The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-31

| the amendment presented by my coi- | league. It Is with sincere regret that | can not agree with him on these prop | ositions. 1 have as much respect and | love and consideration for the people of Montgomery county as the distin | guished gentleman who has served them so we'll upon all occasions. This Is the same fight. this Is the same | trouble, and this Is the same matter which has been settled by this Con- vention heretofore. As 1t Is embraced l In this report of the committee in the | proposed Constitution. without taking further time of the Convention to dis cuss the merits, move to la the amendment on the table. MT. Lomax-Mr. President, sacond the motion to lay on the table. MT. Sanford-To deny the people tha right to vote upon the question of tax ation?
 Upon a vote being taken a division was called for and by a fir- ther vote of forty-six ayes and thirty two noes. the amendment was tabled Mir. Beddow-I have an amendment Strike out and in Section 216, line fifteen and nineteen, page sixty three, where 1t occurs between Birmingham and Huntsville and insert after Hunts vile the words and Bessemer.' Strike out the word 'Bessemer' in the line three and eleven. page 64." Mr. Beddow-The effect of that amendment Is to change the classified ton of Bessemer and put it in the classification of Birmingham and Huntsville. That amendment was of- fered by me at the request of Mir. Cornwell who lives In Bessemer and who was called home on account of the sickness of his wife. I inquired of him before he left whether or not his Ieople wanted that change made, and he replied that they did and the City Council and Mayor also wanted 1t, and at his request I offer 1t. MT. Cunningham-I desire to add my testimony to that offered by my col- league that this is the request of Mir. Cornwell. the delegate from Bessemer, and I hope the amendment will be adopted.
 Upon a vote being taken the amend ment was adopted.
 MT. White-I move the adoption of the Article.
 Upon vote being taken the Article was adopted.
 MT. Pettus-I ask leave to introduce a short resolution.
 The resolution was read as follows:
 "Be 1t resolved. that this Convention stand adjourned sine die at 12 o'clock meridian. Tuesday. September srd, 1901, A. D."
 Referred to the Committee on Rules.
 Mir. white--f ask unanimous consent to make a report.
 The report was read as follows:
 Report from the Committee on Or- der. Consistency and Harmony.
 "Mr. President. the Committee on Order. Consistency and Harmony of the Constitution. to which was referred resolution No. 459 by MT. Sanders of Limestone. respectfully report the said resolution back with the recommends tion that 1t do not pass.
 (Signed.) Frank s. White.
 Chairman"
 Mir. Reese-I desire to offer very short resolution.
 MT. Pettus-I rise to a question of inquiry
 MT. White-I move that the report of the Committee lie upon the table.
 Mir. Sanders-I move the adoption of the resolution which the Committee on Harmony have adversely reported.
 Mir. White-I have no objection. It was out of deference to the gentleman that asked that 1t lie on the table.
 Mir Oates-I rise to a point of order. The Committee having reported ad- versely, without recommendation that 1t lie on the table. it Is not in order to move to lay on the table. They have simply adversely reported 1t and the delegate from Limestone certainly has a right to fight that report and try to have his resolution passed. but to add a motion to lay on the table, when adversely reported, is not in order.
 The President pro tenn The Chair did not understand that the motion was to table, but the Chairman of the Con- mittee. as the Chair understood, sim ply reported it adversely and move that 1t lie on the table.
 Mir. Barefield-I move that the con- sideration of the report come up to- morrow; that it lie over until tomor- row morning as a special order.
 MT. Oates-The point that made was that the Committee did not recommend that 1t lie on the table. but made an adverse report. They did not go that far.
 The President pro tem-The Chair understands that when the Committee submitted the report the Chairman simply moved that 1t lie on the table to be taken up at the pleasure of the Convention.
 Mir. Sanford (Plke)-The resolution just reported adversely by the Com mittee. a number of the delegates of L0iS GOUNeHllOH, tnluh IS NCAy portant matter. and think that 1t ought to be considered by the Convention. therefore move that the consideration of that ordinance be made a special order for 12 o'clock tomorrow.
 MT. Saundacs-I withdraw my motto c
 There being .lu objection the motion was withdrawn.
 Mir. deGraffenreid--I rise to a point of order.
 The President--The question now re- CUTS upon the adoption of the amend ment offered by the delegate from Pike, that this matter be postponed and made a special order for tomorrow.
 Mir. deGraffenrefd-I rise to a point of order. The matter before the Con vention now is the report of the Com mittee on Order. Consistency and Har- mony which has reported the Constitu- ton to the Convention. Under the rules adopted by this Convention. the particular matter of the resolution of MT. Saunders cannot come up for con- by this house until this re- port has been disposed of. You can not displace it without a suspension of the rules for that purpose.
 MT. Harrison-The rules were sus- pended as I understood it. MT. Sanford (Plke)-Simply for the purpose of making the report. The President-The question is for fixing the time. MT. eGraffenreid-And my point is you cannot fix that time because you do not know whether at that time We will be through with this report. The President pro tem-The Chair