The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-02

| have not registered. There might be great many.
 The President-Had the gentleman concluded his remarks? Mir. Bulger-I had not-I yield to the gentleman from Pike. The President-The gentleman from Bullock wants to ask the gentleman from Tallapoosa a question. Will the gentleman yield.
 MT. Bulger-Yes sir. The President-Will the gentleman from Pike suspend until the question is asked.
 MT. Stanford (Pike)-Yes sir. Nr. Bethune-Your amendment is that the Board hold two days at each court house?
 MT. BClger-Yes sir. MT. Bethune-What would you do with the other six days They have to meet to hold their session in the re- spective counties during the entire third week in November, that is six days, and six working days prior to the 20th of November, and that is six more days? You have provided for six days where the Board meets twelve days. NJ. Sanford (Pike)-I do not come from county that has two court houses. we are not so unfortunately situated, and yet I am familiar with
 
 court houses. These court houses have been established, these additional court he uses, for the purpose of permitting the people who live within that terri tory of having the advantage as far as practicable of county site. I ob- serve that the plan as outlined by the committee does not provide for more than one Board of Registrars, and hence if we adopt the plan of only one one Board of Registrars which occurs to me to be the proper thing. that it cannot be divided within the two days, and yet the contentious of the gentle men are correct. Some provision should be made for these young men who will become of age just prior to the election, and these men who were deprived of the right to register at the time the registrars were going around the county. I do not think that the amendment of the gentleman from Tal- lapoosa is plain enough to cover the deficiency in the clause as reported by the Committee, but We are framing this registration law with the inten- tion of making 1t as convenient to the people in the different counties as pos sible and for that reason we ought to so frame this clause with reference to the counties that a man who is enti- tied to register just prior to the elec- tion would not have to travel thiry- five. fifty or sixty miles in order to do so. as in some cases in this State he would have to do. You take the coun- ty of Henry, and a man in some in- stances would have to travel ninety miles ia order to register and be enti- tied to cast his vote. In the county of Tallapoosa he would have to travel thirty or forty miles, in some instances, and cross a river, and in other coun- ties in the State they would be put to great disadvantage, and this Com mittee ought to look at the wishes of the minority of this Convention and not ride behind a pride of opinion with reference to amendments and keep these gentlemen from getting relief for their people. It could very easily be done, this clause could be so arranged easily in conformity with the ideas of the Committee so that two days might be given just prior to the election at each court house in the county. An amendment along that line ought to be added.
 ,M;. Bulger-Will the gentleman per init question? Is 1t not fact that under Subdivision they have six days now at the court house? MT. Howze-May I interrupt the gen. tleman for a moment? I wish to offer all dHleHQIHeHL WHlCn l tnlHk VIII De accepta Dle,-a substitute to the amend ment of MT. Bulger.
 The Secretary read the substitute as follows: Amend by striking out the words may elect at which court house they will hold such session in the fifty fourth line, and insert the words may divide the time equally between them
 MT. Samford-I would ask the gen. tleman to put the word "shall' instead of 'may."
 MT. White-We will accept that if it be agreeable to those gentlemen.
 MT. Bulger-I withdraw my amend ment.
 The President-The gentleman from Tallapoosa asks unanimouS@consent to withdraw his amendment. The Chair hears no objection and the amendment is withdrawn. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Jefferson.
 Upon a vote being taken the amend ment was adopted. and a further vote being taken the subdivision as amend ed was adopted.
 The Secretary read the fifth subdi- vision as follows:
 Fifth-The Board of Registrars shall have power to examine, under oath or affirmation. all applicants for regis tration, and to take testimony touching the qualifications of such applicants; each member of such board is author ized to administer the oath to be taken by the applicants and witnesses, which shall be in the following form. and subscribed by the person making it, and preserved by the board namely
 Il solemnly swear Cor affirm) that in the matter of the application of.......
 .... e. for reg.stra tion as ar elector, I will speak the truth. the whole truth and nothing but the truth. so help me God"
 Any person, who, upon such eXamlna- ton makes any wilfully false state ment in reference to any material mat ter touching the qualification of any applies mt for registration shall be guilty of perjury.
 The President-The question will be upon the adoption of the subdivision.
 Mr. White-I move its adoption.
 Upon vote being taken the subdi- vision was adopted.
 The Secretary read the sixth subdi- vision as follows
 Sixth-The action of the majority of the Board of Registrars shall be the action of the board. Any person denied registration shall have the right to dp- peal within thirty days after such de- nial, by filing a petition in the Circuit Court or court of like jurisdiction held | for the county in which he seeks to vote. to have his qualifications as an .lrf tbN