The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-28

 protest against 1t.
 Fourth-That 1t is the sense of this Association that any material change in the Judicial Department of this State will be a radical departure from the real purpose for which the Con- vention was called, and will greatly imperil the ratification of the Consti- tuition when submitted to the people for their approval.
 We therefore respectfully and ear- nestly petition the Constitutional Con- vention-
 (a) Not to abolish the Chancery or City Courts of the State.
 (b) Not to reduce the present mini- mum area limits of the counties of the State
 Co Not to incorporate in the Con- stitution a provision making any county officer ineligible to succeed him. self.
 Be it further resolved. that, these res olutions be spread upon the minutes of this association. and that the Presi- dent be and he is hereby instructed to present a copy of these resolutions tn the President of the Constitutional Convention with the request that he present the same to the Convention.
 A true copy from the minutes of the Sheriffs. Clerks and Registers AEsocla- ton of Alabama.
 .- W. R. Waller.
 President.
 H. H. Matthews.
 Secretary.
 Is there any such hody known to the laws of Alabama?
 The President-The Chair Is unable to inform the gentleman. the communi- cation is so signed.
 MT. Pettus-I move that that commu- nication be referred to the Committee on Executive Department.
 MT. Reese-I move to amend that by referring it to the Committee on Pre- amble and Bill of Rights.
 Mr. Pitts-I desire to offer a substi- tute for both those motions. The sub stitute was read as follows: Resolved, that the management of all public af- fairs be immediately turned over to the office holders
 MT. Hefin (Chsmbers)-I move to suspend the rules and lay that resou- tion on the table.
 MT. Pettus-I make the point of or- der that the resolution is out of order. The President-The resolution is out of order.
 A. vote being taken the amendment was lost and further vote being taken the original motion was carried and the reference made.
 The President-The next or1er of business will be the consideration of the Committe on Taxation.
 MT. Cornwall-I ask unanimous con- sent to introduce a short resolution.
 The President-The special order is the report of the Committee on Taxa tion.
 MT. Whitesfde-I rise to a question of personal privilege. On yesterday when the Convention was about to take a vote on the motion of the dcieSate from Walker to lay the amendment to Article of the report of the CommI.tee on Taxation on the table I called for a divison of this question. The official report of the proceedings of the Convention attributed that call to MT. Parker of Elmore. This dcTS MT. Parker an injustice as he desired to lay both amendments on the table. l only desired to lay the amen 1mant to the amendment on the table. because l conceived that to be a matter of leg- islation. I wanted to vote for the first amendment. The amendment of the gentleman from Pike, because 1 con- ceived that that came strictly within the purview of Constitutional provi- sion. I desire further to complain and protest against the ruling of ,he i,resi- OehI pIO lSIII. Ol IIIdE Cdll TOT ! niVt- sion in face of Rule 37 which reads as follows:
 Rule 37. Any delegate may call fuP division of the question. when the sense will admit of it.
 The President pro tenn. held that it was in the discretion of the gentleman from Walker as to whether or not he would permit division of the question.
 MT. Graham (Talladega)-I rise 70 a point of order. The gentleman from Calhoun cannot call upon the Chair to correct a ruling of the President pro tenn. of yesterday. His remedy was an appeal from the decision of the President pro tenn. at that time.
 Mir. Whiteside-I am not asking for 1t to be corrected. I simply desire lc pro- test against 1t.
 MT. Graham-I rise to the further point of order that the time was then to protest. not now.
 The Presidential seems to the chair the point of order is well taken so far as 1t relates to the protest made by the gentleman.
 MT. Whiteside-It is in the discretion, I conceive, of any member to make his motion as broad and covering as many propositions as he desires, but it is not within the discretion of any member of this Convention to prevent any member voting his sentiments on any proposition before the Convention.
 The Prssident-The question before the Convention is the amendment pro- posed by the gentleman from Jefferson to Section 1 of the Article reported by the Committee on Taxation.
 Mir. White (Jefferson)-At the close of the session yesterday, in answer to statement made by me to the effect that the farmer paid taxes on all his property, the same as any other citi- Zen of Alabama, my friend from Tal- ladega read from the statute the ex- emption of soms few articles from taxation. They apply as well to any one else as to the farmer. That, [ think. is an answer to that proposition.
 Now. MT President, what is this tax ation? We limit the ad valorem tax lar This tax is twenty-five mills on the dollar. Fifty cents on every ton of fertilizer means fifty cents imposed on every twenty dollars worth of prop erty and that taken as an ad valorem tax. means twenty-five mills on the dollar. That is in addition to the tax the farmer has already paid, and this is an unequal and an unjust burden imposed upon him. This twenty-five mills on the dollar additional taxation, is in addition to the fact that this same property has paid its proportion of taxes during the year as merchandise. Now. l say, Mir President, and gentle men of the Convention, that this Is e. T. E- k-.E E.