The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-04

Kirs. Williams. of Bar Kirkland. bour. Ledbsttsr. Wilson. of clarkss Locklin. Winns
 Totai-72.
 ABSENT OR NOT VOTING. Messrs. President. yenkina.
 AitaISa. & McMdiiilan Baldwin,. es:s. esa o'asiii oSsii's':si Gssi.rssn,. Coleman, of Walker, Pearce.
 deGraffenreids Renfro.
 Fitts. samford.
 Coshee. soIlie.
 Freeman. Tayloe,
 dilnore~ Thompson. Graham. of Taiie- yaaghan.
 dega. Willst.
 Handleys Wuhamss of 0i- Harrison, more. 9' Hinson. Wiison. of Wash Howell. ington.
 MT. smith (Mobile)--The committeA desires to report favorably Resolution No. 1ss.
 The clerk read the resolution as fol- iowa:
 Resolution No|1ss. by ,Gr. wniisms (Marenso>: red considerable expense in obtaining stenographic report of the preceed- luxB ok tu0 SOuNGHSAOns oit0 WAA0A S08e the wisdom of the reports appears more apparent every day, and whereas. as q ready reference the reports are . fail. ure as theyA are now. and whereas an index would add greatly to the value of the reports;
 Now, therefore, Be it resolved by the Convention. that as soon as the Con- vention shall have adjourned sine die, that the Secretary of State be. and is hereby authorized to contract with some reliable party who shall make . complete index of said reports and shall place the same in each of the volumes of the reports heretofore ordered kept for the use of the State, and shall further cause to be printed in some paper in Alabama the said index. so that thsse people of .Aiabauna who are presSrvins the reports may easily obtain . copy of said index fer their use and preservation.
 Mr. Smith--r desire Co move the adoption of the resolution.
 4 vete being taken the resolution wes adopted.
 Mir. Smith (Mobiie)--on behalf sf the Committee on Rules. ! desire to report Resolution No. tsz. without recom-
 Resolution No. iss. by MT. Rogers Gowndes,:
 To amend rule ss 50 ss to read: The ayes and noes shall only bs ordered when the call therefor is sustained by fifty delegates.
 Mir. Reese-Mr. President. move to lay that upon the table.
 A vote being taken the resolution was laid upon the table.
 MT. Beddow-r ask unanimous con- sent to introduce resolution.
 Mir. Williams (Marengo)--I object. Uaughter.)
 MT. Beddew--r will withdraw my ob- lection to your resolution.
 Mir. Williams (Marengo)-I will pre- sent mine first then. ask unani-
 MT. Beddow--l object. z The President-The clerk will call the roll for the introduction of ordinances. petitions and resolutions.
 Mir. O'Neal Lauderdale)-We adopt ed e rule fixing the limit at t0:s0 u. m.
 Mir. Hefiin tChamhersl-But 1t was after 10:30 when we adopted the chang ed rule. and 1t does not apply today.
 The President-ln the opinion of the Chair 1t would not go into operation until tomorrow.
 Mir Hefiin (Chambers)-on yesterday I introduced an ordinance which went over until today. It refers to the eiec- tion of Sheriff, filling of vacancies to that office. impeachment or removal of the Sheriff. It has been the custom ID this Convention. MT. President. with out a single exception. when Gny dele gate has offered a resolution or an or dinance. and has indicated to the President desire to have 1t referred to any particular committee with but one exception. and that was yesterday by the gentleman from Mont gomery, who stands guarding on all occasions the report of the Executive Department. and because. forsooth, 1t has gone through in a manner and is now beyond the reach of this Conven- tion. sits watching ordinances in- troduced pertaining to that de- raised the obejction that my the Committee on Impeachment. one section in that ordinance referred, Mir. President. to the impeachment and removal of the sheriff, and, asked that it be referred to that committee, without seeing the Chairman of that Committee. without knowing how . single member of that Committee stands upon this proposition. asked that they might consider this ordinance and report 1t back to this Convention in some shape or other. Ordinances on this line have gone to the Commit tee on Executive Department, and, Mir President. they are sleping their until this good hour. This Conxentton has never had an opportunity to tnvesti- gate them or to expEess it's desire con- corning them. For that reason I de- sire this ordinance to go to . Conl- mittee that would act upon it and re- port its action back to this Convention. I did think, Mr. President, and l think now. that 1t comes with bad taste from the Chairman of that Com niittee to object to the reference of this ordinance to another Committee and ask that it be referred to his own. l will state that if I were the Chairman of a Committee in this Convention. and any delegate on this floor. no matter how humble and obscure he might be- if he indicated by suggestion to the Chair that he did not want his oruis nance referred to my Committee, I would sit as silent as the tomb. I would not ask. Mir. President, with a disrlay of enthusiasm to have that ordinance referred to my Committee for its action.
 MT. Cofer-I rise to a point of order
 The President-The gentleman will state his point of order.
 MT. Cofer-The point is there Is noth- ing before the House.
 MT. Hef1In--I win inform the tower ing statesman. and splendid genius from the County of Cuflman, that the ordinance has not yet been referred. and am now speaking to the subject.