The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-21

motion to refer and the amendment?
 Mir. Harrison-L move to table the motion to refer.
 Mir. watts--I ask leave to withdraw my resolution. for the reason that I think the first one offered ought to be adopted.
 Leave was given to withdraw.
 The President-The amendment of- fered by the gentleman from Mont gomery is withdrawn. The question will be upon the motion to table the mo- ton to refer.
 Upon a vote being taken. the motion to table prevailed.
 MT. Lowe (Jetferson)-I move to table the substitute.
 The President--It is moved that the substitute offerad by the gentleman from Hale be laid upon the table.
 Upon a vote baing taken, a division was called for. and the motion to table the substitute offered by the gentleman from Hale prevailed by a vote of sl ayes and 45 noes.
 The President-,rke question recurs upon the motion for the previous ques- tion upon the original resolution. The question is shall the main question be now put?
 A vote being taken the main ques- tion was ordered.
 The President--The question is on the adoption of the original resolution offesed by the gentleman from Jeffer- son.
 MT. Proctor-I ask for a reading of the resolution.
 The resolution was read as requested. Upon vote being taken. the resolu- ton was adopted.
 Leaves of asence were granted as follows: 10 Mir. Craig for, yesterday; to MT. Lowe of Lawrence for today; to (Mr. Stanford of Pike for yesterday; to MT. Henderson for yesterday. and to Mir Hinson for yesterday and today. The PresideH1-The question fol. con- sideration Will be the report of the Committee on Corporations. The Sec retary will read the next section or the report of the Committee on Coroo- rations.
 section F was read as follows: Sec. r. No railrOad company shall give or pay any res,a te or a bonus in the nature thereof, dii ectly or indirect ly, or do any act to Iu'slead or deceive the public as to the real rates charged or received for freights tr passage; and any such payments shaA be illegal and void and these prohibitions shall be enforced by suitable penalties. Mir Ferguson-The secaon reported by the committee is a nA'w section copied bodily from the Cons titution of Georgia. It prevents rai6 pads and common carriers from givi!As rebates or bonuses in the nature of rebates. Il is furthermore made the dutA' or 'he Legislature to enforce the provision by adequate penalties. and unless some body desires to debate the question. | move its adoption and call for thu, EIe- vjious question.
 Upon a vote being taken, the main | question was ordered. Upon a further vote being taken, the | section was adopted. Section l Swas read as follows: Sec. IS. Rights, privileges and ease
 ments for public utilities along and | under the streets of incorporated cities and towns shall not be granted, except l by the proper legal authorities of such I incorporated cities and towns. Mir. Harrison--If the Convention will remember, the provisions of this sec | tion have been substantially adopted | by the Convention and engrafted as a | section in the article on Municipal Cor | porations. where the Convention th an
 seemed to think it properly belonged, l and by an understanding with the | chairman of the Committee on Mu- 1 nicipal Corporations, when certain sec | tions of that article had been postponed l for consideration with the pending ar 1 ticle. 1 agreed with him that these oth- | CT two sections should be laid upon the | table. and that they have beeE consid- cred and adopted as part of this ar
 ticle. I further agreed that 1 would l move to lay Section Is upon the table, | it being already engrafted in 1t. l ANaftS-Nhaf section Inc Ar
 ticle on Municipal Corporation covers | this section?
 MT. Harrison-I do not remember the
 number. but there is one substantially
 the same.
 l MT. Watts-The reason I asked the
 question, is because 1 do not recall any such provision.
 | MT. Harrison-I move. therefore, to | lay this section on the table. | Mir O'Neal uauderdale)-It occurs
 to me we struck it out of the report oi
 the Committee on Municipal Corpora
 tions. on the ground that your Commit tee had reported it.. I MT. Harrison-No, sir; I am confi- dent, and 1 am informed by the Clerk
 that it is the same as Section of the Article on Municipal Corporations. Upon a vote being taken. the motion
 to table the section prevailed. l Section 19 was read as follows: Sec. 19 No railroad, cSnal or other
 transportation company in existence al the time of the ratification of this Con stitution, shall have the benefit of any future legislation, by general or specla laws other than in execution of truSI created by law or by contract, excep' on the condition of complete accept
 ance of all provisions of this Article.
 Mir. Williams (Marengo)-The Com mittee desire me to state that this i:
 identically the same as Section "a ol the present Constitution on Corpora
 tions and for that reason. l move 1t'
 adoption.
 Upon vote being taken the sectioI | was adopted. Mir. Harrison-I now move
 MT. Sanford (Montgomery)-I offel an amendment to the report of thu Committee.
 MT. Harrison-I move that this Arti cle be engrossed and ordered to thirC
 reading. .-:.:...
 Mir White-I hope the gentleman wil
 not G,. that. but allow an opportunit! to offer amendments, as has been don'
 with every other Article of the Con
 vention.
 MT. Thompson-I have an amend
 ment.
 Mir. Harrison-Of course. if there i | anything additional desired to be of fered I will withdraw the motion.
 The President-The motion of tn
 gentleman does not cut off amend
 ments.
 The amendment offered by MT
 Thompson was read as follows:
 AD,ao5 the raDOrt of the COmmitte