The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-25

uanimous consent Mir. President. It Is easier to do 1t now. We will have to consider what want to bring up some other time. It Is just to corset sn error and one of my own errors at that, and I know the convention will not object to a man correcting his own errors.
 Mr. Wilson (Clarke)-I have no ob- jection whatever, and do not intend to interpose any. but think we ought to proceed in order. and call for the regular order to which we stand com mitted.
 Mr. Foster-Have we adopted the article as a whole?
 The Presidential is not up for con- alteration at this time. but will come up under the regular order.
 Mir. Jones (Montgomery)-I appeal to my friend to withdrew his call. It will save trouble
 MT. Wilson (Clarke)l II withdraw the call for the regular order then.
 Mir. Joues-Weli, on reflection l will withdraw my request.
 On the call of the standing comit- tees the Committee on Legislative De- partment submitted the following re- port:
 A report from the Committee on Leg. ClattVe Department:
 MT. President:
 Whereas. Local Legislative provisions have heretofore belonged to the Iegis- Iative Department of the Constitution, and
 Whereas, one of the standing com mittees of this Convention was given jurisdiction of Local Legislation, which led to some confusion in the introduc- tion and reference of ordinances upon that subject to each of said Commit tees. and caused the Committee on Legislative Department to fully con- sider and draft a section, with Dumsr- ous sub- divisions. to report to the Con- vention for adoption. and whereas, the Committee OH Local Legislation las made It's report not embracing Eum- ber of matters which this Committee maturely considered and desires shall be adopted.
 Now, in pursuance to an understand ing and agreement with the Chairman of that Committee, your Committee op the Legislative Department instructs me to report and recommend for adop- ton the following additional restric- tions upon the power of the legislature to enact local. special or private laws to come in after the words public officers" in subdivision 26 of Section I of the Article already reported by said Committee, Go wit:
 27. Exemption of property from tax ation or from levy or sale.
 2S. Exempting any person from jnrya road or other civil duty.
 29. Laying out. opening, altering. or making reads or highways.
 30. Providing for the management or support of any common or private school, Incorporating the same or granting such school any privileges.
 31. Granting any land owned by or under control of the State to any per- son or corporation.
 g.. Remitting fines. penalties or for feitures.
 s3. Providing for the conduct of elections or designating places of vot- ing. or changing the boundaries of wards, precincts, or districts, except on the organization of new counties.
 e4. Restoring the right to vote to persons convicted of infamous crimes O involving moral turpitude.
 35. Refunding money legally paid Jn- to the State Treasury.
 Your Committee do not concur in Section E of said Article as reported by the Committee on Local Legislation, and recommends as a substitute there sor Section g of Article W of the pre- sent constitution.
 Respectfully submitted, Wm. c. Oates. Chairman.
 Report from Committee on T4egisla- tive Department on Local Legislation supplementary, etc., to report of Com- mittee on Local Legislation to be con- sidered in connection herewith. The President-The report will lie on the table. Is 1t the gentleman's desire that the report should be printed? Mir. OateS-Yes, together with the en- dorsement on the back, to be consid- cred together with the report already made by the Committee on Local Le- gislation.
 The President-Rule forty-seven pro- vides for the printing of articles re- ported, but not the reports.
 MT. Oates-Thas is a part of an arti- cle already reported. According to agreement, it simply adds additional subdivisions, which the Committee on Legislative Department propose shall be incorporated into the other.
 The President-The point the Chair wanted to call the Rentleman's atten- tion to was that the rule does not re- quire the printing of the report of the committee. but does require the printing of the Article, and 1t would call for a motion if the gentleman de- Sires the report to be printed.
 MT. Oates-I move that the report be printed. with the article. It is very short.
 The motion was carried.
 The President-The question now is the special order, the report of the Com mittee on the Executive Department.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-In section twelve Mir. President, by nay own Sault in the report, In writing 1t out, the words except in cases of impeach- ment' were put after the words fin cases of felony" In the sixth line, when 1t ought to be just after the word pardon" in the third line, and there fore offer this amendment, which l will ask the Secretary to read.
 The amendment was read.
 Amend Section 12 by adding after the word pardon" in the third line of the printed ordinance, the following words. to-wit: except in cases of im- peachment." And also by striking out the words except in cases of inpe lch- ment" in the sixth line of the printed ordinance. after the words 'in cases of felony"
 MT Jones-I move the adoption of this amendment Mir. President. l ask the unanimous consent to consider It.. had done so, when I rose before, and withdraw the request. will state that 1t Is just to correct clerical mi5print, so to speak It is not in the right place as put in the ordinance, as amended, and the effect of the amendment Is to strike it out at the wrong place, and in- sert 1t at the right place.
 The President question in the mind of the Chair is as to the proper procedure to be taken to reach the difi- ct,ltv . hioh fhe gentleman seems tO de-