The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
SlXfY-NINTH DAY.
 MONTGOMERY, ALA.

Journment. and was called to order by the President.
 Upon g. call of the roll ST delegates responded to their names.
 Leaves of absence were granted to the following delegates: MT. White, for today and tomorrow: Mr. Howze. for today and tomorrow; Mr. Sentell. indefinitely on account of the death ot his brother: Mr. Thompson of Bibb for today; MT. Whiteside for today; MT. Fletcher for today, tomorrow and Wednesday; to MT. Rogers of Sumter, indefinitely, on account of sickness; to Mir. Hodges of Jackson for toiay; to MT. Parker of Cullman for today; to MT. Miller of Wilcox sor today.
 The report of the Committee on the Journal was read. stating that the Journal for the sixty-eighth day had been examined and found correct, and the same was adopted.
 Ar deGraffenreid-I desire
 MT. Sanford (Montgomery)-I rise to . question of personal privilege.
 The President-The gentleman from Hale has the floor.
 MT deGraffenreid-I yield to the gen. Ueman.
 Mir Sanford-1n the report Of the vote upon the article on Suffrage sDd Elections. l am made to vote aye in the stenographic report. l voted no. and 1 hope that correction will De made.
 The President-The stenographer will make a note of the correction.
 Mir deGraffenreid--I move to recon slider the vote by which "an ordinance to provide for the establishment Of court house and jail at some p, int to be determined by an election by the people in that portion of St. Cla'r county which lies south tn1 southeast of Backbone Mountains. an1 wnich hs embraced in precincts Nos. 10, Il, l2, 1s, l4,. 15, Is, 17, 1S, 20 and 21, in said county was ordered engrossed and referred to the Committee on Harmony last Saturday. I state that the motion is made not for the purpose of inter fering with the action of the Conven- tion with reference to the establish ment of a court house in St. Clair county. but that I may be enabled thereby to move a reconsideration of the vote whereby the ordinance which was introduced by the gentleman from St. Clair. MT. Spears. was amended by an ordinance introduced by MT. Beav- CTS. to establish a court house at Cal era, and for the purpose of enabling certain beats situated near Calera to have their cases tried at the Calera court house. I do this. Mir President. because, as I am informed, since that action was taken by the Convention on last Saturday. much dissatisfaction has arisen over the action among the peo- pie of Shelby county. It was local le- gislation. and for that reason l vas somewhat inclined to oppose it, but voted for it because I understood from all the people here, that everybody in Shelby county was satisfied with it, but I understand in that portion of Shelby county which is affected by this particular provision. there are some 1850 or 400 voters. and that on yes terday. which was Sunday, something like a thousand people who were af- fected by this particular provision, manifested their disapprobation of this Convention asking that they re- consider that action. Now I make that motion. and I want to say. so far as am concerned l have no interest In ii at all. know nothing of the people of Shelby county. but I make it at the request of some of the interested par ties. There is not full convention this morning. and If the Convention prefers this matter can be laid over until tomorrow. when we will have d larger attendance. or it can be taken
 
 morrow I would like to be permitted also to make this other motion, so as to be sure to have both in time, and in order to test the question IS to whether the Convention wants to take it uI now, l move that the consideration of this particular motion that l have made be laid over until tomorrow after the reading of the Journal.
 I have entered the motion to recon sider, and I now move that the con siderat!on of that motion be deferred until tomorrow morning after the ap- proval of the Journal
 MT. Beavers-I call for a reading of the motion.
 MT. deGraffenreid-The first mHion Is
 MT. Beayers-The other notion
 Mr. deGraffenreid-SThe other motion will be to reconsider your amendment to the ordinance ot MI. Spears from St. Clair county.
 The President-It is moved that the vote whereby ordinance No. 390 was ordered engrossed and to d third read ing. be reconsidered. Thereupon the gentleman from Hale moves to post pone further consideration of that mo- ton until tomorrow after the reading and approval of the Journal.
 MT. Hood-I want to ask the gentle man his object or purpose for making the motion to reconsider the vote whereby this ordinance was adoDtel.
 Mr deGraffenreid-I tried to state it. 1t was in order that l might move to reconsider the amendment offered by MT. Beavers. in which amendment there was a provision that there could be established q court house in Shelby county at Calera. .+." =
 MT Brown-lt is not Calera. but a point on the Georgia Central Railway,
 MT. deGraffenreid-It is for the pur- pose of moving to reconsider the amendment offered by MT. Beavers. That is the sole object, because l am informed that a good many people who were affected by MT. Beavers amend ment are dissatisfied with what We have done.
 Mir. Pillans-I move to amend the motion last made by my friend to post pone consideration by making the time at which the motion for reconsidera- tion shall be taken up. q time posterior to the consideration ol all the articles of constitution now on the calendar; that it be held and put behind the arti cles which are on the calendar for con sideration. l think we came here to make a Constitution. and not pass or dinances and it is very necessary for us to get through some day with the making of the Constitution. and the best thing we can do with the time which Weshave is to make Constitu- ton, and when We get through with that. then we can determine whether we have time to take up these ordin-