The age-herald., 1901-09-03

of Dallas. This was adopted.
 The committee on rules then reported
 favoraby resolution of General Harr-
 son. to have copy of the stenographic
 report furnished to the University of Ala
 bama, the Alabama Polytechnic Institute,
 the Southern University, Howard College,
 Springfield College, Normal College, and
 the girls school at Mouteyallo.
 General Oates then introduced a resolu-
 ton to recommend the election of officers
 of the state that they use every effort
 to obtain fair election for the ratifica>
 ton of the constitution.
 Judge Cobb of Macon then offered a
 resolution that the roll be again calleS l tomorrow to enable those delegates who
 were absent Saturday to vote for the
 adoption of the constitution. This was
 adopted.
 The privileges of the floor were then l extended to Hon. L. P. Troup and Hon. l John w. Ensler
 l MT. Carmichael of Colbert introduced l an ordinance to pay the secretary and his l assistants $200 for work to be done after | the adjournment of the convention. A mos
 tion to suspend the rules to put this res | olution on its passage was lost.
 Cost of Enrolment.
 MT. Carmichael also introduced reso- l lution to pay Robert Chapman $100 for the 1 enrolment or the COHSlltullOu- lHiS ieSO-
 lution was adopted on an aye and nay vote l of 89 to 6.
 l MT. Smith of the committee on judiciary l reported adversely ordinance 460. This | was MT. Whites ordinance to allow the l legislature to alter or repeal all ordinances
 adopted by the convention except such | as were to be embodied in the constitu- tion. This ordinance was tabled. Mir Ashcraft of Lauderdale introduced 1 a petition (which was not read) and which | was referred to the committee on har- l mony.
 The committee on harmony then reported | an ordinance to amend the St. Clair coun- l ty court house ordinance, so as to strike l out precincts 8, 9 and 13 in the Shelby | county ordinance as being within the jurisdiction of the new court house. | The committee then reported ordinance | 412, regulet ting the States bonded debt l This validated certain acts of the legfsla-
 ture consolidating the States debt and l provided that the bonds to be issued | should run for fifty years.
 l MT. Gilmore of Clark then moved to l reconsider the vote whereby the report l of the committee on expenses was adopt | ed this morning. Under the rules this l motion went over until tomorrow. Oates Declares Himself. General Oates then arose and said that | in all his legislative experience he had never risen to question of prsonal priv. 1 ilege. He had none now, but asked indul- l gence to make an explanation to the con- l vention as to his position towards the | constitution. There were cries of 'leave'', '1eave', and his request was granted. He then referred to the article read this morning from the Atlanta Constitution l and said he had heard some remarks as l to why he had not been present when the l vote on the constitution was taken He | | N.- l. | and said 1t was not because he was afraic of expressing himself. It might not be 1 wise but he was afraid of nothing in the world except doing wrong.
 He had compared the two constitutions | carefully, and considered it his duty to make known his position on this one. He | had for years favored constitutions convention He had promised his con- | stituents that if he did not think the | new constitution better one than the l old. he would tell them so. It was merely | A matter of conscience with him. and there was no politics in 1t. He had not | come to the convention to make politicai | capital He thought his experience might l have helped the convention, but it seemed 1 if and his suggestions were not needed or | wanted The delegates however, were all l friends of his, and he had no nara IeeilnBs | towards anyone.
 There were many good features in tho | new constitution. but 1t was not such an | instrument as the people of Alabama | were entitled to at the hands of this l convention. but taking 1t as a whole he | believed 1t was better than the old (cheers) and hence he thought 1t was to the interest of the people to adopt it. He then sat down amid cheers and loud ap- | plause. while many delegates approached | and shook hls hand.
 Ferguson and Cuba. | MT. Ferguson of Jefferson then asked l unanimous consent to recall his Cuban | resolution. Gaughter) Pending this the l committee on harmony asked unanimous l consent to have new section added 10 l the article on miscellaneous provisions | This section embodied the provisions or | the ordinance relative to refunding the
 States debt. This was adopted. 1 MT Ferguson then had read his re- l marks in favor of his Cuban resolution. | This resolution, expressing the hope that l c,ba might become a state, he said, had l heen introduced before Cuba accepted the l PIatt amendment and became an inde- | pendent state. He would now like to
 know where his resolution twas at" Had | 1t died in committed? If so he would re- 1 quest his friend from Chambers tMr. l Hef1in) to sing something soft and low | while its form was tenderly lifted from | the table. and he would console himself with the thought that it was better to have resolved and lost than never to have resolved at all .Uaughter) MT Reynolds of Chiffon asked consent to introduce a resolution. Objection was
 made and he then moved to suspend the rules that he might introduce 1t. This motion was lost by a vote of 57 to S9. it
 requiring a two-thirds vote to suspend the rules.
 MT Hefiin of the committee on sched- ules and expenses then, by consent, in- troduced a final report, setting out cer- tain small bills due by the convention. These were ordered paid.
 He also reported favorably a resolution to have 10000 copies of the constitution printed. Mir Eyster of Morgan offered a substitute to have the old and new con- stitutions printed in parallel columns. Printing Expenses. MT. weakley of Lauderdale said the =