The age-herald., 1901-06-06
Suggests That Descendants of Slaves Do Not Come With-
 in That Provision
FIRST ORATORY YESTERDAY
Hhe Convention Refuses to Annul the Contract for Stenographic Re- port of the Proceedings-Reso-
 lution to Classify Cities.
BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.

BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.
 Montgomery, June 5.-(SpeciaL) L)-For the first time since the convention set tied down to work the monotonous intro duction of ordinances was varied by a little debate. This arose over MT. Longs motion to cancel the contract for a stem ographic report of the proceedings. A large minority of the convention is op- posed to a stenographic report, and the subject crops out every now and then. It came up today over an adverse report of the committee on rules to Mr. Long's mo- tion. MT. Long made quite humorous speech declaring the report was full of errors and the contract for 1t was void. The convention, however by vote of 91 to 40 decided to continue it. Typographical errors will occur. General Sanford of Montgomery called attention to one in to- days Montgomery Advertiser which re- ported him wanting a committee to provide a great state steal, when he only wanted a state seal
 The flow of ordinances is beginning to check up. The clerk called ten names to- day before getting an ordinance. So far, however, over 300 ordinances and 125 res olutions have been introduced. Among those introduced today were five suff- rage schemes. one by MT. Ferguson, which he thinks is not in conflict with the fifteenth amendment. MT. Beddow intro duced an ordinance to create railroad commission. The first committee report was received by the convention. It was from the committee on municipal cor porations, which reported favorably scheme to classify cities into four classes according to population.
 The committee on printing also made favorable report on a resolution to have five copies of the proceedings bound and filed in the office of the secretary of state
 While the temper of the convention re- mains cool. the atmosphere is getting hot. A resolution to permit shirt waists has not yet been introduced, but it is only a question of short time before 1t will be done
 The Convention Opens.
 The twelfth days session of the Con- stitutional Convention was called to order der by President Knox at 10 o'clock.
 
 Roll-call showed 126 members present General Sanford arose to a question of personal privilege He said the Montgom- cry Advertiser today reported him as wanting a committee of nine appointed to design a new plan for a State seal. That he had already been approached by several prominent men to get a place on the com- mittee, but he had been obliged to inform them that he had no plan for State seal Lit was only State seal that he wanted. Uaughter)
 Several leaves of absence were asked for and granted. The committee on jour nal made its report, which was adopted MT. Smith of the committee on rules re- ported adversely on the resolution of MT. Long of Walker to have the stenographic contract cancelled.
 Favorably on MT. Searcy's resolution to provide for paying the stenographer the agreed price of $70 day.
 It reported back without recommenda- ton resolutions of MT. Pettus of Lime stone, MT Vaughn of Dallas and MT. Hen derson of Pike.
 It reported a substitute for resolu- ton of Mir. Winn of Barbour that each or dinance contain but one subject matter. Adversely on resolution of MT. Watts of Montgomery to have all reports of com xnittees printed.
 tute for the committees report, that his resolution abolishing the stenographic re- port be taken up and put upon its passage. He said that he first called for decision from the chair as to the validity of this contract
 MT. Brooks of Mobile, before the Presi- derit made any ruling, moved that the re- port be divided and taken up seriatm. Governor Oates said Mir. Brooks did not understand MT Longs motion, and he then explained it.
 The Secretary then read MT. Longs mo- tion to the House.
 Captain White then made the point of order that the convention could not amend a committees report. It could either adopt it or reject it. The chair stated Mfr. Long could move to place his motion before the house.
 MT. Longs Speech.
 Mir. Long then said that the contract was null and voil. and so full of errors as to resemble the reports of the leaves of absence He said the report was gotten up to supply set speeches of certain. mem bers to the public, which ordinarily would not sell three for dime. He said the clerk could furnish carbon copies of every resolution to the printers by 6 o'clock every day and they could be printed at cost s15 a day instead of s7O That while the convention was burning s70 a day the midnight oil had been burned by the members resulting in dog laws, stock laws and a limit as to time when a man could take another draw at the matrimonial basket That the members as they read their ordinances at s70 a day swelled with pride like a bull frog That he believed the object of the report was to have it so filled with errors that the members could hereafter deny everything tA they read the report, would doubtless wonder where so many wise men came from. He was not afraid to be quoted as to anything he said. but he thought the whole thing was null and void and if they could legally expend $70 a. day they could spend s7o, ,OOo, ,0OO He said he was not lawyer-not even constitutional