The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.

THE AFTERNOON SESSION. When the Convention-reassembl at 3:3e o'clock III delegates responded to the call of the roll.
 Governor Jones was recognized to | speak against the motion of Mir. Long
 to. reconsider the action of the Con-
 vention. providing for the suspension of Isheriffs pending impeachment pro- ! ceedings.
 Governor Jones made an earnest and eloquent appeal to the Convention not
 to overthrow its former action. He 1 dwelt upon the importance of a Con- stitutional Convention and deplored the argument made that if the proposition was left in the Constitution certain off, ticers would use their influence against it. He said this was not proper argu- ment to use to such an august body. In arguing for a trial of sheriffs by the Supreme Court he declared that 1t would be worse than a farce ito or ganize jury to try a sheriff in his own County. He said he was compelled to admit that he was distrustful of the passions and weaknesses of people of localities. --s Referring to the recent lynching in Mississippi. of two women and a man he said the sheriff there had stained
 the name of Mississippi. He also re- ferred to cases of this kind in Ala
 bama. and said the Governor of the State. the highest officer in the State. should have the power to suspend sheriff Alabama could not afford to allow localities in the State to disgrace the whole State. Netting out lawiess- ness to brutes he declared, was a can cer upon the body polite.
 Question of Solicitors. At 4 o'clock Governor Jones concluded and the special order which was the final passage of the Article on Judi ciary was taken, up. The vote by which it was passed had been recon sidered at the morning session and it was set down as special order for o'clock.
 One hour and ten minutes was con- sumed in discussion of the parliament tary status of the Article. The real cause of the parliamentary discussion was a struggle between the friends and opponents, of the Solicitor proposition. President Knox ruled that the Ar ticle on Judiciary could not be recom- mtted to the Committee.
 Mir. Hefiin of Chambers moved to ta- ble the Article on Judiciary, and a call for the ayes and nays was sustained. The vote resulted, 55 ayes and 54 nays. and the Judiciary Article was tabled. Mir Pettus of Limestone demanded verification of the vote. The verthca- tion of the vote showed 1t was correct. but MT Sanders of Limestone claimed that his count showed the result to be 55 ayes and b5 nays. He claimed that the motion to table was lost. MT Sanders was invited to so to the clerks desk and compare the vote. Af- | ter a comparisons Mir. Sanders an uounced that he was wrong and the vote stood b5 to 54. The Judicary Ar lttete fwas tabled, The result was re- ceived with applause. ,rz- | At this point MT. Wilson of Clarke tried to call up his motion for a recon alteration of Section of the Article on Municipal. Corporations. This threw the Convention into another par liamentary tangle, which consumed twenty five minutes. It resulted in Mir. Wilson's making a motion to take from the table his mo- tion to reconsider the vote by which Section of the Article on Municipal Corporations was adopted, and to make 1t a special order.
 The motion of MT. Wilson was lost Section forbids the Legislature from allowing corporations to be relieved from paying municipal licenses.
 As to Municipal License. Then Mir. Wilson moved to reconsid- CT the action of the Convention in adopting the section and addressed the
 Mr. Weakley of Lauderdale. Chair, man of the Committee on Municlpai Corporations, supported the report or the Committee, although he said. ne was wiling to accept minor amendments tkat would provide for uniform sys- tenn of licenses by cities.
 MT. Malone of Henry, spoke against a recon .iderationA He said he thought the Section was a good one, and should stand. License taxes could not be uniform. Conditions were different in the towns.
 MT. Pillans of Mobile. spoke against a reconsideration. He said he was not present when the Section was adopted, but he endorsed it because it protected cities against corporations.
 Mir. Fitts of Tuscaloosa, defended the Section as adopted. He said he hoped the vote wet uld not be reconsid- cred. Under the present law the South ern Express Company was enabled to discriminate against other corporations. The Section proposed to defeat this proposition and he hoped the Section would not be reconsidered.
 MT. Fitts moved to table the motion of MT Wilson to reconsider and the Wilson motion was tabled, 60 to 13.
 Mir. Wilson made the point of no quorum. The presiding officer. MT. Pet tus of Limestone, ruled that a quorum was present and not voting.
 On motion of MT. Proctor of Jack son the Convention at $40 o'clock ad- journed.