The age-herald., 1901-08-02
CONVENTION
 IS DISCUSSING
 REGISTRATION Plan is Temporary and Leg iSIature Will Provide a
 Law After 1903, MANY OBJECTIONS RAISED
MANY OBJECTIONS RAISED
Three Registrars Will De Appointed In Each County and They Will Issue Certificates to Legal
 Voters-The Plan.
BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.

BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.
 Montgomery, August 1.-(Special.)-Th convention worked at high speed today, considering the plan of registration re- ported by the committee on suffrage. In the absence of Judge Coleman, Captain White acted as chairman of the commit tee The plan is only temporary and the Legislature is to provide a law for reg istering after 1908, under the permanent suffrage plan which requires an educa- tion property qualification.
 The provisions Of the temporary regis tration plan adopted today require tha. the Governor, Auditor and Commissioner of Agriculture shall appoint three com potent men in each county as registrars. These men are to be paid $2 a day for their services and before entering on the discharge of their duties must take the same oath as the judges of the State. They must visit each precinct in the county proior to August l. 1902, and make a complete registration. Twenty days public notice of the time must be given and they must not consume more than sixty days in each county, except that in counties of over 1000 square miles they are allowed seventy-fve days. In each county also where there Is a city of 5000 poplation they may sit for three suc- cess''e weeks extra in such cities, and in Jefferson county the board may have additional sessions not exceeding five con- secutive days in any town whose popula- ton is over 900 and under 5000.
 "A --egItrations certificate must be issued t y each person registered. Provision is made for registering those who come of sage after August 1, 1902 and before the election in November. An oath is pre- scribed for electors to take if their right to register is challenged and the board has power to examine all applications. The action of the majority of the board Is the action of the board. Any one de- nied the righ. to register may appeal without cost to the circuit court. It Is made a felony to register illegally. Lists of electors are to me filed with the pro- bate judge and the Secretary of State and those who register prior to 1903 are electors for life. A poll tax of $150 Is required.
 Under the permanent plan after Jan uary l, 19OS an application for registra- tion may be required to state while he has lived during the proceeding five years and the name of his employers, if any.
 MT. Chapman of Sumter introduc ed a resolution this morning to have the com mittee on rules fix a day for final ad- journment of the convention. The con- mittee on rules, 1t is understood will not fix any day, or If they do fix any 1t will be so far in the future as to be feacetious
 Convention Opens.
 The sixtieth days session of the con- stitutional convention was called to order at o'clock by President Knox. Roll call showed 112 members present
 General Sanford of Montgomery, MT. De GraHenreid of Hale and several others arose to correct errors in the stenographic report.
 Mir. Beddow of Jefferson, trose to a question of personal privilege to correct statement maed yesterday by MT. San ford Of Pike to his position in refer ence to the descendant clause. He said he was not opposed to the descendant of Confederate soldier voting.
 MT. Pettus of Limestone introduced a petition from citizens of his county pro. testing against the railroad pass evil and asking that the convention pass an ordi- nance to prohibit 1t.
 
 resolution to have a day fixed for the nnal adjournment of the convention.
 Ire committee on schedules and print Ing reported resolution to authorize the committee to contract for the printing or iooo copies of the journal, and appro- priating 5000 for the expense of same
 Captain White of Jefferson stated that Judge Coleman. chairman of the om- mittee on suffrage, was absent on ac- count Of sickness an thdat he had been requested by him to move a reconsider alton of the vote whereby section was adotped yesterday. This was and a sub stitute das adoDted. as follows:
 Section 8. No person not registered and qualified as an elector under the provi- sfons of this article, shall vote at the gen. eral election In 1902 or at any State, coun- ty or municipal election, general, loca special; but the provisions of this article shall not apply to any election held prior to the general election in 1902
 The committee then reported a s,,bsti- tute for the part of section 5 which had been recommitted yesterday. This pro- vided that those who. not being physciallv unable, can read and write any article of the constitution of the United States and who, being able to work, have worked or been regularly engaged in some lawful calling for the quarter part of the twelve months next preceding the time they of fer to register, can vote.
 MT. Long of Walker offered substitute to provide that the general assembly shall provide for the registration of citi- zens coming of age after January l. 1903. Considerable parliamentary discussion followed as to whether MT. Longs substi- ute was in order and the chair ruled 1t was not at tiiis time.
 Judge Robinson of Chambers wanted to know what pro tision the committees sub stitute made foN< persons registering who were physciaily unable to read and write He offered a new subdivision to provide that persons who were physically unable to qualify for this reason only under the committees sectiq& might register
 Captain White fplaaned that he thought