The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31

An ordinance to amend Section a. Article ". of the Constitution of Ala bama:
 Be 1t ordained.I that Section 32. Ar- ticle " of the Constitution of Alabama be amended by adding st the end of said Section, the following words: And no special appropriation ex- ceeding $500 shall be made, except by a vote of two-thirds Of each House Referred to Committee on Lcgis.a- tive Department
 Ordinance No lsl, by same: An ordinance to amend Section 6, Al ticle XIII of the Con slitution of As bama.
 Be it ordained that Section 6, Arti- cle XIII of the Constitution of Ala
 bama be amended so as 10 read as fol- lows:
 6. All money raised, or which may hereafter be appropriated, for support of the public schools. shall be used and expended for the payment of teachers employed in such schools. except for the compensation of the school oibeero in the County. Ani no incidental or other fee shall be reqnieei of any cht!d before entrance into such pubic SC hools in excess of Q cents for each child in any one scholastic year. Referred to Committee on Eiuca- ton.
 MT. Rogers (Sumter)-I have a reso- Iution. I ask unanimous consent to its reading and I move that the rules be | suspended and that 1t be put on its | passage immediately. The resolution was read as follows. Resolved. that it is the sense of this Convention. that any further reference by resolution to the ante -electlcn pledges of the Democratic platform" ]" is not only unnecessary but IS bad taste. The people of Alabama expect as a matter of course. that inc Dtin- ocratic party will now, as heretofore, keep its promises to them. A vote being taken the rules were suspended.
 Mir. Vaughn-All resolutions similar to that are out on reference to com mittees and can they be considered now?
 The President-They can be offered as amendments to this. Mir. Reese--I move that the resolu- tion be referred to the Committee cn Rules.
 Mir. deGraffenreid-The gentleman is out of order The rules are sus- pended and the resolution is before the House for adoption or objection. MT. Reese-Under the rules of the House, a motion to commit can be made at any time. The President--The Chair is of the opinion that notwithstanding the rules
 have beer suspended and the resolu- ton is before the House for consider ation, nevertheless a motion to refer to a proper Committee would be in
 order.
 Mir. Rogers (sumter)-I move to lay the motion to refer on the taple. A vote being taken the motion to re-
 fer was tabled.
 MT. Reese-I move that the consider ation of this matter be indefinitely
 postponed.
 Mir. Rogers (Sumter)-Ard move to
 lay that motion on the table. MT. Reese-And on that demand the ayes and noes.
 The PreSident-Is the call for the
 ayes and noes sustained. No second for the motion being forthcoming the President declared the
 call not sustained and vote being ta-
 ken on the motion to table the motion to indefinitely postpone the same was carried.
 The President-The question is on the adoption of the resolution of tEe
 gentleman from Sumter. MT. O'Neal-I move to amend the
 last clause by striking out the word NC anu iAioCAt tttt6 thC pCko Nul Mir. Rogers (Sumter)-I accept the
 amendment.
 MT. Reese-I object to the amend ment and make the point O. order ;f.at | the question Is before the House. Is the property of the House, and cannot
 be amended without the consenr of the | House
 The, Presidential the opinion of the | Chair. the point of order is not well 1 taken. MT. Vaughan-I would like to hear
 the resolution read as amended.
 This was done. The President-And the question is on the adoption of the resolution as amended.
 MT. Cunningham-I think with a slight amendment that resolution will meet the unanimous support Of the Convention.
 Mir. deGraffenreid-it has already. MT. Cunnlngham-The resolution should be that hereafter no resolution naming the Democratic platform
 should be introduced. There were cries of dissent. MT. Cunningham-I am inclined to think that resolutions having reference to the work of the Convention on cer-
 tain lines of policy should be adopted | but l think 1t would be improper in | such resolutions for the reasons stated
 by the author of this resolution that
 the Democratic platform should be | specifically mentioned. Now, for in-
 stance. take the question of taxation. That could be passed on by a rasolu- | ton without alluding to the Democrat i ic platform. Take the question cf suffrage That could be passed on by
 resolution without alluding to the
 Democratic platform and 50 could the | question of State Capitol Now iI | strikes me that to constantly have this | Convention reminded that tine Demo-
 cratic platform is in measure to
 doubt our sincerity and I agree fully
 with the author of the resolution and l evidently a majority of the Convention
 that we should not be so constantly re-
 minded of these partisan pledges. We
 are bound by them individuality and
 collectively, and I move to amend the
 resolution by inserting at the proper
 place that the platform shall not be
 alluded to by name, my purpose be- irsg that any resolution hereafter in-
 troduced in reference to the pledge ot
 the Democratic party should not be out Of order am ready now to vote on
 the tax rate and On many other ques- tions. and I don't believe we should be
 deprived of cutting off debate on the line that we are all necessarily com. pelled to follow.
 MT, Rogers (sumter) was here recog.
 mixed. but yielded to MT. Oates.
 MT. Oates-I rise for the purpose oi
 inquiring of the delegate from Jeffer,
 son whether his amendment is neces sary.
 The President-The gentleman iron l Montgomery desires to ask the delegate