The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-23

the GQntIemAn from Monto8mSty. AhS clerk will please read the journal. The journal of yesterday was read by the secretary and approved. Mir. Howell--I move that the rules be suspended and that this resolution be put on its passage: The Secretary read the resolution Resolved, That committee or three be appointed by the Chair to wait on the ciergymen of this city and invite them to lead religious service at the opening of the morning sessions or this body"
 Mr. white-I move the suspension of | the rules and that the resolution be | passed. A vote being taken the rules were | suspended and a further vote being taken the resolution was adopted. MT. de Graffenried-I meye that the convention adjourn until tomorrow | morning at Il o'clock. Mir. Dent-Before that Is done. I ask | indefinite leave of absence for the | member from Barbour, MT. Jerre N. Williams, who is called home on &C., count of the serious illness of his grand-child.
 The leave was granted. MT. Long (Walker)-It has been sug- | gested that my motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion made | by the gentleman from Morgan was | adopted, which makes the seats in this house a lottery, irrespective of Con- | gressional Districts- The President-Let me state the | question before debate. The question | is on the motion of the gentleman | from Walker to reconsider the vote by which the resolution of the gentleman | from Morgan was adopted. providing l for the distribution of the seats in this convention.
 A reading of the resolution was
 called for, and the resolution was again read.
 MT. Long (Walker. )-That resolution is plain. It separates the members from the counties as we'll as the mem bers from the Congressional Districts. It gives to the Populists and Republi- cans a chance to select the best seats in the House. This is a Democratic House and a Democratic measure. MT. Fitts-I rise to a point of order. The President-The gentleman will state his point of order. MT. Fitts-Under general parliament ary law, a motion to reconsider can only be mada before other business. of order. MT. Long (walker)-I gave notice that would make that motion. MT. Fitts-The proper time to make the motion was then; but now busi- ness has intervehed, and 1t is out of order.
 MT. Long-I ask a ruling.
 The President-The Chair is inclined> to think that the gentleman from Walker is out of order. Mir. Blackwell-I rise to point of order.
 The President-The gentleman will
 Mr. Biackweil-The gentleman did not vote for the original resolution when 1t was adopted.
 Mir. Long-I make the point of order that he does not know what he is talking about. Besides, then was the time he should have made his point of order; and I ask the President to rule him out of order.
 The President-Did the gentleman vote for the resolution?
 Mir. Long-I don't know that should be challenged on that. I make the point that theE was the time to make the challenge.
 The President-I think the challenge does come too late, after the Chair has stated the question to the Convention. and the gentleman from Walker will proceed.
 MT. Long-It would be an Injustice to many gray-haired delegates to adopt that resolution. It is a slap at the church to turn this Convention into gambling association the first day we meet. If we are going to turn ahis into a gamble, think we had better shoot craps for the seats. The Demo- crats have won this victory and they are entitled to the advantages of tie seats in this House. ! think 1t wonld be wise to reconsider that proposition and let one or Two from each Corr gressional District be appointed by the Chair, and I take it that 1t would be wise for the Chair to select the oldest Democrats to select these seats. The oldest Democrats in it should have the best seats. and I move a reconsidera- ton of the vote by which the motion of the gentleman from Morgan was carried and on that call for the pre- vious question.
 The President-The previous question is moved. The question is whether the main quqestion shall be put.
 MT. White-The call for the previous question has not been sustained, and I submit that while this may appear to be a matter of little
 MT. Long-I rise to a point of order The previous question has been called and it Is the duty of the Chair to put that question before there is any other argument made, pro or con.
 MT. White-But the call has not been sustained.
 The President--I think the point of order is we'll taken.
 MT. Wilson (Clarke)-There is no spe- cial rule providing for the previous question. In the absence of a rule call ing for the previous question, the pre- Vious question is out of order
 Mir. Long-I call the attention of the Chair to the fact that this body is that always recognizes the previous question.
 The President-The Chair will over rule the point of the gentleman from Clarke and the question is shall the main question be put.
 Mir White.-Can't speak to this question.
 The President.-The question is not debatable.
 MT. White-Then hope the previous question will be not ordered and Il move to indefinitely postpone it.
 Mir. Brooks.-I rise to a point of or der. A motion cannot be made to in- definitely postpone a call for the pre- vious question.
 The President-The point of order is we'll taken.
 A vote was then taken and on a call for a division the result was announce ed: Yeas. 51; nays, e.
 So the motion was lost.
 The Chair then recognized MT. l White