The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-31

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 15e President pro ten-Ooes the 1ol4> tieman offer an aniendment
 Mir. Iong-No sir. I juat wish to eoos nit it to the Committee.
 ,Mr. Reynolds tChiiton)--T nsys on amendment desire to offer.
 The gecretary read the amendment
 Amend &hbdIvision of section 1sl by addih &t the end: Provided, that the owner in good faith In his own right. or the husband of woman who Is he owner in good faith In her oWn right of $500 in value of real and per- soral property. upon which the taxeg have been paid may also register and vote If he is otherwise qualified in thi1 Constitution"
 The President pro tem--Ths question Is upon the adoption of the amendment offered by the gentleman from Clifton
 M. tReynolds--d want to call the as~ tention oi the Convention to the fact that a great many people In Alabama believe if man Is worth $500 that he can vote. don't know what the fn- tention o. the Committee Is, don't know what idea they had, wheE they said man must have $500 of personal property or real estate. I want to gay that % not believe 1t will benefit the white men in Norh Alabama. have takeE particular pains to examine tho tax broks in the beat in which I re- side. We have 240 white voters in my beat and there Is not but one man in my beat with an assessment of $3o0 ok personal property, except merchants and men in business, and I believe it may be found so all over North Ala bama. believe that tha4 provision in Constitution x.rf1I nx.tx q ktxa negro in the Black Belt. You lind that in tho Black Belt the negro buys q muls the landlord sells to him and takes mortgage on 1t to make him take better care of 1t, and he Is the only man in Alabama today that 1t win beneht. if you permit this to TO into the Constitution. Why Is 1t necessary Tor ua to separate the two and say . man must be either worth tSoo in per- sonal property or real estate7 A man With $zS9 of personal property wiu not be able to vote. and the man with szsS worth of real estate will not be able to vote. I hope the Committee win sc. cept this. amendment, because want you to know that in North Alabama there are hundreds of white men wha canno: vote under this qualification. There are but very few of them who have $500 in real estate, except where they have forty acres of land, and very few have $500 worth of personal prep erty: l would like to ask the Commft- tee to explain who will be benefitted. or for this Convention to say who viii Do benefited. | have another amend. ment on the Secretary's desk. i ro. aiize that 1t Is almost impossible, ana too late to offer an amendment. I fear that If the Lords Prayer were offered as an amendment, 1t would be voted down. but want to call attention fo anothes fact. when the provision for registrars was before the Convention tne distinguished gentleman from Tsis- caiossa fought for the resolution. which was voted down, to have reEistrars visit each beat in the county tive or three dave. In ny county we nave large precincts. though there gre bus nine beats, many of these beata havS two boxes, and think 1t would be only fair that the registrars should visik both boxes in the precinct.
 Mir. Beddow-I rise to a point of or- der. The gentleman is not addressing n,mseh 10 the amendment. but talking aD0ut registration of votere.s
 The President pro tem--The gentle. man will confine his remarks to the pending amendment.
 Mir. Reynolds-I stated I had two amendments there. do not want to take up the time of the Convention. | am not public speaker. l will be glad to have the Committee explain who # will benefit. do not think 1t will ben- eft the white men of North Alabama.
 The President pro tem-The question is on the amendment offered by the from Chiffon.
 Upon a vote being taken a division was called for.
 MT. Hefiin (Chambers) I under stand the amendment, 1 am in favor of it. but I do not think the Conven- tion understands 1t. call for lead- ing of the amendment.
 Mfr Reynolds-I want the Chairman of the Committee to explain that prop osition.
 The President pro tem-Ths vote is being taker and 1t Is too late for fur ther discussion unless by unannmous 
 MT. Ashcraft-I ask for unanimous consent that the Chairman may explain that proposition.
 The Secretary again read the amera- ment.
 Mr. Sanford (Montgomesy)-lt Is aI- ready in the second section.
 MT. Coleman (Qreenel-If you will have the motion of the delegate from Hale read. the delegates of this Gen. will see that none of these mat LeFA are DSIOre tHeth. Iney nave Jus6 taken a vote by which the wnsle sec- tion Is recommitted to the Committee.
 MT. Hefiin-I move that the amend ment be sent to that Committee.
 The President pro tem-The journal shows 1t was moved that Section 1S1, on motion of MT. deGraffenreid be re- entire section and not as the Chair thought, a subdivision. The entire section has been recommit- ted to the Committee on Suffrage and Election. and unanimous consent Is asked that the amendment which was put of order. go to the same Commit tee. Is there objection?
 MT. Hefiin (Chambers)-r move that the rules be suspended and that the amendment be sent to the Committee on Suffrage,
 The President pro tem-The amend- nent will go to the Committee on Suf- 'rage by unanimous consent.
 MT. Carmichael (Colbert)-I move that we do now adjourn.
 Upon a vote being taken a division was called for and further vote being .aken. there were ayes 45. noes A. and he Convention thereupon adjourned
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 The Convention met pursuant to ad- there being ninety nine del.