The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-01
WORKING
 ON SUFFRAGE Nine Sections Have Been
 Completed. THE FIETY-NNTH DAY Article on Legislative Depart
 ment Adopted. The Registnation clau-s of Suffrage Plan Will Be Taken Up by shs Constitutional Conven-
 tion Today.

The Constitutional Convention forged ahead with the suffrage article yes terday and when the body adjourned al 6:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon nine sections of the article had been com- pleted, although one of the subdivisions of Section 5 was recommitted to the committee. The Convention reached Section 10 which provides for the plan of registration just before ad]ourh- ment. It is expected that this section wil, prove to be a stumbling block and that it may engage the attention or the delegates several days.
 By previous arrangement the con- vention took up the matter ot recon- siderine Section yesterday afternoon for the purpose of a further discussion of the Beddow amendment providing that foreign citizens who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States may be allowed to vote. There was much discussion or the subject but the section was finally left as heretofore adopted.
 The article on Legislative Depart ment was read a third time during the morning session and was adopted ana referred to the Committee on Consist ency of the Constitution. This was not done, however, before several delegates enteged their protest against quaoren- nial sessions of the Legislature. An or dinance repeating this section Is no" in the committee room Of the Com rnittee on Legislative Department but it is said to be doubtful if it will be re- ported.
 The Convention Proceedings.
 The fifty-ninth day of the Conyen- tion was opened at o'clock yesteroAy morning with prayer by Delegate HOW ell from Cleburne. and lof delesaIes answered the roll call.
 On motion of Governor Oates the Ar ticle on Legislative Department whicn had been engrossed was taken up TOT final disposition.
 MT. Brooks of Mobile, said he desired to enter his protest against the Article because it provided for quadrennial ses- sions of the Legislature. It was an un- wise innovation and had not been adopted by any of the States.
 MT. Rogers of Sumter. defended the Section. lie Sdlu Ilc udQ OSCh AAA tSACAs with the people and knew that 1t was popular with the masses.
 MT. O'Neal of Lauderdale. spoke against quadrennial sessions and moved that the Section be recommitted. His motion was lost. The Ar ticle was read a third time and was adopted, 113 to [. MT. Brooks of Mobile voted against it and explained that he did so because of the provision for uuadrennial sessions of the Legis- lature.
 The Article was referred to the Com mittee on Consistency of the Constitu- tion.
 MT. Kirkland of Dale, sent up pe- tition from citizens of his section op- posing the time limit required by the Suffrage Article for electors to live in the ir precinct or county.
 Mr. Maxwell of Tallapoosa, present. ed petition from citizens of Rockford that no teachers license be revoked ex- cept by due process of law.
 Mr Beavers of Shelby, introduced an ordinance providing for a new county to be carved out of Shelby and St. Clair, of 400 square miles.
 MT. Handley of Randolph. introduced Banks and Banking heretofore adopted.
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 The Convention then took up Sec tion of the Article on Suffrage and Elections. which provides qualifications for those who may be registered after January 1. 1903 The caption of the Section was adopted but the first subdivision proved to be a stumbling block. It provided an ed ucational qualification and that the ap- plicant for registration shall have been regularly employed for twelve months.
 Amendments were sent up by Messrs. Sanford of Pike and Beddow of Jeffer- son. Mir Sanford wanted to include only those who are dependent on their labor for a living and MT. Beddow wanted to strike out the employment clause altogether.
 Speeches were made on the amend ments by Messrs. Beddow, Reese of Dallas, Dent of Barbour, Long of Walker and Ashcraft of Lauderdale. It was suggested that men on strike or temporarily out of employment would be disfranchised.
 Judge Coleman supported the report of the committee and the Beddow amendment was tabled.
 Mir Pillans of Mobile sent up an amendment which broadeued the sec tion by making it apply to men who had diligently tried to secure employ ment and addressed the Convention on his amendment. Judge Howze of Jer- ferson spoke for the committee report and on motion of Judge Coleman the pending amendments were tabled
 Several additional amendments wore sent up and on motion of Judge Cole man the subdivision was recommltted to the committee.
 Subdivision two which proVides a property qualification for regisNatIon after 1903 was then read. The electoI must own forty acres of land in his right or his wifes right or $500 worth of taxable proDerrv.
 Gen. Sanford's Amendment.
 General Sanford of Montgomery pro sented an amendment to strike out the subdivision and addressed the Convcn ti7n. Property. he declared. iS not qualification of patriotism Many illus SnlA0s uasn had died in poverty. A