The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-18

the same number of ayes. and the in- | crease came to the noes. The President-The object of the veri- I hcation of the vote was to correct any error. and the fact that the vote ls hos exactly the same as before wouio hot | he . ground of objection.
 Mir. Wilson (Clarke)-How does the Chair vote2
 The President-The Chair will vote no. The result is the motion to table l Is lost
 Mir. Hefiin--I move that the resolu- tion be adopted. ! Mir. Opp-I call for the ayes and noes.
 The call was sustained. | The President-The Secretary Will | read the substitute as reported py the | committee.
 The Secretary read as follows:
 Substitute for resolution 246, by MT. Sanford of Pike:
 Be it resolved by the people of, Ala bama in Convention assembled. that II is the sense of this Convention that the Legislature at its next meeting shouid reduce the tag tax on fertilizers to an amount net to exceed the reasonable cost for the inspection thereof: Mir. Foster-I desire to call the at- | tention of the Convention to the fact that the substitute which the commit HElA r pe Of an instruction to the Legisla- | ture as was the original resolution, but simply that 1t is the sense of this Con- vention that the Legislature should re- duce it-something like the resoiutlor passed with reference to the Governor salary. as the committee conceived not binding upon the Legislature. but sim | ply in the nature of letter 10 the Legislature, that 1t is the sense or tnis | IL .hn hn,Id | The President-The question Is upon | the passage of the resolution, the ayes and noes were demanded. and the cal sustained. l MT. Wilson (Clarke)-There are only two remaining articles to be dispose1 | of. and the Convention IS anxious tt | dispose of them. This matter has come up out of its regular order, many oi the members were not paying attention I had diff1culty In hearing what It was either the original resolution or the substitute. l don't think 1t Is right tt take up this proposition at this time.
 Mir. F'oster-I rise to point of order | The Convention has already taken Il up, and the objection comes too late. Mir. Wilson-We should not consume the time of the Convention In prefer' ence to ordinances which have been or the calendar for weeks. These matteri should be considered in the order 1T | which they appear. and move tna the consideration be postponed.
 Mir. Duke-I move to lay thaa upor the table.
 The President-It seems to the Chail after the Convention took the matter up and proceeded to vota the ayes ant noes called for and the call sustained it, is too late to make a motion. MT, wilson, refer the Chair to rul' t25. a motion to postpone to a day cer tain has precedence to a motion for tn' main question. .
 vote has been ordered. and ayes ant noes ordered on 1t.
 The President-The gentleman dit not move the previous question.
 Mir. Coleman-I have an amendmnet
 MT. Hefiin--The gentleman iron Chambers moves to table. The President-The question IS t' postpone to day certain, which take
 precedence of a motion to amend unde
 rule 25. The question IS that the con
 sideration of this resolution be post
 poned until after the Convention na
 finished the consideration of the 1e
 ports of Committees on Corporation
 and Militia.
 Mr Duke-I move to :able that mo
 tion. .,,
 Upon a vote being taken division
 was called for. and a further vote be
 ing taken, by a vote of o4 ayes ana I l noes. the motion to table prevailed.
 MT, Coleman-I have an amendment
 The Secretary read the amendmen
 as follows:
 Amend the resolution by striking ou
 ten and inserting in lieu thereof twen
 ty-five.
 | "rs D,ra, Tbora is no ten in there
 MT. Coleman-I have the floor, and ask the reading of the resolution.
 The Secretary read as follows: Be it resolved by the people Of Ala , bama, in Convention assembled, Una
 it Is the sense of this Convention tha |. the Legislature at Its next meetin
 should reduce the tag tax on fertillz CTS to an amount not to exceed tn reasonable cost of inspe etion thereof. MT. Coleman Gre sne)-l move | amend the amendment by striking ou
 that and inserting 25 cents. not to ex ceed the reasonable cost thereof.
 MT. Foster-I move the amendmen 1, be laid upon the table. A vote being taken, the motion t table prevailed.
 r MT. Heflin (Chambers)-I move tn
 previous question upon the adoption c the substitute and original resolution: l The President-The question is on tn
 demand for the previous question. f A vote being taken, the prevlou
 question was ordered.
 The President-The question will b y upon the adoption of the substitute re t ported by the committee. X MT. Pettus-I call for the ayes an = noes upon the final passage.
 MT. Greer (Calhoun)-The ayes an E noes have been called and the call sus tained.
 MT. Burns-Not upon that proposl :. tion.
 The President-The Chair has sus = tained that point of order. AS many t favor the adoption of tee substitut e report by the committee for the origin d al resolution introduced by the gentle Il man from Pike will say aye and thos c opposed no, as your names are called
 The roll call resulted as follows: AYES.
 Messra. President, Lowe Lawrence). I Aimon. Macdonald. }, Altman. McMillan (Baldwin) r Ashcratt. Martin,
 Banks. Maxwell. :. T | Barefield Merrill ssrtleti' % Miller (Wilcox).
 Beavers, Moody. e Bethune, Murphree. e Blackwell. NeSnith. y BuiSsr. e o'Neal CLauderdale = Burns. Opp.
 Byars, Okear. O Chapman, Palmer.
 Cobb, PettuS.
 COfer. Philips,