The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14

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 MT. Howze-I think the matter we
 had under consideration ought to be
 determined as to it's status. ,...r4
 The President-The> present status is
 that the question is on the final passage
 of the Article.
 Mir. Howze-I have reference to the matter under consideration before we reached this.
 Mr. ONeal-What Is the status of it?
 The President-That was temporarily displayed by the special order for this hour, and it will be in order as soon as this matter is disposed of
 MT. O'Neal-H it is displaced, wouldn't it take the regular course on the calendar?
 The Presidential the opinion of the Chair, 1t would come up immediately after this matter is disposed of.
 MT. Samford-Mr. President
 The President-Does the gentleman from Greene yield?
 Mir Samford-I desire to read him an authority. Section 1521 in Mir. Cush- ing's work says: "In many of the American legislative assemblies, 1t Is the practice, by a special rule, to spe- cify both what motions shall be used and the order in which they should be moved. for disposition of the business before the assembly. The rule of the House of Representatives of the United States, which has been extensively copied in other legislative bodies. is as follows: When a question is under debate. no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lie on the table, for the previous question to postpone to a day certain, to commit Cor as we under take now to recommlt), to amend. to postpone indefinitely: which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are arranged. In the following points are to be observed Section 1922 says:
 Sec. 1522-"A subject is sufficiently under debate to come properly within this rule, when 1t has been proposed from the Chair as a question for the de- cision of the House."
 Mir. Coleman-In addition to that. MT. President, would call attention to Rule 4S of our rules. under the head of Regulations Governing the Adoption of Ordinances.
 The President-what rule?
 MT. Coleman-Rule 4s, page 7s, or dinances and reports may be recornmit- ted at the pleasure of the Convention" do not suppose. MT. President, that my time will be counted when we are advising with the Chair as to the ques- tion of order? I find that under Rule 4s.
 The President-I suppose the gentle man is now speaking to a question of order2
 MT. Coleman-A question of order simply. I want to say to the delegates to this Convention that there Is some way by which the will of this Conven- tion may be arrived at. I do not know what the ruling of the President will be, but I judge that if the motion to reconmit will not lie at this time, but which will make if the Chair will en- certain it, surely the motion to lay upon the table will be in order, and I propose to say to this Convention that 8 motion to lay upon the table does not defeat this Article at all The only effect will be to have the report brought in by the Committee, or one substitut- ed for it. and when that takes place. it is open then to amendment, and we have all the authority. then, under all the rules, under which we have been acting, to amend this section. and to adopt the whole Article without any trouble or debate, and then an amend ment will lie directly to the section now under consideration.
 MT. Beddow-I rise to a point o8 or der. As I understand. there Is no mo- tion now before the house.
 The President-The question before the house Is on the final passage of the ordinance.
 MT. Coleman-Now, I did not wish any person to be misled. Some might think that by voting to lay on the ta- ble, they would defeat the Article. That Is not so. The Article will come up, and the same Article will be presented here just as it is now, or with an either, it makes no diff ference; but when the Article is pre- sented, then the amendment we wish to make will be in order and pertinent. The shorter way. and the more direct way. I understand, from the rule just read from Cushing, and also from our own rule, would be to recommit at this time. but if the Chair rules that out of order, then on a motion to table. I hope the delegates will sustain the mo- ton that 1t may come up regularly, | and we can amend the section If a ma jority of the Convention desire to | amend it in that way, and no difficulty 1 or delay will occur.
 MT Hefiin (Chambers)-Do I under | stand that another Article, the same | as this, with exception as to the elec- ton of Solicitors, will be offered in it's stead? ..
 Mir Coleman-Yes. sir: there will be | one offered. or you can offer the same If you wish to. It will be open to | amendment then. There will be no | trouble about it at all, and I do not | wish the members to be misled in | that If they voted to lay this | on the table they would be thereby de- feating the Article.
 MT. Walker-I would like to ask a | question.
 MT. Coleman-Go ahead
 MT. Walker-If the majority chooses now to lay the Article on the table, | that same majority we may presume, !! will decline to take it from the table | until it is made entirely satisfactory to them.
 MT. Coleman-We have a new ordi- nance prepared to refer at once, unless hey do 1t with a simple amendment which brings it up properly, and there an be no delay. It is only arriving 1t what majority of this Convention iesires, according to the rules, as in erpreted by the President of the Con- ienI ion. .-- .+. -.-. 1.: -
 MT. Graham (Talladega)-I rise to a point of parliamentary inquiry.
 The President-The Chair does not ,eel authorized to take the gentleman rom the floor to entertain a parIia- mentary inquiry The Chair will en- .ertatn parliamentary inquiry when he gentleman from Greene is through.
 MT. Graham-In view of the fact that he gentleman said he was going to move to table. l thought that it would De too late.
 The President-A parliamentary in- he Jak1