The age-herald., 1901-08-11

mountain range, ana that lno peopio III the southern part of the county never went to Ashviile except on court or of1i- cial business. He spoke of an election held in that county once to decide the mater of removing the county seat from Ashvilie, but that so much bitterness was engendered by the election that they never wanted another. They had looked to this constitutional convention to reduce the area of counties, but since they had failed to do this he hoped they would pc given relief by a special enactment, An gwering a question from MT O'Neal he said he thought the people of Coosa val lev would ratify the constitution If this relief were given them. He thought the constitution would be ratified anyway. He then sent up to the clerks desk and naa read a petition from citizens living In tne northern part of St. Clair asking that lne convention give a courthouse to the citi- zens on the south side of Backbone noun tain. It was signed by w. s. Fareman, probate judge. and others. He had let ters he said. from many prominent Dem- ocrats of the county asking for this court house. He moved the previous question on the adoption of the ordinance and the amendment.
 MT. Jenkins of Wilcox moved to table MT. Beavers amendment and the section. This motion was lost ana the p'ef"os question was ordered.
 MT Beavers then asked unanimous con sent to strike out that part of his ordi- nance which provided that Columbiana shall remain the county seat until chang ed by vote of the electors in that part of Shelby County not embraced in the precincts named. This was granted and the amendment adopted
 The original ordinance as amended by MT. Beavers was then adopted by an aye and nay vote of 30 to B.
 Article on Representation.
 The convention then took up the re- port of the committee on representation. This recommended an increase of the number of representatives from 100 to 1o5 and the Senators from 33 to 35 Sections 1 and were adopted as follows, without debate:
 Section 1-The whole number of Sena- tors shall be not less than one-fourth. or more than one-third of the whole number of representatives.
 Sec 2LThe House of Representatives shall consist of not more than one hum dred and five members, unless new coun- ties are created, in which event each county shall be entitled to one represen- tative. The members of the House of Representatives shall be apportioned by the General Assembly among the several counties of the State. according to the number of inhabitants in them respect lively, as ascertained by the decennial census of the United States; which ap- portionment when made shall not be sub- feet to alteration until the next session of the General Assembly after the next decennial census of the United States shall have been taken.
 Section Three.
 Section was adopted as follows:
 Sec. g. It shall be the duty of the Gen. eral Assembly at it's first session after the taking of the decennial census of the United States in the year 1910 and after each subsequent decennial census to fix by law the number of representatives, and apportion them among the several counties of the State according to the number of inhabitants in them respective ly; provided, that each county shall be entitled to at least one representative
 Section Four.
 Section 4 was adopted as follows:
 Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the Gen eral Assembly at it's first session after the taking of the decennial census of the United States in the year 1910, and after each subsequent decennial census, to fix by law the number of Senators, and to divide the State into as many senatorial districts shall be as nearly equal to each may be, and each shall be entitled to one Senator and no more: and which districts when formed shall not be changed until the next apportioning session of the Gen I x<x--- A n