The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-04

the Confederate States or the State of Alabama in the war between the State. MT. White says his in- tention is to make it necessary for person to be patriotic before he shall vote. He shall have served his country in war or he shall pay nominal sum 10 the schools of his immediate neigh borhood. This is the key to his ordinance.
 The ordinance further provides that after the year 1910 any person not then a qualified elector of Alabama shall not become such unless, in addition to the qualifications above mentioned, he is able to read and write the English language or is prevented from so doing by reason of physical infirmity. There is q clause. however. that provides for persons of foreign birth, who, after complying with other clauses may be able to read and write any foreign lan- guage. The intention of this section is 10 make parents educate their chill dren.
 Directed Against Gamblers.
 The ordinance makes 1t necessary for each voter to have lived one year in the State. the County and the precinct in which he offers to vote. Persons of unsound mind, habitual drunkards, SdAuUtCIS, lAOSt WUO nave pufcndScu UT offered to purchase or who have sold or offered to sell their votes. are dis franchised. It also contains the broad provision that any person who has been convicted in any United States Court. the courts of Alabama or of any other State of felony or of any offense involving moral turpitude shall not be entitled to vote. Captain White says that under the present Constitu tion a person convicted of manslaught. CT or murder is not debarred from vot- ing and this claus eis directed against the man-slayer.
 Section of MT. Whites ordinance provides that the legislature shall new CT have the right to abridge or extend the qualifications of an elector. When paying the contfibution to the schools to the Probate Judge the voter shall state under oath his name, age. place of birth and election precinct or ward in which he resides. It is made the duty of the Probate Judge to keep a complete record of such voters in al- phabetical order and once a year fur nish a copy of this record to the Sec retary of State. The Judge shall also provide a copy of voters the names of qualified voters to the officials of each election, State County, municipal or otherwise, held in Alabama. The ordi- nance further provides that its clauses shall extend to all persons participat- ing in Conventions or mass meetings of political parties.
 Captain White says that he has drawn this ordinance to meet the re- ouirements of the. Constitution of the United States. He says 1t does not fn- terfere with the poll tax but simply makes it compulsory for every voter to support tine public schools of his inn mediate neighborhood. In case of his failure to do this he is debarred from voting. He believes that objectionable persons will. in a large measure. dis franchise themselves by failing to pay this tax.
 MT. Browne of Talladega, also intro duced a suffrage ordinance. It pro- vides an educational qualification and also contains the grandfather clause. Mir. Browne also introduced an ordi-- nance restricting she right of counties to levy taxes.
 A resolution by MT. Watts of Mont gosnery, providing that reports of all committees upon ordinAa ,es be printed and placed on desks of delegates. was referred to the Committee on Rules.
 At 1 o'clock MT. Carmichael of Cof- fee. moved 70 adjourn in compliment 10 the birthday of Jefferson Davis. The point was made that under the rules the Convention stood adjourned at that hour and MT. Carmichael did not insist mon his motion.