The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-02

a part of 1t has been adopted; because under the rules this Convention adopt ed for this purpose. you consider 1t by subdivisions and 1t is not the adoption of the whole section until it is adopted Therefore, say that the delegate from Walker has offered a substitute which is in order for discussion and action.
 MT. Weatherly-Wlll the gentleman allow me to ask him a question?
 Mir. Oates-Certainly.
 Mir. Weatherly-We are considering the first subdivision of Section 5, are we not?
 Mir. Oates-We are.
 MT. WeatherIy-Is it in order to offer a substitute?
 Mir. Long-I will state that did not wish
 Mir. Weatherly-Then is it in order to introduce a substitute to the entire section while we are considering the section subdivision by subdivision? Mr. Hood-I ask for a ruling from the Chair upon the point of order made.
 The President pro tem-The gentle man from Walker is entitled to a re- spectful hearing.
 Mir. Long-I hate to state private conversations that take place off of this floor, but the President of this l Convention himself told me l had a
  port of this committee on it this morning, and am l to be hand-shack- led, bound, gagged and murdered here on a proposition that should be put before ths Convention? l am even denied the privilege of offering 1t now as a substitute. to be considered along with the section. That is all l have to say. and I am willing to abide by the ruling of the Chair
 fay1 opinion of the Chair than when the Convention decided to pass upon this section by subdivisions, and have adopted all of the subdivisions except one, that subdivision being yet un- adopted and unpassed upon, an amend ment striking out the whole section would not be in order at this time.
 MT. Long--When would 1t be in order?
 The President pro tem-The Chair will undertake to be prepared to meet that question when it properly arises. Mir. Long-Does the Chair rule that have no right to call on the Committee on Suffrage and Elections to make report on my ordinance?
 Have they 9 right to murder and strangle any ordinance in there which a majority of this Convention want re- ported? Are they to have absolute control over all ordinances? Is there no power to bring it out of there and force them to report adversely or | favorably on an ordinance? | MT. Fletcher-I call the gentleman's attention to rule 34 as follows: Any ordinance or resolution may be recalled from a committee by vote of the majority of the whole number of dele | gates elected to the ConVention.' Mir. Lofg-I will ask for ruling Of the Chair on that. refer the Chair to that rule.
 President pro tem-The Chair does not feel called upon to pass upon the inquiry of the gentleman from Walker, because his opposition | MT. Walker--I made it as a motion, not as an inquiry
 President ITO tem.-Because his mo- | tion Is not properly before the Con- | vention.
 Mir. Long-I now. make the motion | that the Committee on Suffrage and Election be requested to report on my ordinance. No. POS.
 Mir. Graham (Talladega)-I make | the point of order that the motion Is not in order except upon a suspension of the rules.
 Mir Long-Do the rules have to be suspended before I can make a nno- | tion? Have I gotten so small that cannot make a motion before this Con vention9 OLaughter.)
 MT. Hood-The point of order ,s that the motion to adopt Subdivision of | Section is now before this Conven- | ton and the motion made by the gen tleman is now out of order. President pro tenl-In the opinion of the Chair, the point made by the gen l tleman from Etowah Is well taken. and the gentleman from Walker is now out of order.
 Mir. White-I move the adoption of the substitute for Subdivision 1 of Section 5.
 MT. Robinson (Chambers)-I desire to ask this committee by what means can a person that is physically unable to write register? They make provision for those that are not physically dis abled. and there are a class of people in Alabama that are physically disa bled that have good education. Take a man that Is deaf and dumb. He may have a good education, he can write every word of the Constitution, but he cannot read. because he cannot speak You take blind man, he may be very learned and able to understand every line of 1t. but on account of that pay sical disability. he cannot read or d ton. but from some physical defect palsy or something of that kind, le IS unable to write. That section does not make any provision for that Ciass who are stricken down by physical disability, but they have the learning and education and can understand the Constitution and there ought to ne some means in that sectio by which those unable to read and write nay be able to vote. You take the deaf and dumb asylum. at Talladega. that educates men and educates them we'll and they can read and write well. and they understand the principles of .his government. but under that sec ion they cannot qualify because they are compelled to read and write.< Then there are those unfortunate enough to have lost the use or their arm ard cannot write, for instance That sec tion ought not to be adopted until en amendment to provide for cases of that | kind is included. I wish to offer an amendment.
 The Secretary read the amendment as follows
 Amend Section of the report of | the Committee on Suffrage by adding | thereto the following additional pro- vision: Third. All persons who by | reason of physical disability cannot | qualify under Subdivision 1 of this | section, but who could So qualify ex- cept for such disability"
 The President pro tem-The question