The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF
 THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF ALABAMA

| gates to get here by Il o'clock. ] Mir. Williams (Ilimore)-1s the mo- ton to adjourn open to amendment? The President--,rhe motion to fix the time to adjourn is.
 Mir. deGraffenreid-I move to lay both amendments on the table. The President-It seems to the Chair that motion to adjourn is not one to be laid on the table.
 MT. Williams-My reason for putting | 1t F o'clock is because we cannot get a quorum here by il o'clock on Mon- day.
 Mr. Graham tTalladega)-There is a motion to table.
 The President-It seems to the Chair that the motion to table is not in or der. 'The motion is a privileged mo- ton to fix the time at which to ad- journ. The gentleman from Madison moves to strike out 12 o'clock Monday and insert il o'clock.
 ment was lost The President-The question is on the motion of the gentleman from Madison to strike out F o'clock and in- sert II o'clock.
 Mir. Williams (Ellmore)-I move to table that.
 The President-The Chair has ruled that a motion to table will not be in order.
 Mr. Greer (Perrry)-I move to strike out 1 o'clock and insert 12. to adjourn at o'clock today and reconvene at F o'clock Monday.
 The President-The motion is that when we adjourn today at 1 o'clock, we adjourn to meet at 12 o'clock Mon- day.
 Mir. Cofer-I move to strike out o'clock and insert 12 o'clock today.
 The Presidential is not 2 o'clock in the resolution. as the question now stands. the motion is to insert o'clock instead of 1 o'clock.
 Mr. Cofer-As a substitute, l move to insert F o'clock today.
 Upon a motion being taken, the sub- stitute was lost.
 The President-The question is then upon the motion of the gentleman from Louderdale to strike out 1 o'clock and insert 2 o'clock today. Upon a vote being taken the motion | of the gentleman from Lauderdale was lost.
 1 The President-The question will be | upon the motion of the gentleman from Marengo which is that when this Convention adjourn today at o'clock it adjourn to meet at 12 o'clock Mon- day.
 Upon a vote being taken, the motion was carried.
 MT. Graham (Ta1ladega)-As the roll call has been dispensed with, ask for unanimous leave to introduce petition. Leave was granted. and the clerk read the petition as follows; To the Constitutional Convention, Montgomery Ala: We the undersigned citizens of the Iarn ,l hnr nhNr nff nJIr r protest against the railroad pass evil, and do hereby declare our desire that it be, made an unlawful act for either State, county .or municipal officials to accept railroad passes from any railroad company, or for any such company to give such passes.
 We further petition the Constitu tional Convention now in session in Montgomery to incorporate in the pro- posed Constitution some effective self operative provision to that end.
 -.~ Talladega, July A3, 1901.
 G. T. McDldery, manufacturer fer tilizers; c. s. Weaver; J. H. Rogers, clerk; w. NJ. Graham merchant J. M. Woods, farmer; J $. Peters. farm CT; J. D. Davis, farmer; Bud Reeves, farmer; F. B. Bowie. merchant: Will liam Bradon, farmer; J. W. King, clerk; A. E. Bartlett, clerk; P. A Stamps. merchant; J. w. Hubbard, merchant; J B. Woodward, merchant; R. T. B. Anderson. merchant; J. c. Burt, clerk; F. c. McAlpine merchant; R. L. Stringer, merchant; J. w. cowan. merchant; A O. Hammell contractor; J. D. Lewis, broker; w H. Sindlinger, stone cutter; T. H. White. farmer: W. J. Handley, tailor A. W. Orgo, merchant; E. Hobbs, merchant; J. NJ. Sparks, merchant; J. E. Russell. merchant: Kyser, C. P. J.<F. Warnick, farmer; T. M. Long, clerk; c. R. 1ver clerk; J. M Thorn ton. merchant; D. NJ. Remson, mer- chant; B. A. Boyd clerk; Goldberg X Lewis. merchants; Thomas Hayden. clerk: c. A. Joiner. M M. Mogie, har- ness; J. H. Hicks cotton mill; Mont Lane, clerk; W. Bleatenbourg; J. F. Klein. J. F. Barnes, merchant: L. w. Clardy; Alabama Hardware O.; L. L. Brothers. merchants; E. O. Hobbs. merchants; G. T.. Smith, merchant; W. A. Speer. clerk; w. T. Groger farmer: G. O. Smith, clerk; J. H Samuel. clerk; J. A. Adams, farmer; J. W. Dickinson. farmer; T. R. Will Hams. Rep; J. B. Terry; c. w. Sharp. merchant; W. B. Glover, clerk: z Katzenstein. clerk: R. S. Sayre, bro- ker; P. Williams, merchant: w. B. Harrison. law; J. H. Foster law; w. c, | McMillan, law.
 Referred to Committee on Corpora tions.
 Mir. Wh1tesfde-On yesterday I had l animous consent to offer a petition two petitions one from Oxford and the other from Anniston. Only one of them was read. both of them being | identically the same, but the names | in the petition were not published in | the official proceedings. I ask uani | nous consent that they be printed under the petition just read.
 Consent was granted .::> To the Constitution Convention |
 Montgomery. Alabama:
 We the undersigned citizens of the | State of Alabama do hereby offer our | protest against the railroad pass evil and do hereby declare our desire that | it be made an unlawful act for either State. county or municipal officials to accept railroad passes from any rail- road company, or for any such com pany to give such passes.
 We further petition the Constitutions Convention now in session in Mont gomery to incorporate dn the proposed Constitution some effective self-opera- tive provisio to that end.
 Oxford, Ala, July 23, 1901.
 B. Dudley Williams, physicians; A. | w. Ligon, physician; James NJ. Gun l nels, druggist; w. c. Warnock, mer- chant; R. N. Wanock, merchant; John N. McAdams ieweler: w D