The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-29
ORDINANCES
 INTRODUCED Sixth Day of Convention
 a Busy One. MUCH WORK WAS DONE Five Plans for Improvement
 of Suffrage. Montgomery Members Submit Pro- positions for Relief-The Body Was in Session Less
 Than Three Hours.
MUCH WORK WAS DONE

The sixth day of the Constitutional Convention was marked by the begin ming of actual work of framing the new instrument. The convention. was in session nearly three hours, and during that time over fifty ordinances to the proposed constitution and a number of resolutions were submitted by members and referred to appropriate committees.
 Ordinances reiating to the constitu- tion take the same course as bills pre- sented by members to the General As sembly, excepting that when an ordi- nance is reported favorably to the con- vention by a committee and adopted, It is referred to the Committee on Order, Consistency and Harmony of the Whole Constitution, which committee gives it 8 place in the new instrument and re- ports to the convention for adoption of tits work.
 It was plainly indicated yesterday that the largest part of the work Of the convention will be toward improving the fundamental plan of suffrage and elections in Alabama. At least five or dinances were introduced providing an enti1eiy new section of the constitution upon the subject of suffrage and cleo tions. Each of these ordinances was framed for the same purpose, but the plans presented for reaching the de- sired result were widely different.
 The sections covering suffrage and elections were presented by former Cove IiJr Oats 10 mer GoNernor Jones, lion. Tennent Lomax, Hon. Gordon Macdonald and Hon. Thomas H. Watts IL was a notable coincidence that the five plans for the improvement Of the organic law as to suffrage ana eiec- tions emanated f. om five members Of the convention who live in Montgom- cry. ~ s-.-., .-t :. r As an earnest of it's intention to ex- pedite its work, the Committee on Sui frage and Elections, of which Judge Thomas w. Coleman of Greene Is chair man, held a meeting immediately af- ter adjournment of the convention ana organized. The ordinances were not considered but a sub committee of nine members was appointed to coilate all decisions oG the United States su- creme -Ces=. ssks.ehins ..:eon. snMra ge in the various States of the Union.
 The convention began It's work at Il o'clock yesterday morning. and was opened WlLn prayer ny ISSNs ANS0A ~~' Anderson of Montgomery. MT. Ander- sen prayed that each delegate should feel the burden of the responsibility resting upon him, and should perform that responsibility in the fear Of Goo'
 Many Ordinances Introduced.
 After some discussion as to the read ing of the journal, the Secretary began the call of the roll for the introduction of resolutions, ordinances and memo rials. For two hours the convention received ordinances and resolutions, and the proceedings, had they not been of such importance and dignity, would have been dull and uninteresting. There were few spectators in the gallery, and the work of the convention moved with extraordinary despatch. There were no interruptions, no debates and very little of persons moving about on the floor. The soberness Of the scene gave it an impressive dignity
 The Secretary took up the roll call where it was left off Monday afternoon and the name of MT. Hodges of Jack son. was the first to be called. MT. Hodges sent forward an ordinance amending Section l of Article of the present Constitution. The ordinance authorizes levy in townships, etc, of special tax of not more than one fouth of 1 per cent. to be used for school purposes. Such levy of taxes to be voted upon by the qualified electors of the sub division effected by the spe- cial tax. No person shall be qualified to vote in such election unless he pays on not less than $500 of property,
 A resolution by Mfr. Howell of Cle- burne, providing that the Convention meet daily at 10 a. m., was referred to the Committee on Rules.
 Mir. Howell introduced an ordinance providing for the reduction of the area of counties to 400 square miles. but that no new county shall be formed un- less it has enough people to entitle it to representation in the General As semb!y.
 Ordinances were introduced by Judge Howze of Jefferson allowing the Gov ernor to veto any part of the general appropriations bill; that the salary and f7es of no officer 5haii be increased dur ing his term of office and creating the office of Lieutenant-Gov who shall proyiGe over the Senate and receive the same salary as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, unless called mon to serve as Governor of the State.
 Gov. Jones's Suffrage Clause.
 At this point Governor Jones sent forward and had read his ordinance relating to suffrage and elections. It is a voluminous paper and is published with the official proceedings in today's Advertiser.
 The ordinance on suffrage presented by Governor Jones was the first on this subject. and its reading was given the closest attention.
 He also presented an ordinance relat- ing to impeachment of public officials. It more clearly defines the term Ina bit ual drunkenness
 Mir. Kirk of Colbert, presented plans for improvement in the organic law re- lating to the Executive and Judicial branches of the government. He sub nntted a section providing for four year terms of the Executive officers If the State. and makes them ineligible for reelection. He also seeks to with draw original Jurisdiction from Circuit .-n,,rAr in "a rae inNnl1.inu lnrs a