The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-13

| 1nge, Watts.
 Jenkins. Weakley.
 cry. Williams tBarbour). Jones. Of Wilcox. Williams tMarengo), 1 Kirk. Total-77.
 Messrs. President. Jones. of Hale. | Bartlett. Malone. | Beavers. Martin,
 sVsas. sisss"e''' Parker PsiSsF' tcu,lm.n,. | Carmichael, of Cof- Pearce. l rec. Pettus. | Case. Pitts, Cofer. Porter,
 Cornwall. Rogers Gowndes).
 Davis, of Etowah Rogers tSumter). | Eiey, Sanford | Gilmore. Sloan,
 Glover. smith, Mac. A.. Grant, SorrelI
 Greer. of Calhoun. stnddard. | Haley. Whiteside.
 Howeh. wilson tWash'gton). Total-36.
 ABSENT OR NOT VOTING. | Altman. Long (Butler).
 Ashcraft. Lowe {Jefferson). beddow. Macdonald, | Beth1ne. Morrisetts Brooks. Mulkey | Bulger. Norwood. , Burnett. O'Rear chapman, Reese Coleman. of Greene, Renfro,
 Duke, Reynolds (Chilton),
 Etts; Enss.. keynoids tHenry). Freeman, Selhe.rller. l Handley, Sollie Hinson. Spears, Jackson, Tayioe king, WaatherIv
 Kirkland. Wi' Waiies.
 Kyle Williams (Elmere).
 Lun' Lomax' Nins Wilson tciarhe>.
 So the amendment of the delexate from Cleburne was laid on the table. During the roll call. MT. Beddow-On this question am paired with Mir. selheimer. He would vote aye and l would vote no.
 Mr. Miller (Marengol-I now move 10 substitute the minority report of Hood and Miller for the other minority | report of Cobb. Parker and Jackson. The President-The minority report seems to realte to three sections. MT. Whiteside--I have an amend ment.
 The President-We will settle the question as to the minority report. MT. Blackwell-That minority report | is to Sections 2. 8 and4 The President-That is one minority report. and then one of the minority reports is confined to Section ,. Mir. Miller--I have d substitute for Section 3.
 The President--You offer 1t as a a,ib- stitute for the amendment offered by the gentleman from Morgan? Mir. Miller (Marengo)-Yes. sir. Mr Cobb-Wil it not suit your views just as well to strike out five hum dred" and insert six hundredr Mir Miller--No, sir. MT. President. yield the floor to the gentleman from Hale.
 MT. deGraffenreid-I offer as a suh- stitute for the pending question. the following, which l ask the Clerk to read.
 The President--For Section aI
 MT. deGraffenreid-Yes, The President-Or for the amendment offered?
 MT. deGraffenreid-And for the ! amendment offered by the gentleman from Morgan, yes sir.
 The amendment was read as follows: The General Assembly may, by a vote of two- thirds of both Houses thereof, arrange and designate boundaries for the several counties of this State. which boundaries shall not be altered except by a like vote; but no new county shall be hereafter formed Of less extent than six hundred square miles. and no existing county shall be re- duced to less than six hundred square miles. and no new county shall be formed which does not contain suf- hcient number of inhabitants to en- title 1t to one representative under the ratio of representation existing at the time of its formation. and leave the county or counties from which 1t is taken with the rer- ed number of in- habitants entitlink> 4ch county or counties to separate representation"
 MT. deGraffenreid-As I understand fl. the amendment offered Is the pro. vision now contained in the Constttu- ton with reference to counties and county boundaries. and upon the adop- tiuon of that as substitute, call for the previous question.
 Mir. Blackwell--I will ask the gentle man to withdraw that. The majority of the committee have not been heard.
 MT. deGraffenreid-I will withdraw. but wish to submit few remarks. MT. President and gentlemen of the Con- yentIon, the matter that is presented to YOU is one of some importance to the State. It is one that has been sprung in this Convention and was not dis cussed in the campaign before the peo- ple. This Convention was called for the purpose of reforming the suffrage Of this State. with a pledge on the part of some of the members of this Con- yention at least, that the taxes of the State should not be increased. put that they should be decreased if if could he done. Upon those issues we went be- fore the people. Upon those issues this Convention was called. and upon those issues most of the delegates to this Convention were elected by the people. We are not adopting Constitution which will by virtue of our act be the supreme law of this State. but We are adopting Constitution under a pledge that it will be sent back to the peo- pie for ratification by them. I am not informed as to the wishes of the people of Alabama upon this subject. do not believe that there is a single dele gate here who can truthfully rise in his seat and say that he is authorized to speak for the people upon this sub ject
 NJ" Howell-I am. sir.
 Mir. deGraffenreid-You are. but there are no others. I did not think that there was one who could say he knew what tho people of Alabama desired upon this subject.
 Mir Howell-I know what they want