The age-herald., 1901-08-17
CONVENTION COMPR0-
 MISES ON SOLICITORS
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ton. When they deny this they should be abolished.
 technical objection ought not to be made to the will of the majority.
 The majority is- seeking in this matter to establish the law which has always been In force in this state except during Republican rule
 MT. F'itts of Tuscaloosa said 1t was to be regretted that partisan spirit ran so high, but the fact that the vote was close was no excuse for doing in this instance what had not been done in other instances. There was no necessity for cN ring rules under which the con- vcf nd worked for three months. IT. ittee on rules In this case had been Amely partisan.
 It is time that legislative bodies can change their rules but they ought to be changed In the manner prescribed un- der the rules.
 This judiciary article had passed this body with less than a score of dissenting votes who then made this emergency which it fS said now exists? A little CO., terie of officials If this constitution goes without an articleton judiciary, they Will be responsible. They will be like sam son and pull the walls of the building down upon them.
 He hoped this newborn rule, born at a questionable time and under questionable circumstances, would be defeated.
 Other Speeches.
 MT. Lomax of Montgomery said he would not take any part In the debate, but for the charge of partisanship, made by the chairman of the committee-the same committee which had pigeon holed the DeGraffenried ordinance. (Applause). We want to get through with this con- vention and we can't do it unless the majority can have an opportunity to ex- press themselves. If the convention wants to do business 1t ought to adopt this rule.
 MT. Opp asked MT. Lomax if the emil net gentleman from Tuscaloosa Fitts) and the pre-eminent gentleman from Mo- bile (Smbth) would not be in hopeless Democratic minority If 1t was not for the aid of those delegates who opposed the Democratic party. Mir. Lomax re- piled that they would. and moved the pre- vious question which was ordered.
 General Harrison then closed the debate on behalf of the committee. He defended its action, and said they had devised plan whereby the majority of the conven- tion could express it's will
 Captain White moved to lay the substi- tute reported by the committee upon the table, and on this motion an aye and nay vote was demanded. The motion to table was lost by vote of 57 to 5S.
 An aye and nay vote was demanded on the adoption of the substitute rule re- ported by the committee. This was adopt ed by a vote of 59 to 56 The discussion and roll calls on this question consumed two hours.
 Article on. Judiciary.
 Tn article on judiciary was then taken from the table by practical unanimous viva voce vote.
 MT. Watts of Montgomery moved that the article be read a third time and adopted.
 MT. Reese of Dallas moved to table Mr. Watts motion. An aye and nay vote was demanded on this motion, which was adopted by a vote of 5s to 57.
 A substitute by Judge Coleman of Greene to section 28 of the article was then read. It provides that solicitor for each judicial circuit who resides In the circuit, shall be elected by the qua- flied electors of the circuit for term of four years. and who shall not re- ceive any salary beyond that fixed by law, and provided further that the Leg islature may provide by law for the ap- pointment or election of any county so- licitor.
 MT. Wilson of Washington offered an amendment to provide that the solicitor must reside in one of the counties where he practices criminal law.
 Judge Coleman then spoke in favor of his substitute which he said was in the interest of the Democratic doctrine of self-rule. He did not care which provision was adopted so long as the Legislature may provide how and in what manner the solicitors for county or subdivision of a county should be elected. He had no doubt but what Democratic Legislature would allow a county to elect It's solicitor if 1t wished to.
 Judge Walker of Madison opposed that part of the substitute which allowed counties where there was county solic- itor and where the circuit solicitor never came to participate in his election. He had a substitute which embodied Judge Coleman's substitute with this provision added.
 Judge Coleman then accepted Judge Walkers substitute and MT. Wilson's amendment.
 MT. Lomax of Montgomery opposed as a substitute a provision that a solicitor for each judicial circuit and each inferior district shall be elected in such manner as the Legislature may prescribe.
 The previous question was then or dered.
 MT. Graham of Talladega moved to table MT. Lomax's amendment, which was done. The substitute of Judge Cole man was then adopted on viva voce vote.
 The article was then ordered engrossed and to a third reading and the convention adjourned until 3:30 D. m This ends the long and closely con- tested solicitor fight.
 AFTERNOON SESSION. The convention reassembled at 3:30 o'clock with 103 delegates present