The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1901-08-04

sIxTY-sEcoND DAY.
MONTGOMERY, ALA.

TIE rev. MI. Marshall as folioWs.
We come into Thy presence thi,
z morning, our Father. with deep sense
OF our unworthiness of Thee and our
dependence upon Thee. and We feel this
morning that we need Thee in every
thing that we do. We pray Thy
guidance this day. Bless each and
every one OF Us according to our needs
We pray Thee that Thou wculdsI
strengthen us and hedp us that we
may faithfully discharge every obliga-
tion that is upon us. Bless those who
are in authority over us. Bless the
members of this Convention assembled
and may their works be well pleasing
IN Thy sight and acceptable to the peo-
pie Of their state. Guide US through
this day, guide US into all truth. For.
give US of our sins and at last In
heaven save us, we ask. for Chrrst's
sake. Amen.
Upon a call OF the roll, eighty five
delegates responded to their names.
The President--The Chair will call
attention of the delegates to the fact
that we have bare quorum this morn
Ing and 1t will be necessary for the
delegates to remain In the Convention
in order that we may proceed with the
business before US.
Mr.. Sanders-The substitute offered
yesterday for Section 10 offered by the
committee read in part az follows: 1T
- hereby declared that the suffrage
plan Contained In this article is not one
and indivisib.e." The stenographic re-
port has It lis one and indivisible." ana
that is Just what / did not say. The
word mot Is omitted. Therefore. re-
quest that 1t be corrected.
The President-The official stenor
rapher will make note of the correction.
Leaves of absence were granted to
the following delegates-To Mr.. Par
ker tCullman) for Monday; to MI.
Eiey for Monday; to Mr.. Pitts today;
70 Mr.. Long (Walker) for today and
Monday; Mr.. Locklin. from July 2Sth
20 August s: Mr.. Morgan M. Smith for
today; Mr.. winn. Monday and Tues
day; Mr. Bethune and Mr.. Ledbetter
for Monday and Tuesday; Mr.. Altman
for today and Monday; Mr.. Malone for
Monday.
The report of the Committee on the
Journal was read, stating that the
journal for the sixty-first day had been
examined and found correct and the
same was adopted.
Mr.. White-I move that the regular
order be dispensed with this morning
and that we take up the special order
on which the Convention was engaged
yesterday afternoon.
The President-Including the call of
the starding COMMITTEES?
Mr.. White-Yes sir. That I under
stod to be a part of the regular order.
Upon a vote being taken, the mo-
tion was carried. 80,
Mr.. Smith (Mobile)-I want to ask
unanimous consent to introduce a
resolution to be referred. It is in
troduced by request.
The Secretary read the resolution as
follows:
An ordinance to exempt maimed SOL
d.ers who served in the Confederate
army or the State of Alabama in the
war between the States
Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala
banla in Convention assembled, That
all soldiers who, while serving in the
Confederate, army or serving the State
spf Alabanla as soldiers in the war be-
tween the States, lost a limb or an eye,
and who have no property other than
that which is exempt under the pro-
visions of this Constitution from pro-
cess for the collection of debt, shall be
exempt from the payment OF all taxes
now due by them to the State or to
any county or municipality. and shall
be exempt from the payment OF all
taxes, State. county and municipal,
that shall hereafter become due upon
the property SO exempt from debt, and
also from the payment of any and all
license tax of every kind and descrip-
ton.
Referred to Committee on Taxation.
Mr. Mulkey-I have short petition
that I ask unanimous consent to have
read and referred.
There being no objection. the Secre-
tary read the petition as follows:
Geneva. Ala. Aug. /. 1901.
To the Honorable Convention Of Ala
bama: 81, -r-
We, the undersigned petition you to
reduce Section two CD CT the suffrage
article from one year to three months,
we ask this in behalf of the many
teachers and preachers who are con-
stantly changing their location, and we
deem them to be as good a class of
voters as there is in the State.
]. B. Welsh Frank NJ. Justice, r.
J. II. Simmons, j. r. Adair, Jr., r.
J. Ward, c. D. Carmichael, w. M.
Tatum. j. s. Collins, j. A. Jones, D.
ID. Lamont, ]. a. Cuinty, James b.
Cox, attorney: A. D. McKinny, j. NJ.
Hutcheson, w. W. Seay, Il NJ. Day,
O.. w. Liton. H. H. Foster F. G.
Miligan, J. X. Clark, j. c. Jones, r.
H. Grey, NJ. 4. Pierce, ]. H. Heard. D.
w. Gilchrist, ]. G. Gilchirst. Ed Cowan.
]. M. Jeter, E. F. Elsberry, E; d.
johnson, Ed Reaper, w. H. Holloway,
A. r. Chapmen, J. q. Holloway. w.
NJ. Thomas, w. r. Jones, j. r. Kuth.
=. ]. May, F. J. Laird, J. NJ. Mer-
rift. C. E. Darby, .. Yohn. j. 3.
Welsh.
5. Referred 10 Committee on Suffrage
and Elections.
Mr.. Sanford (Pike)-Before begin
ming with the special order. l move
that when the Convention adJourns at
O'Clock, II adjourn to meet on Mon
day at IL O'Clock. -.
Mr.. Pillans-If 1t Is in order to debate
a motion TO fix the hour of adjourn
ment, l would like to submit a few re-
marks. am opposed to these short
sessions on Saturday. We are here to |
do business, and / would rather stay
to the end and do the work
Mr.. Oates-I desire to say in reply |
to that, while 1t is no convenience to !
me to adjourn early, and no incon-
venience TO hold late. and l believe in
work, and l believe / have been here
every day during this session except
one. we are going to enter upon the
of the report of the Com
mittee on the judicial Department, and
everyone sees how thin this Convention
is and after dispensing with other
business and the preliminaries in re-
gard to that, the Convention ought to
be full to consider such an important