The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-01

main question now be put. Upon . vote being taken tine main question was ordered.
 The Prcsident-The question will be upon the amendment offered by the gentleman from Montgomery.
 Mir. Lowe (Jefferson)-I asked di- vision of the question, and the question is upon the ayes and noes as under stand 1t.
 The President--rn the opinion of the Chair the question is not capable of division. The rule as the Chair. understands 1t. is that there may be a division where the sense will permit 1t, but the Chair mus, decide a question of that kind. and, ir the opinion of the Chair, the sense oi the question here will not permit a division. The ayes and noes were call ed for. Is the cali sustained?
 The call for the ayes and noes was not sustained.
 Mir. Reese-I rise to make a parlia- mentary inquiry. Is not the amend ment offered by the gentleman from Montgomery to strike out the entire section?
 The President--It Is.
 Mir. Reese-Then that would dispose of the original section. I move to lay the amendment on the table.
 The President-In the opinion of the Chair after the previous question has been ordered, the gentleman cannot move to table. The gentleman would have been in order to have moved to table before the previous question was ordered, but after the previous ques- ton has been ordered, the question is upon the adoption of the amendment and section as reported.
 hr Ia6~ -f The gentleman's motion, or whatever you may call 1t, is not an amendment. As understand 1t, you can amend the section by moving to strike.
 The President-The Chair will over rule the point of order. The question is upon the adoption of tine amendment offered by the gentleman from Mont gomery, which is to strike out the sub division marked "2nd." As many as favor the motion to strike out para graph marked ''2nd" will say aye: those opposed no.
 Upon a vote being taken. a division was called for, and the amendment was lost by a vote of IS ayes to 3S noes.
 The question then recurred upon the adoption of the subdivision as reported bv the Committee. and upon 8 vote being taken. the subdivision was adopted.
 The President-The Secretary will read the next section.
 Mr. Sollie-I have an amendn1Snt to the whole section.
 The President--Does 1t add a sub- division?
 MT. Sollie-Yes, sir.
 Amendment offered by MT. Sollie read as follows:
 Amend Section s by adding at the ha %~JI~ vtrrr tut@ l@I Those who reach the age of 21 years after January 1st. 1903. and before the first day of January, 1905. who are per- sons of good character and who under stand the duties and obligations of citizenship under a republican form of government.
 Mir. Sollie--I also have to offer an amendment to that amendment by way of substitute.
 The amendment was read as follows:
 Amend Section 5, by adding at the end. following subdivision:
 'Third-Those who reach 21 years of age after January 1st, 1903, and be- fore the 1st day of January, 1905. who are lawful desc endants of persons who honorably served in the land or naval forces of the United States, in the war of the American Revolution or in the war of 1872, or in the war with Mex ico. or in any war with the Indians, or in the war between the States, or in the land or naval forces of the Confed- crate States, or of the State of Ala bama in the war between the States, or persons of good character. and who understand the duties and obligations of citizenship under a republican form of government.
 Mir. Sollie (Dale)-Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Convention: It Is a little odd that I should offer an amend ment and at once an amendment to that amendment or a substitute for 1t f; and I will explain here and now why do so. The substitute is my preference. should like to see the Convention adopt it. It extends to the youths both the descendants and the good charac- ter and understanding clause of the temporary plan" already adopted. un- til January, 1905; and 1t gives to those to become of age within that time ex- actly the same opportunity the others will have under the temporary plan. But am not sure that the Convention will be as friendly to the idea of ex' tending to those boys to come of age within the time covered by the amend ment both the descendants clause and the character and understanding clause as they will to the character and un- derstanding clause alone. Therefore, I have offered the latter as an amend ment to the subdivision and the for mer as an amendment to, or substitute for, the latter, in order that may se- cure a vote, first, on the substitute; and. If 1t is lost, then on the amend ment which extends to the boys only the good character and understanding clause for the time in question. As I understand the rule. We vote first on the substitute and then on the amend ment. This is my reason for offering the two as I have.
 amendments is stripped of some of the rary plan already adopted by us, such jection has been made here; and of which are substantial that have been ing to the same relief offered hereto subdivision. and which were voted most forcible objections I have heard in discussing these amendments voted down with the Chairman of the Com mittee, Is that they have been too un- certain and were offered in such way that it would be difficult to understand them. and that 1t would require study on the part of a lawyer to learn their meaning If adopted at the places and fin the connections proposed. This point was probably well made. The obtec- tion to that offered by the gentleman from Chambers, Judge Robertson was that If nrOvided for the ra1iaf ra fiou nf