The age-herald., 1901-08-31

lature to consider the impeachment Of the Governor. Governor Jones spoke briefly in favor of his amendment. He explained that this would remove one of the chef objections to the Legislature not meeting but once in four years
 MT Hood of Etowah moved to table the amendment. Governor Jones called for an aye and nay vote on this motion. The call was sustained and resulted in the mo- tion being lost by vote of ayes and 119 noes. The amendment was then adopted. The entire article as thus amended was then adopted and referred back to the committee on harmony.
 Captain White then by consent intro duced an ordinance to empower the Leg islature to alter or repeal all the ordi- nances adopted by the convention except the ordinance relating to the bonded debt of the State and the ordinances embodied in the constitution. This resolution was referred to the committee on rules.
 Suffrage and Electors.
 The article on suffrage and elections was then read.
 MT. Freeman of Winston Republican, moved to amend the article so as to pro- vide that none but legal white voters should vote at the election called for the adoption of the constitution. He spoke in favor of his amendment, saying it would prevent the constitution being adopted by the methods used in the Black Belt. It was the fair thing to do, and 1t was enough to disfranchise the negro without making him an involuntary party to lis own disfranchisement. He read his speech from typewriter document, and nobody paid any attention to 1t. Twice the talk became so loud that the president had to rap for order Mir Freeman did not seem to care whether he was heard or not. MT. ~f h. IL sion of his remarks if the amendment came from the Vaughan or Bingham fac tion. Naughter.) He did not reply, and on motion his amendment was tabled
 MT. Spragins of the committee then cor rected several typographical errors in the printed report "One of them" he said, lis the word appointment which has three 'p's.' Strike out one of them"
 (Which one?'' asked MT. Rogers of Sumter. Gaughter)
 MT. Burns of Dallas moved to amend section 1S6, subdivision 4.sso as to provide Tor holding sessions of the board of regis trars in October instead of November On an explanation from Judge Coleman he withdrew his amendment.
 Burns Speech.
 He then offered another, which pro- vided that illegltimates could not vote. He said 1t was a matter of importance to the black belt that this amendment should be adopted. It would disfranchise 4S,OO0 negroes, and he challenged the 155 delegates to name 155 white men in the state who would be disfranchsed by it. And If there were, there was a provision in his amendment which allowed their disabilities to be removed. Still it would disfrancfrise most of those that we came here to disfranchise, and that We prom ised to disfranchise. (Applause) He con tinued by saying he had been a snake hunter in his youth He had delighted to kill a rattlesnake, and he compared the modern educated negro to rattlesnake without his rattle, and said they ought to be crushed out. They were nurtured and little rattlers, bred by the white Re- publicans of the north. He spoke of cer- tain measures which the Republicans in the convention holding the balance of power had gotten passed, and said he regretted that Democrats could not set tie matters among themselves without calling in the aid of rattlesnakes, spread ing adders and moccasins, holding the balance of power.
 Still he intended to support the consti- tuition. (Appause) That meant something as he was the humble representative Of a county which with eighteen white men had carried an election over 800 carpet baggers.
 His speech was greatly enjoyed by the delegates, who did not take 1t all se- riously, and frequently applauded him.
 MT. Case of DeKalb moved to amend MT. Burns amendment by adding thereto as disqualified to vote the fathers of all illigitimate children. (Applause.) Mr. Reese of Dallas raised the point of or- der that the amendment was frivolous and not germane. MT. Smith of Mobile arose and stated that 1t had been definite ly decided by the courts that the father of an illegtimate had no legal status; that an illegitimate was the child of no> body.
 MT. Case replied that this was a physi- cal impossibiMty Qlaughter.) The chair sustained MT. Reeses point of order, and the remarks of MT. Case were on mo- ton ordered left out of the official re- port.
 MT. Burns amendment was then tabled by a vote of 72 to A.
 Coleman Amendment.
 Judge Coleman of Green then offered an amendment to provide for citizen 10 vote who by reason of physical inability could not read or write.
 Mr De Graffenried of Hale moved to recommit section 181, to which the amend ment referred, to the committee on suf- frage. to report back at the afternoon session This motion was carried.
 MT. Sanders of Limestone offered a res- olution to provide that all officers whose terms expire in 1904 shall continue in of- fec until 19O6
 Mr. Reynolds of Chiffon offered an amendment to subdivision of section 1S1, so as to provide that the owner in good faith. or the husband of a woman who owned $500 of real or personal property could vote. He spoke in it's favor saying it would benefit the white voters of North Alabama This amendment was referred to the committee on suffrage.
 The convention then adjourned until 3:30 o'clock.
 Afternoon Session.
 The convention reassembled at 3:3O O. clock with 99 delegates present.
 Mir. Ashcraft of Lauderdale by consent introduced an ordinance to define who shall vote at the election in Florence in December, 1901 It provided for a regis tration and also provided that no one could vote unless he was qualified voter under the new constitution.
 Judge Coleman of the committee on suffrage then reported a substitute for the first subdivision of section 181. It pro- yided that those who are unable to read or write solely from physical disability can vote. The other provisions Of the section were reported unchanged.
 The ordinance of Mir Reynolds of Chil- ton to allow any person to vote who owned $500 of property, either real or per sonal, or both together, was reported ad-