The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-20

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 Mir. o'Neal-I call for the ayes and noes on that.
 There were expressions of dissent.
 The call was not sustained.
 MT. ONeal-I thought I would have an opportunity to explain my amend ment. =.
 The president-win the gentleman yield to the gentleman from Lauder dale.
 inc motion, because l think 1t is an- other attempt to have biennial ses- sions.
 MT. o'Neal--I call for the ayes and noes.
 s,,bmitted and not sustained.
 Upon a vote being taken the motion to table was carried.
 MT. Sanford (Pike)-I offer an amendment.
 The amendment was read as follows:
 oAnd special sessions shall be linn ited to thirty days"
 MT. ONeal-I move to lay the amendment upon the table.
 Upon a vote being taken division was called for. and by a vote of S6 ayes and 4s noes the motion to table was lost.
 adoption of the amendment.
 MT. O'Neal-I move to amend py making it fifty days.
 The President-It is not in order.
 Mir. vaughan-I move the previous question upon the Section and amend ments.
 The main question was ordered.
 Mr. Dent--I would like to have the Section and amendments read. Do l understand that the amendment of the delegate from Pike is addressed to the amendment offered by the gentleman from Montgomery?
 Mir. Sanford GPike)-It Is addressed to the Section.
 MT. O'Neal-I rise to a point of or- der that 1t is out of order because it Is not an amendment to the amend ment.
 MT. Sanford (Pike)--It is an amend ment to the Section.
 MT. O'NeaI-He cannot offer an amendment to the Section. The gen. tleman from Montgomery offered an amendment to the Section and all the gentleman from Pike could do would be to offer an amendment to the amend ment, and l raise the point of order that the amendment of the gentleman from Pike Is out of order.
 Mir. Sanford (Pike)-Then ask that 1t be considered as a substitute.
 Mir. O'Neal-The previous question has been ordered, and you gag us. and must take some of the gag yourselves.
 The President-The Chair holds that the point of order comes too late.
 The question being upon the adop- Al .G rn nf A from Pike, upon a vote the same was adopted.
 The President-The question recurs upon the adoption of the amendment of the delegate from Montgomery.
 Mir. Reese-I desire to ask if 1t Is not a fact that this Convention laid upon the table the amendment that was offered by the gentleman from Montgomery.
 The Presidential did not.
 Mir. Jones CMontgomery)-No sir. the gentleman made a motion and with drew 1t in order to have the Chairman of the Committee hammer me.
 The question recurred upon the adop- ton of the amendment offered by the gentleman from Montgomery, and upon a vote being taken a division was called for, and by vote of 30 ayes and 56 noes the amendment was lost
 Mir. Cunningham-I rise to a point of order. The defeat of the amend ment offered by the gentleman from Montgomery carries with 1t the amend ment that was offered by the gentle man from Pike, and which was adopt ed.
 The President-The point of order Is well taken, and the question recurs upon the adoption of the Section as reported by the Committee.
 MT. O'Neal-Is an amendment in or der?
 The President-The previous question has been ordered.
 Mr. Reese--I desire to make mo- tion to reconsider the vote by which the previous question was ordered.
 Mir. Pettus-A point of order. It would require a suspension of the rules before that motion would be in order.
 MT. Reese-I move for a suspension of the rules.
 Mir. o'Neal-I call for an aye and no vote on that motion.
 The call was not sustained.
 Upon a vote being taken a division was called for ana the motion to sus- pend the rules was lost
 MT. Ashcraft-I desire to have the 
 The President--It is not amended.
 MT. Sanford (Pike)-As understood 1t the amendment as offered by the gentleman from Montgomery was car ried.
 The President-The Chair will state for the information of the delegate from Pike that his amendment was adopted as an amendment to the amendment, and the question recurring upon the adoption of the amendment it was lost. and therefore the question recurs upon the adoption of the Section as reported by the Committee.
 Upon vote being taken the Section was adopted.
 MT. Sanford (Pike)-I give notice now. having voted for the adoption of this Section. that I will make a mo- tion in the morning tU reconsider for the purpose of adding the amendment that l propose to the Section.
 Section 36 was read as follows:
 Sec. 36. No State office shall be con- tinued or created for the inspection or measuring of any merchandise, manu- lecture or commodity; but any county or municipality may appoint such of- dcers when authorized by law.
 MT. Harrison here took the chair.
 MT. Brooks-We have been in session here good deal today, and ouf session was extended half an hour before our recess for dinner, and we have done a great deal of work. It is now within twenty minutes of 6 o'clock, and l move that we adjourn.
 There were loud expressions of dis sent and vote being taken, the Con- vention refused to adjourn.