The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-23

t have voice in 1t, and as nearly with out conflict as possible. But we have some propositions not embraced in their article, that We think 1t Is our | duty to present and urge, and l have
 no objection to an order, if 1t is neces-
 sary to take one, to take up the sub- ject of legislation after the other orders
 that have been made, but think that
 the Commmittee on the Legislative De- | partment should have an opportunity,
 and not be cut off of having considered,
 in the same connection. the proposi-
 tions touching local legislation, which
 are not covered by this report.
 MT. Weatherly-Will the gentleman from Montgomery allow me to make | suggestion
 l MT. Oates-Certainly.
 MT. Weatherly-Perhaps the conven-
 ton does not understand the fact that | a number uf these ordinances relating | to the prohibition of local legislation
 have been referred to the Committee
 on Legislative Department and num-
 Der to the Committee on Local Legis-
 lation. So that it is as much the duty
 of the ConEnittee on Legislative De-
 partment to make their report on the | ordinances referred to 1t as 1t Is the duty of the other committee to make
 d report on the ordinances referred to
 1t.
 | Mir. Oates-The delegate from .Jef-
 ferson is quite right. He is member | of the Committee on Legislative De- pertinent, and knows these facts. that ordinances have been referred to the
 committee. touching the same subject. | All we desire, Mir President, Is fair 1 opportunity to have our views repre- | sented in this connection. We do not Wish to antagonize the Committee on | Local Legislation, but the committee
 last night went over it, after they re- | tired and think it is not broad enough, | and there are other propositions that | ought to go in there. and of course, the
 committee having made report, pre-
 sume the Committee on the Legislative, | Department will also make a report, l covering the points not covered by the l report of the Committee on Local Leg | iSlation. Therefore, I think that while | 1t may be conceded that this matter of | legislation may come up next after l the orders already made, I think that
 their report should be considered i probably along with the report on the Legislative Department, and wherein
 there is difference that it may be
 taken up along with that so as not to
 have any conflict. That is all we de- sire. But the Committee oil Legisla. | tive Department feels that 1t is their
 duty to report on ordinances touching 1 this subject that were referred to
 them.' and they have done so after careful consideration.
 | MT. Lcmax-WiIl the gentleman per-
 init me to ask him a question l MT. Oates-Certainly.
 MT. Lomax-Are you prepared to in- | dicate to the convention about what | time you will be ready to make tnis
 report?
 l Mir. Oates-The Committee will have
 a meeting this evening, and are ready
 to make a report. I will state further
 more, that the delegate from Mont | gomery himself offered an ordinance,
 a very extensive and well constructed
 one. which was referred to the Com
 mjttee on Legislative Department, and
 some of it's recommendations were
 adopted by the Committee. All we
 want is to cover the subject well, and
 not be concluded from it by the Com | mittee on Local Legislation. So I would suggest that this matter lie over until--
 The President-The Chair would sug- I gest to the gentleman from Montgom-
 cry that the pending question is the
 motion to suspend the rules, and un- less a satisfactory arrangement can l be made between the gentleman and the gentleman from Lauderdale, proba- bly, the matter could be reached by a | proposition to amend his motion. l Mr.. Oates--Mr. President it will
 simply result in this, to go on in that
 way, the Committee on Legislative De-
 partment will be offering propositions | and amendments that will throw more work before the convention, and we
 wanted to avoid that if we could. The President-Is the sugs eStion of
 the gentleman from Montgomery sat- | isfactory to the Committee on Local Legislation?
 Mir. Watts-No sir. and we desire to
 say
 The President-Then the motion be- l fore the convention Is the motion to
 suspend the rules.
 MT. Watts-I hope the convention will permit us to answer at least the
 implied charge of bed faith made hy | the gentleman from Montgomery against the Committee on Local Leg l isla ton.
 MT. Oates-Mr, President, the dele gate from Montgomery is assuming a good deal 1 never used the word pad | faith at all I simply stated facts, and nothing but facts
 MT. Watts-That is the matter We propose to discuss. Now the gentle
 man from Montgomery, MT. President, alleges that we went to his office last night, and submitted to his committee the report of the Committee on Local Legislation. That is true. We did that at his request. The gentleman
 from Montgomery, the Chairman of the Committee on Legislative Depart
 ment, promised to return to us. Cur report this morning, with statement of what objections his committee had to it. Instead of that, the report was not returned to us at the time indi- cated, and we sent for it, and 1t was sent back to us without any sugges- tions whatever. We therefore made our report-
 MT. Oates-Let me interrupt the delegate
 The President--Does the gentleman consent to be interrupted
 MT. Watts-I have no objection at all
 MT. Oates-NoW the promise that was made, was to return the ordinance to his office by 9 o'clock this morning. It was left with ya1e clerk of the Com mittee on Legislative Department, and he promised to return it.. When I went there he had not done SD, but started to carry # just at the time the messenger came 'l in from MT. Watts's office. Now never promised to send the objections with the report to his office, but promised to bring them here this morning, when l came, and that tho committee would confer with the gentleman, and I have the fn A