The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-18

Beavers, ky.e
 Bethune. Ledbetter Carmichael, of Cof- Long (Butler),
 ice. Lowe Lawrence). Carnatnon. Lowe Uefferson), Coleman, Of Walker. Morrisette. Cunningham, Mulkey,
 Dent, Phillips,
 Ferguson. Renfro.
 Freeman. Reynolds tchilton). dranam, aar or Mont Rogers (sumter). Grant. Williams (Marengo),
 During roll call.)
 MT Rogers (Sumter)-I am paired with the gentleman from Marengo. MT, Williams.
 MT. Pettus-I rise to a question of inquiry. This is a motion to suspend the rules. make the point of order that the motion to suspend the rules under Rule 27 on page Il is not neces- sary to suspend the rules to move to reconsider the previous question be- cause the previous question is sub sidiary question and under Rule 27 motion to reconsider vote upon any incidental or subsidiary question shall not remove the main subject under con- alteration from the House. but shall be considered at the time when it is made. will read to the Chair from "Roberts's Rules of Order" on page 34 which gives a list of the subsidiary questions:
 Lay on the table.
 ''The previous question.
 Postpone to a certain day."
 I make the point of order that 1t is not necessary to suspend the rules. Under the rules of the Convention. a question comes up at once for recon sideration. 1 don't think the amend ment would be a subsidiary or incl dental question. The list. as found in Robertss Rules of order are to lay on the table .the previous question. post pone to certain day. amend or post pone indefinitely.
 The President-The gentleman makes the same point of order or rose to question of inquiry-raises the same point raised by the gentleman from Jefferson The rule there relates to the time when a motion to reconsider shall be considered by the house. The gentleman is correct about that. IT It relates to the main question the motion to reconsider shall be considered on the following daly. If 1t relates to SUD sidiary question it shall be forthwith considered. The rule distinctly pro- yides that no motion to reconsider IS in order where the previous question has been ordered, under our rules. IT the gentleman will refer to the rules, he will see that a motion to reconsider where the previous question mas been ordered is expressly excepted from the motion to reconsider and without sus- pension of the rules that motion Is not in orde. Rule Rule ? provides when a vote has passed, motion may be made to reconsider except on the previous question or on motion to lay on the ta- ble.
 MT. Brooks-If the President will look at that again, he will see that 1t means a reconsideration of a vote refusing the previous question but not after the pre- vious question has been called for. When a vote has passed, except on the previous question, you can move to re- consider the vote by which the pre- vious question was called.
 The President-The previous question in this case has been ordered: and the rule expressly provides that motion to reconsider a vote by which the pre- vious question was ordered is not in or der without a suspension of the rules. and the Chair overrules the point of order.
 And upon a vote being taken result ing in 65 ayes and 69 noes, the motion to suspend the rules was lost.
 The President-The question recurs on the amendment offered by the gen. tleman from Pike.
 MT. O'Neal-Is a motion to lay the en- tire section on the table in order?
 The President-No. sir
 Why not?
 The President-Because thre previous question has been ordered.
 And upon a vote being taken result q he ment was lost.
 MT. O'Neal-I call for the ayes and noes.
 The call was not sustained.
 Mir deGraffenreid-I rise to point of inquiry. When we adjourned to- day for dinner, We were about to have a roll call for taking a vote I think. That is my recollection, and I don't know but what we are now en- titled to an aye and no vote by virtue of former action of the House.
 The President-The Chair overrules the point.
 And upon a vote beingt taken. the section as reported by the committee was adopted.
 Section was then read as follows:
 Sec. '. The legislature shall consist of not more than thirty-three Senators, and not more than one hundred mem bers of the House of Representatives to be apportioned among the several districts as prescribed in this Consti- tuition; provided, that upon the crea- tion of any new county, it shall be en- titled to one Representative in addition to the number above named.
 MT. Oates-I discover on reading that section that there is a mistake. there has been an omission which was not intended. It reads To be apportioned among the several districts as pre- scrioed in this Constitution. It should read To be apportioned among the several districts and counties as pre- scribed in this Constitution
 There was no objection and the words and counties" were inserted in the place indicated.
 MT. Pitts-I offer an amendment.
 Amend Section of the ordinance re- ported by the Committee on Legisla- tive Department by striking out the words 50 in the first line ot the seventh section and inserting in lieu thereof '35" and strike out the words one hundred" in the second line and insert in lieu thereof "one hundred and five"
 MT. Pitts-The purpose of this amend ment is to make this section corres- pond with the ordinance reported by the majority of tAe Committee on Rep resentation. That Committee has fixed the number of representatives at 105 and the number of Senators at 35 and this amendment is simply for the pur- pose of making the two correspond. I n xnrNi inH