The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-24

cept others. am as willing to pay tribute to the distinguished soldier and to the distinguished citizen as any other man. but I believe in law and order. I believe in observing law. 1 do not believe in the grandfather clause" nor do I believe in making special exceptions of any one. If of any. then of all. MT. President, [ move therefore. and I do 50 in defer ence, but I move to lay the resolution on tho table. Seconded by Mir Sanford. Mir. O'Neal (Lauderdaie. )--win the gentleman withdraw the motion for . moment?
 Mr. Lowe Jefferson. .)-certainly; I withdraw the motion entirely. Mir. Cunningham-I rise to point of order.
 Mir. o'Neal--I was in hopes no oh. jsction would be made to this The Presidential you desire to reach 1t that way motion to suspend the rules would be in order. MT. O'Neal (Lauderdale)-I simply desire to say that General Wheeler is not only one of the most distinguished | citisens of Alabama- The President-The resolution will be referred unless there is a motion to suspend the rules. Mr. O'Neal (Lauderdale)-I move that the rules be suspended. Seconded. The President-The motion is-- # MT. Lowe (Jefferson. Jon that aues. ton I ask the Chair to state the vote that is required to suspend the rules? The President-A two-thirds vote. Mir. Lowe (Jefferson)-I should like | to amend by adding other men who are quite as distinguished. would like to amend by adding some other names.-
 The President-The question is on the motion to suspend the rules. The question was put and a division called for. and the secretary proceeded | to count the vote. Mir. Lowe (Jefferson)-M President, | I would like to ask the number voting aye? The President-We will announce 1t | 1t as soon as the negative vote Is taken. The vote resulted 7s yeas and 31 nays.
 So the motion was carried. | The Preeident-The rules are sus- pended; the question Is on the passage of the resolution.
 Mir. Lowe (Jefferson)--I offer an amendment. that the name of the Honorable Jesse F. Stallings, and the | l Congress be added. | Mr. Long (Butler)-I take the liberty of withdrawing the name of Hon. Jesse F. 6tallings.
 MT. deGraffenreid-The motion has not been seconded. | Mir. Lowe ferson)-Members and ex-members who are in the city. | Seconded.
 l MT. Long (Butler)-I wish to say MT.
 President. if Mir. stallings's name is put before this convention for this pur- pose, 1t is without his knowledge or consent. He lives at my town, and | he Is in Greenville today. | The President--The question will be on the adoption of the amendment.
 Mir. Bulger-I move to lay the amend | ment on the table. Seconded.
 l Mir. Lowe (Jefferson)-I suppose the | gentleman then will grant me the right to be heard. I withdrew a motion to l lay on the table. If you want to force this fight, am ready for 1t. | The President-The question is on the motion to lay the amendment on the l table.
 | The motion to table was carried. | MT. Lowe (Jefferson)--The question l recurs MT. President, upon the original
 Mr. Dent-I rise to a point of order | The President-The Chair rules that lays the whole proposition, on the table.
 Mr. deGraffenreid-I move for the suspension of the rules. and that the courtesies of the floor of this Con. | vention be extended to General Wheel CT. Seconded.
 MT. Lowe (Jefferson)-Mr. Chairman, | T Sr kAaA oI1 ing all the members and ex-members of Congress from Alabama. | The President-The motion is to amend by adding all the members and ex-members of Congress from Alabama. | The question was put. The Chair an- nounced the noes seem to have 1t.
 MT. Lowe Uefferson)-I demand a division, MT. Chairman. 1 The vote was taken and resulted, 20 yeas and S7 nays. l Mir. deGraffenreid-I call for the previous question, Mir. President.
 The President-The previous question Is called for. I recognize the gentle man from Jefferson. | MT. Lowe Jefferson)-I am 6ischarg- ing what believe to be a duty, when protest against the action as indi- cated by this vote. The President-The Chair would rule that motion for the previous ques- l Iion is not debatable. | Mir. Lowe (Jefferson)-I caught the | eye of the Chair and the Chair caught
 mine, and the Chair recognized me. If a gag law Is to be established, we
 may as well start right now! (Hisses.) Geese hiss; no honest man does it.!
 The coward misses. but no decent man does
 The President-The gentleman is not
 in order. The previous question has
 been called for. The gentleman from Jefferson will please take his seat.
 MT. Lowe-I wish to say I caught
 the eye of the Chair
 The President-The gentleman from
 Jefferson is out of order. The question
 is shall the motion be now put.
 MT. Lowe JefferSon)-I yield to su-
 perior force.
 The President-The question is. shall
 the main question be now put.
 Calls for the question.
 The question was put and carried
 unanimously.
 The President-The question now is
 on the adoption of the resolution of-
 fered by the gentleman from Hale,
 The question was put and carried
 Mir. Rogers Iowndes)-I have a res-
 olution which should be referred to
 the Committee on Rules.
 The Secretary read the resolution:
 Resolved, That this Convention ad-
 Journ regularly at l o'clock D. m."
 The President-The resolution will be ] referred .o :he CcE;n1ittse on Rules.
 Mir Samford-Mr. President, am
 informed that there are a number of