The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-20

it B,It | want to say that always bow to the will of the majority with out any mental reservation or secret evasion whatever and without any grumbiing about it and I do not think that my friend from Walker or any body else has got a right after forcing me into this position to come here
 Mir. Long (WalkefC-There is nothing in my resolution requiring man to accept pay or refuse his pay. It is vol untary.
 MT. Cobb--Yes, but you voted 1t on me this morning and said should have 1t and said that I should take it aud you have no right to go back on that. I raise a point of order. You cannot give and take awayAn the same breath. 1t is out of order. It Is unparlian1en- tarv: if is not in accordance with the rules of this House. and therefore, say that the gentleman cannot put me in the attitude of being undemocratic or not a friend of the people.
 MT. Lomax-I move that the resolu- ton of the gentleman from Walker be referred to a special committee com posed of gentlemen from Walker and gentlemen from Macon. s.i
 MT. Greer (Calhoun)-I rise to a point of order. The resolution has al- ready been referred. s,
 The President-The point is y9h 'ta-' ken. -, ,.,
 The Secretary read Section 30 as fol lows:
 Sec. 30. The general appropriation bill shall embrace nothing but appro- priations for the ordinary expenses of the Executive. Legislative and Judi cial Departments of the State. interest on the pubic debt. and for the public nf nff1Hnr employe shall be increased tin such bill. nor shall any appropriation be made for any officer or employe unless his employment and the amount of his salary have already been provided for by law. All other appropriations shall be made by separate bill. and each embracing but one subject.
 Sec. 3l. No money shall be paid out of the Treasury except upon appropri- ation made by law, and on warrant drawn by the proper officer in pursu- ance thereof; and a regular statement and account of receipts and expendit- ures of all public moneys shall be pub- lished annually, in such manner as may be by law directed.
 Mir. Oates-That is substantially the provision in the present Constitution. The only change is that no officers salary shall be increased on the appro- priation bill. move its adoption.
 MT. Lowe (Jefferson) Section 30, sec ond line. refers to ordinary expenses. I hardly know what might be termed ordinary expenses. I think the tenden- cy is to narrow or limit the legislature in that respect and for that reason, without further discussion on the ques- ton. l desire to send up an amend ment.
 The Secretary read the amendment to Section 30. to strike out the word ordinary" where 1t appears in the second line of said Section.
 MT. Oates-That Is an innovation up- on the section as found in the existing Constitution and I therefore move to table the amendment.
 Motion to table the amendment was carried.
 Mr. Jenkins-In a general appropria- ton bill we have included the Monte vallo school. and I wish to know the ton made to the Montevallo school, or the University. is affected by that sec tion.
 MT. Oates-This Section in that re- spect Is not changed from the way 1t has been all the time.
 Mir. Jenkins-I know we have been doing 1t all the time, but the point l make is. haven't we been doing 1t wrong. and ought we not to put it in there? .-.,
 MT. Oates-I don't know whether I have the floor or whether he has sit-,>
 Mir. Jenkins-I yield.
 MT. Oates-I think 1t in order that the amendment be read.
 The Secretary read the amendment as follows: ITO amend Section 30 by adding after the word debt" in the third line the following appropriation for the State University, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, and Industrial school for white girls at Montevallo.
 MT. Oates-Au of that Is wholly un- necessary and I move to lay the amendment on the table.
 MT. Lomax-Will the Chairman of the Committee permit me question. Does the section as 1t stands. include those appropriations.
 MT. Oates-The section, as it stands is as it has been all the time. There is no trouble about that.
 The motion to table the amendment was carried.
 Upon a further vote the section was adopted.
 Secretary read Section No. 31 as folL lows:
 No money shall be paid out of the treasury except upon appropriation made by law, and on warrant drawn by the proper officer in p1rsuahce there- of; and a regular statement and &C., count of receipts and expenditures of all public moneys shall be published annually, in such manner as may be by law directed"
 The section as read was adopted.
 Section 32: No appropriation shall be made to any charitable or education al institution not under the absolute control of the State, other than Nor nal schools established by law for the professional training of teachers for the public schools of the State, except by vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house"
 MT Oates-I move it's adoption.
 MT. Spraggins-I have an amend ment.
 The clerk read the amendment. Striking out the words ~"other than Normal schools established by law for the professional training of teachers for the public schools of the State"
 Mir. O'Neal-I move to lay the amend ment on the table.
 Mir. Spraggins-I offered that amend ment because l saw no good reasons why the Agricultural Schools of the State, the Southern University at Greensboro, the Howard College should require a two thirds vote in order to receive an appropriation and the Nor nal School should get an appropriation by A majority vote. l saw no good reason for that and thought 1t an in- justice. fE'