The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-18
FIVE NEW ORDINANCES
MT. Long Presented Another
 Resolution.
MT. Beddow of Jefferson Seeks to Pledge Delegates Not to Draw Pay for More Than
 Fifty Days.

The twenty-second day of the Consti- tational Convention was one of the shortest in its history. The delegates worked one hour and when the Con- vention at 1 o'clock adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock, 1t had proceeded little further with its work than when tt adjourned Saturday. Five ordinances were introduced, a reprot from the Rules Committee was received, res- oIution by MT. Long, of Walker con- demning The Advertiser for its editorial utterances, was again defeated. and the Convention was proceeding to the consideration of Section 13 of the Ar ticle. on the Executive Department when the hour of adjournment ar- rived.
 The Convention was opened at F o'clock with prayer by Rev. Edward Gardner Murphy, Rector of St. Johns Episcopal Church. The roll call de- Neloped the presence of 1l4 delegates. A number of leaves of absence were granted and MT. Beddow. of Jefferson, sent to the Secretary's desk and had read a resolution pledging the dele gates not to draw pay for a greater time than fifty days. The resolution set out that upon it's twenty second day the Convention had not accomplished a great deal of work, and that "at the present rate of progress 1t will take some months to revise the Constitu- tion." The author of the resolution asked for a suspension of the rules that the resolution might be considered at once. The Convention refused to sus- pend the rules and the resolution was referred to the Rules Committee.
 Ordinances and resolutions were in troduced as follows:
 By MT. O'NeaI of Lauderdale-Every bill shall be read on three different days in each House of the General Assembly, and no bill shall become a law unless 1t is read at length before its final passage.
 By MT. oates of Montgomery--Gran iuries shall consist of noS less than eighteen men, but ten or them may find an indictment.
 By MT deGranehreid of Hale-Rela- tive to criminal prosecution. Every defendant has right to be heard by himself or by counsel.
 Mr. Kyle of Notwithstanding State banks to make annual statements which must be published for thirty days in newspapers.
 By MT. Blackwell of Morgan-Mem- orial from citizens of Morgan County asking the Convention not to reduce the present rate of one half of one per cent. allowed for special taxes.
 During the day the privilege of the floor was extended to ministers of Montgomery and to Hon. J. J. Arnold. member of the Lower House of tHe General Assembly from Calhoun Coun- ty. MT. ONeal of Lauderdale, how
 " after debate was adopted providing that hereafter the privilege O: the floor shall not be extended to any one NitlI- out unanimous consent.
 After next Thursday the Convention will begin having two sessions tshy. The Rules Committee yesterday le- ported favorably a resolution to thls effect but it will lie on the taole until that time. The convention adopteI resolution reported by the Rules Com mittee making the report Of the Com mittee on Taxation the special olt CT Immediately after the conclusion cf consideration of the report of the Com mittee on Executive Department 2 he RuIes Committee also reported favora- hIv a resolution permitting members of A committee to occupy seats in close nroximity to each other when the re- hort of that committee is under conSid eration.
 The Convention adopted a resolution bv MT. Graham of Talladega thanking the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company and the Western Railroad for ccurre- sies extended the delegates on ac2ount of the death of Governor Samfo7d.
 At 12:45 o'clock the Convention took mn Section 13 of the article on Execu- five Department which relates to veto messages of the Governor. There Nas some discussion of the matter and the Cbairnan of the Committee Co 1eTnor 1ones said that further discussion was useless as the hour of adjournent was near at hand. The Convention then at 12.5S o'clock adjourned.
 A complete report of the proceedings is nublished elsewhere.
 Editor of The Advertiser: In your is- sue of the 18th inst. you give me credit Tor the ordinance "to regulate woman s1,ffrag ge" introduced by me on that dav at the request of another. do moi Sesire to take credit for the work oi another. and will thank you to state the said ordinance is not my production but that of Hon. s. W. John of Bir' ningham, who forwarded the same tc me with the request to introduce Il into the Convention.
 Respectfully,
 B. H. Craig.