The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-30

The Artfcie on Sunrage gnu EtecttonS, which has been expected by the dele gates for several days. was reported to the Constitutional Convention yester- day morning by the Chairman of the Committee, Judge Thomas W. Cole man of Greene. But one minority re- port was presented. It was signed by four out of the twenty-five members of the Committee, Messrs. Oates, White, Dent and Harrison. They dis sent from what is commonly known as "the grandfather clause" and sub mitted an elaborate argument to sus. tain their position. -A...
 The report was submitted soon after the Convention met yesterday morning. It was generally understood that the Article was to be reported. and when Judge Coleman announced that the re- port would be sent to Secretary Ju- lian's desk there was deep silence in the big hall. The delegates listened in silence to its reading and upon its conclusion there was great applause. The reading of the minority report was also applauded,
 The Article was ordered to lie on the table and be printed. There are a number or Articles ahead of 1t on the calendar, and unless 1t Is made spe- cial order it will be several days, per- haps weeks. before the suffrage ques- tion is considered by the Convention.
 While the report of the Suffrage Ar ticle was of course the feature of the deepest interest on the thirty third working day of the Convention, it waG also marked by an exhaustive discus
 sion of Section of the Article on Tax. l ation, which seeks to reduce the limit of taxation to ss cents. The Section was stfll under considerations when the
 Convention at o'clock adjourned unti 10 o'clock Monday morning.
 There was no afternoon session yes. terday. By resolution the body worked from 10 o'clock until o'clock.
 When the body assembled yesterday morning, 110 delegates responded to the | call of the roll. Prayer was offered by l Rev. A. J. Lamar. pastor of the Court i Street Methodist Church.
 MT. Beddow of Jefferson sent for. | ward a resolution providing for an ad. | journment on July 4th. He asked fol
 suspension of the rules that the res.
 olution might be considered at once
 The Convention refused to suspend tho
 rules, and the resolution was referred
 to the Committee on Rules.
 MT. Greer, the editor-delegate, oi
 Perry, then sent forward and had read
 a resolution which was a hit at Mir | Reynolds, the Populist delegate from l Chiffon, who introduced g resolution | Friday providing a penalty for news. paper men who accept railroad passes
 The resolution of Mir. Greer provides | a penalty for a member of the Populist
 party to accept office from the Repub.
 iican party. It also provides a penalty for Populists who ride on railroad
 passes.
 General Sanford of Montgomery pre-
 sented an ordinance which provides | that the General Assembly may amend | inc Constitution by enactment, to bt | confirmed by the people at the polls. MT. M. NJ. Smith of Autauga present. ed A resolution which seeks to reduce l the tax on fertilizer tags to the actua | amount of the inspection.
 fudge Coleman of Greene. Chairman | of the Committee on Sunrage anc
 elections, then sent forward the report of his committee, which was read e
 length by the Reading Clerk.
 A synopsis of the Article submitted
 by the committee Is as FOLLOWS;
 By Section 1, every male citizen ol
 the United States 21 years old and up
 wards, not disqualified by the Article
 and possessing the qualifications re-
 ouired by it, is declared to be an electoI
 of this State.
 Section 2 declares that in order tc
 vote the citizen shall have resided 1T the State for two years, In the county
 one wear, and in the precinct three
 months immediately preceding the cleo tIon. and shall have paid on or before | inc Arst day of February next before | the election. all poll taxes due by him
 If by removal the voter Is not entitled | to vote in the precinct of his residence he may vote in the precinct from whtcf he has moved until he acquires resi- | dence in his home precinct.
 Section declares that all elections l by the people shall be by ballot, anC | all elections by persons in representa- tive capacities shall be viva voce. | Section 4 declares that all persons l
 dence prescribed by Section g. and arr not disoualified under Section of thi' Article, shall upon application be en | titled to register as electors prior t' l the 1st day of June 1903. If they fal under the following heads.
 First--Have honorably served in thu land or naval forces of the United
 States in the war of 1912. or the wa
 with Mexico, or in any war with thu | Indians or in the Civil War, or the wa with Spain, or have served in the lanC l or naval service of the Confederate
 States or the State of Alabama In thu i Civil War.
 Second-The lawful descendants O. persons named in the first head Third-All persons of good character
 and who understand the duties and ob
 legations of citizenship under a re
 publican form of government
 | Section 3 declares that after the Isl l day of January. 1903. the following per
 sons If entitled to residence and no disqualified under Section 6, and nc
 others shall have the right to register | as electors.
 First-Those who (unless prevented