The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

~-I not what 1t ds hoped to be, put ' Isn- ure. can change 1t in such manner as to make 1t meet all the requsrements of the times, to promote the weHaIe of the whole popula ation. That IS the
 reason I have offered that amendment Mir. Dent-I think the convention | understa ndo the question l move 10 lay the amendment of the oeiesate from Montgomery on the taoie' anu move the previous question. Mir. Sanfcrd--I call for the ayes ana | noes.
 MT. Lomax--I rise to point or order. The gentleman from Barbour cannot | move to table the question ana move the previous question on the same sec-
 tioil at the same time
 The ,President-The point of order Is
 we'll taken. The question will be upon
 the motion to table. | MT. Sanford (Montgomery)-l call for
 the ayes and noes. | The cal was not sustained. Upon vote being taken, the motion
 to table. prevailed.
 Mir. eProctor-I move that we now | adjourn.
 | Upon d vote being taken. the Con- vention refused to adjourn. Mir. Lomax-I would like to ask the
 acting chairman of the Committee a
 question in reference to this first sec
 ton. The printed copy seems to have
 left out some words, and 1t does not l make sen5a.
 Mir. Merrill-The original copy has 1t
 correct.
 l Mir. Lomax--That is what I wanted | to know.
 Mir MarrilI-I move the previous question on the section as amended. The main question was ordered. Upon vote being taken. the section l as amended was adopted. MT. Blackwell-I move that we now adjourn | ta@sI t4LleaMasof absence were granted to the following delegates: For Tuesday and "Wednesday, for Mir. Sorrel: MT. Scar cy' for tomorrow; to MT. Weakley of Lauderdale for today; to Mir. Espy for | tomorrow; to MT. Harrison for tomor- TOW; MT. Reese for tomorrow; MT.
 Vaughan for tomorrow; MT. Ashcraft for Monday and Tuesday next; to MT. Weatherly, indefinitely on account of sickness in the family. MT. Blackwell-I made a motion that
 we now adjourn. Upon a vote being taken, the Con- vention refused to adjourn. The Secretary read Section as fol-
 lows:
 Sec. 2. Upon the ballots to be used at all elections provided in Section of this Article the substance or sub l ject matter of each proposed amend ment shall be printed SO that the na- ture thereof shall be clearly indicated. following each proposed amendment on the ballot shall be printed the word "Yes." and immediately following that shall be printed the word No The choice of the election shall be indicated h., rlr Iof4 hA
 desires.
 | Mir Watts-I have an amendment. The Secretary read the amendment as
 follows:
 Add at the end of Section the fol- l lowing, And no amendment shall be adopted unless it receives the affirma- tive vote of the majority of all the qualified electors who voted at such
 election
 | MT. MerrilI-We ask unanimous con-
 sent to accept that. l Mir Watts--I am satisfied that Is not
 in there. The object of that amend
 ment is for the purpose of preventing | another Birmingham amendment,
 which was adopted not by an affirma-
 tive vote. but by failure to vote, and
 the object of that amendment is to pre-
 vent that in the future. | Upon vote being taken, the amend | ment was adopted. | Upon a vote being taken, the section
 as amended was adopted. 1 The Secretary read Section as fol-
 lowsp
 | Sec 8. No Convention shall hereaf- ter be held for the purpose of altering or amending the Constitution of this
 State. unless after the General Assem-
 bly,, by a vote of q majority of all the
 members elected to each House, has passed an act or resolution calling a Convention for such purpose, the ques- | tion of Convention or no Convention
 shall first be submitted to a vote of
 all the qualified electors of the State,
 and approved by majority of those
 voting at such election. No act or res olution of the General Assembly call
 ing. a Convention for the purpose of
 altering or amending the Constitution
 of this State shall be repealed, except
 upon the vote of a majority of all the
 members elected to each House at the
 same session at which such act or res olution was passed. | Mr. Weatherly-I have an amend
 ment.
 The Secretary read the amendment
 as follows:
 Provided. nothing herein contained
 shall be construed as restricting the
 Jurisdiction and power of the Conven-
 tion duly assembled, in pursuance of | this section, to establish such ordi- nances and to do and perform such things as to the Convention may seem
 necessary or proper, to alter, revise or
 amend the existing Constitution"
 Mir. Weatherly-The purpose of the
 amendment is simply to set at rest MT. Weatherly-The Committee are willing to accept the amendment. | Unanimous consent was given to accept the amendment. | Upon a vote being taken, the section
 as amended was adopted. | The Secretary read Section as fol-
 lows:
 | Sec. 4. All votes of the General As
 sembly upon proposed amendments to
 this Constitution, land upon bills or | resolutions calling Convention for the purpose of altering or amending the lConstitution of this State, shall be
 taken by yeas and nays and entered on
 the journals. No act or resolution of the General Assembly passed in accord
 ance with the provisions of this Article ] proposing amendments to this Constl-
 tation or calling a Convention for the | purpose of altering or amending the
 Constitution of this State shall be sub
 mitted for the approval of the Gov
 ernor, but shall be valid without his ap- proval.
 MT Merrill-I move the adoption of
 the section.
 Upon a vote being taken, the section
 was adopted.
 Mir. Merrill move that the Article
 just submitted be engrossed and or | dared to a third readinR