The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-28
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Il Convention.
 YEAS AND NAYS ON FINAL PASS | RE-COMMITMENT.
 Il Rule 49--Upcn the final adoption of any article or section of the Constitu- tion the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays and spread upon the Journal and the article az adopted shall be spread upon the Journal and be re- ferred to the Committee on Order, Consistency and Harmony of the Con- stitution.
 'toRDINANoE. TITLE: PAPER UPON
 WHICH WRITTEN; NAME OF
 INTRODUCER.
 Rule 5o-The title of each ordinance shall state concisely its subject mat ter, and shall state the article and sec ton of the present Constitution to which 1t relates as far as practicable. Each ordinance shall be written on an entire sheet of paper with the name of the delegate who introduces 1t ana the title of the ordinance endorsed thereon. .
 | MINORITY REPORTS.
 Rule 51-When an ordinance or article Is reported to the Convention and minority report accompanies the ma jOrity report, the ordinance or article accompanying the minority report shall be considered an amendment, ana the same shall be printed and the ordi- nance or article shall be read sec ond time; and said ordinance or arr ticle and minority report shall pc placed on the calendar and be consid- cred on the third reading of the ordi- nance or article.
 ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLL
 MENT OF ORDINANCES.
 Rule 52-All articles of the Constitu- tion after their adoption by tue con vention shall be engrossed before their delivery to the Committee on Order, Consistency and Harmony of the Con- stitution and after the report of said Committee has been adopted by the Convention said Constitution shall be correctly enrolled
 REPORT OF THE ENTIRE CONSI-
 TUITION TO CONVENTION; AC- TON THEREON.
 Rule 53-The Committee on order, Consistency and Harmony of the con- stitution shall report the entire pro- posed Constitution to the Convention. and the Constitution so reported shall be read and acted upon, article by ar- ticle and section by section. and sub mitted to a vote of the Convention: if a majority of the members present shall vote therefor the same shall be adopted, but If amended in any partic- ular it shall he re-referred with such amendments to the said committee, who shall cause the Constitution with the amendments so adopted to be re- written and report the same to the Convention for its action. When the Constitution shall have been finally adopted by the Convention it shall be enrolled, and when enrolled it shall be again read and attested by the Presi- dent and Secretary, and each delegate to the Convention personally shall sign his name thereto. The signature of a majority of the delegates present, if a majority of the Convention, shall ccn- stitute a sufficient attestation.
 MISCELLANEOUS.
 DEFINITION OF TERMS "ORDIN-
 ANCE," RESOLUTION"
 Rule 54-All propositions intended to be incorporated in the Constitution to be formed when herein referred to are I designated as ordinances and other propositions submitted to the Conven- tion when herein referred to are desig- mated as resolutions.
 RULES. SUSPENSION OF.
 Rule 55-That the rules of the Con- vention shall not be suspended, except by two-thirds vote of every delegate present, provided a quorum must vote. PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR OR
 HALL; WHO ENTITLED TO. Rule 56-The lobby or floor of the Convention shall be kept clear of all persons who are not entitled to the freedom thereof; and the persons en- titled to such freedom of the hall shall be as follows viz: CD Delegates and officers of the Convention; @ Clerks of the Committees of the Convention; (3) Bona fide representatives of the press.
 RULES RESCISSION OF: PUNISH | MENT FOR VIOLATION.
 Rule 57-None of the foregoing rules shall be rescinded, without one day 6 notice of the motion thereof being giv- en; and violation of either of them may be punished by such censure as a majority of the Convention may di- DISCUSSION UPON
 REPORT OF COMMITTEE. Mr. KRox-I move the adoption of the report of the Committee on Rules. Governor Oates-Before that motion is put, I will ask for the reading oi either the third or the fourth rule again. It refers to a demand for a di- l vision. do not know that I under stood it correctly.
 Rule 5. as above, was read by the Clerk.
 I Governor Oates-I submit to the gen. tlemen supporting the rules, that nc one can properly demand a division by rising until the Chair announces the vote They cannot demand 1t before. It ought to be required that just as soon as it is announced if there is any one desiring a division, he shall de- mand it at once. That is in accord with universal custom. When a vote is taken. if any delegate wishes to de- mand a division, the demand for the division is only doubt as to the cor rectness of the decision as announced by the Chair For instance. the Chair says, As many as are In favor of the proposition will say yea and those op- posed nay" and if there is decision, as 1 understood the rule, it is then too late to demand a division by rising. | Now, no demand can be made for a division until the Chair does announce the vote. I may be mistaken, but that is the way I understood it.
 The President pro tem.-The present | occupant of the Chair understands it as does the gentleman from Montgom- cry, that division must be called for | is announced.
 Mir. Knox-Not before the vote Is an nounced but before the decision. | Governor Oates-I do not understand | the distinction. The Chair announces the vote. which is the decision. 1 Mir. Burnett-If understand the gen. l deavoring to make the point that af- ter the decision is announced where l the vote is close. each delegate on the | opposing side will have a reasonable | right to presume that the decision will l ho iV1l l1i 1is faxr o,aa hA ho not ina mn