The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-13

know who else to write a, yet <El 0 swers to these interroGAeoffeo v1[o
 most uniformly againet tbe ps0D4 tion of cutting down the area Of e!
 ties and they further said 1t would danger the ratification of this C0u tuition. The answer comes back q counties are already up to the tax 13
 1t. and any reduction of area win
 duce the revenues of the countiee c will. therefore. produce cpposttton o5l the part of old counties. New. e1rs M the Convention will bear with mo 1144 a moment, I will read circular lo<- ter which I have addressed to the of- ficeholders throughout the State Nf Alabama. see gentlemen snntIloG when I make that announcemeul an4 they say yes. as . matter of couyc4 the officeholders In the State 9f A3A- bama are opposed to it, but sir, H61<- ever is. Is, and if it is the faqt f114 the offlceholders in the State of A)1< bania are opposed to it. have we ne4 got to depend upon the politicai a6tn- cics that called this Conetituttonal CCne vention. and helped to promulgnte and proiuce this call? Haven't thoee oASu1 agencies. sir. got to fatify or re5ect i<4
 "As q member of the Committee on
 
 has decided upon e report by sua1of>. ity of one in favor of the reduction ck the area of counties, I desire tnf0rme~ ton for my guidance and thar of tb4 Convention on this subject, beloY4 6 vote Is taken. and for tAts pUrpooo F am sending oit this inquiry to the t4e rtous counties throughoat the 0tate. 1 will thank you to give your beee ln~I formation and reply to the followlnG questions by return mail:
 First. what office, if any. do you hold In your county? second, was thio question an issue. or was 1t discueee1' Third, what is the sentiment Of youx people on shis question? 10 it d1yide19 If SO in what proportion? How woul4 . change in the present Consk1tution| In this respect direct the ratification of the proposed Constitutiony If tn4 area of counties is reduced VIII 10 1oD-l sen the revenue. and will 1t increast the county rate of taxations"
 Now sir. received two hundred and fifty or more letters in answer Co that inquiry. have taken the trouble 70 abstract one hundred and sixty-three of those letters. The replies were this way: One hundred and twenty -three answers say there was no agitation Of the question in their County, and that 1t was not an issue and was not dfs-| cussei; twenty-efght say that fs was discussed
 Mir. Graham (Tailadega,--I see 1t ias about 6 o'clock. and I nave no doubt he would like for the Convention to have the full benefit of .he document~ ary evidence he has. and I ask the ael1> tleman to yield to me to make q n1o- ton.
 Mir. Parker (Elmore)--r will.
 Mir. Graham (Tailadega)--Thc court house question is Q very warm one here. but It is not % warm as the weather. We have done hard week'8 work and as the therm ometer reKfstera one hundred and ten move when this Convention adjourns this evening. thak 1t adjourn to meet on Monday at 14 o'clock.
 Thore were expressions cf dissent.
 Mir. Graham tTalladega}--I nov6 a suspension of the rules for the purpose of putting that motion upon it's pes- sage.
 Mr Greer (Calhoun)--And upon that call for the ayes and noes.
 The Presidential the opinion of the Chair suspension of the rules win not be necessary. The ayes and noeA have been demanded. Is the call sus- tained?
 The call was not sustained. and upan a vote being taken a division was dn-, manded. The secretaries expresEe6 doubt as to the correctness of theiH figures.
 The clock struck the hour of 6 c'cloeky
 Mr. Heflin (Chambers)--I now malxe' the point of order that under the rules. thfs Convention stands adjourned.
 The President-The ayes were ss and noes s5. The vote will be verified.
 And by a vote of forty four ayes and forty-seven noes. the motion was lost.
 Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Vaughn O. Dallas, for tomorrow and Monday. and thereupon the Convention adjourned.