The age-herald., 1901-08-13
HUNGRY SOLDIERS PAWN
 MEDALS GIVEN BY KING

New York, August 12.-A dispatch to the Tribune from London says:
 Many imperial yeoman who have re- turned from South Africa are still com- plaining that they have not yet reached their arrears of pay. It appears that in the case of more than one yeomanry bat talion no account was kept of advances made to the rank and file in South Africa. The war office authorities consequently 0.-s-s-es-s..s .s-e-s-s-s- tendent of Education, Commissioner or Agriculture and Industries and Judges or the Supreme Court may be removed rom office for willful neglect of duty, cor ruption in office, incompetency or lntenh- perance in the use of intoxicating liquors or narcotics to such extent, in view or the dignity of the office and importance of it's duties as units the officers for the discharge of such duties, or for any or fense involving moral turpitude while Tn office, or committed under color tnereol or connected herewith, by the senate sitting as a court for that purpose, un- der oath or affirmation on articles or charges preferred by the House or Rep resentatives.
 There was a minority report to this ar ticle, section 1 of which contained clause of "habitual intoxication as ground of impeachment, and with the ad- dition of the words Lieutenant Cover nor' was the same as the present con- stitution.
 MT. Hood explained that section l was changed in accordance with two decisions of the Supreme Court construing the ex- pression "habitual drunkenness.
 Tha caction aS raDOrted was then adopted.
 Section Two.
 Section was then read as follows:
 Section 2 The chancellors, judges Of the Circuit Court, judges of the Probate Court sheriffs. solicitors of the circuits and judges of the Inferior Courts, from which an appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court, may be removed from office for any of the causes speclned In the preceding section, by the supreme Court under such regulations as may be prescribed by law.
 The minority report had reported as substitute for this section the sectlon 'h the present constitution.
 MT. Long of Walker spoke in favor of the minority report. The majority report had included the word ''sheriff'' in the section MT. Long said there was no ne- cessity to put sheriffs in this class In spite of the fact that Governor Jones had said he should die in the discharge of his duty like an engineer at the throttle. He did not think so.
 An engineer had hundreds of valuable lives hanging on the performance or nis duty. while a sheriff usually haa worthless scoundrel in his charge who had committed a crime for which lynch ing would always follow. He did not think it the duty of a sheriff to give up his life for a 5-cent nigger, and declared That he favored lynching in certain cases
 Mr Barefeld offered to amend section by providing that sheriff could pc his own successor.
 The section was discussed by MT. Mer- Till of Barbour, Mir. Mac A. smith or Autauga and Judge Coleman, the two iat- ter of whom opposed the majority report. On motion of Hood the minority repo.' was tabled and an amendment by MT. Parefeld to allow sheriffs to succeed Themselves was taken up. pr. Cunning bar, and Governor Jones favored the amendment MT Burns offered an ameno- ment to add probate Judges Inns was tabled. Judge Coleman opposed ootn amendments. The Barefield amendment was then adopted, the chair casting Fne deciding vote to break tie or fo to fu An amendment by Judge Coleman tnal sheriffs should not serve more than TWO terms was accepted by the committee Section 2. as thus amended. was adopteo' Section was then read as follows:
 Sec. g. The clerks of the Circuit or courts of like Jurisdiction, of crimihai courts. tax collectors. tax assessors, coun- ty treasurers, county superintendents Of education, county solicitors coroners, jus tices of the peace, notaries public, consta- bles and all other county officers, may ors. intendents and all other officers of incorporated cities and towns In this state may be removed from office for any cause specified in section of this arti- cle. by the circuit or other courts of like iurisdiction or criminal court of the county in which such officers hold their office, under such regulations as may