The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-03

The President-The gentleman From Mobile seems to nisapprehend the scope of the motion of the gentleman from walker. The motion is to re- ventfon ordered this report to a third reading, which action was taken to- day. The gentleman from Marengo moves to suspend the rules that this motion may be taken up and eonsid- cred at this time.
 A vote was then taken and the mo- tion to suspend the rules was sustained by a vote of e ayes to 23 noes.
 MT. Long (wafkery-Is an amend me1t in orderf
 The President-Motion to reg Sa sider is in order.
 lay the motion to reconsider on the ta- bie.
 Mr. Long (walker)-on that I eall for the ayes and noes.
 The requisite number did not rise and the call for the ayes and noes was net sustained.
 Mir. Hefiin (Chambersl-I rice to c question of parliamentary inquiry.
 The President--The gentleman will state his point of parliamentary in- Quiry.
 Mr. Hefiin-wni . motion be in order when the article b ordered to a third reading to strike Section 90 from 1t?
 The President--The Chair is of the opinion that | motion to amend would not be in order after the ordinance ts ordered to . third reading.
 hr. Hefiin-Then l move that the Convention rescind its action in oTdey- ins the whole article to third read ing:
 the question is upon the motion to lay upon the table the motion toreconsider action of this Convention whereby the ordinance was ordered to a third read ing.
 Mir. Hehin--I understand that was done.
 The President--A division was called for and by a viva voce vote it seemed to the chair that the ayes had 1t. Thereupon a division was called for and ayes and nays demanded, and the cali was not sustained. As many as faNor the motion to table will please rise and remain standing until they are counted.
 By a vote of 55 ayes to 43 noes the motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
 MT. Jones -(Montgomery)-I now call for the previous question on the article as engrossed.
 MT. Sollie-I request the gentleman to withdraw that for a moment. have an amendment.
 Mr. Jones-T would like to do 1t, but there are a great many questions that we have yielded ourselves.
 MT. Long-I hope the gentleman will at least give us the opportunity of Tr fhA arfiPInY
 MT. Jones-The gentleman can do that on the minutes, on the stump. or in the public press; would not Asist upon it but we have debated 1t five of six days. 1 move the suspension of the rules on the adoption of the ordi- nance.
 The President--It seems to the Chair that under the resolution offered by the gentleman from Montgomery the ordi- nance was ordered to third reading. MT. Jones--It was and nothing can be done, but some of my parliamentary friends say it might, and I want to cut them off.
 MT. Hefiin (Chambers)-I desire to make a motion to postpone the pending question until Monday next.
 Mir. Jones--f move to lay the motion on the table.
 The President-The ordinance has bee n ordered to a third reading and the question is on the adoption. The See- retary will read the ordinance.
 MT. Reese-I rise to a question of inquiry. After this ordinance has been read a third time will not the question then be on the adoption of the article7
 The Presldent--It will.
 Mfr Reese--Wiil not that be consid- ering the article? It has been ordered to thirdp reading and following the third reading will be the question of adoption. New it Is not in order for the Convention to postpone the further reading of the article and consideration for adoption until Monday morning as moved by the gentleman from Cham- bers?
 The President--tt seems to the Chair that after the ordinance is ordered to a third reading that nothing is in or der except the third reading of the or dinance, unless reconsidered, and the Convention has refused to reconsider the action by which 1t was ordered to a third reading.
 Mir. eollie-f rise to a point of order. The postponemeht was demanded by the gentleman from Chambers. I maks the point of order that when the ques- tion before the House is the reading or the OrQlnanCe, that motion TOT the previous question for adoption is out of order and cannot be made until af- ter the reading.
 The President-There is no such question pending. The ordinance has been ordered to a third reading.
 MT. Long (Walker)--I move to lay Article V on the table.
 The Presldent-The motion is out of order
 MT. Browne-After an ordinance has been ordered to a thEd reading. no motion is in order except the third reading and adoption or rejection of hat ordinance except a motion to re- the vote by which it was or- iered to a third reading.
 Mir. Reese-I desire to make motion to postpone the third reading of this section until Monday morning at Il o'clock.
 In the opinion of the chair, the mo- ton is out of order.
 The Article was read as follows:
 AN ORDINANCE To Create and Define the Executive
 Department.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala oama, in convention assembled, That Article V of the Constitution be strick- en out and the following Article Insert d in lieu thereof:
 ARTICLE V.
 Executive Department.
 Section 1. The Executive Department ihall consist of a Governor. Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Auditor