The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24

The President--Ths oscretarr N1k read the minority report
 Mir. Oates--I have an amendmen4 to offer to a part of the section tl14 prccedes the minority report dss19 to offer an amendment to insert . woro in line three-
 Mr. Howze--I think it should he' taken up by subdivisions.
 The President-Probably 1t would - more convenient to diseuss 1t hrst as d complete section
 MT. oates-Is 1t not in order to offer an amendment to the first part of tho section before reading the subdivision
 The President--The Chair will con suit the wishes of the minority ccun~ uitte. The regular order under cur rules would be when this section = read, to consider the minority reperf ae an amendment. but if the gentlemen making the report wish to offer an other amendment they may do so.
 Mir. Oates--!t is not touching that Mr. President. I want to offer short amendment which I think aids In per- fecting the first part of the third Inc of this section.
 MT. Sanford (Montgomeryl-rhs amendment which propose does not reach the second section to which the minority report Is addressed The President-To what section does 1t refer.
 Mir. Sanford-It reaches the first sub division of Section f.
 Mir. Co,eman-I desire to amend Sec ton 1. in the first line, in accordance with the amendment which has already been made to Section 1, so as to make tEem correspond.
 The President--The chair will firqt entertain amendments offered by tho chairman of the committee. The amendment was read as follows:
 Amend by adding after the words United States in the fiji st line of Sec ton 4, the following words: And every male person of foreign birth who, before the ratification of this Con- stitution, may hav- legally declared his intention to become citixen ok the United States; provided, that all such foreigners who have declared their intention to become citizens of tho United States shall cease to have the right to vote if they shall fail to be- come citizens of the United States af- ter they are entitled to become such citizens
 Mir. Coleman--I ask unanimous leave to make that amendment.
 There being no objection. the aTpend> ment was allowed.
 Another reading of the amendment was called for.
 MT. Coleman (Greene)-The word "person" should read resident" You could not mean a man residing in Ne braska. but it should refer to . resi- dent of this State.
 By consent, the amendment was amended to read "every male resident of foreign birth" etc.
 Do1A ~.fr w.fx xa<>s.s r4s4t4 sent that the word resident" be in- serted in the amendment offered by mo There being no objection. the amend ment was ordered.
 Mir. Ashcraft-Section 3 provides "who shall have resided in this State two years" I do not see why 1t should be necessary to use the words prior to that, because before he IS entitled to vote he must have resided in the State two years.
 Mir. weatheriy-I desire to ask f. that amendment applies to Section l.
 Mir. Coleman (Greenel-We are trying to make them correspond.
 Mir. Weatheriy-The chair did not so state 1t, or at least did not so ua- derstand it.
 The President-The chair stated that the gentleman from Jefferson desired his amendment to be so altered as to make it read "every male resident" instead of person"
 Mfr. Coleman tGreene)-Aceording to the procedure heretofore adopted to take up sections which are sub-divided. minority report is directed simply to the second subdivision and not to the first, if we pursue the course herstc- fore followed, we must consider the first sub-divisioh of the section. and when we come to the second suh-dt- vision to which the minority report ap- plies, then the minority report would come up for consideration. That seems to have been the course heretofore pur- sued and it would be acceptable to the committee, and I suppose to the chair man of the minority of the committee.
 MT. Oates--I would like to offer an amendment to line three of Section {. which. I think. needs a few words 70 make 1t more definite.
 The Presidsnt-The chair will state under the rule the Convention Is con- sidering this Article by section and not by paragraph
 MT. Oates-It is rot a paragraph. but in line three of Section of the section. at the beginning of the section.
 The President-The gentleman Will send up his amendment.
 The amendment was read as follows:
 Amend Section f. in line three, by inserting after the word election the following. after the ratification of this Constitution
 MT. Oates-I offer that because think it will make 1t more definite and certain. The next general election is not absolutely certain, 1t ought to be after the ratification of this Constttu- ton.
 MT. Merrill-I rise for the purpose of making a motion to suspend the rules that we may continue in session.
 There were loud expressions Of dis sent.
 MT. Carmichael (Coffee)-I move that this Convention be now adjourned.
 The motion was carried and the Con- vention adjourned.
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