The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-20
0FFICIAL REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF
 THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF ALABAMA


 privilege tax Is to raise revenue only. | Referred to Committee on Legislative Department.
 MT. Watts-I move a suspension of the rules so as to proceed to the con- sideration of the report of the Com mittee on Executive Department.
 The President-The clerk states that he has only a few names on the roll.
 Upon completing the roll call, Mfr. Watts renewed his motion. and upon a vote the rules were suspended, and the convention proceeded to the con- sideration of the report of the Com mittee on Executive Department.
 The President--Tbe convention had under consideration at adjournment yesterday, section sixteen of the report of the Committee on Executive De- partment, and the committee offered an amendment. Thereupon the gentle man from Mobile. Mfr, Pillans. offered and had read a proposition for the in- formation of the house, which he pro- posed to offer subsequently, as an amendment.
 MT. O'Neal Lauderdale)--Before taking up that amendment, I desire to call the attention of the Committee on Executive Department and the house l to an commission in a section which we have already adopted. and which l think they will readily agree to cor rect. In line six of section fifteen 1t is | provided in case of the impeachment of the Governor, his absence from the State. etc, and it ought to be amended | by adding for more than twenty days. MT. Robinson undertook to call the | attention of the convention to that I h,,A 4n ho been misunderstood. Now. under the section as it stands, one days absence | of the Governor would authorize the Lieutenant Governor to take charge of | the office, and I am sure that was not | the intention of the committee, and 1t | was purely an oversight, and I am satisfied they will agree to the correc- ton.
 Mr. Jones IMontgomery)-The Com | mittee has not the slightest objection l to the correction, so as to eliminate the | possibility of doubt. They do not, think that 1t is necessary, as 1t is covered in another place, but they ask that the house unanimously allow the | correction to be made. Mir. Robinson-I will ask the Com mittee if did not offer that identical matter on yesterday. and they refused to accept it? MT. Jones (Montgomery) MT. Presi- dent we could not hear what the gen. tleman wanted, but If we were wrong yesterday, we are right today, and we are willing to confess whenever We are in error.
 Mir. Robinson-I am glad to hear 1t. It is suggested however, that the report of the Committee ought to be con- sidered by the convention. The President-The matter is not in order without suspension of the rules. MT. Jones (Montgomery)-I hope the convention will allow it. MT. O'Neal (Lauderdale)-I move a reconsideration.
 Mir. Oates-Would it not be in order by unanimous consent? There is no one objecting to it, and by unanimous consent 1t could be put in without any | reconsideration. The Presidential seems to the Chair after the matter is passed, that 1t can only be attained by motion to recon slider the action of the convention. The motion to reconsider the vote by which the section was adopted was carried. The President-The question Is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
 MT. Robinson-I have the amend ment here.
 The President-or the gentleman from Lauderdale?
 MT. o'Neal Oauderdale)-The clerk has 1t.
 The amendment was read as follows: Amend Section 15, line six, by adding after the word State, in line six, flor more than twenty days" Upon vote the amendment was ndnnfn6 nd f.V,- Iz O. tion l5 as amended was again adopted.
 The President-The question is on the amendment offered by the gentle man from Montgomery to the amend ment proposed by the Committee to Section Is.
 The amendment was read as follows: Committees northumberland Sec ton sixteen, line two, by adding after the words Alabama the words under such regulations as it may prescribe"
 MT. McDonalds amendment to the amendment was read as follows: ITO amend Section 16 of Article V, by add ing the following words: The request in writing hereinbefore provided for shall be verified by the affidavit of those making such request and the Supreme Court shall prescribe the rules of practice in such proceedings, which rules shall include a provision for the service of notice on the Governor. of such proceedings, and the method of taking testimony"
 Upon vote being taken, the amend ment to the amendment was adopted.
 Mir. Jones (Montgomery)-The gen. tleman from Mobile offered a suggest ion on yesterday. and I understood per haps he would write it out. and I think possibly the article would be better if his suggestion were incorporated in it.
 MT. Pillans-I wrote it out and sent 1t up, but the latter part is covered better by the amendment which has just been adopted. and I withdrew the latter part of my amendment.
 MT. Watts-I have an amendment.
 The President-The Chair will inquire of the gentleman from Mobile whether his proposition applies to the amend ment to the amendment proposed by the Committee, or to the Section?
 MT. Pillans-IS applies to the first part of the report. The part that was alluded to by the Chairman of the Com mittee.
 The President-The question now will be upon the adoption of the amendment proposed by the Committee to the Sec tion as amended.
 MT. Pillans-I thought that had been covered by the adoption of the amend. ment of the gentleman from Montgom- cry.
 The President-The amendment to amendment has been edopted but the amendment to the Section has not been acted on.