The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-03

f. fl Committee on Judiciary reports adverse Iy Ordinance No. SO"
 | Mr. Smith (Mobiiel-Mr. President, I mittee adversed the ordinance because | it could find no field of operation for it The ordinance itself is proper one. it purpose was that the Convention might know if there was field of operation that the Convention might call attention nance 1 @ be read read SO that if there E is a I, s,e,s of operation some action might be talef..
 Mfr. deGraffenreid-I want to say that the ordinance came to this Convention. | on Order. Consistency and Harmonv. We | discussed 1t and also came to the con- clusion that 1t had no field of operation. The ordinance was read as follows. l Ordinance No. feO, by MT. White: An ordinance to empower and author ize the Legislature to amend or repeal \ all ordinances adopted by the Conven- tion not contained in the proposed Con- stitution.
 Be it ordained by the people of An bama in Convention assembled.
 is authorized and empowered to revise. | alter. amend or repeal all ordinances or parts of ordinances adopted by this Con Constitution Of the State by act passed ! and approved by the Governor as in oth- CT cases: provided. that the Legislature II peal an ordinance relating to the bonded indebtedness of the State adopted by tho Convention on the tenth day of August, 1901. Provided further, that tho ieeesta- annul ordinances establishing court houses except in accordance with Sec | tion fl of Article II of this Constitution. upon the ordinance reported by th. Committee on Judiciary.
 MT. deGraffenreid-I move that the or. 1t can be called from the table at any time before the Convention adjonrns. MT. oates-I would like to say that ony Ss lee cd by the Legislature They have no higher force of operation than the acts of the Legislature. They are not part Mr. Ashcraft-I ask unanimous to have it read and referred to the prop
 MT. o'Neai-I object unless the gentle man will refer without reading 10 the proper committee.
 ferred without reading to the commitsee on Suffrage and Elections.
 Mir. Ashcraft-I move that the rules be suspended and that the petition De read.
 Upon a vote being taken the couven- ton refused to suspend the rniea
 po4t MT os spfsassnns tss Gss5s 1S ss ask unanimous consent te make it.
 The Committee on Order. Consistency, ana HarTSny aSsy or the a res adopted by this Convention, be amend
 Strike from the last line on page and the following words:
 That portion of St Clair county which lles south. south and southeast of .Bsckbone occur the following:
 'rhe above mentioned precincts of St. Clair county"
 lines from the bottom of the third page
 Court house or"
 Also strike from said ordinance the following figures. s. 9. and ls wherever they occur in said ordinance relating Co Shelby county.
 and ninth lines north and northwest of said .Backbone MountainI and insert in lieu thereof the following: ';Said St. Clair county outside of the above named
 The PresIdent-Unanlmots consent is asked to make the proposed amendment. none; 1t Is so ordered.
 The Clerk read a further report of the Committee oil Order. Consistency and
 MT. President, the Committee on Order, Consistency and Harmony hqrewith re- turns ordinance n2 to which the same as engrossed was referred, with the rpcom- mendation that the same be apended as indicated by thls comInittee. The ordin- ance as recommended to be amended Is hereto attached and made a part Of this report. Robert h. Spragsins.
 Acting Chairman
 Ordinance 4l2. An ordinance relating to the bonded indebtedness Of the State.
 Be 1t ordained by the people ot tho State of Alabama. in convention assem- Dlcd:
 Assembly of Alabama entitled '.an act to consolidate and adjust the bonded debt of the State ot Alabama" appr0N ea
 ts S ana an net aSo fo amend ssc ton 6 of an act to consoiidate and RI- just the bonded debt of the State of Ala oama, approved Fso. n. asSs: Ss ana ana both of said acts shall have the full force and effect of law. The Governor Is authorized and empowered to act provisions thereof provided, that the bonds mentioned in said act and issued hereunder may be made payable at any time mot exceeding fifty years from the date thereof and shall not be redeemable until their maturity.
 Sec. Z.-Be 1t further ordained, that this ordinance shall take effecf rom and
 MT. SpraEgins~We ask unanimous con sent to make the amendment.
 Consent was given. and the amendment
 MT. spraggins--I move that both of thsse be referred to the Committee on Enrolment
 Tine Presidential will be so referred.
 Mir Spraggins-It is suggested that they had better be adopted as amended.
 The Presidential seems to the Chair that 1t was done by unanimous consent, and it is not necessary to take a second
 Mir. MerriII-The ordinance provides for the amendment of the body of the Con- stitutlon and perhaps 1t will be better to call for the ayes and noes on 1t.
 The President-We will have an aye the Committee on Enrolment, if the gentleman thinks best
 Mr. Gilmore-I move that the vote by l which the report of the Committee on Schedule Printing and Incidental Expen- | ses was adopted this morning be recon l sidered.
 Hr. Hefiin (Chambsrs)-The Committee | on Schedule asks unanimous conSeat to |
 The President-The gentleman has not | yielded the floor.
 MT. Gilmore-This Convention has spent I thousands and thousands of dollars iu I making speeches in behalf and for the benefit of old Confederate soldiers Of this State The President-The Chair would suggest | to the gentleman from Clarke that unless | there is a suspension of the rules his mo- | tion will go over and come up for con- | sIderation in the morning. MT. Gilmore-I move that the rules be | suspended, and that the motion to re consider be now taken up and passed xTnatn f9andoIUhN souyhf rnnon,,i