The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-16

nave been Q number of resolutions in-
 troduced by consent. He simply wants
 to get that before committee. It is a matter which will come under the I consideration of the House at some | other time. | Mr. Long (Wlaker)-I ask the gentle ! man If he won't make it general to all | of the gentlemen in order that they may introduce resolutions?
 MT. deGraffenreid-No, sir.
 The President-The motion. is that the rules be suspended Mir. Rogers (Sumter)-I believe that the gentleman from Limestone with drew his motion temporarily in order
 to give me an opportunity to>introduce | an ordinance.
 l MT. Jones (Montgomery)-I have a
 proposition that think will meet with | universal approval, if you will allow
 me to state it.
 | The President-There Is a motion te- | fore the House to suspend the rules,
 which is not debatable. Upon a vote being taken the Conven- | ton refused to suspend the rules. MT. Jones (Montgomery)-I ask un-
 animous consent for the purpose of saV- | ing time and helping out all our | brethren, if they will listen to me: won't say word afterwards, but Just | state the motion.
 Hr. Heflin (Chambers)-I object, MT. | President.
 The President-Objection is made. The next order of business is the call | of the roll for the introduction or res | oiutions, ordinances, etc. Mir. Cornwall yielded his call to MT. | Rogers of Sumter.
 MT. Rogers (Sumter)-I desire to in- | troduce this, at the request Of the | Chairman of the Committee on Execu- | tive Department made day before yes | terday that the delegate from Sumter bshould write out clearly what was ann ! biguous, in Section of the 8rtlcle on | Executive Department. Ordinance 372, by MT. Rogers of Sum- | ter: 1.-The returns for every election for Governor. Lieutenant Governor, Secre- | tary of State. Auditor, Treasurer, At ttorney-General. Superintendent of Ed | ucation and Commissioner of Agricul- ture and Industries, shall be sealed up and transmitted by the returning oHl-
 cers to the seat of government, and di- I rected to the Speaker of the House or Representatives, who shall, during the | first week of th.e session, to which sr"1 T l returns shall be made open and publish | them in the presence of both Houses of the General Assembly in joint con-
 vention; but the Speakers duty and the duty of the joint convention shall be purely ministerial.
 | The result of the election shall be as- | certained and declared by the Speaker | from the face of the returns without delay. . The person having the highest num- | Der of votes for any one of said off1ces | shall be declared duly elected, but if | two or more persons shall have an equal and the highest number of votes l for the same office the General Assem- bly,, by joint vote, without delay, snail choose one of said persons for said of7 | flee.
 Contested elections for Governor, Lieutenant-Governo Secretary or l State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Superintendent of Education
 and Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall be determined by both
 houses of the General Assembly in such
 manner as may be prescribed by law. Referred to the Committee on Exec | tive Department.
 1 Mr. Cofer-My name was called so
 rapidly that I did not have the oppor- | tunity to send up d resolution. de- sire unanimous consent to send 1t up.
 MT, Jones (Montgomery)-I would
 like to inquire of my friend if he is the
 gentleman that objected to leave for
 me.
 The leave was given. 1 Ordinance 373, by MT. Cofer: | An ordinance to be entitled an ordl-
 nance to define in part the duties Of Lieutenant Governor of this State as
 provided for by this Constitution
 Be it ordained by the people of the
 State of Alabama in Convention as-
 sembled, that the Lieutenant Governor
 of this State shall perform the duties
 required of the Private Secretary Of the | Governor, and shall receive for his ser vices such compensation as may be al-
 lowed the private Secretary of the Gov
 ernor.
 Referred to Committee on Executive | Department.
 Mir. Browne-The roll was called so | rapidly that I could not catch my name as it was called. l desire 10 lntroouce
 a resolution, and I will ask after the
 resolution has been read, to suspend the
 rules and put it on it's passage. | Resolution No 150. by MT. Browne: | Resolved. That the report of the | Committee on Taxation be set Tor the
 special order of this Convention, to be taken up and considered by sections. | Immediately after the conclusion of the
 existing special orders. l MT. Browne-I now move to suspend
 the rules in order to put the resolution l upon US pctSodSS'
 LJpon a vNe being taken, the conven-
 ton refused to suspend the rules, and | the resolution was referred to the Com-
 mittee on Rules.
 | MT. Browne-I ask unanimous con-
 sent to withdraw it.
 | MT. Pettus, and MT. ONeal 0auder-
 dale) objected to a withdrawal
 Mr. Craig-I have an ordinance which
 was forwarded to me by gentleman with the request that l introduce 1t,
 and 1 do so at his request. | Ordinance No. 374, by MT Craig (oy
 requesD:
 To amend Section of Article VIII of
 the Constitution of Alabama. l Whereas very many of the people Of | Alabama have expressed themselves as unalterably opposed to the disfran- | chisement of any white man, except for crime, and have pledged many dele
 gates to this Convention to observe this rule in framing a Constitution: and
 whereas by the express limitations con- | tained in the TX and XXNth Amend
 ment to the Constitution of the United l States, the same rule must be applied | to negro men, and if so applied in good faith, society would still be oppressed l and debased by the exercise of voting l by a large number of ignorant brutal men, wholly unfit to govern themselves and much less fit to govern others; and | Whereas it is expected of this Con- | vention and is it's highest duty to so | frame the Constitution. as that the | Government of the people of the State | of Alabama shall be placed and for
 ever remain in the hands of those of