The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-01

Sec. 3. There is hereby established in every county in this State, . court of probate, with general and exclusive Jurisdiction of the granting Of letters ltestamentary and of administration, and of the final settlement of all es- tates of decedents. and for orphans | business.
 Referred to Judiciary Committee. l Resolution No. s5. by Mr. Wilson | CClarke). Resolved, That the Secretary of the | Convention be and he is hereby; au- thoiized to purchase such blank books, stationery and other necessary sup plies as may be necessary for the use l of his office.
 | Referred to Committee on Rules. | Resolution No. 96, by MT. Wilson 1 (Clarke):
 Resolved, That the clerks of the sev- eral committees of this convention 1 shall, when not engag ged in attendance l upon tine meetings of their several committees, remain at some convenien,
 place, to be designated by the chair. man of the committee, which said clerk | serves, at all reasonable hours; and such clerK shall perform such clerica
 work as may be required of him by | the several me- nlbe s of the committee of which they are clerks. Referred to the Committee on Rules 1 Ordinance No. 203. by Mir. Wilson tWashington):
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama, in convention assembled, Tha, ! Section of Article V of the present Constitution be, and the same is here | by, abolished, and the following insert ed in lieu thereof:
 No person who has been elected Gov. ernor of this State shall, during the | term for which he was elected and foI ! twelve months next succeeding the ex- piration thereof, hold any other office. civil, or military, either under this | State, or any other State or Govern
 ment; and after the first day Of De | cember of 1904 of the United States except as otherwise provided for IT. this Constitution.
 Referred to Committee on Executive | Department.
 Ordinance No. 2o4. by MT. Wilson | (Washington):
 Amendment to Section 25 of Article VI.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala
 bama, in convention assembled, Ina Section 25 of Article VI of the presen Constitution be, and the same is here by, amended by adding the following | That each solicitor shall desire during I his term of office, and for twelv, months next preceding his election, il a county in which the court of which | he is solici. pr tries and disposes Of in- dictments presented by the grand jury | of the county.
 Referred to Judiciary Committee. Ordinance No. 205, by MT. Wilson 1 (Washington):
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama. in Convention assembled, that all State and County officers shall be elected. at the same time and places, by a direct vote of the qualified cleo tors of the State. Vacancies created by death, resignation, impeachment, | removal from the State or. County, or | other disability, may be filled by ap- | pointment.
 Referred to Committee on Executive | Department.
 Resolution No. s7. by MT. Vim: A resolution relating to the form of | ordinances submitted. Be 1t resolved by this Convention that all ordinances shall relate to but | a single article or subject matter in
 order to the reference of the same te | the appropriate committee. | Second, Be it further resolved. That
 no ordinance offending this rule shall
 be received or referred. | Referred to Committee on Rules. | MT. Almon yielded to Mir. Heflin Of
 Randolph.
 The President-The roll call having l been completed will not be gone or
 with until the other order of busines
 is exhausted.
 Mir. Inge-I ask leave of absence fo
 Monday and Tuesday until 12 o'clock. l The leave was granted.
 Tho President-The Chair desires l.
 make a statement to the Convention
 MT. Long ONa!ker) At the request
 several gentlemen on both sid ,s of th
 proposition desire to state that vii
 not call up the resolution offered b.
 myself to abolish the stenograp phic re.
 port until next Wednesday. | The President--The Chair in rulin
 on the point of order made against tho
 motion of the gentleman from MaGiso. ] ruled that it would not be in order t, | reconsider the vote whereby this con :! vnntion 1ecided when 1t adjourned i would adjourn to meet on Nj lday. / number of authorities have been ex | amined on this question and the CEai
 has been unable to find any direct au,
 thority on it in any of tke books CT
 parliamentary law that havs been ac
 cessible. but in the opinion of tn
 Chair it would be in the power oi tai 1 Convention after it has decileI anl | fixed an hour to which to adjodIn | reconsider that action if it sees fit {
 60 so and fix another and a differen
 time and the Chair will reverse its rui ing made this morning and ieco2niZ,
 the gentleman from Madison.
 Mir. Grayson-I have been informe
 that quite q number of the committee
 and sub-committees are behind wit
 their work and desire to catch 1t u.
 and it being very doubtful whe he | there will be a quorum here tomorros | 1 withdraw the motion to reconsider.
 The President-The next order
 business is the calling of the standin. | committees.
 The call was started.
 MT. Oates-I have no idea that an
 of the standing committees are read
 to report and l therefore move to d!. | pense with a further call. Leave of absence was granted to NJ | Williams tElmore), also to Mir. Gree. | tPerry). until Tuesday. | The PresideEt-Ihe next order is r( l port of special committees of Mhil | there are none.
 | U'nfinished business. The Chair q, | sircs to call the attention to the fa | tl;at there Is petition or Iaemor.t | presented to the Chair from the Fed
 eration of Womens Clubs of AIa5ani
 and the Chair desires to know whctk CT the Convention wishes it read. l The reading was called for and | was read as follows:
 | Report made May, 1901, at conventla' | in Montevalo, to Alabama Federatio
 of WomeEs Clubs. by Ms. w. | Johnston, of Anniston, Chairman
 Committee on Education. Unanimous | ly adopted by the Federation: l PppSrnizinp tacaSo;t