The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-07
THIRTEENTH DAY.
MONTGOMERY, ALA,
 Thursday, June 6, 1901

The convention was called to order by the President and the proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev. MT. Provence, as follows:
 Almighty God, Lord of Lords. and King of Kings, we come into Thy presence again at the beginning of our days work to ask Thy guidance 2ad Thy blessing. We thank Thee for preserving our lives and our health and our strength and bringing us together for the days duties. We could not take up any task of life without asking Thy help We would not embark in any pursuit of life without asking Thy guidance. So while we thank Thee for all the blessings Thou hast so freely given us in the past. we realize our continued need of Thy presence and Thy blessing. We pray that Thy presence may be felt here today. Grant that everything that is done may be in accordance with Thy will, that these members of this convention who come from all parts of the State to transact business of great importance may come in the right spirit, laying aside every unworthy motive, laying aside all partisan bias and working and planning together for the best interests of our State as whole. So we pray that they may have Divine wisdom to guide them, that they may do the best thing.
 Bless the homes that are represented here. Bless all the loved ones left behind and grant that Thy spirit may keep charge over them protecting them from every evil thing. Guide them in the way of life, and peace, and duty and honor. Bless every member of this convention. and every committee to whom is entrusted matters of great importance.
 Let Thy blessing abide upon us all in every walk of life. May we do everything for thy glory. for Jesus sake, Amen.
 On roll call 129 delegates responded.
 MT. Williams (Marengo)-I ask leave of absence for MT. Williams of Fillmore for today, who is sick.
 The leave was granted.
 MT. White-I am requested to ask leave for the Committee on Suffrage and Elections to sit during todays ses- sion of the convention.
 The leave was given.
 MT. Watts-I am requested to ask leave of absence for today for MT. Bulger of Tallapoosa.
 MT. deGraffenried-As the conven- tion has excused the members of the Suffrage Committee from attending the session today and as I find upon my desk an ordinance to regulate the or
  and towns in Alabama. I want to ask the Chair whether 1t would be the rul- ing of the Chair that that matter may come up for consideration and final ac- ton today. This ordinance makes great many important changes. Some of the changes will affect the town of Greensboro, and the Southern Univer- eity, which Is situated m that town, ard if it is to be considered and passed upon will have to be here.
 The President-If that order of busi1 neCs is reached in the regular call. in the opinion of the Chair 1t would be in order to be considered today.
 MT. deGraffenried-Then Mir. Presi- dent I ask unanimous consent. and move a suspension of the rule~ and that the consideration of this ordinance be set doWI for hearing and discus sion at some future day when all of us can be present.
 MT. Oates-Does it require a suspen- sion of the rules? A motion is in order to postpone.
 Mir. deGraffenried-Then I move. if ii be in order, that the consideration of this ordinance be deferred until next Tuesday.
 The President-That order of busi- ness is not up before the convention now, and without a suspension of the rules the Chair is of the opinion that it cannot be considered. - Standardization I move a suspension of the rules in order that I may make that motion
 Upon a vote the rules were Rus- pended.
 MT. deGraffenried-Now MT. Presi- dent I move that the consideration of this ordinance be set down for hearing and determination by this convention on next Tuesday.
 MT. Rogers (Sumter)-What ordi- nance does the gentleman refer to-: MT. deGraffenreid-It is the ordi- nance to regulate the organization and classification of cities and towns, which was reported on yesterday by the Com- mittee on Municipal Corporations.
 MT. Rogers (Sumter)-By MT. Boone of Mobile?
 MT deGraffenried-It was reported by MT. John B. Weakley. the chairman of the Committee on Municipal Cor porations to the Convention.
 The President-I will inquire of the chairman if the report of the conn., mittee related only to that ordinance?
 The Cierk-No, there are two or three ordinances.
 MT. Roone-The chairman of that committee is absent and I am second on the committee. The report of the
 
 The President-Does the gentleman from Hale apply his motion to the whole report? MT. deGraffenreid-To the entire re- port. The Presidential what time? MT. deGraffenreid-Eleven o'clock Tuesday. The President-The gentleman from Hale moves that the consideration of the report of the Committee on Muni- l cipaI Corporations on the ordinance to regulate IbesoIRaHizetipn and classifi- cation of cities and towns be postponed and made a special order for Il o'clock | on next Tuesday. MT Samford-I move as substitute l for that motion that the consideration | of this report be postponed until the | committee shall have reported a full l article upon the head of the constitu- | tion they are considering. | Mir. deGraffenreid-I accept that I amendmen. The President--Does the gentleman | intend to move to recommit or does he | want it to continue before the con- Vention? MT. Samford-If they want them to | stay before the convention all right. , | move to postpone the consideration or | these ordinances or of these reports be- | fore the convention until the com mittee shall report full article on i the subject in their charge. for the consideration of the convention
 Mir Waddell-I rise to a point Of |