The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.

At the afternoon session the articles on Judiciary and Taxation were report ed correctly engr3ssed Trey were read a third time, were adopted and re- ferred to the Committe on Harmony and Consistency, after being printed.
 Mir. deGraffenreid of Hale gave notice that he would move to reconsider the vote by which the article on Judiciary was adopted in order to endeavor to change the mode of selecting Solicitors. He said he had been informed that an agreement had been made that this or dinance should not come up until Tuesday. MT Smith of Mobile, the chairman of the committee. was absent and he voted aye in order to make the motion to reconsider today.
 MT. Burns of Dallas introduced a resolution to include illegitimate per- sons in the section of the suffrage article disfranchising persons.
 The Article on Impeachments was then taken up. A minority report ac companied the report as to Section 1. which was lost and the section was adopted.
 There was also a minority report to Section ?. relating to impeachment of sheriffs.
 MT. Barcfield of Monroe, moved to substitute minority report, making sheriffs eligible to succeed themselves in office.
 This motion drought up the sheriff question again and Mir Barefield spoke in favor of the motion. He thought il should be the Tax Assessor and nou the Sheriff who should be prohibited from succeeding himself. He withdrew the motion temporarily. .=. ;.
 Mir. Merrill of Barbour, opposed the N11if n~it AT,. . O. Autauga. favored it.
 Judge Coleman of Greene. did not think this the proper place for the dis Cussion as to only the impeachment of Sleriffs before the Supreme Court ol before some court of the respective counties.
 MT. Hood of Etowah, the Chairman of the Committee. spoke against the minority report and moved to lay it on the table. which was adopted
 MT. Barefield then offered his amend nlent providing that Sheriffs shall be eligible to succeed themselves.
 Dr. Cunningham of Jefferson, saw no good reason why Sheriffs should not succeed themselves. He did not be- lieve a Sheriff should be denied the right to appeal to the people in an election provided he Is impeached.
 Governor Jones of Montgomery. said he had no objection to the amendment.
 Mir. Burns of Dallas, moved to add P-'obate Judges. which was laid on the table.
 Judge Coleman said it had been in the Constitution for years. and if il was going to be changed he might az well be perpetuated in office.
 Mir. Graham of Talladega, said that the reasons existing then did not exisl now and Sheriffs do not have monop- oy to hold office in this State.
 The Convention refused to table the amendment of MT. Barefield and it wae adopted. ayes 40. nays 40-President Knox casting the deciding vote in fla Y0r of the amendment.
 Judge Coleman moved to amend by limiting the Sheriff to two successive terms. which was adopted.
 The Section was then adopted.
 sections 3 and 4 were also adopted without change and the ordinance wa ordered to be engrossed to be read " third time.
 The ordinance reported bv the Com r,i.te- ir regard fo renealing the ar, tion of the Convention in providing fc tro suspension of Sheriffs by the Gov ernor pending impeachment proceed Inzs was taken UD.