The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-17

could consistently get rid of the serv- ices of some of these committee clerks and save the State some small expense l thereby. Some other gentleman intro duced a resolution dispensing with the pages or a part of them. The same conditions that existed in this Conven- l ton when these pages were appointed still exist; and for that reason I have been opposed to cutting down their number. So far as the two messengers are concerned. If the Convention in their wisdom decides to retain them. 1t will all be satisfactory with me. have nothing to say upon that matter. Mir. Harrison-I would like to ask | the gentleman If 1t was the intention of the committee to prevent the Com mittee on Corporations. which has not completed its labors, of the use of its clerk. until their report was made. which think will he with in the next two or three days. and I trust that we be allowed to retain our clerk until the report h made. MT. deGrahenreid-So far as 1 am concerned. think that will he entirely proper and right. If the Convention acts upon the matter of tbis minority report and these gentlemen desire to amend the report and except from the operation of 1t two or three days the clerk of the Committee on Corpora tions. ] shall not object. MT. Harrison-Your motion for the previous question would cut off all de- bate. I wanted to amend- Mr. deGraffenreid-f move the adop- tion of the minority report and upon | that I call for the previous question | on the amendment offered by the gen. l tleman from Marenso and the minor- ity report
 cThe President here resumed the | chair.)
 Upon 8 vote being taken the main | question was ordered.
 MT. Howell-I call for the ayes and
 noes to see how many men here are | willing to waste the public money. The call was not sustained. MT. Howell-Doesn't the committcs l have a little time to reply after the | previous question?
 MT. Williams (Marengo)-The point | of order is too late. He called for the l ayes and noes himself. The President--The Chair will rec | ognize the gentleman from Marengo as | the mover, if he desires to discuss this i question.
 MT. Williams (Marengo)-No, sir; I l do not care to sueak The Presldent-The previous ques- ton was not ordered on the report of | the committee.
 Mir. Howell-I called for the ayes and noes. The President-The call was sub | mitted but not sustained. The President-The amendment of l the gentleman from Marengo retains l the messengers as we'll as the pages Mir. Cobb-I call for a division on AA~A
 messengers.
 The President-There is no occasion I for division. The question | must be submitted in sepa- | rate order because they arc separate | motions. The motion Of the gentleman | from Ma-engo favors the retention of | the messengers, and the minority re-
 port as offered retains the pages. The l question Is on the amendment of the gentleman from Marengo. Upon vote being taken, the amend ment offered by the gentleman from | Marengo (Mr. Williams) was adopted.
 thing done that will cut off the gentle | man from Lee.
 | The President--The question is not | debatable. The question is upon the
 adoption of the amendment offered by l tke minority committee, as amended, which retains the pages and the mes- sengers
 Upon a vote being taken, the minority | report was adopted.
 l Mir. Harrison-I dislike to ask any thing that appears to be special fla
 vor. But I desire to offer an amend
 ment
 l The clerk then read the amendment
 offered by Mir. Harrison of Lee, as fol- l lows: ITO amend so as to allow the l clerk to the Committee on Corporations | to be retained by said committee dur
 ing the present week, or until the re-
 port of said committee is made" l MT. Harrison-In the advocacy of that amendment, I desire to state very briefly
 MT. Howsll-I desire to say that the
 committee will accept that amendment. | MT. Harrison-I wanted to state the | reasons which thought would be sat l isfactory to the Convention, but if the 1 committee accepts 1t. that ends it. l Mir. Oates-I desire to amend In this: 1 That the Committee on Legislative 1 Department be allowed to retain its clerk until the consideration of this re- port be finished. I ask that for this l reason only: The clerk is very efficient
 and can aid me a good deal don't know whether it will be adopted and | there may be changes. and will need 1 his services. I hope to get through in
 q few days. I offer that as an amend l ment to the amendment to retain him 1 until this report is finished
 Mir. Howell-The gentleman from
 Montgomery will allow me to state
 that the Clerk of the Committee on | Order and Harmony has been retained 1 because that committee has not report | ed. and another committee or two have | retained their clerks who will serve | those committe when needed. | MT. Oates-I will say, in reply to that,
 that they would be of no service to me in this matter. because MT Swanson. | the present clerk, Is perfectly familiar | with all those things, has all the mem
 oranda and everything of that kind. l and can aid me greatly. 1 MT. Howell-I will accept tHat. | The President-The chai, man of the | special committee indicates willing ness to accept the amendment The 1 question will be on the amendment of- | fered by the gentleman from Mont | gornery: that the Committee on Legis- | Iative Department be permitted to re- | tain it's clerk until the consideration of the report is finished, and upon vote being taken the amendment was adopt cd. and the question now is upon the 1 amendment of the gentleman from | Lee.
 MT. Cofer-I desire to make motion | in order to give these committees an opportunity to retain their clerks un- | iii they get through their reports. l
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