The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16
/ President pro tem-The gentleman
 will state the question of personal priv

will state the question of personal priv
 ilege.
 MT. Hefiin-The gentleman from
 Montgomery suggests to the Chair tha he ought to hold me within the bounds of the rule. I have not undertaken al any time to ask the presiding officer o this Convention to go beyond the rule: laid down by this Convention to con
 Ter a favor upon me, or any other mem Der on this floor. T dare say, MT. Pres ldent. we have not had a presiding of- ncer in that Chair that would show partiality to any member on the flooi of this Convention, whether he comes from Montgomery or Chambers or St Clair. or Clay, or any other county ir this State. and l think that>the charge or intimation of that sort was entire ly out of order.
 MT. Watts-I rise to a point of or. der. The gentleman on the alleged question of privilege is taking occasion 10 praise the Chair which is not a question of privilege to him.
 MT. Pettus-He is fili0usjering!
 Mir. Hefiin-The point of order is a question to be determined by the Chair | 1 appreciate the alertness of my friend and his keen sense of parliamentary law. but so far as I am individually concerned. I do not care to trust my self to his keeping. I think I am ann | ply able, at feast to some extent, to look after myself. although 1t may be in a very humble and feeble way, but I have never reached that place. | Mir. Fitts-I rise to point of order The gentleman is evidently talking l against time. There must be some train to come in to bring people here. MT. Hefiin-I rise to another ques- ton of personal privilege. | The President pro tem-The gentle man will state the question of personal privilege concisely. Q.aughter) | MT Hefiin-The gentleman from Tus- caloosa says that 1 am talking against time. I have never talked against time but one time in my life, and that was when I was carrying the banner of the Democratic party against it's oppeei- ton. (Applause)
 Mir Watts-I rise to another point of order. He has no right to make speech on the floor of this Convention on a question of privilege The President pro tem-The gentle men will be in order. The gentleman from Chambers will confine himself strictly to the question of privilege, 1T he has any.
 MT. Heflin-One moment and I am through. If the gentleman will quit raising other questions of privilege. l will be through. simply desire to state
 MT. Reese sought recognition.
 The President pro tem-The Conven- ton will be in order.
 MT. Proctor-The report of the Com mittee on Journal was asked for this morning, but it was not ready. The re- mort of the Committee is now ready to report. and ask unanimous consent. Objection was made.
 Mir. Hefiin-I will let him introduce 1t, but do not yield my place on the floor.
 The President pro tem-The gentle man asks unanimous consent to make the report.
 MT. Burns-There was objection. You recognized the gentleman upon ques- ton of personal privilege. The President pro tem-And the gen. tIerr,an from Chambers yielded.
 Mir. Hef1in-T withdrew 1t.
 The report of the Com n':tee on J":f. nal was read, stating that the Journal for the seventy-first day had b'e1 ex- amined and found correct, and the same was adopted.
 Mr. WaddelI-I rise to q question Of. personal privilege.
 The President pro tem-The gentle man will state the question.
 MT. waddell-The gentleman from Chambers. Mir Heflin, remark d when I was attempting to exercise right which I have as delegate to this Con- yention to object to departure from the rules of this Convention, that was all right, that was all the sense l had. I wish to reply to the gentleman, MT. President, that in doing this. he tran scended every rule of this House, and while his remarks may have been true they were unbecoming in any gentle man.
 MT. Heflin (Chambers)-1 rise to question of personal privilege. asked this Convention when the roll was being called this morning ftr the introduc- tion of ordinances and resolutions, to allow my name to be passed that might. at the conclusion of the call of the roll, immediately without taking up any time of the Convention. be all lowed then to introduce an ordinance that I desired to introduce. I heard an objection or two from somebody, and the Chair stated that there was Cbjec- tion, and I asked who it was that ob- jected. I thought at one time I would ask the gentleman 10 withdraw his ob- lection, but as soon as I discovered that it was the gentleman from Russell, I desired to make the sta cement l did not have any wish to ask him to with draw hiseobjection, and If the gentle man does not like my remarks on that line, I am responsible for them.
 Mr Waddell-Responsibi MT. President, does not make a gentleman
 Mir. Wilson (Clarke)-I make the point of order that the hour of 10 has arrived. and at that hour, the Conven tion, under the amendment to Rule G. leaves off the call of the roll and pro- ceeds with reports of standing com mittees. and this will go over as unfin- ished business.
 The President pro tem-The Chair does not understand that while the Clerk is in the midst of the reading of an ol dinance, that the reading of 1t would be dispensed with until the or dinance has been read and referred. If there is any rule to the contrary, the Chair is not aware of l.. The ~lerl< will proceed to read the Article. ..-.."""
 Mir. Heflin (Chambers)-Ten o'clock has arrived, and the ordinance cannot be finished under the rules of this Hot se ".:.- =:
 The President pro tem-The Chair ha' already stated that if there Is any rule of this Convention which requires the Clerk, at the arrival of the hour for the regular order, to stop in the mids, of reading the ordinarce, before 1t is completed. and referred. the Chair is not informed of such a rule.
 M. Heflin-I yielded a while ago, while making point of oraFr, and oth- CT business has been transacted by this I'M