The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-01

Mir. Morrissett-I move that the re- port be adopted.
 Seconded. ..-s The motion was carried.
 MT. Kirkland-I desire to ask leave oi absence for tomorrow and Monday The leave was granted. ar Mir. Foster-I ask leave of absence for MT. Searcy of Tuscaloosa for today and tomorrow. -- Granted.
 MT. Grant (Calhoun)-I desire to ask leave of absence for the delegate from Etowah County for tomorrow. MT, Kyle.
 The leave was granted.
 MT. Porter (Coosa)-I ask leave of absence for tomorrow and Monday. The leave was granted.
 MT. Miller (Marengo)-I desire to ask leave of absence for tomorrow. Monday and Tuesday.
 The leave was granted.
 MT. Jackson-I desire to ask leave of absence for this afternoon, tomor- row and Monday.
 The leave was granted.
 MT. Malone-I desire to ask leave of absence for MT. Reynolds of Henry fol today and tomorrow.
 The leave was granted.
 
 ask leave of absence for today and to. morrow for MT. Gilmore of Clarke. The leave was granted. Mir. McMillan (Wilcox)-I ask leave of absence for MT. McMillan of Bald. win for Monday.
 The leave was granted.
 MT. Browne-I move, MT. President when this convention adjourns today that it adjourn to meet at II o'clock on Monday.
 The motion was seconded.
 MT. Browne-I move to suspend tho rules in order that that motion may bt put on its passage.
 The motion to suspend was seconded MT. Foster-Mr. President, I move tt amend that motion by changing the hour to 12 o'clock Monday.
 MT. Browne-I accept the amendment The President-The gentleman from Talladega moves when this convention adjourns today that it adjourn to meet at F o'clock on Monday.
 The motion was carried.
 The President-The question now is upon the reading of the journal.
 MT. Boone-Mr. President, I move that the reading of the journal be dis pensed with.
 The motion was seconded and car ried.
 Mir. Freeman-I desire to ask leave oi absence for myself for Monday.
 Granted. sence for Monday for myself.
 Granted.
 Mir. Foster-I have an ordinance which was referred to the Committed on Amendments of the Constitution. re lating to the working of roads by taxa. tion. ask the President to consider whether 1t should not be referred tS the Committee on Taxation.
 The President-The gentleman is cor. rect. and at the suggestion of the gen tleman from Tuscaloosa, the ordinanc. will be referred to the Committee or Taxation.
 Mir. Stewart-I ask leave of absence for Monday.
 The leave was granted.
 MT. Maxwell-I desire to ask leave O absence for Monday.
 The leave was granted.
 MT. Williams fMarengo)-I ask leav, of absence for Monday.
 The leave was granted. MT. Greer (Calhoun)-I desire to asl leave of absence for Monday.
 The leave was granted.
 MT. Lowe (Lawrence)-I desire to asl leave of absence for myself for Mon day.
 The leave was granted.
 MT. Espy-I have a resolution I de. sire to have read.
 The President-The resolution is no in order at this time.
 MT. Espy-I ask unanimous consent that it be referred to the Committee or Rules.
 grL. D.~-tS.-A rrL. -A..- A. Henry asks unanimous consent-- MT. willett--I object. I insist on tn, regular order.
 MT. O'Neal Lauderdale)-I would b, glad if the clerk would inform tn, House whether, with the number O. leaves of absence which have been granted for Monday a quorum can b, obtained on that day? l think the con vention would be glad to know thal fact.
 The President-Seventeen leaves hay, been granted. The chair thinks there will be no difficulty about a quorum The Secretary will continue the rol call where he left off on yesterday.
 MT. Morissett-The gentleman iron Limestone has offered resolution which was referred to the Committe' on Rules, with reference to reading or
 
 ] heartily concur in that resolution but if the Committee on Rules reports favorably upon that, resolution and al ordinance is read by it's title, will it b. included in the stenographic report?
 The President-M is impossible fol the chair to state whether the Commit tee on Rules will report 1t, or report il favorably.
 MT. Morrissett-I understand, but thu idea is, if the Committee on Rules will report 1t favorably. still the ordinance: and resolutions will be included in full in the stenographic report.
 MT. Grayson-Mr. President, I move sir. that we reconsider the motion by which we just agreed to adjourn over until next Monday. Now, on last Sat urday there was merit in that adjourn ment, simply because the committees had not been formed, and the business of the convention had not been fairly started, but now many of us live long way off, and we have come here to do the business of the State, and I hold sir, that 1t is our duty to remain here on Saturday and proceed with the busi- ness that Is before us. MT. Vaughan-Mr. President, I move that we paoceed with the regular or der.
 The President-Let me state the ques- tion-The gentleman from Madison moves tn reconsider the vote by which this convention determined to adjourn when it adjourns today, to meet on Monday.
 MT. Wnlett-I rise to a point of or der. A motion to reconsider an ad- journment Is not in order. A motion to adjourn after the House has decided to adjourn to a time definite is not re- considerable.
 The Presidential the opinion of the