The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27

of moving . reconsideration tomorrow morning.
 MT. Graham CTalladega)-I make the point of order that the vote has not been announced.
 Mir. SanSord (Pike)-I cannot change my vote after the result is announced.
 The President pro ter-The Chair rules that the gentleman from Pike is 1 in order.
 Mir. White-I now move to lay the motion Of the gentleman from Pike on the table.
 The President pro tem-The motion Is out of order at this time. The mo- tion will go over until in the .norning
 MT. Long CWalker)--I make the point of order that you cannot make mo- ton to reconsider the vote on a motion to lay on the table That decision was made by the President of this Conven- tion some days ago.
 Mir. Sanford (Pike)-T then give no- tice that I will either make motion to reconsider, or to take from the ta- ble. as the case may be.
 The President pro tem-The ChaiI has ruled that the gentleman from Pike has the right to change his vote and to give notice to the Convention that on tomorrow he will make mo- tion to reconsider.
 The Chair annunced that by a vote of sixty-eight ayes to sixty-three noes the amendment and the amendment to the amendment were laid upon the ta- ble.
 MT. Stanford QPike) secured recogni- tion-
 MT. Sanford (Pike)-I yield to the gentleman from Jefferson.
 MT. Wbite-I have an amendment.
 Mfr. Long (Walker)-I will ask what Is before the House?
 The President pro tem.-The question before the House is the consideration of the original section of the report of the Committee on Taxation, Section l, and the Clerk will read the amendment. The amendment was read as follows: Amend Section of Article II, as re- ported by the Committee on Taxation, by adding after the word value" in the fifth line of said section. the following: mo tax for inspecting any merchan- disc or commodity shall be imposed or collected, in excess of an amount suf- ficient to pay for the actual cost of the inspection thereof
 Mir. Harrison-I rise to a point of order.
 The President pro tem.-The gentle man from Lee will state the point of order.
 MT. Harrison-I would like to invite the attention of the President. in ord Ter to keep our records right, if under | standing the rule of the permanent | President, the motion of the delegate from Pike, to reconsider a motion to lay on the table, is clearly not in order, under Rule 27.
 MT. Sanford (Pike)-I rise to a point | of order.
 The President pro tem.--The Chair ] IAr finally state that he changed his vote move tomorrow for a reconsideration. l MT .Harrison-I desire to read, or ask the Chair to read Rule 27. The President pro tem.-The Chair would be glad to read the rule. if he is in error.
 Mir. Sanford (Pike)-I rise to a point of order.
 The President pro tem.-The gentle man will state the point. |. Mir. Sanford (Pikc)-The gentleman from Lee has no right to make his point or order now because that is a l question that that will come up to- morrow when I make the motion, and it is not before the House at this time, but the gentleman from Jefferson is addressing the Convention upon an en- tirely different proposition.
 The President pro tem.-I think that the gentleman from Lee can raise the point of order on tomorrow. Perhaps the Chair is in error.
 MT. Harrison-If the Chair desires, I can read the rule.
 MT. Sanford (Pike)-1 rise to point of order.
 The President pro tem.-The Chair thinks the gentleman is not in order, | h.,f ha nF ba 5o on tomorrow.
 MT. Harrison-I raise the point of order then, MT. President. that the amendment offered by the gentleman from Jefferson, as I understand it, is the same that has just been tabled
 MT. White-I call for the reading of the amendment. It is an entirely dif- ferent proposition, and If the gentle man will listen to 1t he will so under stand it.
 The proposed amendment was again read.
 MT. Boone-I make the further roint of order that this is not Rermane to Section 1, which we are considering. Section 1 provides for laying an ad valorem tax, as reported by the Com mittee >on Taxation, and the amend ment Is in the nature of a special, or privilege tax, which is not germane to Section i.
 The President-The gentleman from Jefferson will proceed.
 MT. Boone-What is the ruling of the Chair upon the point of order?
 The President pro tem.-The point of order the Chair understands the gen. tleman from Mobile to make is that the amendment Is not germane to the | subject under consideration.
 Mir. Boone (Mobile)-Exactly, because one is an ad valorem tax. and the oth- CT is a special tax, and a special tax. as has often been decided by our Su- preme Court is not such an one as is | defined by that section of the Consti- tuition which requires all taxes to be | equal.
 The President pro tem.-The Chair would not like to make ruling on that | question, or rather the Chair would | not like to decide that point. It is a matter for the Convention to determine | when they vote upon this amendment | to the question.
 MT. White (JeffersOn)-Really, Mir. | President this amendment is exactly what I wanted. I advocated the amendment of the gentleman from Pike because 1t was the only thing before the House. but this amendment limits the power of taxation upon any mer- chandise or commodity for the purpose of inspection to an amount which will not exceel the cost of the inspection.
 want to say, MT. President ar d | gentlemen of the Convention Shat