The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-14
THE FoRTY-FOURTH DAY
Shelby Courthouse Matter
 Comes Up Monday.
Two Resolutions Relating to the stenographic Report-considerable Debate in the Constitutional
 Convention Yesterdayt

The Constitutional COnVcntlon was HI session three and half hours yes- serday and at o'clock in the after noon it adjourned until Il o'clock Mon day morning. The Convention yester- day adopted the deGraffenreid substi- ute for Section 5 of the Article on State and County Boundaries which fixes the minimum area of counties at 600 square miles as in the Constitution of 1875, and provided for the carving of a new county out of the counties of Henry. Dale and Geneva.
 It is said that if the people authorize this new county it will be called Do- than County, with the county seat at Dothan. the enterprising Henry County city.
 Section of the Article was reached just before adjournment. It is the Sec tion relating to the Shelby County Court House and is the last Section of the Article It will be taken up imme- diately after the Convention meets Monday morning.
 The forty-fourth day of the Constl- tutional Convention was opened with prayer Dy VkeN. MT. 11OWSiAs eAS S~AS~ gate from Cleburne.
 On a motion by MT. Stanford of Pike. the Convention agreed that when 1t adjourned it would be to meet again at il o'clock Monday morning.
 MT. Rogers of Sumter, presented . resolution that hereafter ne delegate may be allowed to revise his remarks in the stenographic reSert, and MT. Davis of Etowah, submitted atrespiu- tion authorizing the President fcfre- scind the contract with the ofncial stenographer after July 20.
 There was some diseussion Of these resolutions, but they were rererrea te the Committee on Rules.
 Mr. Parker of Fillmore, who was speaking when the Convention adr journed Friday afternoon. resumed his argument in support of the minority report to Section of the Committee on State and County Boundaries, which proposes to leave the area of counties at 500 square miles.
 Mir. deGraffenreid had sent up sub gtitute which was repetition of the Section in the present Constitution.
 MT. Thompson of Bibb spoke in fa- vor of the Committee report, which fixes the area of counties at 500 square miles.
 MT. Parker of Cullman. Chairman of fha Committee, made an argument in support of the Committee report. and moved to lay the deGraffenreid substi- tute on the table.
 The Convention refused to table the substitute, and 1t was then adopted.
 MT. Howell of Cleburne, who favors a minimum area for counties Of 400 square miles, gave notice that he would en Monday moev to reconsider the vote by which the substitute was adopted
 MT. Malone of Henry then sent for ward an amendment to Section by adding Providing that out of the counties of Henry. Dale and Geneva a new county may be formed under the provisions of this article for forming new counties so as to leave said coun- ties of Henry. Dale and Geneva with not less than 500 square miles each"
 MT Malone addressed the Convention an support of the amendment.
 MT. Espy of Henry also spoke in fa- yor of the Malon8amendment. He knew the people wanted It.
 MT. SoIlie of Dale spoke against nasty action in a matter of such grave inn portance and moved to postpone it's consideration for one week.
 Governor Oates said he knew more about the territory than the delegates who represented these counties. He fa- vored the motion to postpone action.
 MT. Malone moved to table the mo- lion and it was tabled, ayes 75, nays IS.
 The question recurring upon the adoption of the amendment fit was adopted and by further vote the sub etftute for Section which makes the minimum area of counties 600 square miles was adopted.
 Section 4. which ratifles and confirms the present county boundaries was adopted without division.
 Section 5. that no new county line shall run within seven miles or a court house was also adopted.
 Section 6, which relates to the Shelby county court house act was .the pend Ing question when the Convention at o'clock adjourned until Il o'clock Mon day morning.
 During the session yesterday MT. Whiteside of Calhoun presented a pe- tition from Citizens of Anniston re- Nuesting the Convention to provide for The election of Railroad Commissioners by the people.
 Just before adjournment MT. Burns of Dallas undertook to introduce a res plution providing for adjournment for len days but it was not considered.
 A large number of the delegates went home last night.