The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-14

Mr. Malone--I now renew the mo- | ton of the Chairman of the Committee | to lay the motion to postpone upon the table, This matter can come up on re- | consideration Monday If 1t is desired, and there is no earthly use of delaying | the matter, as MT. Kirkland drew up | this resolution with me. A vote being taken on the motion to table. the motion to postpone was tabled by q vote of 75 ayes and Is noes | on division.
 A viva voce vote being taken on the adoption of the gentleman from Henry (Mr. Malene). the same was carried. MT. Sollie--I voted aye for the pur- pose of moving a reconsideration-n next Monday. and now move & reconsider ation of the vote by which it was l adopted.
 The Presidsnt-Under the rules that
 motion will lie over until Monday. Mf. Malone-If it is in order I will
 move to suspend the rules and re.
 consider that now.
 MT. Sollie-Before that motion is put
 desire to say to this Convention Mir. Waddell-I rise to a point of | order.
 The President-The gentleman will state his point of order. MT. Waddell-A motion to suspend the rules is not debatahls.
 The President-Tne point of order is
 well taken.
 A vote being taken the motion te
 suspend the rules was carried. the ayes being 63 and the noes p on al.
 vision. AilAa | . reconsideration of the vote by which
 this Section was adopted. and move
 to lay that motion on the table. MT. sollie-I do not think the gen tlemar can make that motion. He has
 not had the floor. The chair recog- nized me.
 The President-The Chair had recor.
 mixed the gentleman from Dale. MT. Sollie-I had started tn say MT. Waddell-I rise to a parliament
 ary inquiry.
 The President-The gentleman will
 state the inquiry.
 Mir. waddell-The gentleman who
 made the motion to suspend the Tules
 was under the rules entitled to the
 floor.
 Tho President-Tha Chair knows of no rule to that effect. MT. Sollie-I wish to say that I do not 1Eject or oppose Dothan being re-
 iieved by the formation of a new county If these three wire grass countless are willing for that to be done. MT. Espy-Mr. President would like to ask the gentleman a question. The President-Does the gentleman
 yield?
 MT. Sollie-No, sir: I prefer to get through my remarks If possible but the gentleman may interrupt me at the end of eight minutes.
 realize that Henry County is badly situated and if practicable that it
 would be well to have Q new county in the wire grass. But we have before us an article which will consume some days and here is proposition not known to the people of the section, something in the nature of local legis- latlon that is sprung upon the Con- vention by two delegates living in Do- than who get up and take advantage of technicality in order to get the proposition to a vote and they would have this Convention of 155 members vote against reduction in the area of counties of the State of Alabama for your sections and yet allow them in their section to have this resolution
 And they do this in the ab- sence~ of three out of four of
 the local representatives of the terri | tory to which this substitute applies. And against the protest of one of the | delegates they are undertaking to lay down the most extraordinary rule for this wire grass section, rule that will not apply to sny other part of the State.
 MT. Samfo-d-wil the, gentleman permit question?
 MT. Sollie-After eight minutes. I say it is not fair to the people of the
 wire grass, notwithstanding my
 friendliness to Dothan. The people of that town are my friends personally and politically, but notwithstanding l that fact I conceive 1t to be fair that the representatives of this section should at least be given an opportuni- ty to be here when a local measure bearing upon that territory alone is attempted to be put through. l think they should be at least made aware that their interests are to be legislat- ed against and should have their day in court here and that this Convention cannot in this case go ahead and con sider this article in the absence Of those delegates and when they have not been put upon notice of the fact The gentlemen from Dothan have made a showing for their side of the conten- tion and they have procured affirma- tive action by this Convention. do not say that DOthan is not entitled to this relief but I say if this Conven- tion against the protests of persons now present, with only a small house sets this precedent of taking up local situation and dealing with it in the absence of the representatives of that section, what assurance have any of you that some day in your absence the Conv will not take up some matter affecting your territory and settle it against your wishes? This is not doing what Constitution should do. this is not making a Constitution for Alabama at large, but 1t Is taking up a question affeotinE a certain sec ton and in the absence of the repre- sentatives. or the most of the repre- sentatives of that section. diSposing of the matter I insist that the fair thing to Il. would be to reconsider this mat ter and pass 1t over until the delegates have an opportunity to be heard from. 1 say it is an extraordinary thing that an amendment should be sprung upon the floor of this Convention when per and that amendment is railroaded through, the regular rules of procedure are suspended and the matter, which is an exception to the general rule is rushed through and settled beyond re- call
 Mir Sanford (Montgomery)-How long do you wish the section postpon- ed?
 Mir. Sollie-To the end of the article SO that the persons representing the territory may know that the amend , ment is before the Convention and may. if they wish. show cause why if shOuld not be nassed If they don't