The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-28
COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED
Discussion of Rules of the
 Body.
MT. Brooks Seeks to Suppress Ac- ceptance of Favors from Cor porations by State ofaeials.
 Other Interesting Sections.


 Convention was the coolest and most pleasant during the session, and some of the members intimated that Mont eomery had entered into a contract with the weather man to keep things eeo1.
 The Convention did not eeHvens un- til noon, most ot the members coming in from their homes on the morning trains. There was a pretty full atten- dance. but some few did not get in and were granted leaves of absence.
 The Committee on Rules had com pleted its labors and as soon as the journal of Friday was disposed of, the report was made by the Chairman, President Knox. tbe Secretary reading it section by section. and it was list ened to with careful attention.
 Governor Oates did not want any haste about adopting the rules, but when assured that they could be changed at any time and an amend ment which he offered was accepted by the Committee. he withdrew his ob- jection.
 Governor Jones did not think all the resolutions should go to the Rules Committee and he made . motion to except some that might demand imme- diats action and his afnendent was also accepted. J-.- ....
 MY. Bulger of Tallapoosa. asked some explanation of the Chaiyuan and then the rules were adopted. MT. Knox urg- ing immediate action as he wanted the Convention to get down to work. and assuring the delegates that no harm could be done in adopting the rsles at once, for if they were found to De harsh or unsatisfactory they could be changed at any time as prescribed by the Sules.
 A soon as the rules were adopted for the perrAanent government of the Convention the President announced the standing committees and the read ing of the list was listened to with the deepest interest by the mens5era and the spectators Tn the sAe;-,t!e:: e thas rules and the appointment Of the standing compittees the preliminary arrangements have all been gotten out of the way and today the Convention will be able to get down to work, many. of the committees having already been organized.
 Chairmen of Committees.
 The committee chairman ape as fol- lows:
 Judiciary, Hon. G. L. Smith of Mo- bile.
 Order and Harmony of the Whole Constitution. Frank g. White of Jef- ferson.
 Suffrage and Elections Judge Thon- as W. Coleman of Greene.
 Legislative Department, Governor William c. Oates of Montgomery.
 Local Legislation, Hon. Emmet ONeal of Lauderdale.
 Education. Hon. Joseph B. Graham of Talladega.
 Taxation. Hon. Cecil Browne of Fal- ladega. Executive Department, Governor Thongs G. Jones of Montgomery. Preamble and Declaration of Rights, Hon. Tennent Lomax of Montgomery. Corporations Gesseorse P. Harri- Representation, Hon. P. H. Pitts of DaIlas.t
 Exemptions. Hon. A. c. HowEe of Jefferson.
 Militia, Hon. Massey Wilson of Clarke
 Banks and Banking, Hon. A. s. Fletcher of Madison.
 Municipal Corporations. Hon. John E. Weakley of Lauderdale. state and County Boundaries, Hon. George H. Parker of Cullman.
 Inpeachments. Hon. 0. R. Hood of Etowah.
 Amending the Constitution and Mis- eelIaneous Provisions, Hon. J. Manly Foster of Tuscaloosa.
 The Journal Hon. John F. Proctor of Jackson.
 Schedule. Printing and Incidental Ex- penses. Hon. J. T. HefliA of Randolph.
 The First Ordinance.
 As soon as the committees were an- nounced, resolutions and ordinances were introduced and referred tosappr0- priate committees. The first ordinance introduced in the Convention was one by Mir. Brooks of Mobile which was to amend Section 2. Article Il of the present Consultation providing that ne new debt shall be incurred except for repelling invasion Or to suppress instruction. It pro- xfdes that the CoveAnor shall borrow s8Oe. 600, the change is from $1Oo, 600, the amount the Governor can now borrow. T. went to the Committee on Taxa ;,ua
 General Harrison of Lee, introdueed An ordinance to prevent vagrants from