The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-17

consider is pending. lfr. O'Nsai (I.auderdals)--I rise to [ parliamentary inquiry. The president--The gentleman from Sumter moves to lay the motion to re consider upon the tahle. Mr. O'Neal Nauderdais) agnr sought recognition. The .Presidsnt--The gentleman from Lauderdale will state the point of in- Quiry.
 Mi. o-Neai (Lauderdale)-This rule says a motion to reconsider c vote up- on any incidental or subsidiary quss- tion. but I insist that the amendment of the gentleman from Barbour waa not an incidental question, but was really the main question. It went to the main question. That rule only ap- plies to incidental questions, and cer- tainly cannot mean question of this kind, which goes to the merits of the controversy. The question was wheth- CT you changed quadrennial to bien- nial. and to give that construction to the rule The President--The gentleman rises to question of inquiry and desires to have ruling of the Chair? | Mr. oNeai Naudsrdale)--Yes. sir; on | that point.
 The President-The chair Is of the | contrary opinion. The question Is on the motion to table the motion to re- | consider.
 Upon a vote being taken. a division was called for. when the chair was re- quested to state the question. The President-The Convention re- fused to adopt the amendment offered hV 10 lnv Ror upon the gentleman from Sumter nov ed to reconsider the vote whereby the Convention refused to adopt the amend ment offered by the gentleman from Barbour, and thereupon he moved to lay that motion upon the table, and as many as favor tabling the motion to reconsider will please rise and remain standing until counted. And by a vote of sixty-six ayes and forty-seven noes. the motion to recon slider was laid on the table. The President-The question now re- CUTS upon the section as samended and upon that the previous question has been ordered. MT. Whlte-I rise to a point of order. The President--The gentleman win | state the point of order. Mir. White-That motion to table was not carried, because 1t takes . two- | thirds vote.
 The President-The chair will state, | in the opinion of the chair--- Mir. White--I was laboring under a misapprehension. thought 1t was a motion to suspend the rules. The Presidential was a motion to lay upon the table and a majority vote is sufficient
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-I rise to a parliamentary inquiry. I called for the previous question on the two amendments, but the previous ques- ton. as understand it, has never been called on the adoption of the section.
 The President-The previous ques- ton was ordered upon the adoption of the amendments and the section.
 Mir. Jones (Montgomery)-Who made the motion? The President--The gentleman from Sumter.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-I hope the gentleman in charge of this won't choke us off in that way. The President-The question Is not de6atable. after the previous question has been ordered. MT. Jones (Montgomery)-I am not debating 1t. I am simply making parliamentary appeal to the gentle man on the other side not to choke us down.
 MT. o'Neal Gauderdale)-I second that appeal.
 The President-The delegates will please take their seats
 MT. O'Neal (Lauderdale)-I move to reconsider the vote by which the pre- vious question was ordered.
 The President-The question is upon the adoption of the section as amended. MT. Jones (Montgomeryl-I move we adjourn.
 The President-The motion to recon slider is not in order where the pre- vious question has been ordered. If the gentleman will refer to the rule on reconsideration, he will ind that ex- ception. Rule 27 provides. "When a vote has passed except on the previous question, or on motion to lay on the table, a motion for reconsideration may be made" The question is upon the adoption of the section as Amended and the previous question has been ordered.
 Upon a vote being taken, the section was adopted.
 Mir. O'Neal Qauderdale)--I vote aye for the purpose of moving a reconsid- eration.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-I voted aye, MT. President. to move recon sideration.
 MT. Sollie--I voted aye for the pur- pose of moving a reconsideration to- morrow of the vote whereby this sec- tion was passed.
 The President--Two other gentlep1en have given the same notice to the chair.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-I move we adjourn.
 MT. Burns--A point of information.
 The President-The gentleman will state the question of inquigy.
 MT. Burns-I voted aye to adopt that section; can I make a motion to recon slider?
 The Presideat-The gentleman can make his motion.
 Mr. Burns-I give notice. then. per- haps I might do SO. (Laughter).
 The President-The question Is upon the motion of the gentleman from Montgomery that tho Convention do now adjourn.
 Upon a vote being taken. division was called for. pending the announce ment of the result of which leaves of absence were granted to Mir. Ledbet- ter for the l7th and 18th, Mir Phillips for Wednesday and Thursday. MT Dent for tomorrow, and MT. Hender- son for Wednesday and RSursday.
 By q vote of sixty-hve ayes to fifty one noes. the Convention thereupon ad- iourned.
 Corrections.
 In proceedings of the forty fifth day. the answer of MT. Browne to the ques-