The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-24
CONSTITUTION BUILDERS
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MT. weatherly-That will be readily
 accepted.
 Mir. Wilson (Clarke)-I rise in behalf
 of a gentleman of this convention who
 Is not . distinguished man In the sense
 that he has not been a Governor or
 this State or a member of any other Constitution Convention, but, who
 though an humble farmer. Is man q
 very superior intellect and who has to come to his seat on crutches ana 1T he should happen to get seat m Q Dao place 1t might be difhcult for him to get to it. I refer to the Hon. Dabney Palmer and I ask uanimous consent that his name may be added to the list of exempted ones.
 MT. Burns-will the gentlemen allow me. I have a resolution that all crtp- ples and all members of this convention past the age of 65 years be allowed to chose their seats.
 No action was taken on this resolu- tion.
 The President-The question Is on the adoption of the motion of the gentle- man from Jefferson that we exempt from the operation of the rule as to selecting seats the two ex-dovernors. oates and Jones; the two ex-Justices Of the Supreme Court and the three mem-- bers of the Constitutional Convention of 1875 and Hon. Dabney Palmer. Do you accept that? MT. Weatherly--Yes. sir. iI Governor Oates.-As far as am con- 1 cerned, do not ask any advantage over any gentleman on account or any. thing have done in the past
 but there are two sentiemem en1sot their seats on account of being on crutches. They are MT. Palmer ana Governor Jones.
 A vote being taken, the rules were suspended. The President-The question is on the adoption of the resolution. MT. case-I rise to question tnn,,.sH or Advertiser of the 22nd, in speaking Of the delegates in relation to myself, says that I am regarded as opposed 10 the Democratic Party. >While do not MT. President intend any reflection up on the high character and integrity or that able and, I believe. fair paper. l desire to respectfully say that IT I pc misrepresented for I am not opposed to the Democratic Party and let justice be done though the heavens should falI-
 MT, Lowe (Jefferson)-I think a gen. tleman who rises to a question or per sonal privilege should state 1t. MT. Case-I am stating 1t. Mr' Lowe-But SO far as he has pro-
 ceeded, it seems to be a declaration or political faith. although he seems to think 1t is a matter of personal priv ! ilege, I say that the statement of the gentleman so far as I have heard 1t is not to the point or pertinent to a question of personal privilege. MT. Case-I deny that. | Chair to hear the statement before he can decide on 1t.
 jt MT. Lowe-I say so far as he has gone, although he has consumed sev- eral minutes, he has stated no ques- tion of personal privilege. The President-The gentleman can proceed.
 that if be so regarded doubtless have been misrepresented. for am not opposed to the Democratic Party, and let justice be done though the tieav- ems should fall. In fact. have always advocated its principles as laid down
 by Jefferson, equal and exact justice and privileges to all men. On these principles I was elected here to the { lower House of Representatives. jl MT. Lowe-I again rise to the point ! of order that the gentleman IS not stating any question of personal priv ilege.
 Mr. willett-And I insist upon the point of order.
 ia insisted upon, the Chair will have to sustain it. I do not think the gen. l tleman is stating question of per sonal privilege.
 ( Mir. Case-I want to set myself prop erJy before the delegates and there is no reflection on any one. Mir. Lowe-But this Convention Is not [ here to listen to the gentleman set himself straight.
 Mr' Case-I have a right under par liamentary usages. The President-The gentleman is out of order. The Chair does not think he has been stating any question or per- ' sonal privilege. 7 ll MT. Case-I call TOT a dlVIsioh' \ wish to be heard. Al The President-Does the gentleman appeal from the decision of the Chair? }l MT. Case-Yes. sir; and l call for ! division. desire to be heard. lI The President-The question IS shall \ the Chair be sustained. II A vote being taken, the Chair was
 N sustained by unanimous vote. n The President-The question Is now \ on the adoption of the motion made N by the gentleman from Jefferson. NI A vote being taken the motion was D 1 carried unanimously. Nl MT. Burns-In the selection of seats, Hl beg leave to be allowed to suosti- U tute in my place Hon. John w. A. San N ford. I turn over my choice of a seat
 Il to him and will take his chances. XII The leave was granted. H1 MT. Reese-I call for the regular or ' der.
 J The President-The regular order is N the selection of seats and the follow \ ing gentlemen are permittd to select |S seats without drawing: Oates, Jones Y (Montgomery). Coleman (Greene), h Walker, Palmer, Sanford Substituted HI for Burns), Murphree and Harrison. NI Governor Oates-Several gentlemen y have asked me about the method of N enforcing that rule as to drawing seats x and l have agreed to get up and ex- plain it as I am familiar with 1t. It y is for the members to vacate all the l( seats and get in the rear and then the x names are drawn and they are called < and as they are called the gentleman y can take any seat not occupied. If any lI gentleman, after he has taken seac N | yacates it, any other member can take \ 1t and therefore, when any one se- x lects his seat, it is necessary for him ii to remain in that seat until the seat (( ing is all completed in order to retain N it.
 < The drawing of seats heinz com ll pleted,-
 N The President-The Convention will