The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-22

UT SHdmDerS, smith (MODilel, I,nson' smieh. Morgan M., hood. Tayloe. | Howell, Thompson. | Howze. WaddeII | Inge, waSker
 Jones of Bibb. Watts ahs' Jones. of Hale. WeaElev | Jones, of Montgom> White.
 ,cne.; of Wilcox. WG.Iet. W".ss'oe'
 Knight, Williams (Marengo), nye Wilson (Clarke). Ledoetter ".son tWash'gton), ABSENT OR NOT VOTING. Altman. Kirkland. Carmichael, of Col Merrill,
 Coleman. of Walker. Renfro. Eyster, Searcy, Ferguson, Sollie. Jlimores .. Spears, Haley. wea fherIv 5en n' or Randolph, Williams (Elmore), hlhg' Winn, MT. Burns (during roll calD-With A view of moving a reconsideration I vote no.
 So the amendment was lost. Mir. deGraffenreid-I move the adop- ton of the resolution offered by MT. O'Neal.
 The President pro tem.-The preyi- ous question was ordered upon the
 
 amendment. The question is on the adoption of the resolution, offered lv | the gentleman from Lauderdale. Mr. Jackson-Am I too late to offer an amendment?
 The President pro tem.-Yes. The previous question has been ordered. Upon viva voce vote. the resolution was adopted.
 The President pro tem.-The Clerk will read the next section of the re- port of the committee.
 Mir. Sanford--I rise to a point of II. :. 1 quiry. Does that take precedence over the regular order? The Clerk-This is a part of the re- port. The President pro tem.--!The Chair | understands this Is the report of the | committee or the matter recommittej to it and the question is upon the | adoption of the report of the commit I tee as tt this section. Mir, Jones CMentgomeryl-I ask unan- l imous consent In order to favor my | friend from Sumter, who has an ordi- l nance on this subject, which the con- mittee reports adversely. to. report 1t | back now so that 1t may be consid- cred along with this section. The President pro tem.-Unless there
  lowed to make the adverse report. The report was read assfollows: Mir. President: 7o:,0 Rhe Committee on Executive De- partment direct me to report herewith ordinance No. 372, with the recommen- GAtion thet 1t do not pass. Thomas G. Jones, Chairman. MT. Rogers (Sumtcr)-I desire to | have the ordinance read and I move that it be substituted for the report of the committee.
 The ordinance was read as follows:
 Ordinance 37e, by Mr. Rogers of Sum l ter:
 The returns for every election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secre- tary of State. Auditor. Treasurer, Att | torney General, Superintendent of Ed ucation and Commissioner of Agricul- ture and Industries. shall be sealed up | and transmitted by the returning offi- | cers to the seat of government. and di- rected t. the Speaker of the House of Representatives. who shall. during the l first week of the session, to which such | 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 1 from the face of the returns without delay.
 1 The person having the highest num- ber of votes for any one of said offices shall be declared duly elected, brt if | two or more persons shall have an equal and the highest number of votes | for the same office the General Assem- bly, by joint vote. without delay, shall choose one of said persons for said of- | flee.
 Contested elections for Governor, l Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of | State Auditor. Treasurer, Attorney | General, Superintendent of Education and Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall be determined by both l houses of the General Assembly in such l manner as may he prescribed by jaw. | MT. Samford-I ask for a reading of the report of the Committee.
 The President pro tem-The gentle man from Sumter has the floor. If he will yield
 Mir. Rogers CSumter)-I consent to the reading of the report of the Com mittee. I would like very much u have it read in this connection. The report was read as follows:
 The Committee on Executive Depart ment iEstructs me to report the fol- lowing substitute for Section of the ordinance ito create and define the Executive Department" and the pend ing amendments, to wit:
 Strike out Section as it now stands and insert in lieu thereof the follow ing words:
 Sec. 4. The returns of every cleo tion for Governor. Lieutenant-Gover- nor, Secretary of State, State Auditor State Treasurer, Attorney General, Su- perintendent of Education and Com missioner of Agriculture and Indus tries shall be sealed up and transmit ted by the returning officers to the Speaker of the House of Representa- tives. who shall, during the first week Of the session to which said returns shall be made, open and publish them in the presence of both Houses of the General Assembly, in joint Convention | The joint convention shall supervise and control the Speaker in the dis charge of this duty and has power first. to determine whether the returns are in legal form. made by the proper officers. and tyuly give the results ss ascertained and declared by the Board of Supervisors in the several counties; second. to correct such errors as may