The age-herald., 1901-08-16
CONVENTION ACTS ON
 SCHOOL LEGISLATION,

The committee then proceeded with the Hefiin ordinance and various other points of order were made. MT. Watts of Mont gomery said the ordinance was confus- ing in it's present shape, it consisting or printed leaves. MT. Hefiin asked MT. Watts if he (Watts) was not of average intelligence. MT. Watts replied hotly that he was and especially was he the equal in intellect of the gentleman from Cham bers. Mir. Heflin asked If 1t would con- fuse MT. Watts and MT. Watts replied that it would not
 MT. Hehin then arose to a question of personal privilege. He was interrupted by Mir Watts who said he was making a speech and not speaking to a question oi personal privilege.
 MT Waddell of Russell then arose to a question of personal privilege and said that some remarks of MT. Hef1in in which he implied that he CWaddelD had nc sense may have been true, but were un- becoming in a gentleman.
 MT. Hef1in said he was personally re- sponsible for what he said. MT Waddel replied that the matter of responsibility did not make a gentleman.
 The clerk then proceeded with the read ing Of the ordinance introduced by MT. Hcf1in. This was the article on judiciary in the present constitution.
 Some laughter greeted a statement that the judges should go into office in 1876. MT. Hefiin had omitted to change this date
 At the conclusion of the reading Mr. Heflin moved that the reference of the ordinance be postponed until tomorrow and then referred to the special commit tee provided for in his resolution An aye and nay vote was demanded on this motion which was lost by a vote of 24 to H. The chair then referred the ordinance to the committee on judiciary
 Article on Education.
 sections 6, and we're read and adopt.
 Section b.Not more than per cent O. all moneys raised or which may hereafter be appropriated for the support of publi, schools shall be used or expended other wise than for the payment of teacher! employed in such schools; provided tha the General Assembly may, by vote ci two-thirds of each house, suspend tht operation of this section.
 Section z. The supervision of the public schools shall be vested in superinten- dent of education. whose powers, duties and compensation shall be fixed by law
 Section S. No money raised for the SUD- port of the public schools of the State shall be appropriated to or used for the support of any sectarian or denomina- tlonal schools.
 State University.
 Section was read as follows:
 Section g. The State University and Az ricultural and Mechanical College. now called the Alabama Polytechnic Institute shall be each under the management and |. control of a board of trustees. The board far the University shall consist of twt members from the Congressional distric inswhich the University is located and ont from each of the other Congressional dis tricts in the State. The board for the Agricultural and Mechanical College shal consist of two members from the Congress sional district in which the college is To- cated and one from each of the othel Congressional districts in the State. Said trustees shall be appointed by the Cover nor by and with the advice and consent Of the Senate, and shall hold office for a term of six years and until their success sors shall be appointed and qualified. Af' ter the first appointment each board shall be divided into three classes as nearly equal as may be. The seats of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of two years, those of the second class ir four years and those of the third class al the end of six years from the date of ap' pointment, so that one-third may bt chosen biennially. No trustee shall re- cefye any pay or emolument other thar his actual expenses incurred in the dis charge of his duties as such. The Cover nor shall be ex-officio president and th' Superintendent of Education ex-offlcit member of each of said boards of trustees
 Minority Report.
 There was a minority report signed b, seven of the committee which recon mended that the words leach of saic boards of trustees at the end Of sectior 9 of the report stricken out, and thai there be added In lieu thereof the words "the board of trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. The superintend' ent of education shall be ex-officio a member of the board of trustees of ths university, and the said board shall elect its own president"
 MT. Foster of Tuscaloosa moved tc amend the university report by striking out all that applied to the state uni versity, and providing that 1t shall be un- der the control of a board of two mem- bers from the Congressional district where the university Is located. and one from each of the other districts, and the auperintendent of education and the Gov ernor, who shall be ex-officio president J The board Is to fill vacancies in its num- her and to hold office for six years with nut pay except travelling expenses. Theii election to be approved by the Senate.
 MT. Pettus of Limestone spoke in favor of the minority report. He spoke Of the system governing the University of Vir' ginia, which he said was excellent. The same rules were not obliged to apply tc the university at to Montevallo and other schools.
 x To Make Politics impossible.
 MT. Foster of Tuscaloosa said It hat been stated that politics influenced tn management of the State university, ant while he did not believe this he wante' to make it impossible in the future Tn peopIe of Alabama were interested In tn university and it belonged to them. Tn alumni of the school had passed resolu tion that the institution should be re moved from political influence as far a possible. and 1t was in response to thi resolution he had drafted his amend ment. He did not think. however, tn governor should be removed from ths board It was to the advantage of tn university that the governor should talk an interest in it, He had no objection