The age-herald., 1901-08-09
CONVENTION
 ALLOWS WOMEN
 SOME RIGHTS fl Property Owners They Gan Vote on Questions COncerR-
 ing Bond Issues HOWLS GREETED THE VOTE
HOWLS GREETED THE VOTE
Some Delegates AppIauded, Some Kissed and General Uproar Fol- lowed the Announced Adop-
 ton Craig's Amendment.
BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.

Montgomery, August S.-Cspecial)- )-The Constitutional Convention today put It. self on the side of woman and adopted a section declaring that all women prop erty owners who can qualify under other sections shall have the right to vote on the question of city bond issues.
 The question came up on an amendment offered by MT. Craig of Dallas. The amendment was adopted by a vote of 65 to 45. The announcement of the vote was received with howls, cheers, applause and various disorder. The original section, which provided that municipal bond issues must be approved by a majority vote of the qualified electors and to which MT. Craig offered >is amendment, was adopted by a vote of 65 to 46.
 A third attempt was made in the con- vention today to reconsider the action of the convention in changing the present system of circuit solicitors to county so- licitors, but the effort was defeated by a tie vote. A fourth attempt will be made to reconsider and the opponents of the new system now claim to have ma jority of the convention.
 The convention then proceeded with the consideration of the report of the com mittee on municipal corporations. This report has fared worse than any report yet considered Most of the sections have been tabled-some of them with very lit- tie debate.
 Among the sections turned down by the convention was one providing that cities should not give away municipal fran- chises, and another providing that cities of over 10000 inhabitants select their own charters.
 A section adopted today provides that cities can sue and be sued. Another 1im- It's the tax rate of cities to 1k of 1 per cent with proviso that Birmingham and Huntsville can levy an additional h of 1 per cent to be used In paying their debt. The cities of Troy, Attalla, Gadsden, Bes- semer, Woodlawn, Brewton, Pratt City, Ensley, Wylam and Avondale can also levy an additional tax of 1k of l per cent if authorized by special election. Mo- bile is authorized to levy tax rate of 11a per cent. Montgomery is authorized to levy tax of 15l per cent, and other cities are given speial rates
 A setion adopted provides for payment of damages to abutting property holders from the ostruction of public utilities in streets of cities.
 Convention Opens.
 The sixty-sixth days session of the con- stitutional convention was called to order by President Knox at o'clock. A prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Andrews. Roll call showed eighty-two members present. The journal was reported correct.
 General Sanford of Montgomery moved to reconsider section of the article on municipal corporations and to fix Wednes- day as the time for reconsidering the mo- tion. He withdrew his motion on being informed that the committee had pre- pared a substitute.
 MT. Banks of Russell presented a peti- ton from citizens of Russell County pro- testing against the railroad pass evil.
 Major Handley of Randolph introduced a similar petition from citizens of Ran dolph County.
 MT. Norwood and MT. Malone also in- troduced similar petitions.
 The matter of solicitors again came up, when Mir. DeGraffenried of Hale moved that his motion made yesterday to recon slider the vote by which the article on Judiciary was ordered to a third reading be postponed until after the article on municipal corporations is adopted.
 An aye and nay vote was demanded on this motion. which was lost by a tie vote of 49 to 49.
 A parliamentary discussion here ensued as to whether MT. DeGraffenried could then make his motion to reconsider. The chair ruled that he could. The point Of