The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-27

agent. issue such pass, Tree pass, or transportation, shall be fined like sum for each violation of this section. | Ordinance No. All, by MT. Reese: | Be it ordained by the people of Ala. bama in Convention assembled:
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 Sec. ... The Legislature shall enac, penal statutes to suppress the evil habit of using obscene and profane language in the hearing of children.
 Ordinance No. 420. by MT. Burns:
 An ordinance. The General Assem- ply or Legislature shall enact laws for the purpose of effectually enforcing the lien of agricultural. mechanical and railroad employees upon the product of their manual labor.
 Ordinance No. 422. by MT. deGraffen- reid:
 An ordinance to repeal sections and 9 of the article heretofore adopted by this Convention on the subject of Banks and Banking:
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama. in Convention assembled. that sections s and of the article hereto fore adopted by this Convention on the subject of Banks and Banking be and the same are hereby repealed. | Ordinance No. 432. by Mir. J. W. A. Sanford:
 An ordinance to empower the Legis- lature to construct a canal from the city of Birmingham to the Warrior river. by the employment of convicts on such work.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled, that the Legislature shall have power to authorize the construction of a canal from the city of Birmingham to the Warrior River by the employment of persons convicted of crime, on such work, and to provide for the collection of tolls on freight and fares from pas | sengers, for the benefit of the State.
 Resolution No. 223. by MT. Mac. A. Smith, of Autauga:
 Resolved that the people of Alabama in Convention assembled, that 1t is the sense of this Convention that the Gen. eral Assembly should, as early as practicable. so amend the laws of said State as to more certainly punish the offense of vagrancy which Is becoming such a common and alarming evil in many sections of Alabama.
 Resolution No. 269, by MT. O'Neil of Jefferson:
 Be 1t resolved by the people of Ala bama, in convention assembled, that the Legislature may provide that the general election immediately preceding the expiration of term of United States Senator from this State. the electors may by ballot express their preference for some person for the office of United States Senator. The votes cast for such candidates shall be | canvassed and returned Tn the same manner as for State officers.
 The President pro tem-Rule ~ Is the | only rule the chair can find which re- lates to this matter, and that provides the reports of committees shall be re- ported and lie on the table until they come up in regular order | MT. OateS-There is no provision in the rule that l am aware of, making provisions for adverse reports.
 The President pro tem-The chair does not see it in the index. | MT. Oates-I move that the report and ordinances be laid upon the. table, where the authors or others dissenting from the action of the Committee can move to take them from the table. l | think that would be the proper dispo- sition of them.
 The President pro tem-It is moved l that these resolutions and ordinances | which have been adversely reported by the Committed, shall lie upon the table until 1t may be the pleasure of the Convention to take them therefrom for consideration.
 Upon a vote being taken. the motion prevailed.
 The President pro tem-The special order is the continuing order of the report of the Committee on Suffrage and Elections. Section 4, and the min ority report thereto.
 MT. Oates-I rise for the purpose of correcting a statement 1 made on yes- terday. when my colleague from Mont gomery (Gov. Jones) was addressing the Convention. He seemed to be at a loss for the time at which the Federal government began the enlistment of negroes as soldlers, and l rose and stated that it was after President Lin | coins proclamation of emancipation went into operation. the first day of January, 1853, but by slip of the tongue I said 1865, or was so under stood. l desire to further state that when that went into operation the en- listment began, but il was not at all consummated m Alabama until the fall of Mobile. which went into the | hands of the Federal authorities late in the spring of 1865. l merely wanted to correct the statement of the histor- ic fact.
 The chair recognized the gentleman from Calhoun (Mr. Knox.)
 Mir. Sanford (Pike)-I have observed. MT. President. that in extending the | far, that we have had to interrupt them in the midst of their argument. and l therefore move that the rules be suspended, before the argument begins, and that the gentleman's time be eX- tended until he can complete his re- marks.
 Upon vote being taken the motion was carried.
 MT. President and Gentlemen of the | Convention:
 The sudden enfranchisement of a large mass of ignorant voters, just emerged from slavery. by the adoption of the fifteenth amendment, has been recognized almost everywhere as the mistake of the nineteenth century. The consequent evils that we have suffer- ed, in common with other States, need not be dwelt upon. They go to make the history of reconstruction in the South. and represent the darkest days through which our people have ever, and I trust will ever be called upon to pass. -" @.-
 The practical question, MT. Presi- dent. is what can we do. within the tuition. to ameliorate and remove the unfortunate conditions which the ere ation of an ignorant. vicious and in- competent electorate has brought upon us.
 The distinguished gentleman from Montgomery (Mr. Jones) who spoke in opposition to the majority report of the Committee laid down some princi-