The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-29

the question. The gentleman from Tal- 1adexn called for the previous question upoh the adoption of the amendment offered by him. which was to amend the amendment. offered by the gentle man from Jefferson to the section as the gentleman from Dallas moved to lay the amendment of the gentleman from Talladega upon the table, and he reading of the amendment IS called Tor. As many as favor the adoption of the motion of the gentleman from Dallas to lay upon the table the amendment of the gentleman from Tal- ladega will rise and remain standing until counted after the reading of the amendment.
 Mir. Jenkins--I rise to a point of or der. The President-The gentleman will state the point of order. MT. Jenkins-That a motion to lay an amendment on the table cannot be put after q call for the previous ques- ton. The only motion that can be put is the motion for the previous question. The President-The Chair overrules the point of order.
 Mir. Rogers (Sumte<1-I move that the ayes and noes be called for upon the motion to lay the amendment of 5 the table. I call for the ayes and noes up1n that question.
 Mir. Graham (Talladega)-I make the point of order that the question has already been put and a division de- uanded.
 Mfr. Rogers (Sumter)--I make the point of order that the House did not know what was before 1t. The Chair has now stated what is before the House. and as we are now voting upon the specific proposition stated by. the Chair. cali for the ayes and noes npon that question.
 The President-The Chair will state lhat when the same question was raised a short time since, 'he Chair ruled that the call for the ayes and noes came too late. Since then the Ehair has come to the conclusion that ruling was erroneous, and that the call for the ayes and noes can be made at this time.
 Mr. Rogers (Sumter)--I renew the motion then, that we have the ayes and noes upon this proposition.
 The President-The point of order of the gentleman from Talladega is over ruled. The question is whether the call for the ayes and noes Is sustained.
 And the call was sustained.
  amendment has not been read.
 The amendment was read as follows: Amend Section 4 by striking out the words sixty five" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "seventy-five." and adding at Vhe end of the section the following: pfor the two years suc- ceeding the adoption of this Constitu. ton, after which time no greater rate than sixty-flve one-hundredths of one per centum shall be levied
 The amendment to the amendment nv Mr. Graham (Talladega) was read ga follows: Amend the amendent by strik- ong out all of it except the words seventy i've"
 The President-The question is upon the motion of the gentleman from Dal- las to lay upon the table the amend ment of the gentleman from Tallade- ga. and the ayes and roes have been ordered. As many as favor tabling the amendment of the gentlemen from TalIadega, will say aye as their names are called, and as many as arc opposed will say no.
 Mir. Lowe (Jefferson)-I would like for the Chair to state the effect of the aye and no vote.
 The Presidential a maojrity vote aye, 1t will be to lay the amendment
  ga upon the table.
 Mir. Lowe (Jefferson)-That will es- tabiish thg old Constitution. as I un- derstand il? Leave the provision IF the old Constitution intact?
 Mr. Browne-I make the point O. or der that the gentlemen upon the ftool of this Convention understand thu question as stated by the Chair
 Mfr. Lowe (Jefferson)-As under stand it. and that is why I ask for tho statement, the refusal to lay upon the table, would leave the amendment tc the amendment restoring the rate iT the old Constitution?
 The President-The amendment of. fered by the gentleman from Talladegs is to retafn the present tax rate, that of seventy-fiye cents, and if 1t is laic upon the table, 1t will be upon the table subject to the pleasure of tho Convention.
 MT; Harrison-The question will ther recur upon the amendment offered bS the gentleman from Jefferson.
 The President-The question will thel recur, of course, upon the amendmen offered by the gentleman from Jener son. As many as favor the motion tC table will say aye, and those opposed no az your names are called.
 During the roll call
 Mr. Jenkins-I desire to vote aye fol the purpose of moving to reconsldel the vote (to which statement ther' were expressions of disapprovaD.
 Mfr. Jenkins-Then I vote aye.
 Mir. Long CWalker)-I am paired NIitf the gentleman from Montgomery. MT Graham: If he were present ne wcdlt vote no, and I would vote aye.
 Upon the call of the roll, the vote re suited as follows:
 AYES.
 AFesarn. President, Macdonald.
 nImon- McMillan Baldwin, AiSman Malones
 ParafeId Martin.
 Rethune. Maxwell.
 Prnoka Merrill.
 RroWne. Miller. of Marengo, Purnett. Miller, of Wilcox, Tnrns. Moody,
 Rvars' MorrisBette. Csrdon. NeSmith,
 CarnSthoA O'Neal. of Lauder Chapman oale'
 Cobb, Ohear,
 C,oTer Palmer.
 Coleman. of Greene, Parker of Fillmore, Coleman. of Walker Pearce'
 Cunningham. Phillips.
 Davia, of DeKalb, Pillans.
 Davis. of Etowah. Pitts.
 Duke. Proctor,
 Eepy, reese,
 FIffa Renfro.
 Fletcher. Reynolds CHenry). FosfAr. Robinson.
 Csi9ver. Rogers, of LowndSs, Grant, Rogers. of Sumter,