The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-14


 1o5ority report into three sectionss. 1fr. Cobb--Yes sir.
 3xr. Robinson--And we have adopt the old Constitution, which V 4Gpcsed of Section 2, 3 and (.
 1<r. cobb--Of course, and am going . lay. them on the table. if the gentle nan will allow me to have time to do t But. I was simply trying to get n& matter as 1t exists properly under Kood by the delegates.
 The President-The gentleman from Nacon moved to lay upon the table lection {, and the motion was never githdrawn by the consent of the Con pention. The Chair omitted to ask unanimous consent for the gentleman kom Macon to withdraw his motion to able. The question would be whether ne gentleman from Macon shall have unanimous consent to withdraw his notion to table. ,s5 To which objection was made. < Mr. Cobb sought. recognition. The President-A motion to table Is not debatable.
 MT. Cobb--But l have not made 1t yet. made a contract with the chair right there
 The President-The gentleman made motion to table
 Mir. Cobb-And withdrew 1t for my harmed friend here to make a talk. The President-The gentleman could 1oe withdraw his motion to table, ex- cept by unanimous consent.
 Mr. Cobb-Then I will renew 1t. won't talk any more.
 The President-The Convention re- tuned to give unanimous consent to it's Withdrawal Mr. cobb-I won't talk any more. uaughter.o
 The President--The question is on the notion to table section {.
 Mr. Cobb-There is something more man that. MT. Speaker you have not loyered the whole matter. It is not ynly section 4, but section 2 and 3 as made by the minority report.
 The Presidential the gentleman will onfine his motion to table to the sub- dilute to section 1. and the section, fe will take up the other matter in . aoment.
 Mir. Cobb-Yes, sir.
 The President-The motion Is to ta- 1le the substitute to section 1. and sec- lion 1.
 Upon a vote being taken, the section lnd substitute were laid upon the table. Mir. Sanford (Montgomery)-I give notice of reconsideration for Monday. 7 The President-The chair will state hat the journal is not in a very satis-
  section ? and 3.
 Mir. Cobb---I am coming to that right Now--
 The President-Let the chair make . suggestion as to that. As to section three there was a substitute pending, and thereupon the gentleman from Hale moved substitute for that, which was adopted. That substitute Ras then adopted as an amendment to
 
 hat the minority report as changed sy the amendment offered by the gen. sleman from Hale has been adopted Mir. Cobb-And that puts out The President-Section 8. Now as to section 2. the Convention has adopted bection 2. without consideration of a pending substitute for section 2. That vending substitute, however, was iden- ical with section as adopted. but in order to get the record straight, it teems to the chair that the vote where by section 2 was adopted should be re- considered and that the substitute for section should be laid upon the ta- ble,s or disposed of in some way, and men Section adopted. <. Mir. Cobb-Wont it do to lay Sec ton as it appears in this majority 1eport on the table?
 The President--That will not do be-
 
 proceeded to adopt section 2. and ig- aored the pending substitute for 1t. Ar. Cobb-Then I move to reconsider tor that purpose.
 The motion to reconsider the vote whereby section 2 was adopted was carried.
 Mir. Parker (CulIman)-I move that the substitute as offered by the minor- lty of the committee to section 2, be laid upon the table.
 And the motion to table was carried. Mir. Parker (Cullman)-I now move the adoption of section 2.
 The motion was carried.
 MT. Cobb-NoW. then. the next sec- ton.
 Section was read as follows:
 No county lines shall be altered or changed or in the creation of new SountteSsAhall be established so as to run within seven miles of the county Iourt house of any old county"
 Mr. Cobb-I move to lay the section on the table.
 Mir. Parker (Cullman)-That section e new section, and was put there as safeguard as to old counties, and I lope and trust that the Convention gill adopt that section and 1 move it's Adoption.
 The President-The gentleman from cullman moves the adoption of the lection as read.
 MT. ONeal-I move the previous luestion on that.
 Mir. Stanford (Pike)-I move to lay on the table.
 Mir. Wilson (Washington)-I call for m aye and no vote on that.
 The requisite number failing to rise. ihe call was not sustained.
 Upon vote being taken, the Conyeu- lion refused to table the section. The President-The question recurs Hpon Section 5.
 M-. Cunnineham-I move the previ- Dus question.
 The main question was ordered. and Spon vote being taken, the section vas adopted.
 MT. Cobb-The next section that We each will create a great deal of con- roversy, and I move that this Con- ,tention do now adjourn.
 MT. Norwood-Will the gentleman withdraw for a moment in order that 1 may send up petition? MT. Cobb-Yes, sir.
 Mir. Norwood-I move that the peti- tion be read.
 MT. Cobb--I move that 1t be received without being read, and published in the official report.
 And referred to the proper commit lee.
 Upon a vote being taken, the motion. IS amended. prevailed, and the peti lion Is as follows:
 Petition from the Baptist Ministers