the pow CTS of the two houses in joint assembly opening and publishing the returns of elections, and the article was recomnit- ted to the committee to make it more de- finite and certain.
 The convention, when it adjourned, was considering section five of the ordinance, which provided that the Governor and other State officers should not be eligible to reelection, and that the Governor. by accepting his office thereby pledged him. self not to become candidate for United States Senator within one year after the expiration of his term.
 Just before the convention adjourned it adopted resolution requesting the proper officers of the convention to trans- init to the Constitutional Convention of Virginia, now being held at Richmond, the following message:
 ITO the President and Delegates of the Constitutional Convention of the State 'of Virginia. Richmond, Va.-The presi( ~Tit andre Hagates of the Constitutions vey7t,S of the State of Alabama, nn i' ses ', at Montgomery, extend greee. ,s to tfi president and delegates of the C. h. stitutional Convention of the State of Virginia now in session at Richmond"
 Convention Opens.
 The nineteenth days session of the constitutional convention was called to order by President Knox at 12 o'clock. A prayer was offered by Rev. M. Gay, who paid feeling tribute to the virtues of the late Governor Sanford and asked a blessing on the bereaved family. He also prayed for the new Governor, asking that the mantle of Governor Sanford might fall upon him.
 Roll call showed 139 members present.
 At the conclusion of the roll call, Gen.
 z~1 .ffn @od f T- ing resolution, which was unanimously adopted:
 Whereas, The remains of Hon. W. J. Sanford, late Governor of this State now lie in state in the capitol; and,
 Whereas, His funeral services will oc- cur at his home in Opelika tomorrow F'ri- day, at 9:30 a. m., and the delegates of this convention desire to attend these serv- ices; now. therefore, be 1t
 Resolved, That this convention do now recess until 2:30 this afternoon, and that when 1t adjourns this afternoon, It ad- iourn to meet at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow (Fridav) afternoon in order to give the delegates the opportunity of attending said funeral services.
 Afternoon Session.
 At 2:9o o'clock. the hour to which the convention had adjourned at the morning session, it was again called to order py President Knox. here were 80 members present, two more than was necessary to constitute a quorum.
 The committee on journal reported It was correct, and its report was adopted.
 Mir White of Jefferson moved that the rules be suspended and the report or the committee on executive department be taken up. Governor Jones, chairman of the executive committee, then asked leave to make a report This was granted and the committee reported fayorabiy on Gen, eral Sanford's. design for a new State seal. which represented Confederate general on horseback with woman rid ing behind him and the motto: T will show you the way" This was designed to commemorate the heroism of Emma Samson.
 MT. Smith of the committee on rules re- ported adversely on MT Proctor's reso- iution that requests for leave of absence must be reduced to writing and laid on the Presidents desk by H o'clock ano fayorably on MT. Wilson SC of Clarke) res olutlon' to fix il o'clock as the limit oi time each day at which resolutions must be introduced. 1hf
 On motion of MT. Beddow of Jefferson MT. Proctor's resolution was laid on the table This in substance carried out the committee's report
 On motion of MT. Wnlte or JeHerson, the Wilson resolution was adopted.
 MT. Whites motion to suspend the rules and consider the report of the committed on executive department was then adopt ed by the convention. and section three of the ordinance was then considered This fixes the term of the Governor, and other officers at four years, instead of two years, and fixes the first general cleo tion in August, 1902.
 MT. Sanford of Montgomery moved te amend the section by making the term two years instead of four.
 While he was reducing this amendment to writing MT. Rogers of Sumter intro duced an ordinance by consent to auth orize the governor to call the legislature in extra session, and Mir. Parker of FL more offered an ordinance by consent, tc authorize vacancies in the judiciary to be temporarily filled by the Governor until the next election.
 Two Years Term Abolished.