The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-29

Mir. Browne-I stated who gave that to us and we went in and examined M and I could state that I have spent fifteen or twenty hours In the Auditors office myself on the matter. Mir. Lowe--I l misstated that the Of information and the ground upon
 which the recommendation was made but I say that this Convention ought to hesitate to accept such an author ity in the fact of the tremendous con- sequences that may follow an error tn the judgment of these gentlemen. And we know by the records that the gem tleman the committee quotes, that if this amendment prevails, if we adopt the old clause of the Consultation that no evil can come to the people because representatives fresh from the people every two years will determine this question.
 But, Mir. President. should not have cared so much about that, although I recognized that as one of the dangers which menaced this Convention and the State-T would not have cared so much for that as for the tendency that has manifested itself and cropped out l in every report and in the argument of every man who has appeared on this 1 floor with a fad or hobby, that it should be protected by the Constitu- tion.
 The Constitution is not 8 grant of power to the Legislature; 1t is simply limitation, a negation. upon them. l The call for this Convention was made possible by one impulse. There was no man who dared before the call for the 1 Convention so out on the stump and advocate particular reasons why this Convention should be called. But one of them was to purify the franchise to
 make possible fair and honest elections in Alabama. This Convention would do it's work well if 1t provided for that eontingency; if it preserved this Gov- ernment in the hands of white peopleI
 where the elections would be fair ana free from fraud and then adjourn. The people would say we'll done. But IF that is not done, if there is glaring evil that must be corrected let us de 1t, but when we are called on to accept the opinion of one set of men admitted
 to be expert as against the opinion of
 another set of men whom believe 10 be experts, I will accept the opinion | of the set of men which, If wrong. win have the least evils following 1t. Mr. PeGrce-It seems to me that this matter has-been pretty we'll discussed. and about all the trouble in 1t Is iniag- | mary evil. In fact, nearly ali Of our l troubles are that. l want to state t0 | this Convention that we examined this
 matter as carefully as we knew hows and I think we knew how. We exam I ined all the resources of information
 without fear of punishmenA or hope Of
 reward. Panics have been hsed on this 1 floor as a great scarcecrow. Now 1t IS | always fair to discuss both sides of any proposition, and the gentlemen who
 discussed the panics never told this crowd that the men who make the mon- ey by their sweat to pay the taxes in | this State-that when the panics cames l their power to pay would be reduced.
 I hope we won't have any panics. bus l if we do, 1t will effect the men who 1 make the money by bringing them | selves in contact with the minerals, | just as much as 1t will effect property.
 The only question for you to decide is. | whether If this panic comes, you VIII use little more economy in tne au- l ministration of your State or whether | you will sweat the people more 'tnas make the money to pay the taxes. MT. Graham (Talladega)-l do nor 1 care to take up the time Of the con-
 yention in further discussion. ana
 move the previous question on my | amendment.
 MT. Reese--I move to table the
 amendment of the gentleman from Tai | ladega.
 k 1 ous question has been called for and the question is. Is tho call sustainedE l MT. Browne--I make the point or or l der that any delegate has right to move to table the amendment of the
 delegate from Talladega.
 The President here took the chair.
 Mir. ONeal--In view of the import
 ance of this matter and to give the
 delegates opportunity to consider iS l paova to adfourn. | srhe President-Did the gentleman | from Dallas move to lay the call TOT | the previous question on the tableF 1 Mir. Reese-No. the amendment. The President-And theFeupon the gentleman from LauderdaIe moved 70
 adjourn and in the opinioneot the cnair | the motion to adjourn has preceaence. 1 Mir. Graham--I would like to ask the
 gentleman to withdraw that motion. As County Superintendent ! am forced l to be with the teachers at Talladega
 tomorrow and I want to vote on thls | question.
 MT. Coleman-I ask the gentleman to
 withdraw the motion for the preVious l question.
 1 MT. O'Neal--I will withdraw the mo-
 tion to adjourn if you will withdraw
 the motion for the previous question!
 MT. Graham-I think the matter has
 been sufficiently discussed and l will let it remain as 1t stands.
 MT. Lowe-I shall vote against the
 previous question on a matter of this importance. We should have full discussion.
 Mir. Heflin (Chambers)-I rise to a
 point of order A motion to adjourn Is
 not debatable.
 1 The President-The point is well ta- ken. The Chair was not entertaining debate. but merely that the gentlemen might understand each other.
 MT. Cunningham-Under special | rule that the Convention should hold until o'clock today. will not the rules
 have to be suspended to carry mo-
 ton to adjourn?
 l The Presidential seems to the Chair
 that a motion to adjourn Is a privi-
 legged question and is in order at any time.
 MT. CunnIngham-Does the Chair
 hold that a motion to adjourn super
 sedes a special order?
 The Presidential seems to the Chair
 under our rule 26 a motion to adjourn | shall always be in order even in the
 absence of quorum, except when on the, call for the previous question the | main question shall have been ordered, when the Chair Is stating a question. when the roll is being called and vote
 has not been announced, or when a
 vote is being verified, etc.
 MT. Cunningham-The point of ordee
 is that 1t operates as suspension of
 the rules. On yesterday the hour for